BUSINESS NEWS
William ready for take off at airport
Birmingham Airport has recruited William Pearson (pictured) as head of route development. Currently head of aviation sales
at Manchester Airport, William has an established background in aviation. He’s no stranger to Birmingham Airport either, having previously set up and managed the Birmingham arm of Airport Coordination Ltd (ACL) in 1994.
Vote decides BID
Sutton Coldfield businesses are this month deciding if the town centre should become a Business Improvement District (BID). If the BID is approved,
businesses within its area will pay more in rates but Birmingham City Council will pledge to spend more money on the area. The BID area covers Birmingham
Road to the High Street and businesses within that area are eligible to vote. If its successful all businesses with a rateable value of more than £7,500 will pay an additional levy of 1.5 per cent on their rates.
Benefits of membership A
new club designed to provide a selection of privileged benefits
normally enjoyed only by blue chip employees has already had a massive impact. The Benefits Club was launched
by national employee benefits specialist BHSF, the Birmingham Chamber, and is part of Chamber services.
Sales and marketing director Brian Hall said: “The BHSF Benefits Club has had an immediate, positive impact for many members, particularly through the legal and medical help lines. “All have been full of praise for the speed and efficiency of the service, which is becoming particularly relevant as NHS Direct is phased out and out-of-hours medical services are becoming harder to access.” For £3.65 a month, membership of the club opens the door to the Network Benefits website, including a discount and privileged offer site, 24-hour access to a GP helpline, legal and counselling advice helplines, an on-line health assessment and a “lost keys or luggage” service. Angela Wheat, from Coventry, was able to get instant legal advice when she was faced with accusations of running up debts on a credit card. She says: “I received a letter from a company saying I had purchased a store
Angela Wheat – cleared false accusations of credit card debt
‘For £3.65 a month, membership of the club opens the door to the Network Benefits website’
card and ran up a huge bill. This I had no knowledge of and disputed it. I was told to get legal advice. “I called the helpline and within
seconds I was speaking to a lady who gave me the advice I needed. Everything she said was clear and I was reassured. I was very impressed and I now know where to go if I ever need legal advice again.” Sue Cooke, deputy editor of Chamberlink, had a dental problem eased by the BHSF service. She says: “On a Friday evening I was suffering an extreme amount of pain from an abscess under a tooth I had taken an assortment of painkillers which appeared to have absolutely no effect. “I telephoned the BHSF GP
advice service to ask for information on what I could take and in what amount which might have some effect. I was told that a GP would telephone me back
within half an hour which they did. “The advice was presented in an easily
understandable form by a caring person who had a lot of knowledge. Within an hour of taking the advice on what painkillers I should take and how often, the pain was more controllable”.
For more information about the BHSF Benefits Club go to
www.bhsfbenefitsclub.co.uk
14 CHAMBERLINK OCTOBER 2011
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