Why do we need INNSA…?
Since the first germ of an idea about forming a ‘Trade Body’ I have had many sleepless nights wondering about the benefits that an organisation like this would have. I had no idea really what I was getting in to, and no idea of the complexity of the issues it would raise. I have always […]
The Whole Picture
Have you noticed how watching a movie on a DVD just isn’t the same as watching the film at the pictures? The film is the same, the content is the same but you end up coming away feeling a bit ….muuuuh….and just not enjoying it. Go out to the movies, have a box of popcorn, […]
Oh the times they are a changing….
Excerpts from Flora of Cheshire – published 1970. ‘All the records in the Flora have been made during the period 1964 to 1969, and the older data are not given, except in special circumstances. What we have now is the flora as we see it today, recorded carefully and accurately …the habitat data as well […]
Alex
Luckily Alex doesn’t read my blogs …or he would be embarrassed about what I’m about to write. Alex Dayes… special in so many ways – (this could end up as a poem) I’m now 55 – business owner, entrepreneur blah blah blah. I’m pretty experienced in the world of small to medium business ownership and […]
Cars
You know you want me to write about Mike Clough playboy extraordinaire …fast cars, loose women, casino’s, lap dancing bars …Mike Clough 007….a legend in his own mind. Actually I think many of my problems may stem from reading too many James Bond novels at a very formative age. Much of my ‘love making’ technique […]
Opinion: Dose of common sense needed in glyphosate debate
Read Monsanto’s article that was published by the NFU recently regarding the Glyphosate debate: Guy Smith comes from a mixed family farm on the north-east Essex coast, which is officially recognised as the driest farm in the UK. He is also vice-president of the NFU. In my more idle moments, I sometimes wonder about the […]
Brexit? Bremain? But things will stay the same
There has reportedly been a significant shift to the Brexit camp recently, as certain interested groups have become increasingly negative about the European Commission’s continued failure to approve the recommended renewal of glyphosate as an approved herbicide. The process for authorising the substance has been followed properly; both the German ‘Federal Institute for Risk Assessment’ […]
Amenity Forum – Pitch Perfect for the Euros
How much attention will you pay to the pitches in the European Football Championships starting this week? Amenity Forum’s latest article below highlights the preparation required to keep the pitches in tip top condition…. The hype has started mounting in Europe this week as we look to this Friday for the kick off of the […]
Online Security
I was recently contacted by Barclay’s fraud department who asked if could ring their team to discuss some transactions that looked suspicious. I’ve had this before so didn’t really think anything of it – I rang the number they had left and was put through to the team that dealt with these type of issues. […]
Survey to Excavation (with a bit of history thrown in)
Happy 1st Anniversary to me! One year on, I thought I’d recap on one of the first jobs I won with Japanese Knotweed Solutions Ltd, from survey to excavation, with a little bit of history thrown in for good measure. Those that attended our recent seminar ‘The Others’ at the MOSI last week may recognise […]
