The Chamber

• Reduce your operating costs
• Improve your customer service
• Demonstrate measurable and sustainable performance improvement
• Ensure your business continues to grow

Competitive pressures on businesses continue to increase as customers demand better, cheaper and faster services. Those organisations failing to address today’s new challenges are putting themselves at risk.

The Consultancy Company works with national and multinational companies to address a comprehensive range of supply chain issues.

We have the insight, knowledge and skills to deliver sustained competitive advantages in:

• Outsourcing of manufacture to Low Cost Countries
• Inventory and planning management
• Warehousing and distribution effectiveness
• Global procurement
• Lean manufacturing

Our expert consultants will supply practical and pragmatic solutions in areas that link the total supply base from supplier to customer. We have particular expertise in outsourcing to China and within the warehousing and distribution and inventory management areas, we have excellent modeling tools which allow a full range of options to be identified and costed prior to implementation.

The Consultancy Company has been established for sixteen years and has successfully provided services to a long list of major manufacturing and distribution companies across many different industry sectors.

We work with you to understand your issues and to develop and implement solutions against clear deliverables that will take your business forward.

Contact Us:

peter.broxton@the-consultancy.co.uk
mobile 07768 021655

info@the-consultany.co.uk
www.the-consultancy.co.uk

The Consultancy Company
Cinnamon House
Cinnamon Park
Crab Lane
Fearnhead
Warrington
WA2 OXP
01925 661715
01925 661800

The Kidlington Centre
High Street
Kidlington
Oxford
OX5 2DL
01865 841177
01865 841155

Recent media reports are suggesting that there’s still a great deal of confusion around the imminent smoke free legislation.

To help you, we’ve reproduced answers to the most frequently asked questions from the Smokefree England’s information line (0800 169 1697). This was set up to answer queries from businesses and individuals on the smokefree regulations.

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In his speech at the Chamber’s President’s Lunch last week, Chamber Chairman, David Wade Smith called for the public sector agencies in the city to make way for private sector growth.

While acknowledging the significant role of the public sector in Liverpool’s regeneration he explained: “There is not a successful merchant city in the world whose private sector is dwarfed by the public sector in the way that we see in Liverpool.”

He said: “Liverpool is doing pretty well. The development boom that is delivering millions of square feet of new shops, offices, hotels and apartments looks set to continue into and beyond 2008 and our celebratory year as European Capital of Culture.

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Are you the driving force behind the success of your company? Do you have a proven track record of using your skills, experience and enthusiasm for successful business growth? If this sounds like you, why don’t you nominate yourself for the Entrepreneur of the Year Award at this year’s Chamber Awards?

Designed to reward a single person within an organisation, this award will look for the person that best demonstrates how they have been instrumental in the success of the business. Judges will take into consideration the overall business performance of the business over the last three years, what the entrepreneur believes makes them different, and their vision for the future of the business.

So don’t wait for someone else to nominate you, visit the Chamber Awards website for more information and to download your entry form!

Enter before 31st May and win!

The closing date of the awards is June 25th, 2006 but if you submit your completed entries by May 31st, 2006 you will be entered into an Early Bird Draw to win £150 worth of Marks and Spencer vouchers.

Louise Ellman, MP for Liverpool Riverside will be holding one of her regular consultation meetings with Chamber members on Friday 8 June at 12.30 pm

At the March meeting members raised a range of issues including concerns about the city’s readiness for the 08 celebrations, trading difficulties caused by the Big Dig, Air Passenger Duty and its impact on some routes out of JLA.

The most vibrant debate centred around the lack of support for business start-ups especially those that were not based in certain postcode areas. Business being undermined by Government funded services offered by universities was also raised as a key issue.

Louise Ellman will report back on these issues and take further questions on 8 June at the regular meeting in the Chamber’s offices. The meeting costs just £12.50 (inclusive of VAT) per person to cover refreshments and administration. For further information contact Nicky Lunt on 0151 227 1234 ext 2237 or book online now.

Q: When is a laugh even better? A: When it’s free.

And we really aren’t joking!

This week, LiveOne20 cardholders get the chance to win 120 FREE tickets for the forthcoming Liverpool Comedy Festival.

The Festival is the centrepiece on the city’s comic calendar with 40 different events over three weeks starting on the 7th of June and starring the likes of Jimmy Carr, Tom O’Connor, Lucy Porter and John Hegley.

To take part, all registered cardholders have to do is visit the LiveOne20 website and enter the competition before 30th May. Lifestyle card specialists Livesmart will contact the winners individually with details of their prizes.

The competition is the first of a series of great giveaways as part of the added value of the LiveOne20 scheme.

Many Chamber members have already signed for LiveOne20 cards which are an ideal way of rewarding or incentivising staff, generating savings of more than £800 a year.

For companies wishing to purchase cards, they start from as little as £10 each! That’s JUST £10 for a whole year of exclusive savings, offers and competitions from some of Liverpool’s biggest names in leisure, entertainment, retail, health and fitness, dining and travel.

To find out how to purchase cards, contact Jenny Stewart, Head of Membership by email at liveone20@liverpoolchamber.org.uk or by telephone on 0151 227 1234 or Livesmart’s account manager Daniel White by phone on 0870 055 3472 or by e-mail at liveone20@livesmart.biz.

Are you looking to the Future?

Merchant Taylors’ Schools are. From your son or daughter’s first day at school, we’re looking to their future.

Come along to our open morning and discover our excellent facilities and great learning environment.

Saturday 19th May 2007

Merchant Taylors’ Junior and Infant Schools’ Open Morning

9:30am - 12noon

Telephone:
Mixed Infants and Junior Girls - 0151 924 1506

Junior Boys - 0151 924 9333