The majority of the UK jobs we provide are in contact centres and we have therefore also benefited from the UK workforce’s excellent communication skills. The ability to have a proper dialogue is crucial in customer service and our UK …
A couple of interesting surveys came across my desk recently. The first was undertaken by North West Business Insider, supported by Ernst & Young looking at international trade patterns for North West firms. View the survey here I was struck by …
This summer's Olympic programme sees St James’ Park in Newcastle hosting several key overseas teams in the Olympic Football Programme - Mexico, Republic of Korea, Gabon, Switzerland, Spain, Honduras, Japan, Morocco, Brazil and New Zealand. In addition we will see …
As the Olympic torch arrives in the Chester next Monday on the first North West leg of its pre-games tour, I ask myself what it is about the Olympics that excites me so much. As long ago as 1964, my …
I’ve been a bit distracted lately. I had a marvellous holiday in Mexico with my wife and then came back to the birth of my new grand-daughter. Ava Violet Elizabeth is absolutely gorgeous and I’m happy to report that mother …
Minister for Trade and Investment Lord Stephen Green visited the North East this week to help me launch the Export Challenge for the region. Broadly the Chancellors target of doubling exports by 2020 translates into some specifics for the North …
A message from the British High Commissioner, HE Paul Madden Happy New Year to all our readers. Over the summer break I have been reflecting on the year which has passed since I took up my job in Australia last …
When I posed various questions in my blog on the export challenge recently, leading to my answering the question this week: "Are there any regulatory requirements you need to be aware of?" little did I expect an excited phone call on …
There’s a saying in these parts a bit like "once in a blue moon" and it’s "once every Preston Guild". Not many people outside the North West will be aware of the latter saying, so here is a short local …
I saw a joke recently from Professor Brian Cox: The world is made up of 10 kinds of people – those that understand binary and those that don’t! It’s not often that you get a good joke with a bit …
