Akriga

Adrian Allen

We are experienced Web Solutions providers, which means that we can offer a complete service for all your internet needs from a simple homepage to fully featured e-commerce solutions. E-scratchcard experts
Using our innovative "liveScratch" technology we can deliver exciting scratchcards to your market by web, email, hand-held or mobile phone

0800 018 1985   adrian.allen@akriga.com   www.akriga.com

ALCHEMY INTERIORS

Paul Mortimer

Alchemy Interiors are a high quality, full service decorating company.

Services offered include quality painting and finishing for both contemporary and period work. Restoration services and restorative decorating, taking in such finishes as distemper, casien paints and limewashing. Specialist paint effects and faux finishes, for example, marbeling, graining, ageing, washes etc. Wallcovering hanging, including luxury papers, hand printed papers, silk papers and fabric wall upholstery.

Alchemy Interiors are also specialist approved applicators for Italian and German decorative wall coatings. This area of decorating encompasses Venetian stucco work, Polished plaster and a host of other decoratice wall coatings and metallic paints.

Alchemy Interiors undertakes work for many private clients, designers and architects, both for residential and commercial properties. Their work in this field has appeared in magazines such as 25 Beautiful Homes, Period Living, Good Housekeeping, Theme Magazine ( for architects and designers ), Hospitality Interiors ( for architects and designers ), and Channel 4, amongst others. Alchemy's restoration work for St Birinus church in Dorchester on Thames was also recognised with this project winning a Blue Plaque award for restoration from the Oxfordshire Preservation Trust.

Other services offered are Gilding, Hand Painted kitchens and furniture and the French Limestone hand carved wall render, DECOPIERRE, for which projects have been undertaken throughout Europe.

01993 811783 or 07792 711496   paul.mortimer@alchemyinteriors.co.uk   www.alchemyinteriors.co.uk

Business Continuity Management

David Dant

Risk Management and Insurance Auditing
Having worked in the insurance industry for over 25 years David has built up a wealth of experience in formulating business continuity plans and assisting with risk management for the SME market FT250 listed companies as well as international organisations. In order to provide the correct solution we take time in listening to the client, understand what they want to achieve and implement a programme to deliver the best solution.

Business continuity planning is the best way to add resilience to a business providing a framework to continue through an event that could affect the profitability, effectiveness or even the survival of your business. It should form the backbone of your risk management process and not an option

01993 864583 Mobile 07971 217 999   advice@bcstrategies.co.uk   www.bcstrategies.co.uk

Chiltern Consultancy

Mike Foster

IFA

01494 451441   mfoster@chilternconsultancyltd.com   www.chilternconsultancyltd.com

Expat Know How

Claire Snowdon

Expat Know How helps companies reduce the cost of unsuccessful relocations and overseas business trips. We train employees in all aspects of cultural adaptation which helps them be more productive in their new roles, so that the relocation experience is beneficial for both employee and company.
We deliver –

• Online intercultural assessment and coaching.
• Online access to know-how and country profiles for over 60 countries.
• Cross-cultural training for groups and individuals.

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01235 855236   claire@expatknowhow.com   www.expatknowhow.com

GHM Communications Ltd

Simon Hayler

GHM are a complete telecommunications provider based in Osney Mead, Oxford. We specialise in the supply and installation of business telephone systems, focusing on long term support and excellent customer care.

In addition to phone systems GHM also provide fixed line services (line rental, call charges, broadband and leased lines). Our fully trained engineering team also install cable networks, from BS1308 to modern CAT5 and CAT6 communication networks for voice and data.

Mobile phone and data packages complete the range of telecom services, with BlackBerry, Windows Mobile devices and broadband dongles popular products.

01865 324964   simon.hayler@ghmcomms.com   www.ghmcomms.com

GieNie Upholstery

Rabea Giebfried-Nietzard

winner of the challenge trophy 2008/09 of the guild of traditional upholsterers

GieNie-Upholstery is a specialist restoration and conservation workshop of traditional upholstery, from Period to early 20th century upholstered furniture.

Trained as a furniture restorer and conservationist in Germany over a period of 4 years, Rabea came over to the UK in 1999. She succesfully completed a BA (HONS) and a following MA course in furniture restoration and conservation at the BCUC in High Wycombe in the following four years. During her studies she became very interested in the field of traditional upholstery; she decided to specialise in this on her MA course.
In 2004 she became a full member of the guild of traditional upholsterers.

Her workshop services include:

• restoration and conservation of period and early 20th century upholstered furniture
• re-upholsterying with high quality materials (NO FOAM!) and traditional methods
• re-covering of all kind of upholstered furniture (old or modern)
• headboards
• loose covers
• wide range of fabrics, fringes and braids
• professional advice about styles, fabrics and different methods
• free estimates

• knowledge of english, german and french upholstery
• conservation and restoration

0800 955 0808 or 07967 137 327   gienie-upholstery@live.de   

Hobbs Granger Roitt LLP

Graham Roitt

We are a 3 partner firm of chartered certified accountants, auditors and chartered tax advisers. We are based in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Surrey. We provide services ranging from the preparation of accounting records, VAT returns and payroll, auditing, tax compliance work to management accounting, budgeting, tax planning and corporate finance (raising finance, buying and selling companies).

"We don’t just count your beans, we help you grow them”

01494 484788   groitt@btconnect.com   

ISIS Security Ltd

Allan Jenkins

Your peace of mind assured
We install and maintain:

• Security systems
• Intruder Alarms
• CCTV
• Fire Alarms
• Access Control
• Locks
• Door Entry Systems

07860 804 589   isis.alarms@googlemail .com   isis-security.co.uk

Jenks Oxford Ltd

Paul Jenks

Arboricultural Contracting Company
Jenks Oxford Ltd has been operating for 5 years and we carry out works in and around Oxfordshire. We work in the private and commercial sectors as well as being contracted to Oxfordshire County Council. All operational staff are qualified through NPTC (National Proficiency Testing Council) and undergo regular in house training. Operations are covered by £10 million insurance. Jenks Oxford will carry out all arboricultural works (tree works, stump removal, tree surveys and reports and recommendations) as well as fencing, decking soft/hard-landscaping works. We work to BS3998:1989 Recommendations for tree work and are soon to be assessed for Arboricultural Association Approved Contractor Scheme, recognising our commitment to quality tree care.
Our quotations are free.

Looking for leads for people who need any advice on their trees. E.g. Private Estates, Housing Associations, Private Schools and Colleges, Hotel Chains, Golf Courses, Landscape/Architect firms, Garden Designers.

0800 458 3328 or 01865 881738   info@jenksgroup.co.uk   www.jenksgroup.co.uk

Mat Dickson Furniture

Mat Dickson

Mat Dickson Furniture is a unique service to the Oxfordshire area. Combining both Traditional and Contemporary Furniture Design, and Cabinet making with Furniture restoration.
I am a sole trader providing a unique service that combines first class furniture restoration with commissioned high end cabinet making. The business is focused in the Oxford, Henley and Chalfont areas and has been trading sucessfully for 2 years with a growing client base.
My contact number is : 01844 339299

07810 205799   mat@matdicksonfurniture.co.uk   

Morgan Cole, solicitors

Kathryn Woodward

Morgan Cole is a full service law firm, with strong business and private law departments. It covers the field in terms of client requirements – from the simplest piece of private work, such as residential conveyancing or wills, to multinational mergers and acquisitions work. The firm aims to provide each client with the most appropriate lawyer or legal assistant for their matter. In appropriate cases, a team of lawyers will be assembled to deal with the client’s requirements, and where necessary an established network of law firms from other jurisdictions can be called upon for support.
Morgan Cole prides itself on its selection and recruitment of lawyers. Each year, the firm receives many, many applications for training contracts from law students. It is well-known for the quality of its training and, as a result, has a good intake each year of first class trainees. The firm operates from two offices in the Thames Valley, in Oxford and Reading, and from other offices in Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea.
We are always pleased to chat with prospective clients about their needs, and to give free estimates for fees for particular pieces of work. If you would like to discuss a matter with us, please call Kathryn Woodward in the first instance. She will be able to route your enquiry to the most appropriate person.

See the Morgan Cole website for more information.

01865 262676   kathryn.woodward@morgan-cole.com   www.morgan-cole.com

MSM Coaching

Peter Miller-Smith

Peter is a professional coach with 25 years commercial experience, and a proven track record of running businesses and leading teams in the UK, Europe and USA. He works with executives in the private and public sector, managers and business owners wanting to improve their own and their business performance. He brings commercial awareness, challenge, and incisiveness, and a well-tried and proven approach.

“My passion is working with business leaders and managers of all levels, who want to explore all options, make strong choices, take positive action and deliver best results. My approach is pragmatic and forthright. I support but challenge so the client realises all their goals.”

+44 (0) 1235 834410   peter@msm-coaching.com   

Oxford Events Photography

David Stares

As the name suggests, Oxford Events Photography specialise in photographing events as well as providing an additional attraction to events in the form of a mobile studio to provide portrait photography delivering prints ‘on the night’ and later through the internet.

Senior photographer, David Stares is a former press, and later forensic photographer and has over thirty years experience in social photography. He says, ”I believe it is essential that we keep pace with ever-changing trends and the very latest techniques and technology to deliver quality photographs, quickly”.

01865 452116   info@oxfordeventsphotography.co.uk    www.oxfordeventsphotography.co.uk

Panacea International

Jan Saunt

Panacea International specialises in training, mentoring and coaching in the areas of Sales, Customer Service, Negotiations and Time Management.

Our aim is to provide you with group and individual programmes that develop skills, boost confidence and inspire people to succeed. We offer local ‘open’ workshops as well as tailored in-house training programmes for small, medium and large organisations. Our courses are engaging, challenging, fun, and packed full of practical ideas and information which can be used immediately in the workplace.

Panacea’s core training courses include:

• Essential Sales Skills
• Solution Selling
• Prospecting and Cold Calling: with Confidence and Ease
• Professional Telephone Techniques
• Winning Telesales Techniques
• Win-Win Negotiations
• Professional Sales Presentation Skills
• Leading the Sales Team
• Providing Excellent Customer Service
• Boost your Sales Skills
• Time Management for Seriously Busy People

0845 003 7710   jan@panaceainternational.com   www.panaceainternational.com

Refined Writing

Susie Legg

Whatever your message is, I will help you to communicate it with the minimum of hassle. I can understand complex and technical concepts quickly and translate them into plain English that will connect effectively with your target audience.

I am an English graduate who has written for a wide range of organisations, both large and small. I have plenty of experience in a fast-paced commercial environment, working on all kinds of writing assignments, including:

• Marketing literature
• Proposals and bid submissions
• Press releases
• Company newsletters
• Brochures
• Articles
• Website copy
• CVs
• Letters
• Presentations.

Looking for

• Marketing and PR agencies who use freelance writers on an ad-hoc basis to support their in-house resources
• Web and graphic designers or printers who would like to offer my services as an add-on for their customers.
However, I can help any business looking to gain a competitive edge by using the power of words.

01494 483810   susie@refinedwriting.co.uk   www.refinedwriting.co.uk

Rowantree Treatments

Jane Griffin BFVEA Iris Dip BSC Hons

Passionate about Complimentary Health

• Reflexology
• Facial Massage
• Onsite Exhibition Massage

01865 203 544    samwise.griffin@rowantree.plus.com   

The Lambert Arms

Suzi Foster

Original coaching inn recently restored to it’s former glory with a modern twist

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01844 351496   sales@lambertarms.com   www.lambertarms.com

The ORIS Group

Andrew Wood

Never shrinking from the shrinkage challenge

With shrinkage costing European retailers an estimated €32 billion per year, it’s hardly surprising that many CEOs have woken up to the fact that a more ‘can-do’ and proactive approach is required to arrest the problem and its perpetrators

This new breed of retailer has recognised that growth in sales at the top end can no longer compensate for the haemorrhaging of loss to the bottom line caused by theft and internal fraud. This is why many are now seeking outside assistance from specialists who understand their pain and deliver by never shrinking from shrinkage and its causes.

The ORIS Group - the UK’s leading loss prevention specialists - whose customers include; Argos, Austin Reed, Boots, Carphone Warehouse, French Connection, Homebase, Jaeger, New Look and Woolworths are assisting their customers in driving towards a zero-tolerance approach to shrink.

The ORIS Group provides the strategic consultancy that can affect culture change throughout a retail business, while on a tactical level, provide the web-based technology that remotely maps shrink and delivers real time data to the key stakeholders - from loss prevention teams to HR and the all-important store managers - in an easy-to-use and intuitive format.

ORIS Case Manager, for example, tracks cases of internal fraud from the point of reporting to the successful closure of the case while its Incident Reporter solution can inform a business of the true extent and cost of incidents - including identification of criminal trends and modus operandi. Both of these solutions offer a wide range of visual reporting suites and the ability to drill down into valuable operational data.

This holistic approach not only succeeds in arresting the problem, but empowers and incentivises all levels of the business to make a permanent difference by making ‘shrink’ public enemy number one.

0870 787 1170   andrew.wood@orisgroup.co.uk   www.orisgroup.co.uk

The Write Context

Paul Barrow

The Write Context provides a bespoke and comprehensive service, specialising in the preparation of quality business documentation

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• Prospective and start-up businesses needing help with business planning and documentation;
• Businesses needing assistance with contract issues, preparing terms and conditions, incoming contract risk analysis;
• SME’s with resource shortages, e.g. responding to peaks of work such as pre-qualification submissions, tender preparations etc.

01993 840359   paul@write-context.co.uk    www.write-context.co.uk/

Wilsons Commercial

Mark Baker MRICS - Chartered Surveyor

A Chartered Surveyor based at Witney, who has worked in the Oxfordshire area for over 30 years.

Wilsons Commercial deal with all aspects of commercial property - shops, offices factories & warehouses, development sites etc. Sales, Lettings, Surveys & Valuations, New Lease & Rent Review Negotiations, Town & Country Planning, Rating and general property advice.

No residential sales are undertaken but residential surveys are carried out, as are valuations of residential sites.

Panel Surveyors for many of the major Banks. Mobile 07801 549434

01993 773070   mark@wilsonscommercial.co.uk   www.wilsonscommercial.co.uk