Peterborough-based medical devices company Coloplast (www.coloplast.com) has shown its staff how much it values their hard work and dedication – by sending three of them on all-expenses paid holidays to St Lucia! Coloplast understands the importance of rewarding its staff and every year it announces its Sales Person of the Year and Employee of the Year. This year’s winners, Alan Roberts...
Bourne-based housebuilder Larkfleet Homes (www.larkfleethomes.co.uk), part of the Larkfleet Group (www.larkfleetgroup.co.uk), is continuing to support first-time buyers in Deeping St James. The housebuilder has helped many first-time buyers make that initial important step onto the housing ladder by offering properties through the government-backed HomeBuy Direct scheme at The Coppice...
The Automated Teller Machine Industry Association (ATMIA – www.atmia.com), an international non-profit organisation, is about to publish its ‘Best Practice Manual’ to enhance the operational security of ATM software. The document will focus attention on ATM software security because ATMIA sees evidence that criminals are targeting ATM software as a new frontier of fraud. Software reverse...
Up to 90 new jobs could be created following the grant of outline planning permission for a new continuing care retirement community (CCRC) and a care home in Oakham, Rutland. Specialist healthcare and retirement living developer Larkpoint (www.larkpoint.co.uk), a joint venture between Nottingham based Charterpoint Developments and Bourne based Larkfleet Group, has been granted outline planning...
John Howard, an account executive at Peterborough-based public relations and marketing consultancy Smye Holland Associates (www.smye-holland.com), is celebrating after achieving the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) diploma and gaining membership of the institute. John is responsible for managing accounts for clients in the engineering, technology and construction sectors and chose...
The Southampton franchisee of Drain Doctor Plumbing has completed the national company’s one millionth job after being called out to unblock a WC for a customer in Hedge End, Hampshire. As a result, a Hampshire couple is set to enjoy a luxury holiday. The momentous Drain Doctor milestone was reached earlier this month when the Drain Doctor Southampton franchise was called to the home of Mr and...
Audiences at London’s Young Vic theatre are able to keep their cool during crowded intervals thanks to a natural ventilation system supplied and serviced by WindowMaster (www.windowmaster.com). WindowMaster provides service and maintenance for the theatre’s natural ventilation systems to ensure that it runs smoothly throughout the season, helping performers, audience and front of house staff stay...
Peterborough-based Coloplast – a leading manufacturer and supplier of healthcare devices – has been named by the Sunday Times as one of the top 100 companies to work for in the UK. The company was presented with the prestigious Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For 2010 award at a glittering ceremony in London attended by other winners including multi-national companies and public sector...
Jason Colmer has joined Bourne based house builder and developer Larkfleet Group (www.larkfleetgroup.co.uk) to help boost sales of homes on the company’s government-funded developments. Jason has been appointed as sales director designate to focus initially on Larkfleet Groups’ Kickstart funded developments. Kickstart is a government initiative that helps mothballed housing schemes get back on...
At a time when many companies are still cutting staff or at least freezing recruitment – despite the apparent end of the recession – Peterborough based Coloplast (www.coloplast.com) is paying existing employees to help it find more. The company’s ‘Talent Search’ scheme is offering existing staff a bonus of £600 if they introduce someone to the company who takes up a job there, followed by a...