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...any other business is designed to help satisfy the huge demand the Chamber gets from members seeking to publicise their activities. We have now moved company appointments to our daily bulletin, ChamberlinkDaily, which goes out every morning to nearly 17,000 business and individuals across the West Midlands.


Bringing beer pumps to life


Augmented reality and e-learning company Enlighten, has commemorated a successful trade visit to South Korea by creating a speciality ale with a twist. The Tamworth-based


company used the ‘zappar’ app to develop their augmented reality technology, which can be used with the ‘Seven Knights’ themed cask IPA available from the Tamworth Brewing Company. When using the app, users can scan the pump’s beer clip to reveal interactive Seven Knights content and a free download to the leading mobile game. Seven Knights is a role


playing adventure mobile game, developed by Netmarble – an international mobile game developer with over 3,000 employees worldwide. Steve Wileman, head of


technology and development CEO at Enlighten, said: “As a tribute to the fantastic hospitality we received from the South Korean companies, we decided to commemorate the visit by creating the themed ale. We wanted to bring the pride that Tamworth has in its heritage and the chivalry and game play in Seven Knights together, both digitally and physically. It’s a great way to showcase the technology that has brought us and South Korean countries together, and our shared enjoyment of cask ale.”


May competition winner


The winner of the competition in last month’s Chamberlink is Alexandra Hutchinson at Dains Accountants. Alex won two tickets to the first


home match of the season and one year’s free advertising at the ground for Dains.


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Artists cut through the technical language barrier


Two artists, or ‘drawnalists’, are enjoying economic and international success by providing their artistic services to a number of overseas clients. Alex and Matt formed their


company ‘Drawnalism’ in 2013, after seeing a drop-off in commissioned artwork for magazines and newspapers. Since then, the pair have travelled all over the world to provide ‘In the Moment’ drawings and ‘visual minutes’.


‘We particularly enjoy hearing people’s stories and seeing the reaction to what we’ve produced’


They recently travelled to the


Oxford Tropical Network annual conference in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to provide a visual overview to the conference. The drawings aim to cut through technical language and complex subject matter in sectors such as medicine. Alex Hughes, director at


Drawnalism, said: “Our ‘In the


In the moment: Alex Hughes


Moment’ service adds another dimension to conferences and meetings by recording the conversation in a memorable format. We particularly enjoy hearing people’s stories and seeing the reaction to what we’ve produced as they comment on and share the drawings.” So far, their international offering


presents a good example of how services from the UK can be ‘exported’ overseas. When asked


on the barriers to overseas exporting of their service, Matt said that there weren’t any ‘significant’ barriers, bar travel expenses and moving of equipment. One further development is that


Drawnalism can now offer their event drawing service ‘On the Air’, drawing digitally on tablets and transmitting the artwork directly to the client’s screen, live. This removes the need for travel, saving the client money and saving the planet.


Eddie jumps at chance to help out


Age UK Solihull has received £2,300 from a recent fundraising event featuring famous Olympic skiing flop Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards. The event, sponsored by eye care specialist Midland


Eye, was opened by the borough’s mayor, Councillor Stuart Davis. Eddie gave an animated talk about his historic jumps at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where he finished last by some distance, as well as explaining how the recent comedy drama about his life came to be made. Money raised from the event will help Age UK


Solihull continue to support older people in the borough with the challenges faced in later life. Lorraine Hart, fundraising manager at Age UK


Solihull, said: “It was a fantastic evening and guests gave us some great feedback on how much they enjoyed the event. Eddie was truly inspiring and a lovely fella to boot.”


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