Now you and your staff don't have to struggle! New Power-Trolley watches your back!

The new range of motorised, battery powered truck and trolleys from UK-based manufacturer Handle-It Ltd can increase all safety and productivity at the same time.

The “Trolley Power” range of power assisted trolleys and trucks make the constant moving of loads in excess of 500kg on a variety of surfaces and gradients easier and safer in an industrial setting.

Users of powered trucks and trolleys benefit from increased accessibility of being able to move heavy loads easily, with lower levels of fatigue and risk from back injuries, or exacerbating existing back problems.

Benefits for a company includes greater productivity as well as reducing time and money lost through staff injury issues, reduced risk of adverse publicity, damage to reputation, and potential civil liability costs.

Handle-It Managing Director Daniel Farrar says “these new power assisted platform trucks take the strain and risk out of heavy work, and are really easy for all to operate. The only struggle you’ll have is to find a good reason not to use them”.

The new powered trolley and truck range have a 500 kg capacity, and are available in a variety of bed sizes, handle and side styles. Safe operation and control are enhanced by a hand pressure based speed control system, an emergency stop brake, maximum and minimum speed settings, battery discharge indicator and auto reverse alarm.

Each powered trolley and truck comes with a 5 year chassis warranty and a 12 month warranty on the power units and drive. Bespoke powered truck and trolley models are also available.

The use of powered trucks and trolleys in the workplace for repeated moving of heavy loads conforms to HSE recommendations for using lifting and handling aids to reduce the risk of back and other injuries.

Devon-based Handle-It have been truck and trolley manufacturing specialists for many years with a strong and loyal UK customer base and over 5000 customers worldwide.

For more information call Sales Team at Handle-It Ltd on 01803 814522 or visit www.handle-it.com.

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Innovative 10 Yetis PR Agency invests in new online video company

10 Yetis PR has today announced it has invested in a start up online video production company, as it looks at the future of PR campaigns and the rising demand by media for web clips and short online films to support digital media projects.

10 Yetis, the consumer and tech PR Agency based in the South West of the UK has announced that it has invested in the start up web film business; The Online Video Company. The announcement comes at a time when the agency is seeing unprecedented levels of demand from media across all platforms for web clips and videos to support the publicity campaigns that it manages on behalf of its clients.

The Online Video Company already has an impressive business-to-business show-reel, courtesy of its cinematic and high quality approach to creating web films. To date the company has secured high profile commissions from the likes of Keele University and, most recently, the Fredericks Foundation; where the company was tasked with filming the Prime Minister, David Cameron.

The investment will be used to help the company market its current portfolio of services along with launching a new Video Blogger range of tools and Search Engine Optimisation focused video packages. The Online Video Company will be based at the 10 Yetis PR offices in the heart of the South West.

Speaking about the investment, Andy Barr, co-founder and Head Yeti at 10 Yetis said: "The investment in The Online Video Company is very much about 10 Yetis making sure that it is fully prepared for the future demands of the national and international media as, over the last year, we have seen unprecedented levels of requests from journalists and publishers across every form of media for videos and web clips to support our client campaigns."

He continued "The Online Video Company is renowned for its cinematic quality business films that have taken online videos to the next level. I am confident that our disruptive approach to both Media & Search Engine Optimisation campaigns that have always been successful, combined with The Online Video Company's obvious talent will result in our going on to deliver the types of projects that will delight clients and deliver to them the return on investment that is needed in such a tough economic environment.”

Dr Mark Davies from The Online Video Company said: "I am very excited about the new opportunities that now lay ahead. We've hit one of those golden moments in the business film industry where all sorts of things have clicked together at just the right time. Recent advances in film production technologies and fresh talent coming through are challenging what has largely become a very tired and unimaginative industry.

“With 90% of adults now having access to broadband quality internet, both they and the search engines are hungry for richer content, providing a fantastic opportunity for businesses to engage people on a whole new level.

“At The Online Video Company we have a truly unique skill base - strengthened through our connection with 10 Yetis. We take time to understand client’s businesses, the best way to convey them through film, and the best way to get it out there to deliver results."

Click to see more about The Online Video Company, or call 0800 033 7384. Click to see more about 10 Yetis Public Relations Agency, or call 01452 348211.

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Cloud computing expert iomart named as finalist for UK National Business Awards

Cloud computing company iomart named as finalist for UK National Business Awards

iomart Group plc, a top managed hosting and cloud computing services company, has been shortlisted for one of the UK’s most prestigious business awards.

The company is a finalist for the National Business Awards 2011 in partnership with Orange. iomart has been shortlisted in the Santander Small to Medium sized Business of the Year category.

Stephen Dury, Santander Corporate Banking’s Director of Strategy and Market Development, and member of the shortlist panel, said: “iomart is operating in a highly competitive market and has shown the leadership courage required to grow by proving to be capable of expansion through organic business development and acquisition. A great achievement from a dedicated team at iomart.”

iomart was recently named Scottish Digital IT Company of the Year 2011 and is ranked as one of the top 25 cloud services providers in the world by Talkin’ Cloud 50 and as one of the top 10 managed hosting providers by MSPmentor 100.

Angus MacSween, CEO of iomart Group plc, said: “We are delighted that iomart’s commitment to sustainable growth and innovation is being recognised on the UK stage. We’ve worked hard to position the company as a leading provider in the competitive market for cloud services and being shortlisted for the National Business Awards alongside some of the most famous names in British business demonstrates that we’re making real headway.”

Announcing the finalists, Steve Pateman, Head of Santander Corporate, Commercial and Business Banking said: “Small and medium sized businesses are the drivers of the UK economy, and the National Business Awards are an excellent opportunity to celebrate the innovation, flexibility and hard work of these companies. I would like to wish all the finalists every success both in these awards and for their future business ventures.”

Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, Chair of Judges, the National Business Awards, said: “The economic climate continues to present UK businesses with an unprecedented challenge: it is therefore particularly encouraging that the entries in this year’s National Business Awards have shown no drop in quality or performance. Congratulations to all finalists for demonstrating tremendous strength in their ability to adapt and innovate which no doubt reflects the resilience and optimism that are the hallmarks of UK enterprise.”

Organised by UBM plc, winners will be honoured at the National Business Awards gala dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, Tuesday 8th November, where George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will deliver this year’s welcome address.

Martin Stiven, Vice President of Business at Orange, part of Everything Everywhere, said: “Reaching the finals of the National Business Awards is no mean feat and I am delighted that the calibre of entrants keeps on improving. All finalists have demonstrated exceptional drive, resilience and innovation during challenging economic conditions. Many congratulations to all finalists and best of luck with the next stage of the competition, I very much look forward to the live judging in September and October.”

Visit the National Business Awards website www.nationalbusinessawards.co.uk for a full list of all 2011 finalists. For more information about iomart Group plc visit www.iomart.com

“Don’t pigeonhole talent but take more risks with your people”, says former Virgin CEO

Companies are failing to make best use of their talent because they still ‘pigeonhole’ people on the basis of their age and experience. That’s the message from Simon Wright, former CEO of Virgin Entertainment and now a US based consultant to fast growing companies.

“In some instances experience can actually get in the way of solving problems, because of the preconceptions it can engender,” say Wright. “There’s a strong argument for approaching challenges with a ‘beginner’s mind’. But achieving this means putting people in place who combine a commercial mindset with the ability to adapt and use common sense.”

Wright cites instances at Virgin where individuals were ‘parachuted’ into areas where they had little or no directly obvious experience. “One woman, for example, went from store manager to IT director to very successful managing director of a new acquisition within three years because of his excellent people management skills.”

According to Wright, who will be delivering a lecture on the theme at the Ochre House Symposium at Wentworth on 14th September, the reason why so many organisations shy away from this approach is a lack of imagination coupled with fear of the consequences. “Businesses of all sizes need to trust in their instincts and take more risks with people if they are going to manage their talent in a truly effective way,” he says.

(EDITOR: But is Wright right in all instances? Because conversely, it has proven sadly easy for someone with the gift of the gab -aka 'people skills'- to be over-promoted over more deserving candidates until the fact that their abilities are more apparent than real is only to be discovered at the point where they have created real damage to the business.

It is all very well parachuting people in to jobs for which they have little or no experience. But if their parachute fails to open, their impact is purely negative. But this is often overlooked when senior managers have convinced themselves that the idea of promoting empty heads over experienced minds is always a good idea.)

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