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thestudio… welcomes Laura Nash
Posted on Mon-10-2012 by Lawrence Cairns-Smith
We really believe in the business benefit and social responsibility of supporting graduates and internship programmes, we are delighted to welcome our newest cohort to thestudio family “Laura Nash” The following is a few words from Laura on her experience with us so far…
Read moreback to school part 2…
Posted on Fri-09-2012 by Lawrence Cairns-Smith
A great day at the studio yesterday with the team dressed in their school uniforms; there certainly were some sights to behold and a few glimpses that made us relieved we were never this lots head teacher!
Read moreback to School…
Posted on Wed-09-2012 by Lawrence Cairns-Smith
Dread or excitement? It’s that week of the year again, which most of us I believe can recall quite clear memories about from childhood. This week in September has a definite feel about it, something in the air changes. Did you as a child wake up with a sense of trepidation and dread or looking […]
Read moregoing nuts for good food…
Posted on Tue-08-2012 by Lawrence Cairns-Smith
I have long been a lover of “lunch” and have always believed that food should taste delicious, but I always find I feel much better after eating something tasty that has had good nutritional benefit. Now I am no “food saint”, so trust me I prefer to cook with a little butter than an artificial […]
Read morebooking the perfect Christmas Party…
Posted on Fri-07-2012 by Lawrence Cairns-Smith
Are you one of those lovely souls that take on the “sometimes thankless” task of booking the company Christmas party? It’s a minefield of trying to provide the perfect fun night; the right location, food that everyone will like, enough drink to have fun, but not too much that it gets too messy, music they […]
Read morea pause for reflection…
Posted on Fri-03-2012 by Lawrence Cairns-Smith
Sometimes we need to reflect on where we have come from and what we have achieved. It’s good for the soul and keeps us focused on where we are going.
Read more5 years old and doesn’t time fly…
Posted on Fri-11-2011 by Lawrence Cairns-Smith
Well no actually….. You live it, you breathe it, you hold it, nurture it, watch it grow, every day you hope and wish and trust that in every way it achieves everything that you had planned for it at the beginning. It’s not life and it’s not death but in the words of Liverpool’s legendary […]
Read morethestudio pencil story so far…
Posted on Mon-06-2011 by Lawrence Cairns-Smith
Knock, knock Who’s there? You ever hear the joke about the broken pencil? You ever hear the joke about the broken pencil who?
Read morethe 10 most memorable days in studio history… (part three)
Posted on Wed-06-2011 by Lawrence Cairns-Smith
Fire day It is fair to say that there are two calls that I truly fear. One is to say that someone at Studio has been hurt or taken ill and the other is that there is a fire, and yes before anyone comments I do fear these even more than the calls from H […]
Read morethe 10 most memorable days in studio history… (part two)
Posted on Tue-06-2011 by Lawrence Cairns-Smith
Blackout Day Two weeks ago I was kindly invited by Midlands Excellence to give a short presentation on our principles of customer service and in particular our mission statement of customer first. It was a great opportunity for me to take stock of some of the things that we have done to deliver our simple message.
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