Worldwide Offices
Vistage chair David Atkinson, yesterday arranged a visit to Johnson Controls for all three of his Midlands based Vistage groups. Bob Smith of B Hepworth & Co Ltd, also a Vistage member and expert in the Toyota JIT methodology, started with a presentation on how Johnson Controls supplies seating units to Toyota cars, real time and synchronised with Toyota’s own production line. Once a car chassis is built and painted by Toyota, a trigger is sent to Johnson Controls to build the seating units, with the correct fabric, trim and options. These units are built, quality checked, loaded on trucks, transported and delivered to Toyota in under 3hrs 20mins – a
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On Tuesday 24th November, around 30 Midlands CEOs gathered at industrial giant Goodyear Dunlop Tyres, for a business breakfast hosted by Vistage Chair Alan Cook and Vistage member Mark Brickhill, Group Managing Director of Goodyear Dunlop UK.
Mark Brickhill delivered an interactive and informative session on just some of his learnings about Strategy and Leadership, during his career at Procter and Gamble and, since 2006, at Goodyear Dunlop. The audience appreciat
Vistage’s Annual Speaker Awards Dinner was held at the Macdonald Botley Park Hotel Golf & Country Club on Wednesday 28th October 2009. The Awards proudly went to the following Speakers for all their hard work and dedication to Vistage. Awards included; Best Newcomer Award, 10 year Award, Outperformers Award, Above & Beyond Award, Long-term Achievement Awards, Star Speaker Award and Speaker of the Year Award. Best Newcomer Award – Exceptional commitment and success in joining the Vistage speaker network during their first 12 months. Winner - Ed Charvet. Ed co founded Trovus in January 2007, Trovus has developed a workshop format t
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In order to continue its growth in the UK, Vistage is hiring Business Development talent to drive member recruitment initiatives. A varied role, based in various UK territories, Vistage is seeking highly articulate, ambitious, experienced and driven individuals to work with Vistage’s Chairs to grow the Vistage member community. For more details and to apply for one of these positions, please see http://bit.ly/3f4He1
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Vistage member shows fairtrade fashion can work
sgilroy, Nov 23, 2009
Uncategorized, Vistage MembersVistage member Sarah Duncan has had an impressive year launching her new website Life’s Not Fair But. . . My Knickers Are which pushes the boundaries of Fairtrade fashion by creating a chic, pretty range which won’t betray your green credentials. Sarah's hard work has seen her nominated for Cosmopolitan's Ethical Business Award. Sarah says this about her Vistage membership "being a CEO for a small family owned business can be a lonely and frustrating place to be. My Vistage group is supportive, challenging, full of ideas and the gives me the experience of 'being in the same boat' as others. The 1-2-1's allow me to express concerns and worries that might be impossible otherwise. An
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Vistage HQ raffled a bottle of Champagne in aid of Children In Need and raised £51.20 in the process. John Cooke won the raffle and we hope he toasted Pudsey with the Champagne
Scottish First Minister Opens Insights £4 million Global HQ in Dundee
sgilroy, Nov 13, 2009
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Vistage member Andy Lothian of Insights yesterday opened their new multi-million pound global headquarters in Dundee.
The new HQ, ‘Terra Nova’, plays a critical part in the company’s expansion plans. In a difficult global climate, this international organisation has given a firm pledge to retain its foundations and expand its future workforce in Scotland.
The First Minister Alex Salmond welcomes the firm’s decis
We are all too familiar with the steep rise in unemployment over the last 18 months and, without doubt, many of our members have had to shed some staff to survive. However, it does beg the question of how SMEs are going to respond as recovery slowly ensues – when staff are at lower levels, the slightest of green shoots may be enough to strain the capacity of some businesses. Those who did make deep cuts in their workforce early in the recession may now need to re-staff, but with the peaks and troughs of the W-shaped recovery Vistage UK’s top speaker and leading economist Roger Martin-Fagg predicted, it seems many may do so carefully – perhaps usin
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Vistage member Raymond Brown Group have been shortlisted for the Dorset Business Award 2009 in the Princecroft Willis Family Business Award category. More than 160 entries were made by the county's firms for the 10 award categories and we wish Raymond Brown Group every success for the award.
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Vistage members score well in North East Fastest 50 growing companies
sgilroy, Nov 05, 2009
Uncategorized, Vistage MembersAwards were handed out on the 9th October to the fastest 50 growing small, medium and large companies in the region. Six companies in the top 30 are or have been Vistage members including Entec Holdings Limited, CTC Marine Projects Ltd, Sirius Geotechnical and Environmental Ltd, The Special Laboratory Ltd, Wellburn Care Himes limited and Syco Construction Ltd. This is clear evidence that Vistag
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