Following the recent announcement of their rotary AOC, SaxonAir Helicopters offer the addition of the Airbus Helicopters EC155 to its fleet. The EC155 will be exclusively marketed alongside SaxonAir’s existing range of helicopters and is operated in collaboration with DanCopter.
The EC155 B1 variant has excellent overall capabilities featuring a completely redesigned cabin providing 30% more passenger space than previous helicopter models and an endurance of over 1 hour 30 minutes flying time at full passenger capacity. The EC155 will be offered in a corporate layout configuration with a capacity of up to 10 passengers and is operated multi-crew under full instrument flying conditions both day and night.
Max Randall, SaxonAir Helicopter Operations says, ‘We’re really looking forward to working with DanCopter on bringing this unique and versatile helicopter to the UK and European charter markets. The aircraft is fantastic at moving large amounts of people into private sites in a quick and comfortable manner, for example sporting events and music festivals.’
The aircraft will be based within SaxonAir’s headquarters at the Klyne Business Aviation Centre at Norwich Airport ideally placed to also facilitate the offshore and onshore East Anglian energy sector.
Operating out of Norwich the aircraft is a short flying time from London and an example flight time between London and Manchester is less than an hour door to door.
To charter the EC155 contact SaxonAir’s dedicated helicopter charter department by calling +44 (0)1603 518115 or email [email protected].
Essentially they are about giving Food Information to the consumers of your foods! but it is not just about Food Labels or Food Packaging it is about staff knowledge & interaction with the consumer
The Food Iinformation for Consumers, Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, apply in the UK from 13 December 2014 to all caterers
Caterers must be ready to give information to their customers on food allergens used in their dishes. We have had labels on packaged foods for some time, and the law applying to them will be changing too- think May Contain and hidden small print!
But the biggest change is that those who supply unpackaged goods- caterers, deli’s, cafes, sandwich bars, pubs & resturants will now need to comply
The requirement is to provide information to consumers on what is in the food, some 2 million (FSA fiqures) people in this country suffer from a Food Allergy; this is both frightening for those suffering- the worst case scenario would be an analphylactic shock/ fatality but can be seen as an opportunity for business!
The regulations are not daunting if a company is already managing its Food Safety!
The Statutory Instrument has now been issued so we now have the detail. We have recently assisited the Food Standards Agency with training Enforcement Officers (Environmental Health and Trading Standards)
We have already been advising clients on how to comply, and we have run an open free workshop- we have another workshop scheduled for 14th October, but are also able to offer a Level 3 Award in Food Allergen Management for Caterers (both as an in-house course, or an open course is running on 17th September in Norwich), and also consultancy on this issue. A cieh eLearning course will be available from October, but we are also able to help trainn staff. It has been included on our Food Safety Courses for some time now.
So if you are interested in knowing more please be in touch www.redcat.gb.com
Norwich Sunblinds each month donates to a charity a £1.00 for each blind, curtain and roman fold sold. The month of June 2014 was NNAB and £1060.00 was raised.
We were greeted by Julie Lythgoe from the NNAB who Fiona Garwood and Lesley Brinkley from Norwich Sunblinds presented the cheque to on behalf of the NNAB.
The front gardens looked absolutely beautiful and they are hoping to follow this through to the intregal garden which the residents use to sit in.
The Charity for July 2014 is PACT Animal Sanctuary, the largest ‘all animal sanctuary and rescue centre in Norfolk and Suffolk
TVC will be exhibiting at the 53rd BINDT Conference and Exhibition held at the Palace Hotel, Manchester 9th – 11th September 2014, including the ASAMS Subsea MPI Inspection Equipment.
The BINDT annual conference is the foremost conference for the Non Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring industries. The table top exhibition is held within the conference and allows member companies a valuable opportunity to demonstrate new technologies available to delegates and representatives of a variety of engineering and fabrication industries.
As we celebrate the success of our first Women’s Leadership Programme (WLP) we’re really pleased to see that our delegates have been inspired to get out there and forge ahead with their careers. Since the initiative has proven to be so valuable to the ladies that took part, we thought it’d be a great idea to share some of the lessons learned with you too!
But first, a little bit of background on our unique initiative.
WLP offers aspiring female professionals a unique opportunity to develop their careers within a challenging and supportive environment. Its dual approach sets it apart from other women’s development courses.
How? Well, programme participants are supported by senior sponsors, who usually come from the delegates’ own organisations. The programme, with the help of the sponsors help the women identify and tackle obstacles at work, and influence organisational culture resulting in a workplace that encourages women’s senior careers. This way the programme not only develops participants’ skills, but it also aims to influence their organisations so more women get more opportunities to become effective leaders.
If you’re an ambitious woman with your eye on a top job, read on for some important leadership advice…
1. Be proud of who you are!
WLP aims to encourage delegates to just be their authentic selves as they progress in their careers. Why? Well, if you ‘pretend’ to be someone you’re not to get to the top, you may well end up making decisions that’ll make you and others unhappy. So, ditch the idea of adopting an ‘alpha male’ attitude – instead, be the best version of yourself, and be proud to contribute ideas that come from your experience of being a woman.
2. You control your destiny
Don’t wait for success to knock on your door. Have the self-assurance to push yourself forward instead of expecting someone else to recommend you for that coveted senior position. Plan your future as if it’s absolutely going to happen, and don’t be afraid to remind your employer now and then what you’re capable of. Remember to balance this kind of confidence with sensitivity and intelligence – there’s a difference between genuine self-assurance and arrogance!
3. Sharing with your peers
If you tend to shy away from talking about concerns that are bothering you, you’re not alone. Many women avoid talking about work-related problems with their peers, but by not dealing with their worries, their careers could splutter to a halt. A remedy is to find a mentor to answer your questions and listen to you without judging. This could unlock huge leadership potential in many women who’ve previously been held back by their own fears.
4. Think beyond your boundaries
All of us are creatures of habit: we can fall into using the same old strategies to tackle problems. To improve your chances of a successful career, learn to think beyond your usual approach. What hasn’t worked before? Why? How can you shift your perspective to try something new? Being more resourceful can get you places, and your creativity will get you noticed. After all, it’s very likely that the Hilary Clintons of our world have had to apply out-of-the-ordinary tactics to achieve their vision!
WLP has been developed by both Pure and People & Performance Ltd, and each course is split into two sessions of two days each. To get involved in future programmes, simply get in touch and we’ll tell you everything you need to know. Drop a line to Anna Hill, Pure’s Marketing Manager: [email protected]. We hope to see you there!
UFS Ltd – Family Business – Established 1963 – Based in IP24 Thetford, Norfolk
Daily European Road Freight Services / Worldwide Seafreight and Airfreight Services / Warehousing & Storage
We will again be exhibiting at Norfolk Chamber of Commerce B2B at Norwich City Football Club on Wednesday 15th October 2014
Are you already an exporter or importer? Are you looking to export / import but need advice? We can help…..come along and say hello to our Sales Manager, David Cowell
The law with respect to Allergen Management for Caterers is chaning in December.
We have been assisting clients with these new requirements and have run a free business workshop- see our website www.redcat.gb.com for the next date
But now we are able to off the HABC Level 3 Award in Food Allergen Management for Caterers! The first open course will be run on the 17th September in Norwich during the Norfolk Food and Drink Festival.
The course is delivered via a one day taught session, and delegates are then required to complete a work book.
This qualification will enable delegates to ; Understand the different roles in ensuring that food ingredients and allergens are effectively managed Comprehend the characteristics of food allergies and food intolerances Understand procedures relating to the accurate communication of ingredient information, from supplier to consumer Appreciate hygiene considerations with regard to allergen and ingredient control Develop or assist in the development of procedures relating to the control of contamination and cross contamination of allergenic ingredients
Contact us for booking details; we will also be launching the CIEH new eLearning courses; in Allergens, HACCP and Labelling later this month
The course will be delivered by Sarah Daniels who has recently been seconded to the Food Standards Agency to deliver training to Enforcement Officers on the requirements of the new Legislation.
The new website for leading glass supplier, Ecoglass, is now live. Norwich website design agency Bigfork were appointed to design a new, modern website that positioned Ecoglass as a leader in the supply of energy efficient glass units. The new site has strong imagery and clear navigation combined with key messages and calls to action. A SilverStripe CMS makes easy work of website updates by the Ecoglass team. See the new site at www.ecoglass.co.uk
ESE Direct’s Social Media & Web Content Co-ordinator, Laura Holland, takes a look through how social media began.
Social Media is still a very young platform only gaining traction in the last 4-5 years but it can trace its roots back as long ago as 1994 when GeoCities launched (for those, like me, who are old enough to remember) it allowed users to create their own websites and visit others (I had a Sailor Moon and Buffy page…er, anyway), it grew up to have 38 million users until it was shut down in 2009 (although it still exists in Japan as a hosting company).
August 4th 1997 human decisions are removed from strategic defence. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate…wait, wrong article…
OK so Skynet didn’t happen in 1997, but, the web started to grow, it had one million sites online and signalled the birth of blogging, it was also the start of instant messaging (AOL anyone?). Moving onto 1998 (the year of the Hamster Dance) and Google opens up as an internet search engine and index and in 1999 Friends Reunited was the very first social network to take off, reconnecting people with their old school and university friends.
Fast forward to the early noughties and in 2003 you had the launch of MySpace.com and LinkedIn. It was also the year that Apple introduced iTunes, as mp3 players gained in popularity. Podcasting would begin a year later in 2004 (the same year Facebook was created for students at Harvard).
A few years later, in 2006 and you had the launch of Twitter which was a social networking and microblogging site, allowing users to send and receive 140 character messages or tweets. YouTube had launched and MySpace was the most popular social networking site (maybe it was the dilemma of arranging your top 8 friends?) and Facebook expanded its membership to anyone over the age of 13.
Jumping to 2010 and Facebook now has over 400 million users while MySpace users have withered down to 57million (Poor Tom!) and the amount of people using the internet is 1.97 billion, that’s around 30% of the global population. It was also this year that more people got news from the internet than the traditional method of newspapers (OMG I need to tweet this!).
In 2011 social media was accessible for pretty much everywhere with apps available for smart phones and the recently launched iPad and other tablets on the market, more and more people were spending time online connecting with others. Because of this social commerce was on the climb, as was the concern over privacy with more people being more open about their lives, it flagged up issues regarding identity theft and private information available to all. 2011 was also the year that Google+ launched.
The next couple of years the rise of social media and the popularity of the smartphone and tablets have gone hand in hand, making social media accessible 24/7. Facebook now boasts over 1 billion users, Twitter over 500million closely followed by YouTube, Google+ and LinkedIn.
It is no wonder that companies are now taking it seriously; it’s a great way of engaging with your customers and more importantly potential customers. It has only been very recently that companies are investing in Social Media teams but as the social media community continues to grow and evolve it is a worthwhile investment.
If you are a business professional with responsibility for people in your organisation then these bite sized qualifications may be just right for you. Blue Sky Professional Development are announcing the dates of their CIPD Foundation Award in Human Resources and Learning and Development Essentials. These short courses are aimed at line managers and HR professionals who want to have the opportunity to study bite size topics and gain knowledge from a range of HR areas such as recruitment and resourcing talent, delivering training, organisational change.
Beth Russell, Director and Tutor at Blue Sky says ‘ We know that a lot of HR functions are, in reality, carried out by line managers so this allows these people to gain knowledge as well as a qualification in this area. Alternatively, some first line HR staff may want to get their foot on the first rung of a career in HR and want to gain a recognised CIPD qualification to start them off.’
Who are CIPD? The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is an awarding body for HR and L&D qualifications. Over 13,000 students join their programmes each year to enhance their knowledge on the latest theory, case studies and insights into best practice HR.
Why Blue Sky Professional Development? Blue Sky’s team has vast experience in HR and L&D, and over 20 years experience of delivering CIPD programmes with Supported Distance Learning as a speciality. All workshops are delivered by professional, approachable tutors in the Norwich area. Blue Sky also offer individual tutorials should you need them.
How are the courses delivered? The CIPD Level 3 Award in Human Resources and Learning and Development Essentials consist of just one or two units from a suite of topics. For each unit, the learners receive a distance learning pack and attend one or two monthly workshops in Norwich, finalising in a marked written assignment. Add more units together and you could receive a CIPD Certificate or Diploma in HR/L&D Practice.
Course Start Dates Recruitment and Resourcing Talent August 2014 Delivering Learning and Development Activities September 2014 Undertaking a Learning Needs Analysis November 2014 Coaching Skills February 2015 Mentoring Skills March 2015Coming soon …… Supporting Change within Organisations Reward Management Employment Relations
If you want any more information about Blue Sky and these qualifications please see www.blueskypd.co.uk, email [email protected] or call Beth or Kate on 01603 821177.
SSCS has completed manufacture of Frond Mats with varying Frond heights ready for the next stage of the EU funded SASMAP project.
SASMAP’s purpose is to develop new technologies and best practices in order to locate, assess and manage Europe’s underwater cultural heritage in a more effective way than is possible today.
Our Frond Mats are being used to protect the sites from the effects of strong currents by slowing the current speed in close proximity to the artefacts.
More information on the project can be found at www.sasmap.eu, and the latest report is attached to this article along with some additional photos.
Improving resource efficiency, reducing waste and driving down costs are vital for any company, large or small and most strive to achieve this, not just to ensure their continued profitability, but also to reduce any impact their activities may have on the environment.
Undoubtedly this happens quietly within many companies but one way of publicly demonstrating a company’s genuine commitment to these undertakings is with the award of an ISO standard.
And Daniel Connal Partnership is delighted to announce that we have been awarded ISO 14001.
ISO 14001, one of the ISO 14000 series of Standards related to environmental management, represents the core set of standards used to design and implement an effective environment management system.
Our ISO 14001 award, demonstrating the company’s commitment to improving its environmental impact, complements the ISO 9001, the international standard of quality management, which the Partnership has held since 2008.
And whilst blowing our trumpets ……
Daniel Connal Partnership’s has gained accreditation with Achilles, one of the world’s largest and most trusted providers of supplier information.
Achilles provides validated information about suppliers to buyers across a wide range of sectors on a global and national scale. Successful completion of its rigorous accreditation process demonstrates compliance with the highest international standards and enables buyers to select suppliers with confidence.
Achilles accreditation and our ISO awards demonstrate DCP’s continuing commitment to providing the best service possible to all of our clients, in every aspect of our business.