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8Member’s NewsBow House Physiotherapy Practicecelebrated 21 years in Langport with asuccessful Open Day.Tricia Robinson and her colleagues enjoyed welcomingnew faces as well as seeing some established friends.Retired GP Dr MikeRichards cut thecelebration cake and said“I have always beenTricia’s greatest fan,especially as she has herprofessional roots deeplygrounded in the NHS andit has been a rewardingprivilege and pleasure torecommend and referpatients to her. And I stilldo”. Tricia thankedeveryone for attending andsaid she valued theopportunity to demonstrate the spacious premises andto introduce the team of complementary therapists.She added, “Our reputation for excellence inphysiotherapy is well established but the Open Day hasbeen a great opportunity to inform the public aboutsome of the other skilled services that we provide”.The team has grown over the 21 years to provide awide range of treatments from foot care and massageto homeopathy, occupational therapy, traditionalacupuncture, counselling, nutritional therapy,reflexology and Bowen.www.bowhousephysiotherapy.co.ukPictured: Patricia Robinson and Dr Mike RichardsFunding maze unravelled at SW FinanceeventMore than 100 businessprofessionals packed intoExeter Racecourse for theinaugural Finance in the South West event, organisedby chartered accountants Francis Clark.The event was aimed at small and medium sizedbusiness owners and managers wanting to find outmore about the various funding options available tohelp them grow their business.It opened with a keynotespeech from Les Burnett,Managing Partner atFrancis Clark, who setthe scene for thecomplex fundinglandscape in the region.The morning continuedwith a range of expert-led seminars with contributionsfrom the likes of GAIN, Plymouth University and CornishSea Salt.Lewis Banfield, Partner in the family business team atFrancis Clark in Exeter, said: “The success of small tomedium businesses is key for the region and the widereconomy. Funding is out there, but it is a bit of analphabet soup. Our aim is to untangle that and make iteasy to digest. There’s been an excellent turn out and abroad range of sectors represented which shows thatthe appetite is there.”www.francisclark.co.ukPictured: Adam Chambers (Heart of South West LEP),Lewis Banfield (Francis Clark LLP), Jennie Bennett (IQDFrequency Products Ltd), Maurice Molloy (Rush Group Ltd)Estadia awarded ISMM accreditationRegional sales consultant RichardPalmer has been awarded anaccreditation by the Institute ofSales and MarketingManagement. Richard is now the leading ISMM coursedeliverer for the South West region.The Institute of Sales & Marketing Management (ISMM)is the worldwide representative body for salespeople.The body has been the authoritative voice of the salesindustry for over 100 years ensuring that the industrymaintains a high standard in sales standards, ethicsand best practice.Richard, who is a fellow of theISMM says, “I am pleased tobe acknowledged as a coursedeliverer by the ISMM for thesouth west region. I have beenworking in the Industry for over10 years and am an advocate of raising standardswithin the sales and marketing industry. Having workedin the south west for many years delivering Estadiaworkshops, I understand the economic climate and thesouth west business landscape which will be of benefitto the businesses who attend the ISSM courses.”www.estadia.co.ukPictured: Richard Palmer
Member’s NewsOld Mill Moves to WellsWest Country accountants and financialplanners Old Mill has relocated its SheptonMallet office to the Cathedral Park businesscomplex in neighbouring Wells.This week, 80 staff moved from the Old Mill on Park Road to BishopbrookHouse; a brand new carbon friendly building commissioned by Old Mill andfunded through the Old Mill Partners’ pension scheme.The two-storey office has 10,000 square foot of office space on the firstfloor for up to 100 staff while the ground floor has a reception, board room,conference rooms and around 7,000square foot of office space for let. Old Mill is one of the West Country’s fastestgrowing accountancy firms. Originally based in Shepton Mallet and Yeovil, overthe past six years it has opened three new offices in Exeter, Melksham andDorchester and more than doubled in size, now employing more than 250people.The Yeovil office relocated in November 2012, while a new office for SheptonMallet has been on the cards for many years, as Head of Finance andOperations Mike Butler, who has overseen the development explains:“We started to outgrow the Shepton office, which was formerly a 19 th century mill, around six years ago and beganto look for a new office in the town. We wanted an open plan design and plenty of room for expansion but afteryears of searching, we couldn’t find anything suitable, so decided to embark on a project to build something thatwould fit our needs.“We chose to build at Cathedral Parkbecause once completed, it will beone of the key business destinationsin the region. Plus it is set in awonderful rural location, has greataccess and parking and utilisesgreen and sustainable buildingsolutions, which was important tous.”Mike says although Old Mill is sad tobe leaving Shepton after more than80 years in the town, the movebrings with it lots of newopportunities: “Shepton has been atthe very heart of our business eversince it was founded in the 1930sand we will be retaining strong linksin the town, but by moving to a newsite, we are able to developsomething that is just right for ourfirm’s current needs.”Picture: Staff in the new office L-RAndrew Moore, Karen Caddey,Rebecca Madden, Bruce Lockhart,Di Hale, Valerie Fell, Matt Dampier9
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8Member’s NewsBow House Physiotherapy Practicecelebrated 21 years in Langport with asuccessful Open Day.Tricia Robinson and her colleagues enjoyed welcomingnew faces as well as seeing some established friends.Retired GP Dr MikeRichards cut thecelebration cake and said“I <strong>have</strong> always beenTricia’s greatest fan,especially as she has herpr<strong>of</strong>essional roots deeplygrounded in the NHS andit has been a rewardingprivilege and pleasure torecommend and referpatients to her. And I stilldo”. Tricia thankedeveryone for attending andsaid she valued theopportunity to demonstrate the spacious premises andto introduce the team <strong>of</strong> complementary therapists.She added, “Our reputation for excellence inphysiotherapy is well established but the Open Day hasbeen a great opportunity to inform the public aboutsome <strong>of</strong> the other skilled services that we provide”.The team has grown over the 21 years to provide awide range <strong>of</strong> treatments from foot care and massageto homeopathy, occupational therapy, traditionalacupuncture, counselling, nutritional therapy,reflexology and Bowen.www.bowhousephysiotherapy.co.ukPictured: Patricia Robinson and Dr Mike RichardsFunding maze unravelled at SW FinanceeventMore than 100 businesspr<strong>of</strong>essionals packed intoExeter Racecourse for theinaugural Finance in the South West event, organisedby chartered accountants Francis Clark.The event was aimed at small and medium sizedbusiness owners and managers wanting to find outmore about the various funding options available tohelp them grow their business.It opened with a keynotespeech from Les Burnett,Managing Partner atFrancis Clark, who setthe scene for thecomplex fundinglandscape in the region.The morning continuedwith a range <strong>of</strong> expert-led seminars with contributionsfrom the likes <strong>of</strong> GAIN, Plymouth University and CornishSea Salt.Lewis Banfield, Partner in the family business team atFrancis Clark in Exeter, said: “The success <strong>of</strong> small tomedium businesses is key for the region and the widereconomy. Funding is out there, but it is a bit <strong>of</strong> analphabet soup. Our aim is to untangle that and make iteasy to digest. There’s been an excellent turn out and abroad range <strong>of</strong> sectors represented which shows thatthe appetite is there.”www.francisclark.co.ukPictured: Adam <strong>Chamber</strong>s (Heart <strong>of</strong> South West LEP),Lewis Banfield (Francis Clark LLP), Jennie Bennett (IQDFrequency Products Ltd), Maurice Molloy (Rush Group Ltd)Estadia awarded ISMM accreditationRegional sales consultant RichardPalmer has been awarded anaccreditation by the Institute <strong>of</strong>Sales and MarketingManagement. Richard is now the leading ISMM coursedeliverer for the South West region.The Institute <strong>of</strong> Sales & Marketing Management (ISMM)is the worldwide representative body for salespeople.The body has been the authoritative voice <strong>of</strong> the salesindustry for over 100 years ensuring that the industrymaintains a high standard in sales standards, ethicsand best practice.Richard, who is a fellow <strong>of</strong> theISMM says, “I am pleased tobe acknowledged as a coursedeliverer by the ISMM for thesouth west region. I <strong>have</strong> beenworking in the Industry for over10 years and am an advocate <strong>of</strong> raising standardswithin the sales and marketing industry. Having workedin the south west for many years delivering Estadiaworkshops, I understand the economic climate and thesouth west business landscape which will be <strong>of</strong> benefitto the businesses who attend the ISSM courses.”www.estadia.co.ukPictured: Richard Palmer
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