Put your business in front of 45,000 people at the Havering Show ...
Each year
Havering Council is proud to deliver a range of popular events within the
borough, including the Havering
Show which attracts crowds of up to 45,000 visitors over the August Bank
Holiday weekend, Sunday 28 and Monday 29 August, and offers exciting
sponsorship opportunities.
If you would
like further details of how you can promote your business and engage with the
local community, please contact Joanne
Yeomans.
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 ... and at the Havering Business Awards
If you want to be part of a six month media campaign to get your business noticed by other
businesses in the Borough you need to be involved in the Havering Business
Awards 2016.
There are plenty of opportunities for sponsorship, with
packages at very competitive prices, but you will need to act fast to get the
best deal that suits you.
See
details of last year’s event here.
If
you would like further details of how you can get noticed at this prestigious
event, please contact Joanne
Yeomans.
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Legal firm expands
Havering-based Pinney Talfourd Solicitors, has
opened a new office in Leigh-on-Sea and has moved to bigger premises in
Brentwood.
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Now open in town
Havering
is proving an attractive place for new businesses, which bring with them jobs
for local people. Among
those firms which have recently invested in Havering are:
MGN
Builders Merchants is moving to Harold Hill from Ilford after Kemsley LLP completed a letting of an
8,000 square feet warehouse and secure yard area.
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Sport Relief wants business involvement
Transport
for London's (TfL) Business Engagement team is looking for workplaces to take part in
a range of fun and engaging activities with their staff to raise money for Sport Relief in
March. You can encourage your staff to make their journeys more active by
walking, cycling or running to work, and TfL will reward your organisation with
great prizes. Email here for
more details.
Fraud alert
According to the National
Fraud Intelligence Bureau, fraudsters
are sending out virus infected emails that claim a package has been seized by
HM Revenue & Customs upon arrival into the United Kingdom. The official
looking scam emails claiming to be from Royal Mail contain a link to a document
which will install malicious software on your computer designed to steal
credentials like account names, email addresses and passwords.
Report scams and frauds here.
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Combatting under-age sales
The Chartered
Institute of Trading Standards offers an online course for staff to make
sure they are informed of current legislation.
Find
out more here.
Business Support
Havering Council offers a
range of advice and help to support your business. More details are on the website which is regularly
updated. Get full details
here.
 Book site visits 24/7
If
you are a builder or developer who needs a site visit from a Havering Council
Building Control officer you can now book that visit at any time 24/7 using our
online booking service. Book
online before
10am and your site can be visited the same day.
There
are also many Building Control forms you can complete
online here. Havering Council also issues a Building Control
Briefing email update, which you can get
free of charge here.
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