Category Archives: General

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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Updates on the economy in Surrey

With the economic conditions continuing to concern all it’s important that as business people we all ensure that we have the latest economic information at our finger tips, even if it seemingly changes daily. The major worry at present concerns … Continue reading

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DMH Stallard “Stands Out From Other Law Firms in the South”

Great news for DMH Stallard The firm  is delighted to report that it has once again been recognised as one of the leading law firms across all its key practice areas following the publication of the latest edition of the … Continue reading

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How Manufacturers deal with “Compliance and Ethics”.

Over the summer months I have been working in my advisory capacity with DMH Stallard on a study into how manufacturing and engineering businesses are addressing the compliance issue, particularly regarding to ethical business. This was a follow on to … Continue reading

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New Director for Surrey based “Lean energy” Business

http://www.ecopare.co.uk/company/press/release/?id=202 Very pleased to be joining the team at Ecopare.  

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Living in the “L” of the recovery

As we move through summer and wait for the recovery to take hold and the economy to begin to grow, it seems to me that most businesses are just going to have to get used to working as we do … Continue reading

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