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Motor Mail August – Mark Campbell Motors

August 20th, 2010 Posted by m8mc

Posted in Member News

Hi 2 Valleys! 

The latest edition of Motor Mail, the Mark Campbell Motors e-Newsletter can be found here: http://www.markcampbellmotors.co.uk/newsletter/motor-mail-august-2010/

To really help spread the word, click the ‘Share’ button towards the bottom to post onto literally all social media sites!

We hope to see you at our Family Fun Weekend this coming Saturday and Sunday too!  Complimentary BBQ, bouncy castle and fun and games are the order of the weekend!

See you there!

Motor Mail – The Mark Campbell Motors e-Newsletter

July 22nd, 2010 Posted by m8mc

Tags: mark campbell, motor mail, newsletter
Posted in Member News

For an entertaining insight into safe, reliable and economical motoring, why not subscribe to Motor Mail, the Mark Campbell Motors e-Newsletter?

The premier edition can be found here: http://www.markcampbellmotors.co.uk/newsletter/motor-mail-july-2010/

You’d also be helping out if you used the ‘Share’ button in the newsletter that will allow you to effortlessly post a link to the newsletter on your own FaceBook Pages, Twitter accounts and so on!

Happy Motoring!

I need your help……

June 9th, 2010 Posted by Martin Hyde

Tags: Charity
Posted in General, Member News

To get the adrenaline going on June 12th I will be doing the Big Zip across the River Trent at a height of 30 metres. This is in aid of Marie Curie Nurses who provide free nursing care to cancer patients and those with other terminal illnesses in their own homes. A great cause, and one that is close to me having lost my father to cancer at a young age.

If you would like to sponsor me for this charity event, please visit http://www.justgiving.com/Stuartross9. It is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.

Have a great week….

Another Trading Standards Department recognises SBC!

May 4th, 2010 Posted by Martin Hyde

Tags: bricklaying Trading Standards Buy WIth Confidence Nottinghamshire, maintenance, plastering, plumbing, Property, SBC
Posted in Member News

SBC Property Services are pleased to announce that Nottinghamshires Buy With Confidence scheme, run by their Trading Standards Dept, have accepted SBC onto the scheme. SBC had to demonstrate their adminstration procedures and record keeping, have all our staff and our Gas Safe contractor vetted by CRB, and 10 randomly selected customers from our database gave us a high rating for the quality of work, cost and cleanliness.
We’re looking forward to having lots of new customers throughout Nottinghamshire and to continuing to uphold our 7 point guarantee.

SBC Property Services meet local Parliamentary Candidate

March 1st, 2010 Posted by Martin Hyde

Tags: bricklaying, maintenance, plastering, plumbing, Property, SBC
Posted in General, Member News

SBC Property Services received stirring commendations on their high safety and quality standards from Mid-Derbyshire Parliamentary Candidate, Pauline Latham, on her recent visit to their West Hallam premises.

The meeting, held on 18th February, was part of Pauline Latham’s ‘Latham Listens’ initiative, which sees Mrs. Latham selecting and visiting key businesses throughout her potential Mid-Derbyshire constituency, to gain a greater understanding of the issues facing local businesses.

SBC Property Services, owned and managed by Sheila and Steve Balaam of Draycott, Derbyshire, provides plumbing, plastering, tiling, kitchen and bathroom installation, bricklaying and roofing work to private and commercial clients. The company gears its service offering towards providing ‘the safe family home environment’, with all staff members and subcontractors being Criminal Records Bureau checked. SBC is also Safe Contractor Certified, meaning that it has been independently tested and assessed to ensure compliance with the latest health and safety measures.

Following their hour-long meeting, which saw the debating of subjects spanning business support, safety and debt recovery, Mrs. Latham commented on what she saw to be SBC’s key value offerings: “The fact that you’ve got a 7 point guarantee…you don’t normally get that and that makes you the cut above. Having dealt with all of these trades personally at home over the years, they are not generally reliable and they don’t always do what they say they’re going to do…if you can guarantee that workmanship and quality, you’re going to appeal to the people that want a proper and not a cut price job”.

On the conclusions deduced from the meeting, SBC Director, Sheila Balaam commented: “I am glad that Mrs Latham recognised our stringent quality and safety measures. In addition, we necessitate that all staff, no matter how experienced, qualify to NVQ level as an assurance of quality to our customers”.

Asked to provide a closing comment on her experience with SBC, Mrs. Latham remarked: “Well it seems to me from what I’ve gathered today that you are a good company that cares about what you are doing, that you want to do a good job and that you’re working very hard at achieving this”. Armed with information from such meetings, should Mrs Latham be voted into Westminster this May, she will be able to vote on legislation that affects the success of companies just like SBC in Mid Derbyshire.

Design and i offer FREE Brand Report

February 18th, 2010 Posted by Martin Hyde

Posted in Member News

Design and i are pleased to announce the launch of a new free service for current or potential clients.

We will write a FREE report on your businesses’ existing brand identity and graphic design. This FREE report will give you a breakdown of your current branding and design and provide you with ideas to build upon it. We will include an action plan for you to take forward, and suggest priority areas for brand development.

If you or any of your contacts could benefit from this FREE report then this is an ideal referral for us. It is a totally FREE service that any BNI chapter member or their contacts can take us up on. This is a great opportunity for any business to get an insight into the health of their current branding and design, with no obligation.

To take us up on this offer you will need to provide us with the following:

* Your name, business name, address, telephone number & email address for our database
* Examples of your current business stationary, business card, brochures, flyers etc.
* A link to your current website and/or blog
* Photographs of any vehicle liveries, signage etc
* Examples of any branded clothing, PPE etc
* Your company description, target market, and plans for future development from your business plan
* A description of your brand’s values / the message you would to communicate about your business

You can send this information to us by email: report@designandi.co.uk or post it to: Emma Hyde, Business Manager, Design and i, Weyland House, 58 Smalley Drive, Oakwood, Derby, DE21 2SQ.

Once we have all of this information we will aim to get your report to you within 10 days, with no obligation.

Design and i – ‘Businesses Look Better With Us’

ASAP Promo: New year, new association!

January 15th, 2010 Posted by vonster

Posted in General, Member News

We’re proud to announce a brand new alliance with the Technology Channels Association (TCA).

The Technology Channels Association was formed to incorporate the Professional Computing Association and the Mac Technology Association. The TCA represents the interests of all types of business in the various Digital Technology channels including vendors, distributors, resellers and retailers. Their aim; to represent the members, build confidence by providing information and enhance business relationships through various activities including meetings seminars and numerous channel networking opportunities.

ASAP Promo are now (TCA) Affiliate Members, which means TCA Members can benefit from our 36 years in the print industry. All TCA members can take advantage of exclusive discounts, which are redeemable against any of our quality print and promotional products.

“I’m so glad to have the ASAP team on board and I’m looking forward to working with them on TCA’s own printing requirements. Our members will really benefit from ASAP’s expertise, enthusiasm and can-do attitude,” commented newly-appointed TCA Chief Executive Officer, Adam Harris.

“This is an amazing opportunity for ASAP Promo Ltd,” explains Martin Roberts, owner of ASAP Promo Ltd. “We look forward to helping TCA members get the most of their marketing budgets and providing them with high quality printing and promotional items.”

Yvonne Gorman, Director of ASAP Promo Ltd, adds, “I feel really privileged to be a TCA Affiliate Member and I can’t wait to meet the members and colleagues at the next TCA seminar. If any TCA member needs expert, independent print advice, just give me a call on 01332 412252 – I’d be only too happy to help.”

“TCA Members should also look out for exclusive special offers, which will be published on our website very soon!” concludes Yvonne.

For further information on the products and services ASAP Promo Ltd has to offer, email derby@ilovepromo.co.uk. Alternatively, please call 01332 412252 to discuss your needs in more detail.

If you would like more information about the Technology Channels Association please visit www.tcauk.org or contact Chief Executive Officer, Adam Harris on 0845 634 9245.

Middle 8 Marketing Communications Joins Two Valleys

December 14th, 2009 Posted by m8mc

Posted in Member News, New Members

Introducing your new Marketing Consultant – Clive Astin of M8MC

Firstly, a big thank you to all Two Valleys Chapter members!  Every one of you has been extremely welcoming and helpful to me in the weeks following my first visit to the Chapter.  It didn’t take a great deal of contemplation following this visit to conclude that promptly joining was the right thing for M8MC and myself to do.  I left with referrals, but also with a firm belief that I’d found a superb collection of people sharing a great support network from which to grow my business, whilst being able to give just as much valuable support back to the group.

M8MC can assist with all elements of your company’s communications, helping you to consistently integrate your messaging across a wide range of mediums including; PR, Advertising, Direct Mail and E-mail, Newsletters and e-Newsletters, Search Engine Optimisation, all elements of  Web 2.0 including Social Networking and much, much more.

I’m happy to be a sounding board or an extra set of ears for pretty much anything and welcome you to get in touch whenever you like.  Better still, lets get some ‘one to ones’ happening!  Please get in touch by clicking here to make arrangements!

I’ll finish off by wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.  I look forward to working alongside you all at some point, forging synergistic alliances and moving forwards together to greater things!

All the best
Clive (and minime Reuben, pictured)
M8MC
www.m8mc.co.uk

Gold Badge awarded to Yvonne Gorman from ASAP Promo Ltd

December 14th, 2009 Posted by vonster

Posted in General, Member News

Yvonne - Gold Badge Member

This month saw yet another member of Two Valleys join the exclusive Gold Badge Club. After years of hard work, Yvonne Gorman, Director of ASAP Promo Ltd becomes the latest member to join the elite team.

Being a Gold Badge holder entitles you a whole host of privileges within BNI including in invitation to the Gold Badge Meetings; a regular networking opportunity to meet and do business with other elite networkers from throughout the region.

“I couldn’t believe it when Jason Smith, our BNI Area Director announced I had been awarded this prestigious accolade. I’ve been waiting for this moment for a very long time – wooooohooooooooo. I wear my new badge with pride knowing there is only a few people in the region with one of these. BNI Ambassador one minute, Two Valleys’ Treasurer the next, now this…what next? Assistant Director? Watch this space in 2010!” commented an enthusiastic Yvonne Gorman, Director of ASAP Promo Ltd and BNI Ambassador.

“Yvonne Gorman gets Givers Gain. She works hard on behalf of her fellow BNI members not just in her own chapter but across the Network as a whole. It gave me great pleasure to award her with this prestigious award.” Jason Smith, Area Director South Derbyshire.

What do you have to do to become a Gold Badge Holder?
- Be a networking evangelist
- Sponsored 6 visitors through to membership
- Actively support and promote Two Valleys and the BNI philosophy, “Givers Gain”.

Other Gold Badge Holders in Two Valleys include Rob Murdy from KA Cox/Glazedale and Adam Harris from Bear IT.

What You Don’t Need To Succeed…

December 1st, 2009 Posted by Martin Hyde

Tags: Business Coach, success
Posted in Member News

I’m always talking about the attributes of successful people:

* They set goals.
* They are ACTION-oriented.
* They are willing to work harder than their competition.
* They are eager to learn.
* They are persistent.

Today, for a change, let’s talk about what you don’t need to succeed.

* You don’t have to be smart.
* You don’t have to be good-looking.
* You don’t have to be thin.
* You don’t have to be nice.
* You don’t have to be right — all the time.
* You don’t have to be even-tempered.

I’m not saying you shouldn’t be kind, sympathetic, and patient. You should try to be all of those things, because those qualities will make you a better and happier person.

But in remaking your personality into that of an automatic wealth builder, focus on enthusiasm, diligence, and determination. Set goals. And take ACTION.