BNI Granta of Cambridge

Name: BNI Granta of Cambridge
Address: Cambridge Rugby Club, Grantchester Road, Cambridge, CB39ED, GB
Telephone: +441638602774

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Our sole aim is to help businesses and individuals grow. Breakfast included

Tuesday networking group 6:30am until 8:30am

Our members share over £520m of business a year in the UK and Ireland alone - we'd love to show you how!

27/10/2026

🎃👻 A SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN MEETING AT BNI GRANTA! 👻🎃

Things got a little spooky at BNI Granta this morning… but the business networking was frighteningly good! 😂🕸️

🎃 Our President Wayne Bell of who runs the meetings gave every member’s slide presentation a spooky makeover! 🧛 🧟

🏆 Chapter Champion! A big congratulations to Elisabeth Silver recognised for joining our Visitor Host team and helping make visitors feel welcome.

💡 Power Teams! Education Moment on building stronger relationships, supporting fellow members and creating more opportunities together.

🤝 The verdict from our visitors? High energy, positivity and a fantastic atmosphere!

That’s what BNI Granta is all about: building relationships, supporting local businesses and growing together. 🚀

👻 Who said business networking had to be scary?

Fancy experiencing it for yourself?

Get in touch if you're looking for more business and come along as our guest!

26/10/2026

🚀 Meet one of our newest member: Jamie Jones from POLARGLAZE WINDOWS LIMITED

Jamie took to the floor to deliver his 4-minute Launchpad presentation, giving us an insight into both his family life and the business behind the name. 👏

It was a great opportunity for our members to get to know Jamie better, understand what makes Polarglaze tick and learn more about the window and door services he provides across Cambridge and the surrounding areas.

We look forward to supporting his business growth! 🤝

21/10/2026

🏆 NOTABLE NETWORKER OF THE MONTH – SEPTEMBER! 🏆

A huge congratulations to Chris Howard from for being our Notable Networker for September for the giving the most referrals🎉

Chris has been smashing it, giving an incredible 41 referrals to fellow members! 👏🔥

That’s 41 opportunities to help other businesses grow, build relationships and generate new business.

Now that’s Givers Gain in action! 🤝

Our President, Wayne Bell, was on hand to present Chris with his well-deserved certificate. 📜

Well done, Chris! Keep up the fantastic work and showing everyone what BNI is all about! 🚀

Who will be taking the crown next month? 👀

19/10/2026

🎉 A DOUBLE MEMBER INDUCTION🎉

We’re delighted to welcome TWO fantastic new members to BNI Granta Cambridge🤝

Please give a warm welcome to:

✨ Karina Mak-Hannah - Mak-Hannah Projects
Karina specialises in interior design, helping clients create thoughtfully designed spaces that reflect their needs, tastes and lifestyles. Her expertise brings creativity and a considered approach to transforming interiors.

Discover more: https://mak-hannahprojects.co.uk/

✨ Jayne Neal – Big Dave’s Man Caves
Jayne’s business creates bespoke garden rooms and man caves, turning ideas into practical, personalised spaces. From home gyms and games rooms to home cinemas, bars and additional living or working space, the possibilities are limited only by your imagination!
Discover more: https://bigdavesmancaves.co.uk/

Karina and Jayne, we’re thrilled to have you as part of BNI Granta Cambridge and look forward to supporting your businesses as you grow!

13/10/2026

🚀 A NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR BNI Granta of Cambridge!

Last week, we welcomed our new leadership team for the year ahead, ready to take BNI Granta to the next level! 💪

🔴 Wayne Bell – Chapter President
🔴 Emily Bunting – Vice President
🔴 Craig Burkitt – Secretary Treasurer

We're excited to see how the chapter continues to grow with this fantastic team working alongside our amazing members to build stronger connections, generate referrals and help local businesses thrive.

🚀 COULD BNI GRANTA HELP GROW YOUR BUSINESS?

We're always looking to welcome new businesses and expand the range of services we can refer to our members.

Our current open categories include:

🎨 Graphic Designer
📱 Social Media Specialist
📸 Photographer
📈 Marketing Consultant
🏠 Roofer
🏗️ Scaffolder
🔧 Handyman
📐 Architect
💻 Virtual Assistant
💸 Business Coach

If you're looking to grow your business, build valuable relationships and connect with like-minded local business owners, we'd love to hear from you!

📩 Drop us a message to find out more about visiting BNI Granta.

Your next great business connection could be just one meeting away! 🤝

29/09/2026

Setting the standard for commercial cleaning ✨

This week’s feature presentation came from Tomas Augustinas at LTD - Commercial cleaning services, who gave us an insight into the world of commercial cleaning and the standards he sets for his team.

For Tomas, it’s all about getting the job done properly. Whether it’s an after-build clean, a deep clean, maintenance cleaning or sanitation, he takes real pride in making sure every handover is completed to the highest possible standard.

Bonaclean works across a wide range of commercial environments, including:

🏢 Large office blocks

🏭 Warehouses

🛍️ Shopping centres

🎬 Cinemas

🏗️ Construction and post-build projects

🏥 Healthcare environments

🏫 Schools and other large facilities

Tomas shared some of the projects Bonaclean has worked on, including the Nestlé chocolate factory and a luxury retirement home in York.

His approach is built around four things:

• Reliability
• Experience
• Flexibility
• Attention to detail

The aim is simple: to leave every environment spotless, safe and presentable.

Tomas is looking to connect with office managers, construction companies, facilities managers, letting agents and property developers, as well as anyone responsible for keeping a commercial building clean, safe and presentable.

If you know someone responsible for a large commercial or public building who needs a cleaning partner they can rely on, Tomas would love an introduction.

29/09/2026

A recommendation built on trust. 🤝

This week Mike Pacy from Shift Coaching shared a testimonial for Fraser Deeprose ACSI from Deeprose Wealth Management, highlighting the experience of working with someone he knows and trusts.

One of the most valuable things about being part of a referral network is developing relationships strong enough that you can confidently recommend the people around you.

It’s not simply about knowing what someone does. It’s about knowing how they work and being confident putting their name forward.

🎥 Hear Mike’s testimonial for Fraser in the video.

29/09/2026

When you can confidently recommend someone, it makes a difference. 🤝

This week we heard a great testimonial from Wayne Bell from @monster_heating_cooling Monster Heating & Cooling Ltd for Andy Maclean from Life First Then Work Ltd.

Building a trusted network means knowing who you can turn to when a customer needs something outside your own area of expertise.

That’s what Givers Gain is all about: building relationships with people you know, trust and feel confident recommending.

🎥 Hear Wayne’s testimonial for Andy in the video.

29/09/2026

Specific is terrific at BNI Granta! 🎯

Another busy Tuesday at BNI Granta, with 3 visitors, 1 substitute and 1 guest, alongside Greig Martin and Katie Farrell from the BNI Leadership Team.

Tom Eyles shared his Core Value this week, which was Lifelong Learning, sharing how important it is for him as an electrician to keep up to date with new technology and developments so he can continue providing the best service to his customers.

He also talked about the learning that happens through BNI, with the opportunity to learn from other professionals and continually develop both personally and professionally.

Katie then took us into our education slot with a great reminder that specific is terrific! 🎯

She shared the story of a request she had made through a substitute for a connection to the owner of a hotel group.

Katie hadn't yet identified the specific person she needed to speak to, but she'd done her homework. She knew that high-end hotels typically undertake renovations or major "facelifts" every five to seven years, and that the hotel was approaching that point.

When the substitute shared Katie's specific request, Mark immediately recognised the opportunity. He knew the owner of the hotel because he'd sold him a car a few years ago!

A great example of why being specific matters, and a reminder that you never know who someone knows. 🤝

We also marked the final meeting of the current Leadership Team's term, with the team being named Chapter Champions.

A huge thank you to for the Leadership team: Claire Roper, Alan Croft and Lisa Altria, for the time, energy and commitment they've given to BNI Granta throughout their term. 👏

🎤 Golden Mic – Julius Hill who will get an extra minute, with Claire Roper naming his specific and earning the extra 30 seconds next week.

And there was plenty of Givers Gain happening too:

👏Wayne Bell – 6 referrals
👏Chris Howard – 5 referrals
👏 Alan Croft – 4 referrals

We also heard from Wayne Bell about why he chose to renew his BNI membership. He talked about the massive value he gained from accessing a network of trusted professionals.

Another week of learning, specificity and connections at BNI Granta. 💙

18/09/2026

Givers Gain in action at BNI Granta 🤝

We had another great Tuesday at BNI Granta this week, with 2 visitors and 4 substitutes joining us.

Iain Weir from Associates Core Value was Givers Gain, which he described as one of the simplest but most powerful principles of BNI: help others to succeed and they’ll want to do the same for you.

Ian talked about three key elements:

🤝 Community
💙 Giving unconditionally
🔄 The law of reciprocity

Claire Roper from Menuhin & Co Solicitors then continued the theme of learning in her education slot, looking at how we can make better use of the huge range of training and resources available to BNI members.

The Leadership Team will be looking at members’ Traffic Lights and using them to help identify where additional support could be useful, whether that’s a training course, podcast or another BNI resource. Members can also ask the Leadership Team for recommendations if there’s a particular area they would like to strengthen.

Sometimes lifelong learning doesn’t have to mean finding another hour in the diary. Claire gave the example of listening to a useful podcast on the journey to or from the meeting and using that time to learn something new. 🎧

We also had some brilliant recognition this week.

🏆 Chapter Champion(s) – Business Services Power Team
A huge congratulations to Emily Bunting, Rosa Dos Santos, Iain Weir and Alison Kelly, who won the power team competition after bringing 8 visitors between us! 👏

🎤 Golden Mic – Alison Kelly, with Rosa Dos Santos naming her specific and earning the extra 30 seconds next week.

And there was plenty of Givers Gain happening through referrals too:

🌊 Chris Howard from Building Services – 12 referrals
🌊 Gareth Thompson from @leafandlawn_uk – 12 referrals
👏 Wayne Bell from Monster Heating & Cooling Ltd – 7 referrals

Keep an eye on our other posts this week to see Chris and Gareth’s Mexican Waves in action! 🌊

Another week of learning, supporting each other and putting Givers Gain into practice. 💙

Address

Cambridge Rugby Club, Grantchester Road
Cambridge
CB39ED

Telephone

+441638602774

Website

http://bnicambs.co.uk/en-GB/index

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