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Employees of leading MSA operator participate in charity event for Cancer Research UK30 September 2019: A team of employees at Roadchef, one of the UK’s leading motorway service area (MSA) operators, took part in this year’s Jurassic Coast Challenge, an annual sponsored walk event on England’s south coast, to raise money for Cancer Research UK.The challenge sees participants take part in a gruelling walk, ranging from 34 to the full 100 kilometres depending on ability, between Poole and... Read the full story

Automotive industry charity, Ben, has today officially launched its Critical response service, to support employers and their employees in times of crisis. This free service sees Ben working with automotive industry businesses to provide appropriate, often immediate, support for employees when they experience an unexpected or traumatic incident or event. This specialist service supports employees who have recently experienced: Death of a colleague or customer Serious injury to a member of st... Read the full story

More than 2,900 disabled motorists, carers and their friends and families attended One Big Day Edinburgh at the Royal Highland Centre on 21 September 2019. The final event of the year showcased a wide range of vehicles available for disabled people, and offered visitors the chance to discover all they needed to know about worry-free motoring with the Motability Scheme. Visitors explored a showcase of over 50 vehicles from leading manufacturers including Ford, Vauxhall and Toyota, plus, Wheel... Read the full story

27 September 2019Nearly 10% (9.257% {88,103}) of motorcycles failed their MOT due to faulty lamps or reflectors, new DVSA data reveals. The data, which covers the first full year of the new MOT (20 May 2018 – 19 May 2019) also shows that just over 4% (4.232% {40,277}) of motorcycles failed the test due to brake defects.The new MOT, introduced on 20 May 2018, brought in defect categories (minor, major and dangerous) to help riders better understand what was wrong with their vehicle. “Dang... Read the full story

Since the new MOT was introduced in May 2018, nearly 3 million dangerous vehicles have been taken off Britain’s roads, helping improve road safety, new DVSA data reveals.In the first year of the new MOT, more than 31 million vehicles took a test with almost a third failing. Of these, almost 3 million failed due to dangerous defects and were taken off the road or repaired, helping keep Britain’s roads safe.DVSA research, however, shows around 25% of vehicles get their MOTs late, that mea... Read the full story

Black used cars outsell all other colours, according to data released by AA Cars Silver was the most popular colour a decade ago, but has now dropped down the rankings to fifth place While black cars are sold the most, buyers search for white cars most oftenLondon, 26 September 2019 – Black cars outsell all other colours in the used car market, yet drivers are most likely to search for white models, according to research released today by AA Cars, the AA’s used car website.Historically,... Read the full story

The UK’s top athletes will flock to Glasgow when it stages the SPAR British Athletics Indoor Championships 22-23 February for the first time The world’s number one rated Indoor meet – the Müller Indoor Grand Prix – is held on February 15 2020 Fans set for a historic double-header at the Emirates Arena following hosting the successful European Athletics Indoor Championships in 2019 Supporters can register for ticket updates via www.britishathletics.org.uk/events-and-tickets/2020-even... Read the full story

Blakemore Retail SPAR stores across the England and Wales have been on a bank holiday fundraising drive for the NSPCC while at the same time raising awareness about how parents can keep their children safe from sexual abuse.  Colleagues from Blakemore Retail organised a host of different activities for customers to mark the special PANTS Day.In total, colleagues raised an incredible £34,882 over the bank holiday weekend. These funds will allow the NSPCC to reach more than 11,500 primary sch... Read the full story

The UK is suffering from "wills apathy", with more than 30 million adults failing to make provisions for when they die. Dying intestate (without a Will) means the government will decide who gets what from your estate. Not having a Will could also result in Inheritance Tax being due before the estate is released. Grieving families may be forced to take out loans in order to release the assets.But drawing up a Will doesn't have to be a daunting or expensive process, a single Will costs £125 an... Read the full story

Business Networking Event in support ofWorld Homeless Day on 10th Oct 2019 Mark Horsford of homeless hostel Michael House will be a guest speaker at a unique local Business Speed Networking Event which will be held between 7am to 9am at Marsham Court Hotel in Bournemouth.10th of October is World Homeless Day in recognition of this Find Us On Web have invited Mark Horsford of Michael House to be their charity of the day. Michael House is a local homeless hostel that’s more than just a host... Read the full story

What influences personal development?That’s a big question, so in order to tackle it I’m going to look at personal development within the context 0f working for an organization which has employees and those employees need to be involved in personal development.  So in my view there are four key influences and I am going to go through each one of them very briefly.1.The Organisation Does the organization itself promote a Learning and Development culture?  Is it a learning organization?... Read the full story

IntroductionA negotiation has been called the process by which parties experiencing a conflict attempt to resolve that conflict by agreement.Such a simple definition, while essentially true, overlooks the key essential in all negotiations, the need for a win/win outcome. Why is a win/win all important? The problem is that people are basically competitive. It’s part of our nature. It’s what has enabled us to survive, to grow, to succeed and it is a primary driving force in our lives. It is... Read the full story

September 2019 – Arouses wanderlust: the LIQUI MOLY erotic calender for 2020. This time it was shot in South Africa. Another special feature is that the calendar has 24 images instead of twelve, so that you get to flip over the pages every two weeks. “The images from Africa are aimed at warming the heart when winter arrives in Europe,” says Ernst Prost, Managing Director of the German oil and additive specialist. In the past, LIQUI MOLY had already designed annual calendars for 13 or 14... Read the full story

GPA issues call to action for development   The Port of Savannah achieved an all-time high of 437,750 twenty-foot equivalent container units in August. Find print quality images here. (Georgia Ports Authority/ Stephen B. Morton)   SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 24, 2019 - The Georgia Ports Authority achieved its busiest month ever for containerized trade in August, handling 437,750 twenty-foot equivalent container units. At the GPA Board meeting Tuesday, Executive Director... Read the full story

Partnership to Enhance UK Retail Productivity and Customer Engagement 24th September 2019 – Cambridge-based technology integrator Herbert Retail, and Bilbao-based weighing and labelling manufacturer Dibal, are working in partnership to create and offer technology solutions that drive end-to-end retail productivity and in-store customer experience. The companies are collaborating to supply innovative weighing, printing, labelling and queue busting technology platforms.  For example, in-sto... Read the full story

Taking in information.READINGThe average reading speed of an adult is 200 to 250 words a minute. This is far too slow for the brain! The consequence is that your mind wanders and you do not take in the information you are reading.The brain does not need you to repeat in your head the words you read one at a time!The brain likes it if you double or treble your reading speed! That way you concentrate more and you take in more. It's a bit like the faster you drive a car the more alert you need t... Read the full story

There is currently an increasing emphasis on maximum performance from each individual in organisations. At the same time, there is a corresponding concern as to how to achieve this in a way which is effective and focused for the organisation, and motivating and constructive for each employee.In most organisations the assessment process take the form of an annual performance appraisal review between the manager and the employee. This interview provides the opportunity for a full and frank disc... Read the full story

The fact is that the vast majority of sales managers are appointed to the role from a background of being a sales person, a successful sales person. The assumption seems to be that if you are a successful sales person you will make a successful sales manager. Wrong! I have seen more people stuggle in this role than succeed in it, and they may well have been super sales person AND received Sales Management Training.What might be the problem? In fact, there might be many different problems!... Read the full story

New battery electric car sales surge but new bike sales slow Used car of the month: VW Golf R Estate (2015)Used bike of the month: Suzuki SV1000S (2003-2007) Mycarcheck.com’s valuation experts reveal significant trends in the UK used vehicle market and choose a car and bike of the month. Vehicle valuation manager at mycarcheck.com, Stuart Wilson, said: “Launched in 2015, the estate version of VW’s sporty Golf R hatchback is a near-perfect blend of practicality and performance. With s... Read the full story

Leading organic brands will come together for the first time this weekend (28 September) to promote the benefits of organic food and drink.The unprecedented collaboration features nine major organic brands, representing over £100 million of the UK’s organic sales.Coordinated by Soil Association Certification, the UK’s largest organic certification body, the nine household brands will come together on the final weekend of Organic September 2019 for a harmonised push to boost consumer unde... Read the full story

●    In 2019 so far, more than 42,000 people have had their driving licences medically revoked●   Over 7,000 drivers had their licences revoked because of seizures or blackouts●   Alcohol (5,450) is the most common reason for a licence to be medically revoked●  Almost 1,000 domestic vehicle drivers have had licences revoked for sleep conditions●   In the past 18 months, almost 1,000 bus or lorry drivers had their licences revoked due to blackouts or a sleep-related cond... Read the full story

This quote was shared by Jeremy Francis, Human Resources development consultant. For more details about Jeremy visit his website www.jeremyfrancis.co.uk. Read the full story

Here are some more tips.1. Create pattern notes/mindmaps when attending meetings, interviewing people or during discussions with others. Make them a mixture of pictures and words and use colours to bring them alive. Use them afterwards to remember the key points but in pattern form, Very powerful.2. You want to recall a recent experience e.g. a holiday.Picture vividly the different events and recall them as a story  ' I remember that one day we....'Use all your senses to describe the events... Read the full story

Highly interactive synchronous eLearning (HISE) can resemble the traditional instructor-led (ILT) training.While there are a plethora of benefits to incorporate HISE, at hand are six fundamental reasons why organizations should include HISE as part of their overall training solutions; it: 1. Motivates participants to be involved in the learning process which in turn helps them to understand the “what’s in it for me” – Adult Learning Theory.2. Addresses adult learning styles by incor... Read the full story

Undoubtedly, effective management is a secret key which unlocks the doors to success. It is the responsibility of a business leader to provide strategic vision to the employees at all levels, who could later translate their vision into a reality. Building great teams require great leadership, which is why resilient and brave leaders are those who are not afraid to take daring or valiant decisions, while also establishing and ensuring certain performance standards. Moreover, business leaders c... Read the full story

This quote was shared by Jeremy Francis, Human Resources development consultant. For more details about Jeremy visit his website www.jeremyfrancis.co.uk. Read the full story

Let's your are the CEO of a local government authority. You want to give a 40 minute speech BUT WITHOUT NOTES!You can use the LINK MEMORY SYSTEM. You need to talk about the following 4 major topics.- Progress made on improving the environment.- Improvements regarding care of the homeless- Progress on crime prevention- State of the financesYou take a walk through your house!You picture yourself walking through your hall. The picture on your left is a beautiful rural scene. It shows a village w... Read the full story

IntroductionWhy is it that in the sporting world the best teams would never play against competitors without their coach being ever present? Why do individual golfers, tennis players or athletes meet with their coaches almost daily? How is it that the best performers demand more and more from their personal coaches? Yet in business we obtain qualifications and think “that’s it!” We participate in training programmes and then try, on our own, to put our new-found knowledge and skills to... Read the full story

“Because we care…”, the notice began, “our staff (the notice continued) will visit this Gentlemen’s W.C. on the hour, every hour, to inspect it and ensure that it is always in a condition in which you would want to find it.”Below this impressive piece of narrative there appeared the hours of the day and the initials of the staff member who had carried out this duty. The reader glanced at his watch, 1.20pm, sure enough every hour had been initialled so far that day.This recent e... Read the full story

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The brain loves pictures! So when you want to remember something use a picture particularly an exaggerated picture! Here are some examples:1. I meet a guy called Duncan Cawte. So I picture his face as judge presiding in 'court' eating a 'Dunkin Doughnut.2. I want to remember a list of items, Use the Rhyming Memory System. First learn the rhyme e.g.One is RUN - I picture a race horse running past the winning post with this item on its back.Two is ZOO - I picture a monkey in a zoo throwing this... Read the full story

This quote was shared by Jeremy Francis, Human Resources development consultant. For more details about Jeremy visit his website www.jeremyfrancis.co.uk. Read the full story

Personal development is a very big subject so what I would like to do is share with you 5 thoughts that I think are really important when it comes to addressing this topic.1. Born for Personal Development I honestly think that we were put on this earth not just to grow physically but to grow our knowledge, skills and insights and to grow in the area of making good critical judgments, to grow in terms of how we relate to others, to grow in terms of our experience and our expertise and quite p... Read the full story

Automation, innovation and emerging technologies on showcase at Millbrook Loughborough, UK, 19 September 2019 With the rise of connected and automated vehicles, as well as the UK’s plans for a zero emissions future, the Cenex-LCV2019 and Cenex-Connected Automated Mobility (CAM2019) events welcomed a record number of just over 4,700 delegates to Millbrook earlier this month. This was a 9% increase on 2018 numbers, which were themselves a record. Held at Millbrook, Bedfordshire between 4-5... Read the full story

Grow your people to grow your businessIf you want to know the key to the long term of success of your business it is simple – recruit the RIGHT people and GROW them! Grow your people and they will grow your business.Use the following ‘DEVELOP’ formula.D = Development ProcessAlongside your Performance Management Process put in place a Personal Growth and Development Process. At the heart of this process needs to be the completion of a Personal Development Plan for each employee.The... Read the full story

- Exhibition to be held from September 25-26 at Olympia, London  Dubai, United Arab Emirates – September 19, 2019: Dubai CommerCity (DCC), the region's first dedicated e-commerce free zone, will participate in the 2019 edition of the E-commerce Expo, being held from September 25-26 at Olympia, London. Through its participation, DCC will demonstrate the growing opportunities available to the e-commerce companies within the MENASA region. During the event, DCC will be presenting its vision... Read the full story

You might think it’s just teenagers that make out in a car, but you’re wrong those aged 55 and over are most likely to get caught by the police. The tight, steamy space makes it super intimate, not to mention the thrill of getting it on outside the bedroom.Here at Tempcover we surveyed drivers, all of whom admitted to steaming up their own car windows. We asked everything from who they were doing it with, to why, their most favoured positions and where in the car gave them the biggest thr... Read the full story

This quote was shared by Jeremy Francis, Human Resources development consultant. For more details about Jeremy visit his website www.jeremyfrancis.co.uk. Read the full story

The brain is not only a demanding child it is a fun child so give it some fun! Perhaps start to spend some time on: 1. Doing crosswords. Work your way up from easy to really demanding crosswords. Get some advice on how to do cryptic crosswords.2. Doing Sodoku. Work your way up from easy to demanding BUT find out how to tackle them first!3. Learning a new language online. There are some really great, fun products.4. Doing online quizzes and tests on subjects that interest you.5. Playing new o... Read the full story

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IntroductionInsight selling may not be a familiar term to you. Your customers too may not have heard of it. But use insight selling and both you and your customers will reap substantial benefits, not least of these is sustainable competitive advantage and long term success.What then is insight selling, and why is it so powerful? The starting point is an understanding of the different expectations of your customers.A simple approach to customer segmentation will reveal these expectations. Cus... Read the full story

Winning the respect, trust and confidence of line managers and making a differenceAsk many line managers what they think of HR managers and you will get a variety of views from the positive to the most damning.Examples are: “Excellent. Very professional.” “Very responsive, supportive and helpful” “Great if I can ever get hold of them” “Talk their own language. Not really in touch with the needs of the business. A bit flakey” “You mean the dead hand of HR!”As the issue of e... Read the full story

The coming weeks will see many students taking the leap and driving off to university for the first time, or heading back after the long summer break. While a lot of time will have been spent ensuring that they have those all-important student necessities and making promises of regular calls and updates to Mum and Dad, a pre journey tyre check is often missed. A recent survey by Highways England* has revealed six out of ten students will carry on driving while their vehicle is overloaded. Wh... Read the full story

Earlier this year, in June, the Lind Automotive Family acquired the Herts Triumph business to add to their group with long standing Triumph stores including Jack Lilley Ashford and Triumph East London. The group re-located the business and the all-new store, re-branded as; Triumph North London, opened its doors for customers earlier this year in June. The launch event was hosted on Saturday 14 September. On the day the team welcomed over 1,000 people and hundreds of motorcycles to their bran... Read the full story

Newell & Wright driver consolidates fourth in Championship standingsTextar powered John Newell of Newell & Wright Motorsport highlighted his racing talent at the latest round in the truck racing championship at Snetterton, scoring two podiums over the course of the weekend.In a fantastic start to the weekend’s action on Saturday, Newell finished on the podium in the first race, claiming third and scoring some valuable points in the championship.On Sunday, Newell pushed all the way in the fi... Read the full story

heycar.co.uk, the new online marketplace for used cars, is on a mission to bring greater trust and transparency to the UK’s used car industry. By partnering with selected dealers and only listing vehicles that are under 8 years old, have less than 100,000 miles on the clock and come with a warranty, heycar has a strong focus on quality used cars. The brand, which launched last month, has now announced the addition of a car valuation tool, aiding buyers looking to trade in or sell their car... Read the full story

Berlin, 18.09.2019. The Green-Zones portal has determined in which European environmental zones the highest levels of nitrogen oxides (NOx), harmful to humans and the environment, occurred in 2019 Nitrogen oxides (NOx) cause many harmful effects on the environment, especially on the bronchi of every human being. The NOx emissions are produced by road traffic (e.g. diesel engines) and coal, oil, gas and wood combustion plants.To protect human health from nitrogen dioxide, a 1-hour limit value... Read the full story

It was almost 15 years ago that the W221 series S-Class was delivered for the first time. With its bold design, it clearly distinguishes itself from the more subtle predecessor. This was well received by the public, and more than 500,000 units were sold over a period of just under eight years, with only the legendary W126 having been more successful to date. Due to its great popularity, Sportservice Lorinser has continued to offer its extensive tuning program for the W221. Almost all componen... Read the full story

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Stage 8 of the life cycle - BUSINESS DEATHThe business has milked its success at PRIME. It has become complacent and then arrogant. It fails to move with the times and re-invent itself. In EARLY DECLINE when profits turned to losses and losses began to grow it acted too late and its decline continued.It is now beyond saving.In a desperate bid to stave off its inevitable demise it calls in a big management consultancy to rescue it and their bill finishes it off!Businesses fail because owners... Read the full story