Wolseley recently demonstrated that there is no limit to the lengths, or indeed distances, that it will go to support its key partners. Staff from the company met a team of seven dedicated and enthusiastic cyclists from Tesco Maintenance at 05:30am on a sunny Sunday in July and transported both the team and their bikes to the starting line of the British Heart Foundation charity bike ride. The ride involved the Tesco staff (and 5,500 other cyclists) cycling a gruelling 59 miles between London and Southend. After all seven finished the ride in very impressive times, ...

Bob Pickens has joined Secure Enterprise Computing, Inc. (www.secure-enterprise.com) as president and COO. Pickens is a veteran entrepreneurial executive with more than 35 years of management experience. He will lead the Morrisville, North Carolina-based company as it expands its outreach into new vertical markets in need of network and data security consulting, assessment and remediation services throughout the Southeast. "Bob's breadth of experience, business skills and integrity are unmatched," says Randall Bennett, Secure Enterprise Computing CEO and co-founder. ...

Heads will turn this fall as SIGVARIS, the global leader in fashionable compression therapy, introduces its newest product, Jewel. In what has quickly been coined "fashionable relief for legs," Jewel graduated support hosiery will help women across the United States improve their leg health as these stockings not only look stylish, but also provide relief from heavy, fatigued and tired legs. Jewel, a knee-high dress stocking, features a chic diamond pattern that looks perfect with any office or dress wear and is available in dark navy, mocha and black. "Women ...

Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC (http://www.fuentek.com), has announced that Dr. Julie Markoski has joined the firm as a technology transfer consultant. As a consultant, Markoski uses her industry knowledge to screen and assess new technologies for their commercialization potential. Markoski was a co-founder of INI Power Systems, a fuel cell research and development company launched in 2002 and served as vice president of operations. Prior to the launch of INI Power Systems, Markoski interned with the Technology Transfer Office at the University of Illinois ...

Green Lion Digital Marketing is extremely excited to announce its partnership with Cool Life Systems, a software-as-a-service vendor specializing in e-marketing and database management solutions. Green Lion Digital recognizes Cool Life System's drive to achieve similar goals and their ability to do so. They both share a clear vision in providing each client with customized and industry-specific internet business solutions. Cool Life Systems makes it easy to sort through cluttered data and set marketing objectives much more easily. They provide data-driven management and ...

Global touch screen manufacturer, Touch International, announced today that it will exhibit its Apple iPhone-type multi-touch projected capacitive and resistive touch screen products at the Emerging Displays Technology Conference, August 19, 2010 in San Jose, California. "This conference is a gathering of industry leaders from the touchscreen display market," explains Michael McNally, Southwest Regional Sales Manager for Touch International. "Multi-touch technology is the future of the touch screen industry and we are excited to show our MulTI-Touch Capacitive and Multi-Touch ...

Kay and Bill Puchstein, owners of the West Palm Beach Antiques Festival, are feeling pretty smart these days. Bucking the traditional summer schedule of no antiquing in Florida in the summer has proved to be good thing for the Festival, the dealers and the customers. Attendance was up again at the August 7, 8 Show and the Early Buyer's program hit a new high. By changing the Early Buyer's admission from $25 to $10 for Saturday morning entry more than tripled the participation and some dealers benefited from the switch. One dealer from Stuart made such strong sales on ...

"With growth comes opportunity. We are happy to reward Lisa for her excellent work by promoting her to the position of Office Manager", said Garry Cronin, Vice President of Operations. "Lisa has played a vital role in the growth of our company. With this management change we have taken a very meaningful step forward in establishing a strong organizational structure for the future", said Cronin. Lisa joined Life Safety Services in 2007 and served as an Accounting Technician where she managed all accounts receivable, payable and payroll for the company. In her new position ...

Sixt rent a car, one of Europe's leading car hire company's, has moved quickly to respond to the potential strike planned by BAA airport workers which could start as early as next week. Sixt announced on Friday via their company blog that any of their customers who are unable to rent a car due to the potential strike will be able to cancel completely free of charge. The news of BAA's proposed strike is another blow in what has so far proven to be a difficult year for UK airports, in particular Heathrow Airport. Severe snow and icy conditions in early January caused ...

Specialty foods have become the foundation of the U.S. market for food gifting, which has helped the industry expand sales and product offerings in a challenged economy where few other areas of gift-giving have found success, according to Food Gifting in the U.S., 2nd Edition, from market research publisher Packaged Facts. "There's a reason why specialty foods are the main components of food gifts, especially popular items such as gift baskets," says Don Montuori, publisher of Packaged Facts. "People want to give gifts that are that are unique, personal, indulgent, convenient, ...

Zahra Universe has recently released the much anticipated music video for the first single "Falling in Love" of her upcoming album currently titled "Dancing by the Fire". Directed by Rod On, Jr., The video was inspired by scenes from the classic 1960 French film "A bout de souffle" (directed by Jean-Luc Godard). The music video was actually filmed in the center of Paris in a hotel suite overlooking the famous Eiffel Tower (which is shot in a beautiful lit-up night scene at the end of the video). Zahra Universe takes on the role of an American girl in Paris 'Patricia Francinni' ...

EntropySoft, a specialist of Enterprise connectivity, released today a Microsoft Exchange Web Services connector. By making this connector available, EntropySoft is increasing again its capacity to provide easy access to information. The Exchange Web Services connector can be used for Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010. The connector is able to connect to mailboxes and public folders, has read/write capacity and supports all item types exposed by web services: Calendar, Contact, DistributionList, Message, Post, Task etc... Using the connector, any third-party product ...

With the world's current problems on waste management, worm farms are becoming the perfect solution for waste management at home. Worm Bins Blog, a newly opened website focusing on giving excellent resources on worm bins and worm farming states, "As we consume more products and generate more waste over the years, the need for a more aggressive waste reduction also escalates in proportion, and composting becomes feasible in both large and small scales so that everyone can actually contribute to the green campaign." According to an article from the blog, people can ...

Guesting on H&L Media Partners August 25th Wednesday Webinar is top Facebook marketer Justin R. Levy, who demonstrates in his #1 bestseller, Facebook Marketing how to use Facebook to attract more customers and earn more profits. He doesn't preach hype: It's actionable information based on the real experiences of companies and individuals who've used Facebook to supercharge their businesses and careers. In his book, Levy covers it all, from the absolute basics to attracting visitors and building your community. Tune in for the inside scoop from Levy as he takes the audience ...

ezPaycheck 2010's interface is so intuitive and user-friendly that first time users can start calculating payroll and printing paychecks immediately. The long learning curve typically associated with financial software is non-existent with ezPaycheck, even if the user does not have an accounting background. The affordable, super-simple, custom streamlined payroll and tax software - available at halfpricesoft.com - was designed with direct input and guidance from those who use it "in the trenches" every day. The newly upgraded version of the already popular product was ...

The change from a local to a global setting means that Information Technology (IT) processes need to be re-designed, advises Håkan Nilsson, Chief Information Officer at Geodis Wilson. They need to be harmonised across physical and cultural borders, with the ability to communicate with everyone bringing real value to the organisation. The Chairman of the marcus evans Nordic CIO Summit 2010, taking place in Stockholm, Sweden, 25 - 27 October, shares his thoughts on the new interconnected marketplace, and the strategies that Chief Information Officers (CIOs) might want to ...

Vitronic has supplied camera-based parcel recognition technology to DHL's distribution hubs in Madrid, Barcelona and Vitoria. It speeds up parcel sorting, ensures customers receive deliveries in a timely fashion and cuts costs. Vitronic's Spanish partner, Lyl Ingeneria, handled the project. Part of the world's leading logistics group, Deutsche Post, DHL offers integrated services and tailored, customer-focused solutions for managing and transporting letters, goods and information. It operates all over the world and has over 300,000 employees. DHL's distribution centres ...

Virgin Active health clubs (http://www.virginactive.co.uk/) have announced that Sir Richard Branson, who celebrated his 60th birthday on July 18th, is set to do his network of gym members proud by kitesurfing the English channel. Health club founder Richard, in the company of his nephews, children and a few mad friends, will become the oldest person to kite-surf across the channel. The cool, fun, colourful and frankly crazy journey from Dungeness to the French coast will take place during the month of August. And as you might expect from a man who masterminded a fitness ...

Everyone admires a beautiful photograph. But the average shutterbug struggles to achieve the level of quality seen in professional images. The pros secret is using Photoshop software to enhance their images. Those who can master Photoshop ( http://photoshoptipcards.vpweb.com ) and the art of digital image editing will quickly see their lifeless photographs turn to beautiful works of art. However, learning Photoshop can be a daunting task for some. People get frustrated trying to figure out how to use all the intricate buttons and features of this high-tech software. ...

David Nour, author of Relationship Economics (Wiley) and CEO of The Nour Group, Inc., has been selected as the opening keynote speaker for this year's SM@RT conference. The annual SM@RT Conference is being held December 8-10, presented by the College of Business, The Reynolds School of Journalism and Extended Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno. The SM@RT Conference features keynote by David Nour and more than two-dozen presenters on a wide range of social media topics. It is designed for business professionals interested in elevating their current social media ...

Every day we are exposed to corporate branding - most of it successful but at other times branding fails to draw attention. Where it fails that window of opportunity is lost - your corporate identity will not be lodged in a potential client's memory. Picture this everyday scenario - your neighbour is having some work done and a non-descript van pulls up with one of your employees wearing non-branded corporate clothing. That says nothing about you or your company. A missed chance. Now picture this second scenario - your employee(s) turn up on site with embroidered ...

Many tens of thousands of library users across the UK are accessing an innovative learning hub which offers over 150 quality interactive online courses for free. Libraries across the UK are integrating this popular resource into their on site learning programmes. ALISON, a free online learning website, has seen its registration numbers soar to the 150,000 mark in the UK alone - 500,000 world wide. ALISON provides courses in subjects as diverse as IT Literacy, English Language, Financial Literacy, Math, Health and Business Skills. As well as free online training, ALISON ...

However last year hardware distributors recorded significant reduction in the number of orders placed, especially by business customers, software and IT services providers performed far better. A majority of them had similar sales as in previous periods, while some even improved their sales results, as if going against the global trends caused by the crisis. Some cost cutting solutions, more effective planning and budgeting, IT outsourcing and on-line access to software gained popularity during the economic slowdown. Today's economy requires businesses to keep close ...

Data sourcing can improve the effectiveness of marketing campaigns in the B2B sector for any type of business explains Jem Marketing. Refining data which is utilised in B2B marketing campaigns can help with the overall effectiveness and success of each campaign. Data sourcing maximises and refines selected databases, thus giving better return on investment (ROI) and refined databases can be used time and time again. Director of Jem Marketing, Jane Evans explains, "If you're not sure that you have a suitable database to prospect we can discuss this with you and where ...

Some of the UK's best-known charities have teamed up with senior managers from Legal & General for an innovative social responsibility trusteeship programme. Initiated by not-for-profit recruitment specialist, People Unlimited, the pilot scheme matches charities including Age Concern Islington, Asthma UK, Foundation66 and Contact a Family with Legal & General senior managers who will help develop the charities by sharing experience, skills and contacts. The board trusteeships programme, named SMaRT (Senior Managers Recruited as Trustees), was launched in May this year ...