Up and Under Lead Innovation

We are always working to share ideas and improvement with our friends and customers.  Following a recent lecture, given by our MD Andy Fewtrell, to Atkins Directors, it seems our ideas are spreading further.  The following is an excerpt from the Atkins Publication the Lean Informer.

We are always interested in working in partnerships to improve outcomes, call us 01270 589615

Safety Update - Free Seminar

We like to help you keep up to date when we can and this has just come to our attention.

Free health and Safety event - Working at Heights Seminar to be held in Bradford on Tuesday evening 25th June.

Getting closer with Up and Under

Obviously we will be very happy to help you with your work at height needs whether they be projects at height or over water, or if you require specialist training for safe work at height

CPD interest grows.....

The following is a report form the Federation Of Small Businesses' web site reporting on a recent Up and Under CPD Event.

Please contact us if you think we would male a useful contribution you calendar for 2013/14

Buddies Bag a Bike

Well actually it was a Trike but it didn't work quite as well as a headline ;o)

After the success of the recent Foundation Rides the Up and Under Group have donated a specialist tricycle to the Cheshire Buddies through the Up and Under Foundation. This means that disabled children at Central Cheshire Buddy Scheme can now all get on their bikes while at the club.

Youngsters with the new trike

Stephanie Lawley, one of the Buddies leaders said

 ‘The bike is a fantastic gift. We have a number of young people who do not have a bike at home so when they come to club on a Saturday, in Shavington, they just love riding around the centre.  This is a great gift and we thank Up and Under for their support’..

Cheshire buddies is a voluntary community group which supports children and young people with disabilities to access a range of fun activities they would not normally have the opportunity to be involved with. 

If you would like more information about Cheshire Buddies contact Stephanie Lawley on 07873423389. Or visit www.cheshirebuddies.co.uk

Up and Under Highly Commended

Our active involvement in the Community has been recognised with The Up and Under Group being Highly Commended in the 2013 North West Building Stronger Communities Impact Award in the Annual  Business in the Community Awards.  This follows the Corporate Social Responsibility Award which they won earlier in the year in the High Sheriff’s Awards for Enterprise.

Read more here Link

Stephen Howard, Business in the Community’s Chief Executive said: “The Responsible Business Awards shine the spotlight on an aspect of business that very rarely gets much public recognition – and that is its ability and willingness to truly transform lives, communities and society for the better. I congratulate The Up and Under Group, which recognises that it is part of a movement of companies creating value by living their values. We hope their example will inspire many more businesses to put responsible behaviour at the heart of how they do business.”

Our commitment to making a positive difference is founded on the work we do in physical asset management, providing inspection and maintenance of bridges, buildings, towers and underground structures also the work of our Interiors Division which creates beautiful office interiors and Entrainment our very hands on safety and management training company.  

Without you - our customers - supporting these activities and the commitment of our team the other Good Stuff couldn't happen.

Thanks!

What we do in our spare time

Continuing the loose series of articles about what Up and Under team members do on their day off, I thought I'd add this stuff.  We were recently invited by a supplier to try out the longest zip wire in Europe, so as this was the first invite we had ever had we decided to give it a try.

First there was the waiting about.........

Then the red plastic outfits ...........................

A bit of posing......................

Obviously being used to the scary stuff on a day to day basis - fully risk assessed of course -  we had to act casual, here is what all the fuss was about ;o)

Andy on the Radio

A warning that Andy -  the boss - will be on the radio, again!, today ;o)

http://www.redshiftradio.co.uk/programmes/flying-start

Fortunately you have to listen on the internet so he won't be able to talk to you in your car