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As some of you are aware I suffer with a bowel disease called Crohn’s & Colitis. I was diagnosed at the age of 13. My symptoms started in 2011 around summer time. I was losing weight very rapidly, I couldn’t keep anything in, I lost a lot of blood, I had no energy, I had the […]

Why’s Sustainability Important? Sustainability is important for so many reasons. It improves the quality of our environment; to maintain a healthy community we need clean air, a nontoxic environment and resources that are natural. Sustainability not only improves the quality of our environment but also our healthcare. Some people forget that many health issues are […]

The Felix Project This month we decided to make a donation to The Felix Project. The Felix Project collects fresh, nutritious food that cannot be sold and delivers it to food charities and schools, providing healthy meals and helping the most vulnerable in our society. Right now, millions of people in the UK regularly experience hunger, yet tonnes of surplus […]

Food Banks 2020 As a company we decided we wanted to give back to the community in these uncertain times, so we decided to visit our local Food Banks and deliver a generous Costco food shop to Bracknell, Maidenhead and Wokingham Food Banks! We started the day by meeting at Costco in Reading to gather […]

UPDATE: Automatic Permission to Build for Homes, Schools, Hospitals, Offices & Shops Boris’ promise to “build, build, build” meant that he would be creating opportunities for people to afford homes, the government now plan to disclose the immense changes being made to the planning structure for the first time. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said that the planning system was “outdated and […]

Sponsorship with The University of Birmingham Hockey Club The University of Birmingham Hockey Club currently has a total of 242 members, this is split between 6 men’s teams and 6 women’s teams. The club is predominantly made up of university students with a handful of members being post-graduates or young professionals.  The women’s 1st team play in the Investec Premier […]

Green Homes Grant Update – Tradespeople must be registered to TrustMark  Builders and plumbers must now be signed up to the TrustMark Scheme to benefit from the Green Homes Grant. This decision has been made to protect homeowners from inexperienced and rogue traders. The ‘Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’ have stated that all tradespeople that would like to profit […]

It’s possible you may have heard the term ‘PPE’ being thrown around regularly, when discussing the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Here is a summary of PPE, and why you should take it very seriously if your workplace has not been forced to shut down in the wake of COVID-19. What is PPE? PPE stands for personal protective equipment. […]

What is Stamp Duty? Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDTL) is a compulsory tax you pay when you own a home or land above a certain price in England and Northern Ireland. Previously you would have paid STDL on residential properties sold for over £125,000 and non-residential land and properties sold for over £150,000. What does Stamp Duty Holiday mean? The government announced […]