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One-Stop-Shop Handyman Services Brought To Greater London by Trusted Professionals

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24/03/2023

One-Stop-Shop Handyman Services Brought To Greater London by Trusted Professionals

One of the biggest issues for London homeowners has long been where to turn for help when they need work carried out on their property. While there is no shortage of companies offering individual contractor services in the capital, finding a “one stop shop” service has, until now, been practically impossible.

Finding a painter and decorator may not present too many challenges, but what if you need drywall repairs or a ceiling installed at the same time? The need to search for multiple professionals to complete a single project is time-consuming, stressful, and often, expensive with multiple call-out fees and labour costs. This is a situation that Handyman London has now set out to rectify.

“We realised that London property owners were crying out for a single point of contact for all their home repair and maintenance needs,” the team behind Handyman London explained. “A project such as a kitchen renovation, for example, can become far more complex and costly than it needs to be simply because of the need to find individual contractors to cover different elements of the process. Finding a joiner to assemble and install the cabinets is just the first step. Who is going to install the electrics, fit the sink, tile the walls and lay the flooring? Finding separate professionals for each of those tasks takes an enormous amount of effort and results in the overall cost of the project increasing significantly.”

The team decided that it was time to make life easier for homeowners in London, and they have wasted no time in putting together a skilled team of professionals who are specialists in a wide range of fields. Plumbers, electricians, joiners, carpenters, painters and decorators and more have now all been brought together under the single umbrella of Handyman London to deliver their expert services to customers in the city and beyond.

“We want to address all of the pain points of our customers,” the Handyman London team state. “We know that finding individual contractors is just the tip of the iceberg. Customers need to be able to trust the professionals that they invite into their property to carry out work too. Homeowners are under a lot of pressure not only to source a suitable professional to carry out the necessary work but also to vet that individual to ensure that they’re fully qualified, licensed if necessary, and also trustworthy. That’s a lot of responsibility for customers to face, especially when they need to repeat the same process over and over with multiple contractors.”

Handyman London aims to remove that burden from the shoulders of London homeowners, taking it upon themselves to carry out the necessary checks before accepting any contractor onto their wider team.

“We want homeowners to be confident that they can rely on anyone that they hire through us,” the team explain, “and we want them to feel safe with any Handyman London professional in their home.”

Another issue that Handyman London have set out to resolve is the availability of services throughout the Greater London area. Often, homeowners find that contractors will only operate in certain boroughs, making their search for a suitable professional even more complex. It also makes it more difficult to follow up on recommendations. If a friend in Croydon recommends an excellent plumber who has carried out work on their property, it’s unlikely that the same plumber will be willing to come out to work on a home in Enfield.

“It’s our mission to ensure that homeowners can enjoy the same high level of service no matter where they’re located across the Greater London area”, the Handyman London spokesperson says. “Whether customers are in Hillingdon, Boxley, or Westminster, we want them to be confident that all their work will be carried out to the same professional standard and that the customer service they receive will always be excellent.”

A commitment to outstanding customer service is something that Handyman London believe will set them apart from the crowd, as the team require the contractors they use to have punctual attendance, a friendly, polite and courteous attitude, and a dedication to ensuring the customer’s complete satisfaction with the work that has been carried out at all times.

“We know that customers often find that the work that contractors carry out on their properties is of a high standard, but the customer service experience is lacking,” the team report. “We’re committed to ensuring that the customer service experience is just as good as the work itself, and we take time and effort to ensure that the professionals that we use are prepared to deliver on this promise.”

One final issue that the team have addressed is that of pricing. The cost of living is constantly on the rise, and nowhere is the pinch felt more strongly than in the capital. Finding professionals to carry out work on a property at a reasonable rate is a time-consuming task, and involves homeowners having to make multiple enquiries, obtain several quotes, and compare prices in order to find an affordable contractor to complete the necessary work. Handyman London is striving to address this with highly competitive pricing that is consistent across the whole of Greater London.

“We’ve established a clear and transparent pricing structure that applies across all of the London areas that we serve,” Handyman London’s spokesperson explains. “We’re working to keep our prices affordable in today’s economically challenging climate, and customers can be sure that there’ll be no hidden extras. Everything is included in our quoted costs except the materials required to complete the work, and, depending on the location of the property, the London congestion charge.”

Offering outstanding availability, with bookings available seven days a week and up to as late as 10pm from Monday to Saturday to ensure maximum convenience for customers, Handyman London is setting out to revolutionise the way in which homeowners can arrange work on their properties, no matter where they’re based across the capital.

60% of professionals confess to ‘rage-applying’ to new role – amidst peak frustration with employees

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23/03/2023

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60% of professionals confess to ‘rage-applying’ to new role – amidst peak frustration with employees

Two-thirds of white-collar professionals (60%) have admitted to ‘rage applying’ to a new job since the beginning of the year – with a toxic workplace culture (56%) being the primary motivating factor.

The trend – which has seen a spike since New Year appraisals – occurs when professionals retaliate to a bad day at work by firing out multiple applications to new job roles.

Of those who admitted to rage applying in the past six months, almost half (40%) stated that they had applied to multiple new roles within a short space of time. The findings come from a recent poll by staffing firm Walters People, of 2,000 UK professionals.

Toxic workplaces to blame

The leading issue provoking rage-appliers is a toxic workplace culture – with over half (56%) of professionals stating this was the primary reason they took to the keyboard to apply for new jobs.

A fifth of workers blamed an unmanageable workload (20%), followed by 18% who state that poor work-life balance continues to be an issue.

Just 6% said that a disagreement with management led to them rage applying in the past six months.

Janine Blacksley – Director of Walters People – comments:

“By and large it continues to be a candidate-driven market – with more jobs than people available – so ‘rage applying’ is really something that most employers cannot afford to happen.

“Interestingly it is not issues relating to pay or progression that is creating this knee-jerk reaction – but the work environment itself, something well within the control of the employer.

“Toxic workplace cultures can very much be invisible but the knock-on effect to employee happiness is significant – from a staff members mental and physical safety in the workplace, productivity levels, ideas generation and innovation.

“As a result we are increasingly seeing more ‘culture matches’ in the hiring process – where both the company and prospective employee are vocal about what kind of worker or workplace they are looking for.”

Problem with the culture

According to Walters People, working for an inspiring company culture and colleagues is the number one thing that attracts professionals to a job advert – ahead of flexible work and enhanced benefits packages.

Janine top tips on how to improve a toxic work-environment:

Put it high on your management’s agenda – ensure that managers are well aware that team morale and a positive work environment is a core responsibility of theirs. Business leaders should raise this in management meetings often, as well as asking managers what type of activities/initiatives have taken place in the last month to encourage inclusivity.
Launch anonymous feedback surveys – a fairly basic initiative that simply not enough employers do! Find out how your employees actually feel, and ask open-ended questions on culture. Take time to read all of these comments to get a steer on what is actually going wrong.
Invest time and money – culture does not come for free. Fact is the workplace is made up of a set of people bought together because of their varying skillsets – not because they would necessarily make good friends. As such, companies need to put more effort into helping to create a friendly, social and inclusive environment – these things often don’t happen by chance.

Muslim Aid starts its distribution of 30,000 meals to battle Ramadan cost-of-living crisis

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23/03/2023

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Muslim Aid starts its distribution of 30,000 meals to battle Ramadan cost-of-living crisis

Muslim Aid on Tuesday distributed 10,000 meals as it introduces its flagship Feed The Fasting campaign in the UK to combat the cost-of-living crisis.

Muslim Aid, which is one of the oldest British Muslim charities, carried out launch event for the distribution at East London Mosque in partnership with Euro Foods.

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Local high-profile figure such as Dilowar Khan, the Director of East London Mosque, Lutfur Rahman the Mayor of Tower Hamlets and Shelim Hussain MBE, Managing Director of Euro Foods, attended the distribution.

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Muslim Aid’s leadership team also spoke of their experience in food poverty and the way their experience drives their humanitarian work.

“Sadly, we do have poverty right here on my doorstep right here in Tower Hamlets. I myself, I grew up not far from here in a council estate in Hackney, and I remember as a child, my mother and I used to live alone and I used to come home from school and there wasn’t hot food in the house”, said Mustafa Faruqi, Muslim Aid’s Chair of the Board of Trustees.

“I remember eating plain bread because we didn’t have food in the house. We didn’t need food banks or food parcels but I do have a little bit of experience of what it’s like to be in food poverty and food hunger”, he added.

“The distribution was a massive success and we are proud that Muslim Aid has extended our Feed The Fasting campaign by launching it at one of Europe’s largest Mosques, and we are looking to roll it out to the rest of the country as we find more partners to work with”, said Abul Kalam, Head of Fundraising and Marketing Campaigns at Muslim Aid.

“Muslim Aid is based in London’s borough of Tower Hamlets, where 56 percent of children live in poverty, it felt natural for us to launch this campaign closest to home”, said Khalid Javid, Interim CEO of Muslim Aid.

Feed The Fasting takes place every Ramadan by Muslim Aid — the second oldest Muslim charity in the UK — which feeds people in poverty across the world to cover their meals throughout the holy Muslim month.

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Last year, Muslim Aid’s Feed The Fasting campaign delivered over 2.2 million meals across the world in 12 countries. Muslim Aid is planning to roll out the campaign in the UK by engaging with civil organisations, businesses and local political leaders to become partners in this national endeavour.

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Aston University partnership project with Aurrigo strengthens its driverless vehicle’s capabilities

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23/03/2023

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Aston University partnership project with Aurrigo strengthens its driverless vehicle’s capabilities

Aston University has finished a two-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with Coventry-based global transport technology firm Aurrigo, resulting in a sophisticated machine vision solution making its autonomous vehicles more capable.

The project has led to the company’s driverless vehicles being able to see and recognise objects in greater detail resulting in improved performance across a wider spectrum of operational domains.

Previously the company’s driverless vehicles were only capable of detecting that there was an object in their path and not the type of object, so would just stop when they encountered something in their way.

The project team leveraged computer vision systems, coupled with machine learning and artificial intelligence, to differentiate between objects of interest. The new technology has been applied to the company’s airport Auto-Dolly, which is now able to differentiate between many different objects airside improving its operational performance.

This project has built on the success of Aurrigo’s passenger and airport transport solutions and has been awarded the highest grade of ‘Outstanding’ by the Innovate UK KTP Grading Panel.

The Aston University team was led by Dr George Vogiatzis, senior lecturer in computer science, who has extensive research in the subjects of machine vision, machine learning and artificial intelligence, including deep-learning neural networks and deep-learning methodologies for indexing large video and image collections.

He was joined by Dr Luis Manso, lecturer in computer science, whose research interests include active perception, social and assistive robotics, ambient intelligence, robotic cognitive architectures, human-robot interaction, and deep geometric learning.

James Heaton, KTP associate for the partnership, deployed computer vision and machine learning systems onto the company’s autonomous vehicles. Following the completion of the project, James has been employed by Aurrigo as a machine learning engineer.

Dr George Vogiatzis, senior lecturer in computer science at Aston University, said:

“This KTP has been a great way for us to work with a new industrial partner whilst applying our expertise in deep learning and robotics to the exciting field of autonomous vehicles.

“It is very rewarding to see the success of this collaboration.”

Professor David Keene, CEO of Aurrigo, said:

“KTPs provide resource and academic support to companies with development ideas which otherwise may not be possible.

“This partnership has allowed us to produce a system which has resulted in our vehicles becoming smarter and more capable and enabled us to expand our operations, particularly with baggage handling in airports worldwide.”

Learnings of this project will have further applications for vehicles in their larger product range.

A KTP is a three-way collaboration between a business, an academic partner and a highly qualified researcher, known as a KTP associate. Aston University is a leading KTP provider in the West Midlands, ranked third in terms of volume by Innovate UK, the National body.

A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) is a UK-wide programme that helps businesses to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology and skills. Aston University is a leading KTP provider, ranked third in terms of volume by Innovate UK, the National body.

This project is co-funded by the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK and was awarded the highest grade of ‘Outstanding’ by the Innovate UK KTP Grading Panel.

Watch our short film to see how it works and visit our website for examples of KTP in action at Aston.

To find out more about how your business can benefit from working with Aston University, please email [email protected] or call 0121 204 4242.

Debt Awareness Week: 1/10 People Are Having Money Problems Because They Don’t Discuss Eat

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22/03/2023

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Debt Awareness Week: 1/10 People Are Having Money Problems Because They Don’t Discuss Eat

21% of Brits admit to being in debt because of poor money management
13% confess that not discussing their debt has resulted in further money problems
Debt Awareness Week runs from 20^th-26^th March

With Debt Awareness Week running from the 20^th March, credit management company Lowell has conducted a national studyto find the main causes of debt in the UK.

Currently, 13% of Brits confess that not discussing debt has resulted in money problems and one in ten (9%) say that their debt is caused by a lack of financial knowledge.

Worryingly, 32% of people in the UKfind it too uncomfortable to discuss finance issues, prompting Lowell to raise further debt awareness and to encourage people to talk and learn more about their money.

The research also determines the main causes of money problems and the detrimental effects it has on personal lives.

What are the main causes of debt specifically?

As well as one in five (22%) Brits claiming that the cost-of-living crisis is having an impact on them accumulating debt, 9% also confess a lack of financial knowledge is a big cause.

Poor money management (21%) is the second highest cause for debt, and worryingly, credit cards are responsible for one in five (20%) people’s debt.

In family life, children (7%) and pets (3%) are affecting borrowing around the UK and worryingly 10% are accruing debt because of the loss of a job.

What is your main cause for debt in general (excluding any mortgages)?	Percentage
Cost of living crisis	22%
Poor money management	21%
Credit card	20%
Unexpected expenses	17%
Low income	16%
Taking on credit / not keeping up to payments	15%
Energy crisis	13%
Holidays	12%
Job loss	10%
Misunderstanding financial terms	9%
Student debt	7%
Children	7%
Relationship breakdown	5%
Pets	3%

What are the main causes of money problems and personal difficulties?

Currently, almost a third of Brits^[2] are too uncomfortable to discuss money problems, which is having a detrimental effect on people’s personal lives. Talking about a financial situation could prevent some life changing situations such as relationship breakdowns and even divorce (14%).

In fact, although 37% have confessed that their financial difficulties are caused by unpredictable expenses, borrowing from a family member or loved one has also caused issues for one in three (33%) and disagreeing about how money is spent has also affected 12% of people’s relationships and financial situations.

Frivolous overspending (26%), and the cost-of-living crisis (20%) have also led to problems with keeping up with bills and debt payments (28%), and not discussing debt is also creating further financial issues (13%).

What has been the cause of the money problems?	Percentage
Unpredictable/unforeseen expenses	37%
Borrowing from a family member or loved one	33%
Misunderstanding financial terms and getting into financial difficulty	31%
Not having enough money to keep up with bills or debt payments	28%
Frivolous overspending	26%
Cost of living crisis	20%
Not discussing debt	13%
Disagreeing how money is spent	12%
Delay in retirement	5%

John Pears, UK Managing Director of Lowell UK said “At Lowell, we know the importance of talking about your finances.

The cost-of-living crisis is having a huge impact on many households, and in such an intense financial period, we want to ensure that people are as well-equipped as possible to handle and discuss their finances, so that they don’t have a heavy influence on accruing debt.

We want to help break down the stigma surrounding money and people asking for help because it’s very difficult to learn about money matters when you’re discouraged from talking about them.

We’d like to remind anyone looking to discuss their debt to seek out further support and information here, and to use Debt Awareness Week as a platform to make a change: https://www.lowell.co.uk/about-us/lowells-blog/wellbeing/time-to-talk/

Thanks to Aston Business School, Boost in Productivity at Automotive Firm

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22/03/2023

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Thanks to Aston Business School, Boost in Productivity at Automotive Firm

A Midlands automotive supply company has experienced a 15 per cent increase in turnover, and thanks to a knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) with Aston Business School this growth has been achieved without an increase in the operation cost base of the business.

Metal Assemblies, which supplies stamping assembly parts for car giants such as Nissan and Jaguar Land Rover, entered into the KTP two years ago.

The project resulted in efficiencies that meant the business growth has been achieved without the need to employ any extra staff or invest in new machinery.

The researcher placed with the company has now been taken on as a full-time employee, and it is estimated the project could soon result in a further 15 per cent growth.

Iain Collis, managing director of West Bromwich-based Metal Assemblies, talked about the KTP in the latest episode of the ‘Aston means business’ podcast, presented by journalist Steve Dyson.

Mr Collis said:

“The project that we envisaged when we started all this is not the project we’ve worked through over the last two years. Where we started from was wanting to enable our machines to talk to us and tell us what they were doing, and we have done that on the machines where we had bottlenecks and capacity issues.

“But, beyond that, we worked out that what we really wanted to do was to allow everybody, the machines and employees, to communicate with each other better.”

Mr Collis explained they had developed a digital twin with digital dashboards (using Kapture and other technologies), which enables everyone to talk to each other in “real time” on issues such as whether jobs are running correctly or whether they need maintenance support.

All employees were allocated tablets with access to the business’s new digital systems with a set of menus that helps them to decide what to do, from operating a machine to reporting a scrap problem.

“So, when someone is running a process, it continually asks them to confirm that they’re carrying it out in the correct way and, if they’re not, why aren’t they.”

And if the process isn’t being carried out correctly, Mr Collis said: “We can act immediately rather than wait until we find the problem three weeks later at the customer.”

He said the £200,000 project, part-funded by Innovate UK, had produced “some fantastic benefits”, including saving them huge amounts of paper.

“We have seen about a 15 per cent growth over the last five months, and what we aren’t having to do is put in indirect labour in the manufacturing areas because we have created space for the team leaders to do their jobs more efficiently.

“And we’re not having to add new capacity in terms of machines because we have generated additional capacity on the machines that we’ve got. That’s a really significant advantage, not having to borrow money to invest in new machinery, especially with interest rates going up.”

Professor Ben Clegg, a professor of operations management and systems thinking at Aston Business School, was also interviewed on the podcast. He said the KTP at Metal Assemblies was an example of the industry 4.0 hi-tech programme that was beginning to “revolutionise” things such as live data collection.

He said: “What the project has done is opened people’s eyes to new technology and the capability of new technologies. It’s just about being smarter. A lot of the time, companies just don’t operate with good data, it’s not live, it’s incomplete, it’s inaccurate, and it takes a lot of people-time, which costs money.”

Professor Clegg added that the future could be even brighter for Metal Assemblies: “We have only been able to tackle part of the industry 4.0 roll-out on about 15 machines, but there are other machines in the company. So, if you were to say we’ve only automated about half of the machinery in the company, then there’s potentially another 15 per cent efficiency improvement.”

He explained that Aston Business School had developed its own systems thinking action research methodology called PrOH modelling which can investigate systems and human interaction in areas including technology, process, data, analytics and strategic information.

He encouraged anyone interested in KTPs to contact the Research and Knowledge Exchange office at Aston University for more information.

Episode two in series six of the ‘Aston means business’ podcast can be found here.

Tutor Urges Tradespeople To Attend Events

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22/03/2023

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Tutor Urges Tradespeople To Attend Events

Tradespeople are being urged to attend an event that will help them take the first steps towards becoming a tutor.

A virtual event has been organised for people who are thinking about passing their skills on to apprentices by becoming a tutor – see further below for details.

Tutors are needed at colleges across South London to help train apprentices and solve the shortage of construction workers at sites across the region.

One tutor who knows all about teaching construction apprentices is 56-year-old David Pullin. He has been a qualified teacher for 25 years, mainly teaching CAD design and construction programmes at South Thames College. “I started out doing an apprenticeship and then I worked as a painter and decorator for a number of years before starting at the college. I’ve had an incredible time as a tutor and recently branched out from full-time teaching into setting up my own limited business supporting management at the college.”

Alongside the many benefits of being a tutor, such as the generous holidays and flexible days, David said there are lots of perks that come with teaching “As well as the stability and reassurance of a steady profession, I get great satisfaction from watching the students grow and develop,” he said. “I still keep in contact with many old students and it is great to see them progress in life – it’s a genuine highlight of teaching. I’ve seen some students go from Level 1 NVQ all the way to degree level.”

David said he would advise anyone thinking of being a construction tutor to get some more information and talk to other tutors. ”I recommend anyone thinking of becoming a tutor to give it a go,” he said. “It may be best to attend an open day at a college where you can informally chat with tutors. These sessions are aimed at tradespeople who may be thinking about a career change.“

The SLP is a sub-regional collaboration of five London boroughs: Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Richmond upon Thames and Sutton.

Supported by the Mayor of London, the campaign comes after research revealed a shortage of workers in the construction industry.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) recently released its annual Construction Skills Network (CSN) report which shows that Greater London needs 22,800 extra workers by 2027 – that means an annual recruitment boost of 4,560.

The campaign is seeing councils, colleges and businesses in South London working together to find the construction apprentices and tutors needed across the industry.

The virtual events include one for anyone wanting information on becoming a tutor on March 27 at 5pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/become-a-tutor-in-construction-find-out-more-tickets-576344861997 and one for apprentices on March 30 at 4.30pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/apprenticeships-in-construction-find-out-more-tickets-576195144187

For more information email [email protected] or visit http://southlondonpartnership.co.uk/skills/mayors-construction-academy-hub/

New Appointment at Reward Strengthens London and South East Team

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22/03/2023

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New Appointment at Reward Strengthens London and South East Team

Reward Finance Group has appointed Tom Annetts as its new relationship manager in a bid to further enhance its clients service operations, and provide greater support to SMEs seeking commercial finance across London and the South East

Tom has vast financial experience spanning over 15 years, having previously worked for Novuna, Aldermore Bank and Barclays. His primary role will be to assist Reward’s client base by guiding them through every stage of the lending process, with the company providing SMEs across the region with tailored business finance loans and asset based solutions of between £50k and £5m.

The timing of his appointment coincides with a rapid period of growth for the lender which recently achieved the key business milestone of growing its regional loan book to £15m, having opened its operational centre in the capital late last year.

Commenting on his appointment, Tom said: “I’m very excited to be joining Reward, having seen the giant strides the business has made across the region over the last 18 months. Everyone I speak to in the industry has nothing but positive things to say about the company, so I jumped at the chance to come on board.

“I’m looking forward to working closely with our portfolio of SME clients to understand their business needs and support them in accessing the working capital needed to help them overcome a difficult trading period or expand and unlock new growth opportunities.”

Simon Adcock, Reward’s regional director for London and the South East, added: “Tom’s appointment is integral to our continued growth in London and the wider region, as forging strong client relationships is at the very heart of our business success to date. He has proven experience in the commercial finance space and will be a big asset in terms of managing our portfolio of clients across the region particularly in what is currently a turbulent economic climate for many firms.”

Conference Held By Lancashire Partnership Against Crime & Retailers Against Crime

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22/03/2023

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Lancashire Partnership Against Crime and Retailers Against Crime have partnered together to host a Business Crime Conference on Wednesday 17^th May from 09:15am – 13:10pm at the Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel to assist businesses in staying safe.

The event will focus on the importance of working together in partnership and the latest issues impacting the business crime sector. Practical advice and insight from expert speakers will include presentations from Lancashire Constabulary, Tesco, National Business Crime Centre at City of London Police, Northwest Organised Crime Unit (NW ROCU), Police Crime Prevention Academy and more. Along with networking opportunities with key professionals from the sector will also add to the day. Delegates will have the opportunity to visit over 20 exhibitors, who are showcasing the latest innovative products and services to assist in preventing business crime.

To book your free delegate place click the following Eventbrite link and register.

Lancashire Partnership Against Crime and Retailers Against Crime Conference Tickets, Wed 17 May 2023 at 09:15 | Eventbrite

Register soon because space is limited. We hope you’re able to join us!

This event is in partnership with Lancashire Constabulary, Amberstone Securityand Total Security Services (T.S.S).

Lancashire Partnership Against Crime (LANPAC) is a unique collaboration between Lancashire Constabulary, Lancashire Businesses and Public Services working together to reduce levels of crime and disorder across the county. The Partnerships primary role is to support community safety schemes across Lancashire. LANPAC has awarded over £4m worth of funding to projects across the county. For further details please visit www.lanpac.co.uk

Retailers Against Crime (RAC) is a national not for profit crime partnership, helping to detect and prevent crime including acts of violence by sharing information with over 1,500 retail businesses across the UK. RAC findings show that theft against retail continues to rise with actual losses reported to RAC during 2022 increasing by over 30% on 2021. Despite police arresting many individuals there are little or no consequences, therefore offenders continue to steal with no fear of any repercussions. Shop theft is not a victimless crime. It is financially crippling for retailers and can be distressing for their staff. For further details please visit https://www.retailersagainstcrime.org

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How A Bus Is Providing Healthcare To The Community

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21/03/2023

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How A Bus Is Providing Healthcare To The Community

Specialist vehicle promotions company, Roadshow Promotions, who has taken to the roads of Richmond and Wandsworth to help residents get access to healthcare on their doorstep, has had its long-running tour extended until December 2023.

Converted specially for Richmond and Wandsworth Council, and manned by healthcare professionals, the touring bus is a convenient and quick way for residents to get health advice. With a resident pharmacist, as well as community and wellbeing professionals plus plenty of resources for advice and self-referrals, it has been a popular resource for the community.

From minor ailments and flu vaccinations to stopping smoking and mental health advice, the mobile single decker bus is helping communities gain easy access to healthcare. Originally commissioned as a COVID vaccination centre, the bus is now bringing even more benefit to the community with a range of extended health services.

Uroosa Binepal, Community Health and Wellbeing Officer (apprentice), who is on board each day says “My colleagues chose a bus because it gave us the flexibility to visit different areas of our two boroughs in Richmond and Wandsworth. From housing estates to superstore car parks, it has been invaluable in providing health care services to our community.”

“Being visible and accessible means that the community can see us and pop in when it’s convenient for them, whether they’re passing or out doing the shopping.”

The RSP06 single decker has been pre-converted to undertake medical health tours. It has a consultation / treatment room, hospitality / kitchen area, wifi network, AV equipment, internal audio system, staff seating area and built-in worktops for promotional material.

Natasha Greenley, Director of Roadshow Promotions said “We’re delighted that the health bus is providing such a valuable service to communities. The flexibility and mobility of the bus means the team at Richmond and Wandsworth Council can react to the needs of their residents’ wellbeing; helping them provide healthier communities.”

For more information, visit https://roadshowpromotions.co.uk/

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