BNI Olympus Chapter

BNI Olympus will be holding a visitor morning on Tuesday 16 February 2010 at Shaw Hill Golf Club, kicking off at 6.45am. If you’ve heard about BNI but never been along this will be the perfect time to come and find out all about BNI.

Past BNI visitor events at Olympus have been attended by 50-60 or more local companies, looking to help each other find that perfect business introduction.

This could be the dream start to 2010 for your business, just come and tell us who you would most like to meet. What customer would transform your business?

If you’re interested in coming along then drop a quick note to membership@bnipreston.co.uk for details. We have been short of space at events previously so book your place sooner rather than later. Alternatively give Mike a call on 07740 363232 if you just want some info.

Look forward to seeing you all on 16 Feb and doing some smart business – not just any business!

BNI Olympus is currently looking for a solicitor in Preston to refer work to, contact us for more info

A very Happy New Year to all our members past and present and especially to anyone coming to Shaw Hill to visit us this year. We’ve got plans to grow the group and develop more contacts, more referrals and more business. That’s what we’re all here for.

If you’re interested in coming along one time and seeing what its all about, hopefully pick up some new business and meet some local companies, take a look at the details on the When and Where page. Alternatively give Mike Gelder a call on 01772 860776.

Above, you can see the new BNI logo to celebrate 2010 and the fact that the organisation has been running 25 years this year. That’s a lot of experience at helping companies grow, whether you’re looking for contacts that are local or global.

If you’re looking to do business, come and see how we do business – what have you got to lose, more importantly how much do you want to gain?

Looking forward to seeing you at Shaw Hill in 2010.

At National Driver Assessment Centres training for road drivers is our remit and the benefits of having your fleet vehicles and company drivers assessed and trained cannot be underestimated, particularly if you have exposure to the effects of the Corporate Manslaughter and Health & Safety (Driving for Work) Acts which have both been revised recently. – please read at www.ndac.uk.com for more information.

Our Skid Car fleet, with twelve skid pans’ across England and Wales is mainly aimed at training the company driver although it can be done as a purely fun exercise – see www.nccc.uk.com for more information. The benefits of having a trained driving force are that you can save money on fuel, get insurance discounts though our scheme with Towergate TLC and mitigate against prosecution should one of your drivers have an accident whilst on company business.

Mick and Jackie represent Smoothgear garage services.

We carry out all aspects of mechanical repair, from servicing to full engine rebuilds; as well as all aspects of bodywork. All our mechanical staff are constantly receiving all the latest Diagnostic training, and servicing techniques.

All lease vehicles can be maintained by us at smoothgear as we are part of the 1Link system. This means that with one phone call to book your vehicle in, any hassle or stresss is taken away, and your vehicle is taken care of.

Within our local area, vehicles can be picked up, and delivered back to the customer, free of charge.

Breakdowns can be recovered, at a competitive rate.

At Smoothgear our customers are our number one priority.

BNI Olympus played host last night to one of the other BNI groups, known as Invincible. The venue was Tenpin at the Capitol Centre in Preston. Invincible failed to live up to their name and you can see the winning Olympus team pictured above. A successful evening enjoyed by all, one that is sure to be repeated in 2010. Maybe we’ll even line up a trophy.

10 pin bowling last night did yield a photo or two which cry out for a caption. We’ll spare you the gangrenous one of Martin in favour of this. Click the picture to go large.

Click in to the comments and post your own caption … we’ll find a suitable accolade for the best one at the next business network meeting.

Coxhead Cleaning Services is a family run business offering a quality & reliable service.  We are based in Penwortham, near Preston and cover all surrounding areas including Longton, Chorley, Leyland, Preston and Tarleton.

All our staff are highly trained; CRB approved and always provide a professional & friendly service on a daily, weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis.

Coxhead Cleaning Services are fully insured whilst working in your premises and our aim is to provide a personal service at a high standard ensuring you are always satisfied.

Commercial Cleaning

We carry out contracts with Nurseries, Accountants, Solicitors and I.T Consultants.

We offer an out of hours service during the working week (where possible) to avoid disruption to the running of the business.

Domestic Cleaning

Coxhead Cleaning services offer a tailored service so you are paying for what you want.  We pride ourselves on going that extra mile for our customers and because of our friendly and reliable service we build a good relationship with our customers.

Ironing Service

Ironing can be collected and returned to you within 48 hours.  It is presented to you as you wish either folded or on hangers.

Our resident architect in BNI Olympus is none other than Nick Hayes of Hayes Architects Ltd, formerly a partner with Cassidy & Ashton. Nick specialises in a range of projects from small domestic work, through extensions, new build and into commercial work. He’s able to draw on many years experience in the business. Schools are one area he loves to get involved in and he received an introduction to a fantastic referral from the group’s commercial photographer.

Martin Toole of Inspired Images had no hesitation in introducing Nick when he was speaking with Broad Oak Primary School about their site and future developments. Martin’s photography skills and experience were put to good use providing images for the feasibility study. Nick wrote “the quality of those images enabled a professional looking bid which helped in securing the project”. He went on “this work could potentially lead to a 14 year involvement with the school”, probably making it one of the longest running referrals we’ve seen.

“This project would not have happened without Martin’s focus and awareness in understanding the potential” commented Nick.

He concluded his testimonial, reminding us all why we get involved with BNI, “this referral is one in a million and I am so pleased that you included me in your thinking”.