August 2026
Citrus are sponsors of Suffolk Chamber of Commerce Environmental Impact Business Award, showcasing exemplary business of all sizes from all sectors
July 2026
Citrus mascot Bee-atrice joined the RSPCA team fundraising at Felixstowe Carnival weekend
June 2026
Citrus are happy to have sponsored the beachside catwalk fashion show at Lowestoft First Light Festival. The Community Catwalk is a joyous celebration of circular fashion and makers. Norwich University of the Arts MA Textile students create bespoke catwalk creations from rag bags, supplied by the charities trading in Charity Super.Mkt. This fun event is a very popular feature of the festival on Lowestoft beach.
This Summer solstice is extra special as we welcomed Patrick Grant from the Great British Sewing Bee as a guest judge. He was joined by Kevin Freeman, Head of Fashion at NUA, his MA Textile students, Russell Marsh, previously PRADA runway co-ordinator, and Wayne Hemingway, from Charity Super.Mkt
April 2026
Citrus owner was invited, along with 39 other Suffolk Chamber of Commerce Suffolk businesses to a Parliament, hosted by Ipswich MP Jack Abbott meeting with Ministers- including the Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
March 2026
“Blickling Estate has won a Broadland & South Norfolk Business Award for Environmental Impact… Thanks to the award sponsors Citrus Sharp Security Shredding, and to Broadland and South Norfolk Councils for putting on the awards to highlight and celebrate business achievements in the region.”
2026
Citrus joined South Norfolk Council Chair Cllr Deborah Sacks Civic Reception in the Norwich Research Park, & were able to tour John Innis Centre
2025
Jules attends Legend Terry Baxter retiring from Inspire Suffolk. Jules is an Inspire Trustee.
Citrus attends Anglia Water Wateraid Ball in Milton Keynes stadium as a guest of Business in the Community
Citrus sponsor Hobart High School students & science staff to attend RWE Wind day in Orbis Energy Centre
2025
Citrus at Kitcheners fundraising Ball
Citrus sponsor South Norfolk Outstanding Young person. Martah Hulse is the worthy Award Winner.
2024
Citrus mascot Gerald Giraffe wins Lowestoft Vision Business improvement District (BID) Annual pancake Race
2024
Citrus sponsors Broadland District Council Community Awards
2021 & 2022
Citrus sponsor Suffolk Chamber of Commerce Environmental business Award. Winners are Cycle Recycle in 2021 & Coastal Cuisine in 2022 for progress in achieving business Net Zero Objectives
December 2022
Citrus achieved ISO 14001;2015 Environmental Standard. Independent auditors measured all aspects of Citrus Environmental Policy performance and had no issues in awarding this qualification. This audit occurs Annually & was renewed in December 2025.Citrus are in Carbon credit, following audit joining the Carbon Charter in 2026, planning to making more of a difference by using electric vehicles, when we are confident of more plug-in points.
2021-To date
Citrus are qualified Institute of sustainability and environmental professionals in Environmental Management
Summer 2021
Citrus adapt to changing customer requirements.
A. Launching an attractive modern selection of panier containers for home workers & residents.
B. Adding smaller lower cost 8 kilo shredding sacks for residents.
C. Adding on-line purchasing for all Citrus services. Citrus charges are clearly advertised on https://citrussecurityshredding.co.uk/shop
2021
Nat West Bank invited Jules onto a panel of four female entrepreneurs discussing Sustainable business & the environment, as part of a series of International Womens Day meetings. The lively discussion around Net Zero planning was chaired by news presenter Kate Silverton.
Jules was delighted to take part in The Climate and Sustainability session, a part of NatWest’s International Women’s Day event, Championing Change where she explored, along with a female panel, the benefits of being a female entrepreneur and the key challenges for businesses in 2021, such as Covid-19, changing shopping habits and the need to be environmentally sustainable as well as the opportunities that these challenges face and how businesses are responding to both.
2021 Female led entrepreneurship
We are delighted to announce that our CEO Jules Shorrock has been featured in Nat West / Getty Images campaign to improve the way female entrepreneurs and business leaders are represented in media and advertising. ‘Female Focus’ sees the creation of a new gallery of images on getty images.com, including 15 fe
July 2022 Jules advice to Start up businesses published in the Daily Telegraph
Link – https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/women-entrepreneurs/start-up-business-advice/
Encouraging young female entrepreneurs p33. https://ukdirectormagazines.co.uk/legacy-suffolk/#32
male entrepreneurs, aiming to illustrate the diversity of female-led businesses in the UK.
2020 Citrus are Customer Care Finalist in the Suffolk Business Awards
