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20/11/2008
LARKFLEET OFFERS £250,000 HOUSING PRIZE
As the credit crunch hits, Bourne (near Peterborough) based Larkfleet Homes (www.larkfleethomes.co.uk) is offering the chance to win a house package worth up to £250,000.
The local house builder has launched the competition with a top prize worth £250,000 which will include a house with furnishings and a brand new eco friendly Corsa Active car, which is being supplied by Sycamores of Stamford. Sycamores is also offering any potential Larkfleet Homes buyers £200 off any new or second hand car purchased through its Stamford branch.
The prize is perfect for everyone from first time buyers to seasoned buyers and gives entrants a chance to win a home with some furnishings and an eco friendly car with low running costs. The competition involves choosing the six most important features of a Larkfleet Home from a list and one lucky person with the correct answers will win this extraordinary prize.
Karl Hick, managing director of Larkfleet Homes, said: “In this current economic climate many buyers are unable to purchase a home either for the first time or when they need to move up. We hope this competition will be a huge success with local people and look forward to welcoming the winners to their new home.”
Local people can enter the competition by collecting a competition entry form at any Larkfleet development. Current developments are taking place at Lincoln, Eye, Bourne and Oakham.
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20/11/2008
SMYE HOLLAND ASSOCIATES PROVIDES PR HELP FOR BILCO
Peterborough-based marketing and public relations (PR) consultancy, Smye Holland Associates, is working with Bilco UK, the provider of horizontal access solutions, on a media relations campaign to raise the company’s profile.
Bilco manufactures a range of standard 'off the shelf' hatches, smoke vents and floor doors as well as providing a design service to meet special individual requirements. It was formed in 1989 and has built a reputation in the construction trade for providing the right access solutions.
Smye Holland Associates undertakes media relations on behalf of Bilco to promote its products to potential or existing clients. Bilco’s customers include architects, engineers, specifiers and other construction trades.
Emily Anniss, account executive at Smye Holland Associates, said: “The media relations we undertake for Bilco is targeted to its broad range of customers to maximise results. By liaising with Bilco’s customers we generate press releases and articles that are interesting and informative while also promoting Bilco’s name and its capabilities.
“We also produce a joint newsletter for Bilco and another of our clients, WindowMaster, which is mailed to a shared database of architects and specifiers which we manage for our clients. The newsletter and its associated website – www.specificationnews.co.uk – which we designed and manage are uniquely cost-effective promotional tools because of the sharing of costs.”
Simon Shand-Brown, sales and marketing manager at Bilco UK Ltd, said: “Smye Holland Associates plays a key role in our communication with our customers. Media coverage helps to raise our profile and generate sales enquiries.”
Smye Holland Associates provides marketing and public relations (PR) services to a number of companies in the property development, building & construction sector. The company also has particular expertise in related sectors such as economic development and social housing.
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19/11/2008
HOUSING ASSOCIATION STAFF PUT THE ACCENT ON GIVING FOR CHILDREN IN NEED
Kind hearted staff at local housing association Accent Nene (www.accentnene.org) raised over £300 for Children in Need from a day of activities at its Peterborough head office.
Accent Nene’s customer services team, led by customer services co-ordinator Rosie Tomaselli, organised a number of fundraising events including a raffle, guess the weight of the cake, guess the number of smarties in the jar, quizzes and a children’s colouring competition.
Perhaps the single most popular activity of the day was the raffle. Rosie Tomaselli said: “We raised most of our money through the raffle. The customer services team put in a lot of hard work in organising and I would like to thank everyone involved. I would also like to thank all those who donated prizes including Frankie and Bennies, Imperial Bento, Tesco, Pizza Hut, Serpentine Green and Latinis who all donated gift vouchers.
“We would also like to thank Baytree Garden Centre for donating tickets to Santa’s Grotto as one of the raffle prizes.”
The colouring competition for Accent Nene staff children also proved popular and there were plenty of entries. The prize for the winning entry was donated by Hereward FM and includes a ride to school in the Mini Black Thunder and a tour of the station.
A quiz was also held between the various Accent Nene teams which was won by the Housing team. The customer services team also collected boxes of coppers from each of the departments.
In total the sum raised for BBC Children in Need was £310.
Rosie said: “The fundraising was a huge success. Our target was originally £200 so we were very pleased. We were delighted to have raised as much money as we did. I would like to thank all those involved who gave time and effort to make a great day. Everyone had a lot of fun and entered into the spirit of the day and it was great for company morale.”
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Note to editors:
1. Accent Nene is a Registered Social Landlord (RSL) registered with the Housing Corporation. The main office is in Peterborough and there are local management offices in Nottingham and Fulbourn. Accent Nene has been an active social housing provider in the East of England for over 35 years
2. What is now Accent Nene was formerly Nene Housing Society. It became a member of Accent Group in January 2005. Accent is one of the UK’s leading community investment businesses.
3. Accent Nene operates in the East Midlands and East Anglia. It provides a range of social housing and manages around 4,000 rented and leasehold homes mainly in the Peterborough, Nottinghamshire and Cambridgeshire areas.
4. Accent Nene aims to provide high quality, affordable homes for rent or purchase on an equity share basis for those in housing need. It helps single people, couples, families, elderly and disabled people and some special needs groups such as deaf/blind people.
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