Happy People

National Customer Service Week is a week-long opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of great customer service and the vital role it plays i ...

Our people are what make Chess a great place to work and we are always working to create a positive and inclusive workplace. Best companies recently a ...

Chess is proud to announce some fantastic results at the Best Companies Awards, ranking at #2 best large company to work for. Grace Ingham, Head of People Support, outlines the success and discusses what makes Chess a great place to work.

At Chess, we are passionate about playing our part in the wider community by supporting charities, minimising our impact on the environment, and creating opportunity. Stephen Dracup, Chief Operating Officer at Chess, reviews how our people celebrated Earth Day this year and covers ESG at Chess. 

Chess has achieved so much over this timeframe but the highlights all stem down to the People and what we have built as a collective Group over the ye ...

Tim Wilkinson-Hall, Head of Knowledge and Culture, covers how our people got future fit in January with a step challenge that raised money to support mental health charity, MIND.

Wellbeing Week gives us the opportunity to educate, guide and inspire our people and give them a head start for the year.

We have just celebrated National Customer Service Week, and at Chess that’s a big deal. NCSW is a week-long opportunity to raise awareness of the impo ...

Grace Ingham, Head of People Support at Chess, explains what we are doing at Chess to promote diversity, equality and inclusion.

Updates from the Green Team including our community litter pick and updates on our people's green pledges.

Stephen Dracup, COO at Chess, heads up the Green Team in the organisation. He reviews three main technology areas you can focus on to improve your business sustainability easily - Microsoft, Device Leasing and Recycling, and FTTP.

At end of 2021, we asked Chess' board what they predict to be the key trends in 2022. It was one of our most popular blog posts, so we decided it's time for a half-year check - here's how they reflect on the last six months and what they expect from the rest of the year.

At Chess, our people work securely anytime, anywhere. As a Microsoft partner, we rely heavily on their technology to enable a hybrid workplace. Here's what different people have to say about their favourite app, tool or trick.

Tim Wilkinson-Hall, Head of Knowledge & Culture at Chess, discusses happiness and growth at work, and how hybrid working has changed the way we work at Chess.

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Chess’ Founder and Chairman David Pollock to take on extraordinary cycling challenge through the Alps to raise funds for Parkinson’s

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We're incredibly proud to announce Chess has been ranked 8th in the 100 Best Companies to Work For.

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Stephen Dracup, COO at Chess, explains how Chess celebrated Earth Day and how the Green Team decided to used it as a springboard to encourage our people to pledge to take small steps to minimise their impact on the environment.

Earth Day 2022: Chess has always cared about the environment, and we have always wanted to play our part by reducing our carbon footprint. 

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Tim Wilkinson- Hall, Head of Knowledge and Culture, describes five ways you can take your culture to the next level with charitable giving.

Leasing new IT equipment is fast, flexible and helps stretch much-needed cash reserves. Paul Gibbons, Cloud Services Sales Development Manager at Chess, reviews the benefits of leasing.