Monthly Archives: January 2012
Coach, you’re the best! The final countdown!
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January 30, 2012
‘Coach, you’re the best’ closes at 6pm tomorrow, have you voted yet?
More than 8000 votes have been received for the 101 coaches that have now been nominated.
- 1st – Ice skating coach – Simon Briggs
- 2nd – Ice skating coach, Gillian Otterson
- 3rd – Ice skating coach, Andrea McCully
- 4th – Shooting coach, Malcolm West
- 5th – Ultimate Frisbee coach, Dan Furnell
- 6th – Rowing coach, James Wilton
- 7th – Rowing coach, Seamus Reynolds
- 8th – American Football coach, Rob Lowe
- 9th – Rowing Coach, Al Horn
- 10th – Gymnastics coach, Andi Revell
Is your sport or your coach in the top 10? If not, click on the drop-down to view the list of coaches and vote now.
Full competition terms and conditions. Permission must be granted by the person being nominated.
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Coach, you’re the best! Only 5 days left to vote
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January 26, 2012
92 coaches are now in the running to win the prize of £1000 of sports equipment vouchers.
We have now received over 8,000 votes. With only 5 days left the top ten coaches and their sports looks like this:
- 1st – Ice skating coach – Simon Briggs
- 2nd – Ice skating coach, Andrea McCully
- 3rd – Ice skating coach, Gillian Otterson
- 4th – Shooting coach, Malcolm West
- 5th – Ultimate Frisbee coach, Dan Furnell
- 6th – Rowing coach, James Wilton
- 7th – Rowing coach, Seamus Reynolds
- 8th – American Football coach, Rob Lowe
- 9th – Gymnastics coach, Andi Revell
- 10th – Rowing coach, Al Horn
It is time to encourage all your team members to vote for your coach and ensure they win this great prize!
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Full competition terms and conditions. Permission must be granted by the person being nominated.
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Back to topHappy Birthday BIBA Credit and Bonds Scheme – you are 1 today!
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January 20, 2012
The BIBA Credit Management and Bonds Scheme has now been successfully running for one year.
The Scheme launched on the 20th January 2011 is exclusively for BIBA members. Being a member of the scheme allows access to expert advice on credit risks and provides a range of solutions designed to improve financial security and credit control; establishing disciplines that can help businesses to grow and prosper.
To mark the anniversary and in response to valuable broker feedback the BIBA Credit Management and Bonds Scheme today launch the Broker Support function of the scheme. This valueable development has been designed to assist BIBA Brokers in making it easier to promote the Schemes’ products and services to clients.
For more information on the Scheme please contact us
The success of the Scheme was also recognised at the 2011 UNITAS Annual Conference
Darren Felsenstein, Credit Development Executive at Perkins Slade was runner up in the Annual Achievement Award, from a pool of 9 nominees. Darren was nominated due to his successful introduction of the BIBA Credit Management & Bonds Scheme. Commenting on his award Darren said “It was a real honour to be nominated, and to be runner up is a great success, although it would have been a massive achievement personally and professionally to have won”.
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) @BIBAbroker is the UK ‘s leading general insurance organisation representing the interests of insurance brokers, intermediaries and their customers.
UNITAS Alliance Ltd represents 13 of the largest and highly respected independent regional insurance brokers from across the UK.
Perkins Slade is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
Back to topDarren Rowe joins Perkins Slade
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January 16, 2012
Perkins Slade is celebrating the start of 2012 by welcoming Darren Rowe to the company as Managing Director Corporate*.
Darren has more than 20 years experience in the insurance industry with senior roles at both PowerPlace and Towergate and will have board responsibility for Perkins Slade’s Corporate and Credit divisions.
The news of Darren Rowe’s appointment follows the announcement of new directorships for Julia Harrop, Mark Ford and Aslam Ismail. Perkins Slade’s new team of Executive Directors for 2012 is therefore now as follows:
- Nick Tamblyn, Chief Executive
- Richard Doubleday, Managing Director Sport and Recreation
- Darren Rowe, Managing Director Corporate
- Julia Harrop, Client Service Director
- Mark Ford, Broking Director
- Aslam Ismail, Finance and IT Director
As previously announced, Ron Forrest resumes as Chairman following David Slade’s decision to move to a Non-Executive role.
Commenting on the changes, Chief Executive, Nick Tamblyn, said,
“We are delighted to welcome Darren to Perkins Slade, his experience, professionalism and expertise make him a valuable addition to our executive team. He’ll play a key role, along with our new board, in defining and implementing our strategy for business development and client retention, enabling us to take advantage of the market opportunities ahead.”
Darren Rowe added, “I am delighted to be joining such a well established brokerage and taking up this unique opportunity which will enable me to utilise my experience to the full as we build on the success that has been enjoyed by Perkins Slade over the past 40 years.”
Further information
For more information about this press release contact Rachael Sherrey on 0121 698 8132, 07971 408 434 or by email to r.sherrey@perkins-slade.com.
* Subject to FSA approval
Back to topIs your coach the best? #CYTB Leaderboard
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January 12, 2012
Our competition ’Coach, you’re the best!’ is in to it’s final month, with 83 coaches nominated to win the prize of £1000 of vouchers for sports equipment, with over 5,000 people having voted!
At 4pm Thursday 12th January the leader board looked like this:
671 - Andrea McCully – Ice Skating coach
615 - Gillian Otterson – Ice Skating coach
396 – Dan Furnell – Ultimate Frisbee coach
375 - James Wilton – Rowing coach
230 - Seamus Reynolds – Rowing coach
224 - Rob Lowe – American Football coach
212 – Andi Revell – Gymnastics coach
208 - Lois Miller – Cheer Leading coach
152 – Debbie Saunders – Gymnastics coach
139 – Roxanne Edmonds – Cheer Leading coach
But this could still all change! The competition will run until midnight on 31st January 2012, so there is still plenty of time to vote.
The ‘Coach, you’re the best’ competition is an opportunity for you to say thank you to that special person who has made you better at your sport, helped you to win a medal or just makes it fun. Check now to see if your coach has been nominated by using the ‘Select a Coach’ drop down on the right. If your coach has been nominated, enter your email address into the field at the top of the page and click the ‘Vote’ button to register your vote, and don’t forget to tell your friends and fellow team members.
Read our full competition terms and conditions. You must have the permission of the person you are nominating.
Perkins Slade is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
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