<h5 class="__intro">Managing Director Bernard Ward is celebrating his first year at Acorn&rsquo;s helm. During this time, businesses have continued to develop and grow beyond the Covid-19 pandemic, reconnecting with the traditional and embracing &lsquo;new normal&rsquo; ways of doing business in the process.</h5>
<p>Here, he talks about the role well-being in the workplace has played in ensuring Acorn and its highly valued clients have continued to make the most of the opportunities made available to them as a result.</p>
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<h3>Joined in summer 2021</h3>
<p>Recruiters, clients, candidates and employees were already talking about greater flexibility at work before COVID-19, but the pandemic itself pushed us all to really do something about it. I joined Acorn in the summer of 2021, just as the world was beginning to think about life beyond Covid again. Like so many in the UK, my new colleagues had by that point already spent a full year working hard, pulling together and, where necessary, making sacrifices.</p>
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<h3>Joining Acorn: Remote working</h3>
<p>I met many of my co-workers virtually in the early days, where an in-person introduction and the chance to thank them face-to-face for everything they had done would have been far preferable. Remote working made integrating within the team more challenging, and though I could recognise pressure points, the route to relieving them needed some careful thought.</p>
<p>I could see that the previous 12 months of successes for Acorn had not come without its repercussions. I felt huge responsibility coming in at that time &ndash; and I had to make sure everything Acorn&rsquo;s team had done for their organisation in the early days of the pandemic would be recognised, but also returned.</p>
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<h3>Post-pandemic ways of working&nbsp;</h3>
<p>We have spent the last 12 months renewing and enhancing our focus on the well-being of the people that make our organisation what it is today. Our HR policies have all been, or are in the process of being reviewed, renewed and/or added to, including our terms for maternity and paternity leave.</p>
<p>Our highly valued colleagues are encouraged to make the most of the &lsquo;You Day&rsquo; made available to them &mdash; to take a days&rsquo; paid leave in addition to their annual leave allowance to focus on a cause they are really passionate about, with the support of Acorn fully behind their cause too. We have new coaching performance software which supports us in opening up the conversation around our individual and shared goals, encourages and facilitates one-to-one conversations on a regular basis, and more.</p>
<p>To focus on their own mental health and wellbeing with Acorns' full support.</p>
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<h3>The future of Acorn by Synergie</h3>
<p>The pandemic has made for some of the hardest times in business in recent memory and, although we&rsquo;ve made great progress, a year later I am still reminded by our fantastic team every day that the process of giving back and supporting staff is very much ongoing. Our focus for the next year and far beyond, therefore, is on the continued support and development of the people who make Acorn what it is today &mdash; a leading UK recruiter that I feel very fortunate to be at the helm of.</p>
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Reflecting on my first year with Acorn: Managing Director Bernard Ward

<p class="__intro">A team of volunteer cyclists are hoping to turn pedal power into pounds with a charity bike ride spanning the length of a nation.</p>
<p>Colleagues from UK recruiter Acorn and leading house builder Edenstone Group have joined forces to cycle from North Wales all the way to the South in the space of just two days.</p>
<p>The team of six hope to raise &pound;10,000 in aid of mental health charity Mind UK after completing the 206 mile stretch from Holyhead to Cardiff Bay in Acorn&rsquo;s 30th anniversary year.</p>
<p><strong>Bernard Ward, Managing Director at Acorn Recruitment, said:</strong>&nbsp;&ldquo;We are celebrating Acorn&rsquo;s 30th birthday throughout the year and supporting our chosen charity for 2022 seemed like a great way to mark the occasion. Cycling 100 miles in a day is a big undertaking in itself, but when that is being done on two consecutive days with a combined elevation of 17,000 feet, that&rsquo;s even tougher going.</p>
<p>&ldquo;But we also know that one in four people experience mental health issues and that Mind UK is a fantastic organisation which helps those who are suffering to continue climbing their own personal mountains too. As a company, mental health and wellbeing is our top priority&rdquo; Bernard continued.</p>
<p>&ldquo;If we can raise &pound;10,000 to continue supporting those who need help, after what has been a challenging time for many people in recent years, that will be celebration enough for us.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Operations Manager, Osian John and his colleague from Acorn, Director of Operations, Marc Jones, joined pedals with Edenstone Group&rsquo;s Operations Director Chris Edge, Build Director Mike Huddleston, Finance Director Stuart Rodden and Project Manager Phil Bindon for the ride.</p>
<p>Together, the cyclists had already raised more than half of their &pound;10,000 target ahead of their departure on June 11th through their Just Giving page, alongside the good will of colleagues, family and friends, with hopes to double the amount following completion of the ride itself.</p>
<p><strong>Chris said:</strong>&nbsp;&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve always had a great relationship with the team at Acorn, and when we heard about their cycling challenge to raise &pound;10,000 in celebration of their 30<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;anniversary, we thought it was a great opportunity to support them as well as a hugely worthy cause in Mind UK too.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Anyone keen to make a donation in support of either organisation can visit https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/AcornHousingCyclingChallenge</p>

Acorn by Synergie and Edenstone Group join forces to cycle the length of a nation in just two days

<p class="MsoNormal">Emily Meredith has been appointed as Group Head of HR at Acorn during a period of ongoing growth for the UK recruiter.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The appointment will help give greater focus to the structure of its HR Division and the organisation more widely as demand for Acorn&rsquo;s services continues to grow.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Emily brings almost two decades of experience working within HR with her to the role and will be working to help future proof Acorn&rsquo;s internal structures and processes as it looks towards a new era of business.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ms Meredith&rsquo;s appointment comes after the recruitment specialist also recently created an all-new internal recruitment officer role in response to an unprecedented demand for its services, which was taken up by Richard Hilliard.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As a result, Acorn itself has also appointed more than 60<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>new members of staff since summer 2021 as it continues working to address ongoing challenges within the UK workforce arising following Brexit, the Covid-19 pandemic and more.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Bernard Ward, Managing Director at Acorn, said:</strong> &ldquo;Welcoming Emily into her new position as Group Head of HR here at Acorn is reflective of the crucial position we find ourselves in, as a business poised for the next phase of its development.&rdquo;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&ldquo;The UK jobs market has experienced unprecedented pressures in recent times and the team here at Acorn has worked really hard to maintain flexibility and respond to the needs of our highly valued clients nationwide throughout that time.&rdquo;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&ldquo;We are continuing to experience unprecedented demand from our customers UK-wide for that support to continue, which means making sure our team continues to work well and flourish internally too,&rdquo; <strong>Bernard added.</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&ldquo;Emily is the ideal person to oversee and steer that ship, supporting colleagues into the future and the organisation as a whole. We are very excited to see what comes next for Acorn with Emily at the helm of our HR Division across the group.&rdquo;</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Ms Tate takes on the role in response to an unprecedented demand for its services in the public, catering and hospitality, manufacturing and logistics sectors regionally, as well as across the UK as a whole.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Acorn itself has appointed more than 60 new members of staff since last summer as it continues working to address ongoing challenges within the UK workforce arising following Brexit, the Covid-19 pandemic and more.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In North Wales this has meant the introduction of a Public Sector desk for Flint and another for Wrexham, where Acorn&rsquo;s regional branches are based, with the recruiter helping meet an increased demand for sector staff in both areas as a CCS approved supplier.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Part of Ms Tate&rsquo;s new role now also includes the launch of a new Catering and Hospitality division for North Wales, as demand for staff within that sector locally continues to increase too.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Ms Tate said:</strong> &ldquo;I&rsquo;m absolutely delighted to be joining a long-standing and highly respected recruiter like Acorn at a time when the skills and experience I have built up during more than two decades in the industry can be put to use in such a critical and worthwhile way.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&ldquo;With demand for its recruitment services expanding across the board, this role has given me the opportunity to make a real difference to businesses operating and people living locally to me here in North Wales, and I can&rsquo;t wait to get started.&rdquo;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With a long-standing background in the hospitality recruitment industry, and having relocated to North Wales from the South West in 2020, Ms Tate is more than well-placed to support Acorn in offering the best service to its clients regionally.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Since her career started in the Industrial, Catering and Hospitality recruitment sectors, Ms Tate has also worked for Virgin Atlantic and in creative design and manufacturing roles. She has also occupied a series of management positions with various recruitment companies, her most recent being as a Manager for Blue Arrow.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Christian Ash, Director of Operations at Acorn, said: </strong>&ldquo;We feel fortunate to have been able to capture the insight and experience that Jodie is able to bring to this role at this time, as someone who is local to the North Wales region too.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&ldquo;With demand for our services in the public and hospitality sector as well as manufacturing and logistics expanding all the time, and as we work to continue providing our locally based clients with everything they need to make the most of the post pandemic business world, Jodie is just what Acorn was looking for.&rdquo;</p>

Jodie Tate has been appointed as the new Recruitment Manager for North Wales at leading UK recruiter, Acorn.

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<p>The UK recruiter has launched a new scheme in partnership with three Welsh prisons and HMP Bristol to offer those nearing the end of their sentence the potential to secure meaningful employment in the construction industry.</p>
<p>The Reconstruct Programme supports people in the last 12 weeks of their sentence, who have shown willingness and an interest in securing a construction role, to equip themselves with the motivation and practical skills they need to re-enter the world of work.</p>
<p>The brainchild of Client Development Director for Acorn, Lawrence Beach, the new scheme already has the backing of UK construction companies including Bouygues UK, Willmott Dixon, ISG PLC and Bam, alongside support from homeless charity The&nbsp;Wallich&nbsp;too.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Lawrence said: &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been working to place people with convictions into employment here at Acorn by&nbsp;Synergie&nbsp;for&nbsp;a number of&nbsp;years now, with outcomes for both clients and candidates proving increasingly successful as a result. The individuals we&rsquo;ve been working with have an incredible amount of potential and, in many cases, existing skills that come as a real asset to the businesses they end up working with once their sentences come to an end.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We hope now that by creating an ever wider collective of like-minded organisations across Wales and the South West, we can give confidence to even more people that there is a chance for them to succeed and put something back into their communities following their time in prison, through the launch of the Reconstruct Programme.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>Monthly visits from the Acorn by&nbsp;Synergie&nbsp;team to HMP Swansea, HMP Cardiff, HMP&nbsp;Prescoed&nbsp;and HMP Bristol will take the form of face-to-face sessions establishing the skills,&nbsp;motivations&nbsp;and geographical areas relevant to individuals attending the Reconstruct Programme ahead of their release.</p>
<p>Businesses looking to play their part in the scheme are invited to do so at no cost and without any obligation to employ anyone via Acorn by&nbsp;Synergie, as part of the UK recruiter&rsquo;s commitment to further supporting sustainable job opportunities for under-represented groups through its Acorn Building Services division.</p>
<p>Harriet Wade, Social Value Manager at ISG PLC, said: &ldquo;ISG is delighted to support the Reconstruct Network. For a long time&nbsp;now&nbsp;we have championed the benefits of employing people with convictions and the huge potential they can offer. The Network is a fantastic way of linking open minded organisations with these individuals that is time and cost effective.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Nicola Millard, Senior Social Value Manager at Willmott Dixon added: &ldquo;At Willmott Dixon, we have always maintained that the best way to improve a person&rsquo;s life chances is by enabling them to access good quality work. We support the Reconstruct network because it is helping to promote the many capable individuals being released each month that need an organisation to give them a second chance.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) providing proof individuals have the correct training in place for the work they will be doing is now also being delivered within prisons, meaning candidates looking to get into construction are leaving with a full qualification in place too.</p>
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<p>Lawrence continued: &ldquo;We appreciate that successful recruitment, particularly in the construction sector, often relies on the timescales and location involved, and really feel that by pulling together we can help give both sides a better chance at securing gainful employment in the process.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Acorn by&nbsp;Synergie&nbsp;also carries out the front-end work on behalf of businesses involved, having already made it our responsibility to visit the prisons included in the Reconstruct Programme and working with teams to get them work ready in the first place.&rdquo;</p>
<p>&ldquo;So, the only commitment a company has is to be open minded regarding candidates who might have the necessary skills in place, or be looking for work in the geographical area involved, when it comes to any&nbsp;vacancies&nbsp;they might have available,&rdquo; Lawrence added.</p>
<p><em>Picture - ex-prisoner Ray secured a placement and subsequent permanent role with Willmott Dixon following his release from HMP Cardiff.</em></p>
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Acorn by Synergie joins forces with HM prison services and construction businesses to help people with convictions find work

<p class="MsoNormal">Richard Hilliard has been appointed as the first ever internally focused Recruitment Consultant at leading UK recruiter, Acorn.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mr Hilliard takes the newly created role of Talent Scout within its Human Resources department in response to an unprecedented demand for its services, and on the UK recruitment sector as a whole.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Acorn itself has appointed more than 60 new members of staff since last summer as it continues working to address ongoing challenges within the UK workforce arising following Brexit, the Covid-19 pandemic and more.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With a long-standing background in the recruitment industry, and having owned his own business within that time too, Mr Hilliard is more than well-placed to support Acorn in further strengthening its own workforce for the continued prosperity of its clients.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mr Hilliard said: &ldquo;I am over the moon with my new appointment and I&rsquo;m looking forward to making a real impact on organisational growth, especially with the candidate landscape changing so dramatically over the last 12 months.&rdquo;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been in recruitment for over 20 years and always enjoyed working with external clients by assisting their own HR teams with their needs, so when this opportunity was created internally, it felt like the logical progression for me - it&rsquo;s exciting to still be challenging and developing myself professionally after more than two decades in the recruitment industry.&rdquo;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been in recruitment for over 20 years and always enjoyed working with external clients by assisting their own HR teams with their needs, so when this opportunity was created internally, it felt like the logical progression for me - it&rsquo;s exciting to still be challenging and developing myself professionally after more than two decades in the recruitment industry.&rdquo;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Having previously worked for Blue Arrow and Gap Personnel, Mr Hilliard went on to launch his own personal training business before re-joining the recruitment industry as an Account Manager for Newton Abbot and Plymouth with Acorn in 2015.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Since then his presence within the team and his role in driving the company forward has continued to prove significant, his most recent position being Project Manager for the South West region before taking on his new position as Talent Scout.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Emily Meredith, Head of HR at Acorn, said: &ldquo;This is a brand-new role and something we deemed essential given the current labour market.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Having a dedicated resource will give our own hiring managers the consultative and professional support they need to recruit new members of staff and add real value to the service our teams in turn are able to provide to our clients.&rdquo;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&ldquo;Richard is the perfect appointment as he has experience of working in many different recruitment roles and recruiting permanent heads for our client companies.&rdquo;</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Howmet Aerospace Exeter marks half a century with new recruitment partnership</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Howmet Aerospace, one of the South West&rsquo;s oldest businesses, and Acorn Recruitment, one of the UK&rsquo;s biggest recruiters, have joined forces in Howmet Aerospace&rsquo;s 50th year to help make sure its next half century runs as successfully as its first.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Howmet Aerospace in Exeter is entering its fifth decade of business, as it looks to continue attracting the best regional workforce, as well as benefitting the local community which has played such an intrinsic part in its journey so far.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now the world-class producer of aero engine and industrial gas turbine components is working with Acorn Recruitment to make sure the needs of the business and the community around it continue to be met into the next half a century too.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Initially a joint venture with Centrax Limited in Newton Abbot, Howmet Misco relocated to a newly constructed, purpose-built factory on the newly commissioned Exeter Sowton Industrial Estate in October 1971 and was one of the first companies to open its doors.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Following the addition of the Alloy Plant in 1975, many changes continued to take place across the processes, materials, customers and technologies, including a medley of names over the years, culminating in the 580 employees who work at the facility today.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sara White, HR Manager at Howmet Aerospace Exeter, said: &ldquo;We are delighted to be marking our 50th anniversary here at Howmet Aerospace with our new partnership with Acorn Recruitment and hope this will enable us to continue matching the right opportunities with the right people for the continued benefit of us all.&rdquo;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The company has also supported community organisations via the Howmet Aerospace Foundation, granting more than &pound;1 million to various community projects in and around Exeter.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">From helping with gardening and tree planting projects, marshalling charity bike rides, beach rubbish clearing, to working with Paignton Zoo on a globally recognised carbon footprint teaching programme, it has also assisted with the purchase and setting up of the Hospiscare Recycling Centre on Marsh Barton.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sara said: &ldquo;Howmet Aerospace Foundation has contributed more than $600 million globally to address the needs of Howmet communities around the world since the Foundation was created in 1952, with over &pound;1 million granted to organisations here in Exeter, linked to our site.&rdquo;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&ldquo;We have a great working relationship with our surrounding community, including schools, Exeter College and Exeter City Council, which in return has helped cement our continued success as a business based in the South West of England.&rdquo;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This year the company is working with Exeter City Council on two separate STEM and community enhancing projects which will involve employees mentoring school children, and supporting young adults to reach their potential.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It also has a long-term relationship with Devon Air Ambulance, organising golf events, taking part in the annual Dragon Boat Race and general fund raising. Howmet has also made a huge difference to people&rsquo;s lives locally, funding a Wellbeing Exercise Trial in Exeter and UK wide STEM related School competitions, to name but a few initiatives.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Richard Hilliard, Project Manager for Acorn, said: &ldquo;We are really proud to be working with a company of Howmet Aerospace&rsquo;s reputation both regionally and globally, and to be making our own contribution towards supporting local communities in the South West in this way.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&ldquo;Together, we are always working to match a wide range of temporary and permanent opportunities available across Howmet Aerospace&rsquo;s Exeter site with the best people in the region for the job.&rdquo;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&ldquo;We are delighted the need for more manufacturing employees continues to grow within Howmet Aerospace, with a large number of vacancies filled locally so far in 2021. So, we can&rsquo;t wait to see what the rest of 2021 and the next 50 years brings for Howmet Aerospace and Acorn&rsquo;s new partnership&rdquo; Richard added.</p>

Howmet Aerospace Exeter marks half a century with new recruitment partnership

<h5 class="__intro">Bernard Ward has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Acorn by Synergie</h5>
<p>Mr Ward will lead Acorn through the next stages of its expansion, as the company continues to break into new markets and drive further growth.</p>
<p>Multi-specialist Acorn is the leading recruiter in Wales and is in the top 1% of all recruitment firms across the UK, with offices and business operations UK-wide and a turnover of over &pound;100m.</p>
<p>Previously the Regional Director (South West, Wales &amp; Midlands) for Blue Arrow, Mr Ward has also been Managing Director of recruitment businesses here in the UK and internationally, spanning a career in recruitment of over 22 years.<br><br>During that time he has held a number of positions in the recruitment industry, from starting out as a top-billing consultant, to eventually becoming a Country Director, and then Managing Director; working across the UK, and also heading up businesses in Qatar, Dubai and the EMEA region, and covering a range of sectors such as professional services, digital and tech, construction, aviation, manufacturing, engineering, automation, general industrial and commercial, oil and gas, driving, and hospitality.</p>
<p>As well as Blue Arrow, Bernard brings a wealth of experience from other recruitment firms including Daniel Owen Ltd and CBSbutler, both where he was Managing Director, as well as Reed and Adecco &ndash; and for which he oversaw many award-winning operations, including Best in Engineering Recruitment Award (National Recruitment Awards), Best Customer Service Award (Global Recruiter Awards), Best Recruitment Firm to Work For Award (Recruitment International &ndash; for four successive years), Agency of the Year (Recruiter Magazine), and a listing (placed 37) in The Sunday Times Top 100 UK Companies to Work For.</p>
<p>Mr Ward said, &ldquo;I have watched Acorn&rsquo;s impressive growth and achievements over many years, and it&rsquo;s certainly a real privilege to pick up where my predecessor left off. His contribution together with the team at Acorn, with the support of its parent Synergie, has been tremendous, for which they must be congratulated.</p>
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<h5>&ldquo;And I guess my arrival sparks a new era for Acorn; a journey which I&rsquo;m absolutely delighted to join my new colleagues on, and for which we&rsquo;re envisaging exciting times ahead.&rdquo;</h5>
&ldquo;We&rsquo;re already working on plans to expand the business into new directions, and also of course, to get back out after the confines of the pandemic to continue to support our amazing clients, and as Acorn does every year, supporting thousands of people into work.&rdquo;
<h5>&ldquo;I have picked up the wonderful buzz here, and whilst we&rsquo;ve got loads to do, I&rsquo;m already appreciating how great it is to get stuck into things and to be tasked with leading Acorn forward onto its next stages of growth.&rdquo;</h5>
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<p>Daniel Augereau, Chairman of Acorn&rsquo;s parent company, the global recruitment giant Synergie, said of Mr Ward&rsquo;s appointment, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re delighted that Bernard has joined Acorn to head up our UK operations.</p>
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<h5>&ldquo;Bernard has impressive credentials, and he provides the precise leadership and commercial qualities we were looking for to drive Acorn on over the coming years. He&rsquo;ll join a committed team of people, who continue to demonstrate they&rsquo;re eager to build on what has already been achieved, and to work closely with others across the Synergie group to develop our services for existing customers, and to reach out for new opportunities.&rdquo;</h5>
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<p>Acorn has received many awards over the years, including Best UK Recruitment Firm, and it has placed some 2.7 million people into jobs since its first branch opened, in Newport, South Wales in 1992.</p>
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