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18Oct/150

Having a party?

THE SHOWMAN'S SHOW 2015

DIY Marquees specialise in marquee Lighting and buy party tent and just had notification that we will be on stand 262 Avenue Eat this year’s Showmans Show. Come out of the entrance marquee, turn right and then first left – we’re halfway up on the right as usual and opposite the excellent Arcotherm (well worth a visit for marquee heaters). Please do pop in and say hello, we’ll be launching our new range of demi-marquees as well as exhibiting our always popular walkways and other marquees including Pop up Marquees.

The marquee hire business I built up got to a sufficient size that I could not be on site for every job. We would be running several teams of erectors with me and another site foreman running between each site. I turned up one afternoon to find a team nearly finished. The marquees were up, the flooring and linings were fitted and they were just setting up the furniture.

The quality of finish was excellent. They proudly stated the only thing left was the walkway to the house “and they’re easy”. Walkways are easy to erect, indeed our current model of walkway is the easiest one we’ve ever designed. They are not easy to erect if you don’t leave enough space for it – as this team had done!

The lesson to learn from this is when connecting marquees to houses always always start building from the house outwards. Build the walkway (or one of our demi-marquees, details coming soon) first and then butt the main marquee(s) up to it. That way you know you’ve allowed enough space or know you’ve got to do some adapting to make fit before you get too far in to the build. As for the job in question it was solved using a hacksaw and PVC welding to still give an excellent job but it turned an early-finish day in to a late night one for everyone.

16Oct/150

What sets Dukes of Daisy apart from other ‘escort agencies’?

Finding the right partner to go to a work function or a wedding can be difficult if you do not have a regular partner to go along. Be in control of who you meet by rent a woman or rent a man service offered from Dukes of Daisy.

Daisy Lane understands only too well how tiresome and stressful it can be in a relationship with a busy lifestyle and having to find a balance is sometimes difficult. Daisy decided to start Dukes of Daisy for this very reason, thus ensuring their companions are carefully selected on key qualities sets Dukes of Daisy apart from any other ‘escort agency’.

Dukes of Daisy offer a non-sexual companion service to ensure you have an unforgettable and thoroughly enjoyable evening. They have a broad variety of Companions that can cater to any taste or event you have in mind - from dinner dates, theatre, weddings, work, social events and more.

Dukes of Daisy aim to keep their clients happy by ensuring strict protocol so everyone has a great time together.

Some of the benefits of using their service:

  • You're in control of who you meet
  • You're in control of where & when the date happens
  • You're in control of what happens on the date
  • You're in control of the role your Duke will play on the night
  • Total Control means you get exactly what you want

With hundreds of Male Escorts you can choose attributes that you prefer by scrolling through the online profiles.

15Oct/150

World Cup Fever – 2015

South Africa who had a bad start to the World Cup Rugby 2015 tournament against Japan have gone from strength to strength getting into the Semi Finals against New Zealand at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday 24th October at 16.00.

South Africa captain Fourie du Preez snatched the Springboks a 23-19 quarter-final victory over Wales with a try five minutes before the end which his coach Heyneke Meyer described as"pure genius".

With Wales leading 19-18 and poised for only their third victory against the Springboks in 109 years, number eight Duane Vermeulen broke away blindside from a scrum near the Welsh 22-metre line and threw an audacious pass behind his back to scrum-half du Preez, who sprinted to the corner to touch down.

The clever move, which the Springboks had been rehearsing all week on the training field, secured South Africa a place in a semi-final against either New Zealand and France, who meet in Saturday's later quarter-final.

"I would like to kiss Fourie. I have always said coaching is overrated. You have to pick players with character and who perform under pressure," Meyer said. "That try was just pure genius."

The Springboks, who began the tournament with a shock loss to Japan, proved they have developed a fighting character during this tournament to turn the match around.

CONTRASTING STYLES

Fly-half Handre Pollard set the foundations for the South African victory with 18 points from his boot, after a first–half try from scrum-half Gareth Davies and 14 points from goalkicker Dan Biggar had put Wales within reach of one of the biggest victories in their history.

Biggar had to watch the last seven minutes on the touchline after he was taken off for a head injury assessment. The fly-half had been inspirational for Wales, setting up the try which secured a 13-12 half-time lead.

As expected, the match was an intensely physical encounter that featured two contrasting styles of play, with South Africa attacking largely through their powerful forwards while Wales tried to move the ball wide with their backs as often as possible.

Welsh indiscipline helped South Africa to an early 9-3 lead courtesy of three penalties from Pollard, but in the 18th minute Biggar's brilliance gave Wales their only try.

The fly-half put up a high kick on the half-way line, raced ahead and caught it on the Springbok 22-metre line, before squeezing a brilliant pass to Davies on his right to score near the posts. After a fourth Pollard penalty restored the Springboks' advantage, a long-range drop goal from Biggar secured Wales a one-point lead at the break.

SPRINGBOK PRESSURE

South Africa missed an opportunity to regain the lead at the start of the second half when Pollard missed a penalty attempt, before a 45-metre effort from Biggar stretched the Wales lead to 16-12.

The Springboks applied all the pressure in the third quarter of the match, running multi-phase attacks through their pack. However, Wales defended superbly and South Africa’s only reward for a dominant period of play was a Pollard drop-goal.

The Springbok fly-half missed a second penalty kick, while his fifth success from the tee was matched by Biggar to keep the Welsh one point ahead at 19-18 with 10 minutes remaining.

But with Biggar off the pitch and the Welsh tiring, South Africa kept up the pressure before seizing their winning try in clinical fashion, du Preez (pictured above celebrating) crossing the line in the 75th minute for the match-winning touchdown.

"We are absolutely gutted. I am proud of the performance of the guys," Wales coach Warren Gatland said. "The boys gave everything, emptied their tanks but we just weren't good enough to hold on for 80 minutes."

12Oct/150

IBS serving many sectors including Manufacturing & Commercial

Using certain industrial equipment such as lutos blowers and vacuum pumps is a highly specialised job and requires specialised skill and experience which is why IBS are one of the best service providers in the industry.

They are constantly monitoring advances in industrial blower technology and tailor their service to provide support for the newest and oldest machines thus affording industry valuable maintenance cost cutting opportunities.

Industrial Blower Services or better known as IBS have a wide range of products and years of experience serving the many industry sectors such as Industrial, Utility, Manufacturing, Road Tanker, Municipal and Commercial sectors of the market.

IBS are proud UK & US agents for:

Blowers   Vacuum Pumps  On Site Services

Robuschi Liquid Ring Vacuum Pumps

Blackmer Sliding Vane Vacuum Pumps

KPT Blowers (representing the SR range)

Elmo Rietschle

HV Turbo

Zephyr

Howden Compressors

Sulzer

Hoffman

IBS know how important it is to keep downtime to a minimum they offer a FREE VACUUM LOADER HEALTH CHECK to ensure your vacuum loader unit is always in tip-top shape and fully functional.

12Oct/150

World Cup Rugby fever in Twickenham

Lodge Brothers are not just funeral directors they are a team of passionate individuals who do so much for the community and ensure they embrace every occasion with enthusiasm and passion.

    

They recently celebrated the Queen’s record breaking achievement as longest serving monarch of Great Britain. The different branches of Lodge Brothers decorated their windows with colourful patriotic displays and joined in the celebrations. Lodge Brothers funeral directors Surbiton went all out and their display included press cuttings, flags and collages. Such a wonderful tribute in honour of the Queen.

Then Rugby World Cup got underway at the end of September hosting their opening ceremony and game at Twickenham. Twickenham has been buzzing with flags, bunting and celebrations and shop windows are decorated with all sorts of colourful displays. The shops in the high street joining in and businesses in the town preparing festivities for the Rugby World Cup. Lodge Brothers joined in the fun by putting on a fun and festive rugby display.

Some exciting changes have been happening within Lodge Brothers - Paul Bye has been appointed as the Surrey Commercial and Operations Manager for the Lodge Brothers Group based in Byfleet, West Byfleet, Addlestone, Woking, Cobham and Guildford. Paul brings with him his vast experience within the Funeral Profession where he has worked his way through the ranks, obtaining his Diploma in Funeral Directing in the process. We wish Paul every success in his new position.

Susan Areington has been appointed as a new funeral arranger. Susan has been looking after the families at Lodge Brothers Englefield Green since the branch opened several years ago and has helped arrange a wide variety of funerals within the local area. Susan is also a resident of Woking and this local knowledge and experience is what we have been searching for to continue the high standards previously experienced by clients of Lodge Brothers, Woking. We wish Susan every success in her new position.

10Oct/150

What does energy savings involve?

RUMM are a leading energy management UK based in Wales who provide Energy Management Solution to customers via their own developed technologies (Pulse & IBASS) and Energy Management Services (EMS).

I can hear you asking what all this means for my company. The simply answer is to reduce energy consumption therefore saving money and contributing to a larger towards saving the planet. Let’s have a look at some of the ways RUMM uses their Energy Management Solution to assist your business especially Energy Reduction in Manufacturing

Applies RUMM‘s algorithm to calculate the amount of energy which could be saved through changes in scheduling and behavioural methods.

PresST Table Pre Screening Tool (PreST)

What is Pre Screening Tool (PreST)

  • PreST analyses the variables in a customer’s energy consumption over a full year
  • This is a unique approach to evaluate savings opportunity

How does it benefit the customer?

  • Sites of all shapes and sizes, can ‘save and reduce energy’ with minimum capital expenditure and without compromising production
  • Analysing a portfolio of sites identifies those who would benefit most from streamlining energy consumption
  • Effects of energy savings interventions can be easilty assessed through direct comparisons pre and post PreST
  • PreST compares a site to the best possible operation it’s already achieved, which is particularly useful to large portfolio customers with multiple sites across an organisation.

Does the customer need anything in place?

  • No prior RUMM/npower products are needed
  • PreST requires date of a full years’ worth of half hourly energy consumption for the site.

A typical customer might be

  • Any site that has been in full operation for a year, needing information on their typical energy variation
  • Companies interested in the potential of their site to save energy, or the potential to save energy across a group of sites.
8Oct/150

Read what our happy customers have to say

Some exciting things that Marquees Hire Surrey have been up to recently and what their customers have to say.... a winter function is definitely not something to worry about with winter marquee hire from Marquee Hire.

JF Marquees is partnering with Wheely for the annual Portman Square Garden Party.

Tonight, the events company, alongside the tap-to-ride personal driver firm, will be taking revellers from party to pillow in style.

“Both our companies believe in offering the best possible service for our customers through business innovation and partnership. We want attendees to have a memorable evening without the worry, which is something both JF Marquees and Wheely have proven track records,” says James Morris, founder and managing director of JF Marquees.

To launch their first collaboration, JF Marquees x Wheely want to treat roisterers to a £10 promotional code, redeemable at the end of their evening.

“Wheely and JF Marquees believe in exceptional customer service befitting of its clientele. That’s why we decided that this collaboration is perfect for the guests of the Portman Square Garden Party,” Says Nik Heydel, marketing and PR manager at Wheely.

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Don’t just take our word for it…

You may have seen us on Channel 4, London Live and read about us in The Guardian, and it’s often said that our proven track record in the delivery of outstanding events and marquee hire is unsurpassed. But don’t take our word for it, see what our clients say.

"Thanks for all your support both for the Portman Square Garden Party, which was a great success for such a great cause and then for last night’s Staff party-from which there are a few sore heads!" Mr G - September 2015

"Thank you ever so much for your support of the Naming Ceremony on Monday 28 September. The day couldn’t have gone any better and our key stakeholders were extremely pleased with how the event went. The marquee looked brilliant and you were so brilliant in the run up. I very much look forward to working with you again soon." Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity - September 2015

"Just a quick email to say thank you so much for the marquee, the ceiling lining was so good and made such a difference to the overall look. The event went very well indeed on Saturday and I will send you one of our programmes as we acknowledged your support. Your staff are all so helpful and worked hard to get it looking good" Mrs S, Regenerate Rise - August 2015

We have the UK largest selection of marquees to hire especially if you are wanting wedding marquees which we can set up in a variety of locations to suit your budget and style. click here winter marquees  to speak to one of our team.