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IN BRIEF
Lichfield web design firm Alien Web has gained the internationally recognised ISO 9001 standard. Nick Deeley, who set the company up in April 2010 said: “This award establishes us as a market leader in web design and development services within Staffordshire.” The independent assessment was led by a leading certification body and demonstrates that the company based in Lichfield is committed to customer service and quality in their products. The ISO standard is recognised worldwide as an indication of an organisation's quality management systems. It means that processes and procedures have a common sense approach and ensure consistency and continual improvement. Nick said: "I am very pleased at gaining the
ISO 9001 certification. This recognition officially states my commitment to clients and the focus on quality. This should directly benefit our customers, old and new. We are starting 2012 on a positive note and with this certification, expect we will have a brighter year."
Estate agent builds on success with new staff
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n independently owned and run estate agency has taken on new staff to strengthen both its sales
and lettings operations as demand for its services remains strong. Jayman in Lichfield has appointed Emma Summerhayes and Cheryl Campbell to its staff which have experience in residential sales and lettings, new homes and builder related sales support, professional chartered surveyors and commercial property services. Co-owner James Greaves said Emma’s appointment will reinforce the agency’s sales department.
He said: “She joins Jayman with a strong
background in sales and customer service and has superb knowledge of the local property market.”
‘We are delighted to welcome Emma and Cheryl to the team’
The second new recruit is Cheryl Campbell, who has considerable experience in office management and administration. As the office administrator, she will support the growth of the business by, in particular, processing the increasing amount of documentation that is an inevitable part of a growing lettings operation. James said: “Last year was quite a year for Jayman’s Lettings Division, which celebrated 20
Jayman co-owner James Greaves with new recruits Cheryl Campbell (left) and Emma Summerhayes.
years of successful trading in February 2011 and then completed its 5,000th property let in the summer. We are delighted to welcome Emma and Cheryl to the team.” “They will enable us to continue to provide the best possible service to our clients, both in the sales and lettings sectors, and will help us to grow without compromising our standards of service.”
Inspired Accountants, a Lichfield accounting, taxation and business consulting firm, has opened a second office in Leicester. Paul Bulzacchelli (pictured) managing
director said: “I am delighted to announce the opening of our new office. We have had plans to expand our physical presence in the East Midlands for a while, and this location is perfect for us to help extend our brand and business operations in Leicester and the surrounding area.” Inspired Accountants is an ambitious firm with a modern outlook and provides a comprehensive range of accountancy and advisory services to limited companies, partnerships, sole traders and individuals. The firm has built a strong reputation in Staffordshire and is generally regarded as one of the premier accountancy firms in Lichfield with the breadth and depth of its experienced and qualified professionals. The company is currently forging links with
Rainbows Children’s Hospice. For further information visit
www.inspiredaccountants.com, or call 0116 326 0530.
24 CHAMBERLINK FEBRUARY 2012 Spline gauges China market BY PHILIP PARKIN
A Tamworth company is finding that life as a bigger fish in a smaller pond is paying dividends. Spline Gauges, which makes specialist gauges
for manufacturing industry, is now part of Apex Tools, a 50-50 joint venture between former owner Danaher Corporation and Cooper Industries. Whereas Danaher is a £13.1bn turnover
company, Apex is somewhat smaller at £1.6bn – but that suits Spline just fine. For Spline managing director Malcolm Ryman, his business has a bigger profile within Apex, and is capitalising on that by taking advantage of the company’s customer base and growing market penetration, particularly in China. “We will be able to take advantage of the
knowledge of Danaher and Cooper – and it will be the first time we have had access to China,”
he said. “Danaher is strong in North and South America and China, and Cooper is strong in Europe – so most of the markets are covered. Apex is worldwide also.” Becoming part of Apex has already been a
boost to Spline, with eight new jobs being created at the company, and more in the pipeline, despite the recession.
In a further sign that Spline is making progress within Apex, the company was one of only three subsidiaries invited to address the latter’s annual conference. “Weight for weight, we are outpunching some of the bigger names in Apex,” Mr Ryman said. Spline’s history dates from the foundation of
the company in 1968. It is still at the same base it has occupied since 1970, in the former mining village of Piccadilly. In fact, the company is housed in buildings which were formerly part of Kingsbury Colliery.
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