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The following instructional video was created by Jeremy Francis, CEO, Personal and Professional Development. About the Author Jeremy Francis has worked in human resource development for over 35 years. From a background in Training and Development within leading British and American banks in 1982 he became a self-employed Human Resource Development and Organization Development Consultant working with blue chip corporates. He then founded Rhema Group with the aim of pro... Read the full story

“The mobile App that gives FREE donations to your chosen charity” What if there was a way you could support your chosen charity without it costing you a penny? Well now there is! IMPACT has an App that allows you to do just that, simply sign-up for the App decide which charity you wish to support and its done. Then every time you shop with any of the participating retailers your charity gets rewarded Free donations for members of IMPACT... Read the full story

MOT exemptions which kept motorists moving during the coronavirus pandemic will be lifted from Saturday (1 August 2020). The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is encouraging motorists whose MOT is due this autumn to get their test done as soon as possible to ensure their vehicle is safe to drive. Getting a test done early may also help motorists beat the rush and avoid a busy period for garages. Chris Price, head of MOT policy at DVSA, said: “MOT exemptions were issued... Read the full story

German oil specialist LIQUI MOLY explains the differences and reveals what is really important July 2020 – Motor oil has developed from a simple lubricant to a high-tech liquid. At the same time, the number of oil grades and specifications has increased significantly. Oliver Kuhn, deputy head of the oil laboratory at LIQUI MOLY, provides more insight and explains what really matters. What kind of oils are there? Oliver Kuhn: Motor oils can be roughly divided into two categori... Read the full story

Shanghai, China The long wait is nearly over. With less than two weeks to go until Formula E regroups in Berlin for the season finale, the newest member of NIO 333 FE Team, Daniel Abt, had his first taste of the NIO FE-005 machine on the team’s filming day. We had a chat with him after his first experience of the car, and he shared with us his thoughts and how it feels to join the team. Q: How do you feel about joining NIO 333? What do you think after your first taste of the... Read the full story

Learn how legal certifications such as ISO 26000, ISO 20121, ISO 14001, EU EMAS, Environmental Legislation, SA8000, UN Global Goals, UNSDG, the Social Value Act 2013 and other relevant legislation can impact on your CSR Policy. Training Module 3 – An introduction to CSR legislation - 4th and 6th August - 11am and 2.30pm http://​​​​​​​https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/csr-training-module-3-an-introduction-to-csr-legislation-tickets-110949948282?aff=ebdssbeac Read the full story

With the coronavirus pandemic putting visits to dream destinations on hold, Falken Tyres is inviting its social media followers on a special journey with its new “Pass the Wheel” campaign. Three beautifully shot videos will take them on a virtual road trip along some of Europe’s most beautiful roads and passes, travelling from Zell am See in Austria, across Switzerland, Italy and France, and into Monaco. The Pass the Wheel trailer has already clocked up 1.7 million views on Falken’s Y... Read the full story

The organisers behind the Creative Retail Awards have launched the inaugural Creative Design & Display Connections (CDDC) meet the buyer event. To be held on 19th January 2021 at Bounce Old Street in London, the event consists of 14 pre-matched one-to-one meetings between buyers and suppliers over the course of the day. Creative Design & Display Connections has been built on the success of the Awards and is designed to provide an element of fun and networking as well as the pre-match... Read the full story

- Lexus tops Britain’s most comprehensive dealership survey - Records highest satisfaction score, and lowest complaint rate - Full findings published exclusively at autoexpress.co.uk and in Auto Express magazine, on sale now Lexus dealers are the best in Britain, according to Driver Power, Britain’s most comprehensive ownership survey, published exclusively in Auto Express magazine and online at autoexpress.co.uk today. Once again, Lexus topped the charts in a number of key areas,... Read the full story

Online used car marketplace heycar analysed lockdown driving data to examine how it changed our driving habits and found: Since lockdown started in March, the miles driven per year in the UK have dropped by more than 70%. heycar.co.uk calculated that we have ‘saved’ 43.2 billion miles - that’s 42.2 billion miles not driven in lockdown. Please find a media bulletin and infographic with full stats below. Please cite the research with a backlink to heycar.co.uk. *** Lock... Read the full story

Leading road repair business, Roadmender Asphalt, available to offer insight into how new technologies can help reduce disruption while improving sustainability Sustainable roads are seemingly the flavour of the month for those in a variety of Government departments. Having announced the banning of heavy duty tyres over ten years old just two weeks ago, the Government are now looking towards the implementation of 'e-Highways' in order to cut the amount of HGV emissions. In London, it wo... Read the full story

A shocking new survey by DesperateSeller.co.uk has revealed that 30.9% of UK consumers simply don’t understand hybrid cars. A poll on the used car website in July 2020 asked “What is a hybrid car?” and gave three options: a) One that can use at least two means of propulsion; b) One that does NOT have an internal combustion engine; and c) One that can run on both petrol and diesel fuels. Of 1,190 respondents, 822 gave the correct answer, a – hybrid cars use two means of propuls... Read the full story

Jeremy Francis, CEO, Personal and Professional Development, is pleased to announce the publication of his new e-book Influencing and leading without authority What is it that causes people to want to follow a person, and to willingly give them their hearts, minds and their very best efforts? Why is influencing and leading without authority so important these days? How can you spot a leadership space, and step into it, even though you do not have direct authority over those who need t... Read the full story

The Purpose of the National Tutoring Programme. The National Tutoring Programme, or NTP for short is a two year government incentive to combat the impact that Covid-19 has had on our education system where many schools have had to restrict class attendances to only pupils whose parents or guardians are key workers. Whereas those pupils who were unable to attend have missed out on the majority of this years curriculum. Leaving them behind the national standard of education, even though many... Read the full story

Frank Stephenson's "How I Designed...?" YouTube series culminates tonight at 18.00 BST with the premiere of "How To Design the McLaren P1", followed by a live Q&A on his official YouTube channel at 18.30 BST. Moving into the hypercar segment, the P1 was an awesome design opportunity to reimagine aerodynamic solutions based on biomimicry, the science of design intelligence based on nature’s elucidations. The live Q&A session hosted on his official YouTube Channel on 29th July... Read the full story

London 29.07.20: Manufacturer Britishvolt today announces a collaboration with renowned Italian design house Pininfarina, to build the UK’s first large-scale battery gigaplant at the former RAF base of Bro Tathan, Wales. The Pininfarina legacy spans more than 90 years at the forefront of innovative automotive design, and more recently an expansion into the field of architecture. After decades of working with top brands such as Ferrari, Alfa Romeo and Peugeot – including a renovation of... Read the full story

(Turin, 29 July 2020) Automobili Pininfarina today announces an exciting new partnership with Naim Audio, designed to bring the pinnacle of sonic experiences to prospective owners of the most powerful Italian sports car of all time. News of the partnership is revealed as the luxury electric car creator Automobili Pininfarina prepares a small fleet of prototype Battista hypercars for the final stages of a rigorous test programme beginning in August. Every Battista pure-electric hypercar wil... Read the full story

DCS Group, the UK’s leading distributor, is helping wholesale and convenience retailers drive more sales through main shop missions by promoting the right range of Baby Care products in its third Destination Convenience webinar. “Baby Care shoppers with young families are a lot more valuable than the average shopper,” said Matt Stanton, Head of Category and Insight at DCS Group. “Typically they spend 38% more than the average shopper and are clear about what brand they want,... Read the full story

Financial comparison website KnowYourMoney.co.uk has launched its revamped platform for consumers to find car finance products. Around 90% of cars in the UK are bought on finance. Consequently, there is huge demand for personal loans, Hire Purchase (HP) and Conditional Sale Agreements. KnowYourMoney.co.uk’s new platform allows consumers to easily check their eligibility for car finance and compare the products on offer from different lenders. The car finance comparison tool has be... Read the full story

TERRASTORM will be on sale globally from Q3 2020 Based on the Volkswagen Crafter/MAN TGE and powered by advanced Euro VI D engines and drivetrains Two variants, TT1 Coach and TT2 Nomad with countless configurations TORSUS TERRASTORM is engineered to be the world’s most capable 4x4 minibus Transports up to 20 passengers depending on configuration Prices start from €57,461 (£52,290.95) For more information, visit www.torsus.eu Full suite of images, launch films available... Read the full story

Developers adding 5M square feet of industrial space The Port of Savannah handled 4.44 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in Fiscal Year 2020, down less than 1 percent compared to the previous year. Despite COVID-19 disruptions, total tons crossing all GPA docks reached a record 37.77 million, up 0.6 percent, or 223,000 tons, compared to FY2019. Container tons grew 2 percent (560,440 tons) to reach 33.5 million tons for the year, another record. "Cargo volume reductions... Read the full story

Shanghai, China 2020 - 2021 Formula E season will mark the start of a new partnership between NIO 333 FE Team and One All Sports. The newly signed three-year deal will see the industry leader forming a strategic partnership with the Chinese team on team apparel. One All Sports was incorporated following 20 years of experience in sports related apparel and accessories industry, its quality and high standard met with wide recognition in the world of motorsport. It has formed collaboratio... Read the full story

Ford is tapping four-legged robots at its Van Dyke Transmission Plant in early August to laser scan the plant, helping engineers update the original computer-aided design which is used when we are getting ready to retool our plants These robots can be deployed into tough-to-reach areas within the plant to scan the area with laser scanners and high-definition cameras, collecting data used to retool plants, saving Ford engineers time and money Ford is leasing two robots, nickna... Read the full story

London-based IT support company, Computers in the City, created an infographic that makes clear the impact and benefits for people working from home in the coronavirus era, as well as advice for managing staff. With the professional lives of people around the world plunged deep into turmoil as a result of the global pandemic, it is still uncertain whether returning to the office is completely safe, or if it should be made compulsory for employees. Since the beginning of the outbreak, the... Read the full story

Taking into consideration the current state of affairs and caution advisories still in place by the Indian government, the organisers of Busworld India - Busworld International CVBA and Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India Pvt Ltd in consultation with stakeholders have decided to cancel the 2020 edition of the fair. In order to keep the industry updated with the changing business landscape in the bus & coach sector, the organisers will continue to host a series of virtual webinars and interactiv... Read the full story

Jeremy Francis, CEO, Personal and Professional Development, is pleased to announce the publication of his new e-book Building teams that smash targets Content Why is it that some teams can literally smash targets, and create new records, and that others remain average or underperforming? In today’s fast changing, and extremely demanding environment, when uncertainty is the only certainty, it is a rare breed of team leader that can inspire and equip their team to not only to me... Read the full story

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, is delighted to announce the sale of Ponteland Post Office in Ponteland, Newcastle Upon Tyne. The business comprises a Post Office, travel agency and a newsagent, all of which are staff run. It boasts a high turnover, most of which comes from its travel agency services and Post office transactions, with additional trade from sales of a range of gifts, greetings cards and stationery. The property also includes an office, a small storeroom... Read the full story

The following instructional video was created by Jeremy Francis, CEO, Personal and Professional Development. About the Author Jeremy Francis has worked in human resource development for over 35 years. From a background in Training and Development within leading British and American banks in 1982 he became a self-employed Human Resource Development and Organization Development Consultant working with blue chip corporates. He then founded Rhema Group with the aim of pro... Read the full story

The following instructional video was created by Jeremy Francis, CEO, Personal and Professional Development. About the Author Jeremy Francis has worked in human resource development for over 35 years. From a background in Training and Development within leading British and American banks in 1982 he became a self-employed Human Resource Development and Organization Development Consultant working with blue chip corporates. He then founded Rhema Group with the aim of pro... Read the full story

Jeremy Francis, CEO, Personal and Professional Development, is pleased to announce the publication of his new e-book Revolutionize your people management skills. Do you know why the world’s best organisations are so successful at managing, developing and retaining highly self-motivated people? Do you know how to become a ‘best-in-class’ manager? Do you know how to get people to willingly give you their highest performance? If ‘no’, or partially ‘yes’, then this book... Read the full story

Today’s ONS retail statistics for June show retail sales up 1.5% YOY – but ParcelHero warns stores not to celebrate yet: 31.8% of those sales were made online. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) retail sales figures for June showed sales soared by over 13% compared to May, to reach near-normal levels. In fact, with fuel sales excluded, they actually beat June 2019’s figures by 1.5%. However, the home delivery expert ParcelHero is warning stores that the devil is in the d... Read the full story

“The mobile App that gives FREE donations to your chosen charity” What if there was a way you could support your chosen charity without it costing you a penny? Well now there is! IMPACT has an App that allows you to do just that, simply sign-up for the App decide which charity you wish to support and its done. Then every time you shop with any of the participating retailers your charity gets rewarded Free donations for members of IMPACT... Read the full story

Over half of businesses have a firm grip on ways to counter common risks to energy supply chains and management, according to research conducted by Gazprom Energy, the UK’s leading business gas supplier. Gazprom Energy carried out research among over 200 energy decision makers, working in large businesses, to better understand the challenges they face today. The research showed that 81% of businesses considered price changes to be the biggest risk to their energy supply. Some businesses... Read the full story

The Bugatti limited edition of 500 units now goes into series production and have more pace than you might expect Molsheim, 24th July 2020. At the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show, Bugatti announced our 110th birthday present to ourselves, the reimagining of the original Bugatti Baby. We are delighted to say that the design and testing phase is now completed, the car has gone into series production and clients will be soon be taking delivery of the very first cars. Developed in par... Read the full story

The five of cups is stalking me at the moment - not in my personal readings but for those I’m reading for. It has literally presented four times in the last 24 hours alone then this morning, I receive this as my card of the day. Rather than applying this personally however, I know it’s a call for me to send a note out there for someone that could do with some inspiration. The Five of Cups is traditionally depicted as a card of grief, loss, defeat and difficulty and can often spark the... Read the full story

You will of course be aware that the wearing of face masks will be made compulsory for all UK shoppers from this Friday. However, questions still remain about whether enough is being done to enforce social distancing to ensure the safety of both retail workers and the general public. Given that the death rate of sales and retail assistants is 75% higher amongst men and 60% higher amongst women than in the general population, it seems clear that face masks are only part of the answer. As we... Read the full story

The training course is for those who wish to develop their organisation’s CSR policy including CEOs/MDs, executive teams, senior leadership, HR managers and CSR professionals. The course is also suitable for anyone who wants to gain a better understanding of the importance of CSR in the workplace. Desired learning outcomes for the 6 comprising modules include; Why CSR is important to all stakeholders. Learn about the benefits of CSR. Explore laws, guidance and regulations. D... Read the full story

Rimac Automobili has appointed former Aston Martin Chief Engineer, VP of Engineering at Tesla and lead at Apple’s Special Projects Group, Chris Porritt, to the role of Chief Technology Officer. Chris will report directly to founder and CEO, Mate Rimac, with focus on future Rimac projects. With a career spanning more than three decades, Chris has overseen the development of a number of bespoke performance and electric vehicles. During his 16 years at Aston Martin, he was Chief Engineer fo... Read the full story

Lotus Cars will establish a new advanced technology centre in Wellesbourne, UK Lotus Engineering – the consultancy division of Group Lotus – will also base its HQ at the new site The facility represents a new partnership between Lotus and WMG (formerly Warwick Manufacturing Group) at the University of Warwick An initial 130 engineers will move in, with capacity for many new jobs as the facility is further established in the Midlands (Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, UK – 23... Read the full story

In 2020, the Audi A5 was significantly upgraded and brought up to date with the latest facelift across all body versions. Alongside new headlights, grille and technological updates, the new engine nomenclature was also introduced. A real highlight was the extremely energetic 45 TDI, which unfortunately is no longer available as a new model. Its owners can now make it even more desirable with an ABT Power performance upgrade*. Instead of the standard 231 hp (170 kW) and 500 Nm, the data sheet... Read the full story

Flying Seagull Project launches live Laugh N Play circus tour Community groups in London, Essex and SE can book a free socially-distanced show To keep kids entertained this summer, children’s charity The Flying Seagull Project has launched the Laugh N Play tour – a series of live circus shows across London, Essex and the South East. Dates are booking up fast but any local community group, charity, school or not-for-profit organization can still request a free socially-distanced liv... Read the full story

32% of serious injuries occur as a result of road traffic accidents such as vehicular collisions Young drivers three times as likely to be injured in a road accident Just under half don’t know where to look for legal help in making a claim New research into injury incidents in the UK reveals that a shocking proportion of the population has been seriously injured in road traffic accidents within the last five years. The research into 1,000 adults across the UK, conducted by Flet... Read the full story

Aggressive strategy for crisis management of the Swabian motor oil and additive producer pays off. July 2020 – The German lubricant company LIQUI MOLY also is not being spared by the global pandemic. Thanks to an aggressive strategy to overcome the crisis, sales had nevertheless grown by the halfway point of the year – almost three percent compared to the previous year. Earnings declined, however. For Managing Director Ernst Prost, this is no cause for concern: “Through our determine... Read the full story

Jeremy Francis, CEO, Personal and Professional Development, is pleased to announce the publication of his new e-book Help yourself to future success Have you ever wondered why some people achieve enormous success in their lives and others struggle? Well this book provides you with answers! Wherever you are in your career, it may be that you are dissatisfied with your current job for a variety of reasons. Or, it maybe that you are just starting out on your working life, and really d... Read the full story

THE RISE OF THE MOTOR-OFFICE 1 in 2 Brits not comfortable travelling for work right now unless able to travel and stay in their own vehicle and accommodation Workers feel more comfortable staying in a private motorhome or caravan when travelling for work, than in a hotel or serviced apartment 1 in 5 say employers have a moral responsibility to provide staff with caravans for business trips To find out more on how to buy a caravan and what you need to know, check out https://www.au... Read the full story

Drop-In Clinic hosted by Dr Col The Drop-In Clinic was DriveTech’s response to the sudden enforced isolation of working from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The clinic included a chat forum, contact details for their mental health first aiders and a live weekly broadcast headed up by their very own Dr Col, otherwise known as Colin Paterson, Head of Marketing. Part of the fun and engagement of this group was the fact that Dr Col wasn’t really a medical practitio... Read the full story

Combination of Intelligent Valve Technology (iVT) with advanced software and artificial intelligence creates a world-first concept: the ‘digital engine’ Applied to Heavy Duty Diesels this innovative system has the potential to slash fuel consumption by five percent per commercial truck Such an improvement in economy would save the UK haulage industry £500 million in diesel each year With greater control over emissions, iVT can cut costs for the OEM, reducing the amount it has... Read the full story

With its mission focused on road casualty reduction and safer roads, DriveTech are delighted to have launched the 2020 Drivetech Vision Zero Awards after great success in its inaugural year in 2019. The DriveTech Vision Zero Awards were launched to the UK police forces in July of last year and the year ended with a winning entry from Derbyshire Police and two fitting runners-up in the form of the Metropolitan Police, and RoadSafe Northern Ireland in support of the PSNI. The aim of... Read the full story

CSR-A are delighted to announce our next CSR Webinar event is now available via Eventbrite This webinar examines the positive impact that social responsibility will have on building a sustainable business. It will explore some of the key benefits that will help businesses achieve positive results. Social responsibility is a broad concept that can take many forms depending on the organisation and sector. Through CSR programs, philanthropy, and volunteer efforts, organisations can benefi... Read the full story

CSR-A are delighted to announce our next CSR Webinar event is now available via Eventbrite This webinar examines HR and the role that social responsibility plays in implementing a dynamic HR policy. Businesses need to be socially responsible not just now but in the long term especially when it comes to working practices and how a business looks after its staff. CSR activities can help forge a stronger bond between employee and employer, they can boost morale and can help both employees... Read the full story