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Pleased to be joining the team at Fedden USP

I’m very pleased to be joining the team at Fedden USP as Board Advisor. Fedden USP specialises in helping businesses improve service levels and productivity. Although the company cut its teeth in the manufacturing sector it has applied these prcatices … Continue reading

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DMH Stallard move into Surrey

DMH Stallard Completes Merger with Callaghans Solicitors DMH Stallard LLP, based in London and the South East, today announced the completion of its merger with Surrey based Callaghans. The new firm will be called DMH Stallard. The merger of DMH … Continue reading

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New partnership in Surrey

Surrey County Council & IoD set key partnership I was very pleased to sign a new memorandum of understanding with Surrey County Council on behalf of the Surrey branch of IoD recently. With economic growth stagnating it’s very important that … Continue reading

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Secure your data- Protect your business

I pleased to say that in my capacity as Strategic Advisor- Manufacturing to leading law firm DMH Stallard we have recently published the third in our series of thought leadership reports into the issues affecting Technology and Engineering businesses in … Continue reading

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Data security and the cloud

We are currently in the final editing stage of the DMH Stallard report concerned with data security and the use of “cloud computing”. It’s been a very interesting study into how businesses manage their data and keep it secure when … Continue reading

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The views of Terry Smith on the “occupy” movement

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the 25th Annual Tacitus Lecture held by the Worshipful Company of World Traders at the Guildhall in the City of London. I have the honour of being a Liveryman of the company … Continue reading

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Data security and the “cloud”

I’m currently working on my new research project with DMH Stallard. This time we are looking into the problems manufacturing, technology and engineering business face when dealing with the avalanche of data they have to handle as the economy becomes … Continue reading

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Innovation through events

I’m really pleased that over the last few months our events at Iod Surrey seem to be hitting the mark and delivering value to members. Of particular note I was enthused that over 75 members and guests braved the traffic … Continue reading

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Launch of the DMH Stallard report “Ethics and Compliance, How manufacturers are embracing the challenge and reducing their risk

After six months of  interviewing manufacturing and engineering  businesses both large and small across the South East of England with my colleague Simon Bellm,  I’m pleased that we are now publishing the DMH Stallard  report on “Ethics & Compliance”. I … Continue reading

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Patents are a Virtue

It is great to see that the DMH Stallard report concering how manufacturing companies manage their intellectual property, “Protect and prosper”, is still generating interest nearly six months after it was first published. I was recently interviewed by the Wall … Continue reading

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