BUSINESS REPORT BUILDING AN ONLINE PRESENCE


A thriving domestic and commercial flooring specialist has launched a social media campaign to raise its profile. Northants Flooring offers free


local measuring quotations and a range of carpets, vinyl, luxury vinyl tiles (LVT), woods and laminate flooring, with professional fitting services. The majority of its business is


generated through customer referrals and it is trying to raise more awareness about its services and its easily accessible showrooms at The Boulevard, just behind Weston Favell shopping centre, and the commercial site in Far Cotton. Business


ILM COURSE IS ANNOUNCED


Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce will be launching a new course in May. The ILM (Institute of Leadership


& Management) Management Development Programme will be delivered over an 11-month period and is essential for anyone who needs to increase their management skills, improve their leadership skills and boost their confidence in managing and developing others. The nine half-day modules will


‘WE WANTED TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT OUR


development manager Luke Emery said: “About 80% of our business is a result of word of mouth which is fantastic, but we wanted to increase awareness about our products and service. “One of the ways we’ve done


PRODUCTS AND SERVICE’


From left: Northants Flooring’s Luke Emery, Adam Marriot, Ross Holt and Chris Brown


has really helped


us locally.” People who like


and share Northants Flooring’s profile page


and promotional posts on


this for our domestic customers has been to launch a monthly competition on Facebook which


Facebook have so far had the chance to win a £50 voucher for a meal out, a Christmas Hamper worth £80, a £270 gym membership and many other fantastic prizes.


Northants Flooring was launched


in 2010, and opened its Weston Favell showroom early 2012. During 2017 it opened a second


site to cater for its expanding commercial operation in Rothersthorpe Industrial Estate where it also runs a retail showroom on weekdays. The team works across the


country with high profile names, including Kier Living.


help delegates to develop their team building skills, influence others and manage change more effectively. Assignments, in the form of action plans, will be set at the end of each module and this will be evaluated at the beginning of the subsequent module. The programme will be delivered


by Paul Beesley of Beyond Theory which is an ILM centre. As a result delegates will receive an ILM accredited certificate upon successful completion of the course. Attendance of the programme


means that delegates automatically become student members of the ILM for one year, and have access to all of the ILM’s resources.


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