Due to a late group cancellation we arre able to share a fantastic deal with you this Sunday only!
Who wants a cheap deal for a room on Sunday here at the BEST WESTERN Brook Hotel, Norwich? £39 B&B for any of my friends here onNorfolk Chamberso letus know and feel free to share with your friends!! Super Sunny Sunday Stay 🙂www.brookhotel.co.uk
We have launched a new Twitter account to give an insight into the busy life of a Trainee Solicitor at Leathes Prior. Regular updates featured from Sabina Haag, Mark McWilliams, Steve Wilson, Tej Thakkar and Cailan Thomas with their views on the different departments they are in. The tweets will be work related but the social side will also be shared so you can truly understand what life is really like as a Trainee.
Recent tweets @LeathesTrainees
Mark: Won a case as advocate at the Employment Tribunal two months ago. It feels great to finally post the compensation to my client.
Tej: This week I am collecting all of the evidence into a court bundle and advising the client on their case.
Steve: I have just drafted a Management Agreement from scratch
Leanne Fisher, Financial Accountant at Norse Commercial Services, picked up the regional Marks and Spencer Sieff award, at the recent Business In The Community 2012 ‘Responsible Business of the Year Awards’.
The award recognises the emerging next generation leaders; individuals who are driving sustainability values into the heart of the business to help transform the way they do business in the future.
The judges noted that Leanne, who joined Norse in November 2012, inspires and motivates colleagues whilst improving business processes and reducing auditing costs; her drive and ambition has also seen her create a number of apprenticeships where she is developing a pool of talent.
“As the role was a new position within the business it has provided me with ample opportunity to bring my prior experience, and implement some simple changes that have resulted in cost savings,” Leanne commented. “I am always a keen advocate of training the next generation, and with Norse being so keen on developing new staff and the apprentice scheme this has provided me with a great base to develop my team.”
Norse Human Resources Director Tricia Fuller said, “This is a great achievement for Leanne and we all congratulate her for making her mark so early on in her career with us. We wish her the best of luck as she goes on to the Albert Hall in July for the national awards.”
Candidates nominated for this accolade have demonstrated:
bmi regional is the ‘easiest airline to book’ in the UK The bmi regional website is the easiest airline to book according to research undertaken by the editorial team of Daily Telegraph, based on the number of mouse clicks and time taken to book a flight.
Comparison of the online reservation processes for 12 short-haul UK airlines serving domestic and European destinations found that bmi regional customers can confirm a seat with just six mouse clicks – four fewer than the closest competitor, while the booking process takes just five minutes – one of the fastest times. Here is the original article: https://bit.ly/120cNVw
In addition, bmi regional is the UK’s most punctual scheduled airline for the eighth consecutive year, according to independent research by FlightOnTime.co.uk using Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data.
Cathal O’Connell, CEO of bmi regional, said: “Making travel hassle-free for all of our business and leisure customers is a priority for us and that includes developing a smooth booking process. We’ll continue to seek more ways to ensure that flying with bmi regional is easy, such as thirty-minute check-in, our ‘bags fly free’ policy and serving complimentary in-flight refreshments.” bmi regional operate daily services to Aberdeen from Norwich International and passengers can enjoy complimentary in-flight food, refreshments and bar service; and 20kg hold baggage allowance at no additional cost. Please visit www.bmiregional.com for full details.
Train operator Greater Anglia is playing a pivotal role in helping achieve some of the aims in the East Anglian Rail Prospectus, which was launched a year ago to make the case for regional rail investment in East Anglia. The company, which took over the main regional franchise in February 2012, helped to coordinate and draft the prospectus and has spent the subsequent 12 months working with regional stakeholders to secure some of the upgrades targeted for the period up to 2019. Greater Anglia has prepared an update on the status of these initial objectives, which shows that significant collective progress has been achieved. Of the twenty one priorities highlighted, twelve are either agreed or already being implemented, seven have seen positive progress and two have seen limited progress and need more stakeholder work to ensure tangible upgrades are delivered by 2019.
Notable successes have included:
Work is also underway to look at rolling stock upgrades (though these are linked more to the long term Greater Anglia franchise), more frequent services from the Lea Valley to Stratford, earlier and later trains to Stansted Airport, more frequent Cambridge – Stansted Airport and planning to fill key gaps in local services (especially Ipswich – Peterborough, though again this is linked to the long term Greater Anglia franchise).
The two schemes where limited progress has been achieved to date is on the two infrastructure schemes relating to improved journey times and capacity on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) between Norwich, Ipswich, Colchester, Chelmsford and London).
Today’s East Anglian Rail Summit drew together the influential and extensive alliance of MPs, local authorities, Local Enterprise Partnerships and Chambers of Commerce, who have all joined forces to highlight the importance of rail upgrades in East Anglia and campaign for the improvements set out in the East Anglian Rail Prospectus – both for the remainder of this decade and in line with a 20 year vision of rail services in the region.
Commenting on the progress made against the priorities in the prospectus Ruud Haket, Managing Director for Greater Anglia said:
“Greater Anglia remains passionate about playing its part in delivering major upgrades to train services in East Anglia in both the short and long term to meet customers and the region’s aspirations. We’ve been instrumental, alongside other stakeholders, in making real progress on a number of the aspirations and aims we set out last year, with a number of infrastructure schemes agreed, significant improvements in train performance delivered, station improvements implemented and ticket purchase made easier.
However, we have more to do to ensure tangible upgrades to capacity and line speeds on the GEML and rolling stock enhancements are delivered before the end of this decade.
All of us involved in the region-wide alliance of stakeholders (including MPs, local authorities, LEPs, Chambers of Commerce and rail user groups) need to continue to work together to ensure we achieve the aims laid out in the East Anglian Rail Prospectus. We look forward to continuing to partner with regional stakeholders and Network Rail to secure the best deal for our railways.”
bmi regional named as most punctual UK scheduled airline for first quarter 2013 5 July 2013: Data released this week by impartial website FlightOnTime (www.flightontime.info) shows that bmi regional (www.bmiregional.com), which marked its first anniversary as an independent airline this spring, is the most punctual scheduled airline in the UK. FlightOnTime provides unbiased analysis of source data from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and calculates the percentage of flights landing within 15 minutes of their scheduled arrival time and the average length of any delays. Statistics from a total of 2,695 bmi regional flights were included in the report that showed over 92 per cent of all flights touched down within 15 minutes of the scheduled arrival time (5.7 per cent more than the airline in second place), and the average delay encountered was just 4.5 minutes . Cathal O’Connell, CEO of bmi regional, said: “On-time departures and arrivals are vital for both our business and leisure passengers and we’re determined to maintain our record as the UK’s most punctual scheduled airline, a plaudit we’ve retained for eight consecutive years, as we continue to expand. It’s testimony to the dedication and team work of the entire bmi regional staff and the efforts of our airport partners that we continue to provide unrivalled punctuality.” bmi regional operate daily services to Aberdeen from Norwich International and passengers can enjoy complimentary in-flight food, refreshments and bar service; and 20kg hold baggage allowance at no additional cost. Please visit www.bmiregional.com for full details.
We are very pleased to introduce our new Head Chef, Luke Grimbly – his first shift tonight and he has already introduced a delicious special for the Restaurant this evening so we hope you enjoy the changes Luke will be bringing over the coming weeks… Best Western Brook Hotel, Norwich To make your reservations in our restaurant call us on Norwich (01603) 741161
Visitors to our offices will know that we overlook the ‘Yellow Army’ otherwise known as Norwich City Football Club. We are passionate about our local community and actively support both financially and through mentoring young persons including avid entrepreneurs.
To support our chosen charity for 2013 – the Red Balloon Learner Centre, we will donate £1 for every entry into our competition to win two VIP tickets to see Norwich take on Aston Villa on Saturday 21st September 2013. The prize includes a three course pre match meal, luxury seating, half time refreshments and a matchday programme.
To be in with a chance to win this fantastic prize, all you need to do is email yellowarmy@nurturefp.co.uk with your name, address and telephone number. The winner will be selected at random on 13th September 2013.
The aim of Red Balloon Learner Centres is the recovery of bullied children. They provide an ‘intensive care’ full-time education for children aged between 10 and 17 who are unable to go to school because they have been severely bullied.
Thank you for your support
Simon Linstead – Director
Many companies these days are tracking their workers mostly in collaboration and agreement. The majority doing so would agree that tracking boosts productivity and provides valuable information for both administration and the end user.
Care – particularly domiciliary care, where a care worker delivers a service in a client’s home, is booming. In many cases this care is funded by the local authority, but there’s a growing area of private care companies offering alternative services.
Finding the right care giver is fraught. If you’ve even been on the research side seeking the right provision for a loved one then you’ll know the challenge. Generally considerate, dependable companies also attract similar care workers and they are keen to demonstrate that their care package meets targets.
Companies providing a worker tracking facility have much more to show the families they support. Real proof of correspondence means better piece of mind.
With data easily recordable via scanned QR codes, or NFC codes, care workers can now show that they have completed each important task on an agreed care plan.
With phone in hand they scan a code or tag set up to link to individual actions. For example, If Mrs Smith’s room needs tidying, a quick scan of the appropriate QR code or NFC tag, records its completion on the company’s software system. When Mrs. Smith is given her prescribed medication, a similar scan takes place, and again, when her care giver records that a drink has been taken.
Whatever important, daily task is required, it’s duly recorded and trackable. Time, place, worker, location and it’s quick and easy for the carer to do. Each scan takes only 2-3 seconds.
From the care company’s view this is enormously important, but it’s also becoming a valuable one in proving their service delivery, demonstrating good practice to their client’s families, and in turn, growing business. Why? Because tracking provides reassurance.
If you’re a family member you’ll want to see that your loved one is receiving the care you have paid for. If you’re far away, it’s reassuring to know they are in good hands and that required medication is delivered, nourishment given and visits undertaken.
Many are happy to pay a premium to have access to their company’s care tracking facility to check on their family’s care package as a result.
Tracking makes economic sense for care companies too. To get more information on how NFC technology can help please visit our site here
Written by Geraldine Jozefiak, Partner at Think Mobile Media.com
One of the Eastern regions longest established integrated marketing agencies, has seen a significant boost in turnover from the Asian market for the first time.
Norwich-based The Point has been responsible for delivery of a major international branding exercise for ARCADIS, the global built asset consultancy with more than 19,000 employees and over €2.3 billion in revenues. The Dutch company has acquired a number of regional consultancy specialists during recent years across the infrastructure, water, environment and construction markets. The Point was first appointed to develop the integration of their UK acquisition into their brand family. The efficiencies delivered on that project saw the agency retained by ARCADIS to oversee a similar exercise for Singapore-based Langdon Seah, the longest established and largest cost management and quantity surveying consultancy in Asia.
‘Since the beginning of 2013 we’ve engaged with ARCADIS’ global corporate brand and communication team in Amsterdam, planning how best to integrate the numerous international acquisitions in to the established brand in territories as diverse as South Korea, Brunei and Malaysia’, commented Managing Director Ian McKinnon-Evans.
In addition to adding revenue from the Asian market, the agency also recently secured new business from the $57 billion US chemical group Dow, by being appointed to work with their UK-based agrosciences division. The business win came after success in a competitive four-way pitch process.
The initial task for the agency was to conceive and create a new ‘knowledge brand’ to sit at the heart of all Dow activity within the UK arable sector. The campaign was launched earlier this month at Cereals 2013, the UKs largest arable event. The agency delivered a fully integrated campaign from event planning, social media content, a mobile and tablet site and a trade press advertising campaign. Work will develop throughout 2013 across further event presence and start to broaden across the company’s extensive product portfolio.
‘Working with major global brands like Arcadis and Dow has challenged us in a very positive way. Yet again we’ve had to raise our game, as unearthing innovative creative strategies that deliver cut through and engagement are critical for clients of this calibre who are serious about brand. But it’s what we’ve always been good at and it endorses the strength of the integrated offer we’ve built in recent years. It also proves you can be world class in Norfolk.’
Find out more about The Point at www.thepoint.co.uk
July Newsletter
Our Spring/Summer 2013 seminar series has been very well received with around 80 professionals and business owners coming along to at least one session.
We conclude this series on Friday 12th July by looking at the latest in investment research and introducing behavioural finance – the psychology that lies behind our decision-making processes.
I can’t guarantee that at the end of the session you’ll be able to make better decisions, but you’ll certainly have a clearer idea of why you don’t!
There’s no charge for the sessions but numbers are limited. A light breakfast or lunch is included.
more details and register at www.chadwicks.co.uk or call Emma on 01603 251687
Hopefully you can make it.