Liverpool Kitchens: Hilton Group Chooses Panorama Kitchens for Liverpool One Hotel

Panorama Kitchens have announced their pride at being involved in the furnishing of the new Hilton Hotel in Liverpool city centre.

The Hilton Group chose the Liverpool-based company to supply the kitchens in the newest branch of their luxury hotel chain, which holds a prime position in the heart of the Liverpool One complex.

Panorama worked with UK construction company Kier Build on the project, to install top quality kitchens in the Hilton’s lavish apartments and guest rooms. Panorama provided kitchens for over 200 rooms in the hotel, spanning eight floors.

Roy Rotherham, owner of Panorama Kitchens, said: “We are extremely delighted to add the Hilton Hotel to our portfolio.

“A contemporary, well manufactured kitchen was a paramount requirement for the architects of this stunning ultra modern hotel, and Panorama Kitchens ticked all the boxes from design, delivery and installation.”

With two showrooms in Liverpool and the Wirral, Panorama Kitchens have been supplying high quality kitchens to retail and trade customers throughout the UK for over 30 years.

Panorama has been involved in many prestigious developments in Liverpool city centre, including the 25-storey Princess Dock complex and the Jury’s Inn Hotel, located near the Liverpool Echo Arena in King’s Dock.

For more information about Panorama Kitchens, or to browse their online portfolio of kitchens and fittings, visit the Panorama Kitchens website.

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Citation Employment Law: Secret Santa Gifts in the Office Could Lead to Legal Proceedings

In recent years the process of “Secret Santa”, where colleagues exchange gifts anonymously, has become a Christmas tradition in offices across Britain. But buying the wrong gift could land you, and your company, in some serious bother.

Tongue-in-cheek presents, such as giving a bottle of hair dye to an ageing colleague, could lead to legal proceedings if the joke is taken the wrong way.

Even gifts that seem innocuous to the donator could be classed as inappropriate; for example, a bottle of wine could cause offence to a co-worker who does not drink alcohol for religious reasons.

Last year, a policeman in Luton was forced to resign after giving a Muslim colleague a packet of bacon and a bottle of wine as a Secret Santa gift. While the colleague in question did not complain personally, the incident was referred to the PC’s senior officers, which led to his resignation.

One way you could prevent a similar scenario occurring at your business is by investing in an employment law implementation service from a company like Citation.

Citation protects over 6000 businesses across the UK, providing a Queen’s Award-winning Employment Law service that is both practical and legally accurate. One of their qualified experts will work with you to help reduce your business’s exposure to unwanted legal disputes.

Should an employment tribunal be brought against you by an employee, Citation’s unique Advice Guarantee means that their dedicated employment tribunal team will take complete control of the cause on your behalf. This includes representation at the tribunal itself, as well as handling any representation costs, compensation awards, or other financial settlements as agreed by the Citation team on your behalf.

Citation clients also have access to a 24/7 Employment Advice line, and an online business tool that allows businesses to record vital data about their employees, such as holiday entitlements, sickness absences, company cars issued, etc.

For more information about Citation and the services they provide, visit the Citation website.

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Get Your Ideas on the Market by Becoming a Smarter Associate with Smarter Products

Do you have an idea for a new, innovative product and want to get it on the market? If so, you could see your product hit the shelves with the littlest of fuss by becoming a Smarter Associate with online retailers Smarter Products.

Smarter Products is a marketplace where both retail and business customers come together with designers, inventors and entrepreneurs, to buy and sell brand new product ideas. Part of the Smarter UK brand, they are experts in the e-commerce industry with experience in branding, design, technology, consulting, marketing and PR.

A Smarter Associate can be a designer or a distributor, or anyone with an idea for a special product that they think would take the market by storm.

By becoming a Smarter Associate and selling through the Smarter Products store, you become part of a team committed to using smart design to create competitive products that compete on value rather than price.

If you don’t have the time or resources to manage the selling process, Smarter Products can assist you by taking on the operational side of production, allowing you to concentrate on the promotion, marketing and PR of your hot new design.

The success of Smarter Products is built entirely on the success of their Smarter Associates, so you can be assured that they are totally committed to providing you with the level of service that you require, and protecting your interests online.

For more information about the Smarter Associate scheme, or to browse the entire Smarter Products directory, visit the Smarter Products website.

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Hit Search Online Marketing: Hit Search Secures Contract with Matchesfashion.com

Online marketing company Hit Search have secured an exciting contract to work with online fashion store Matchesfashion.com.

The high end designer clothing retailer has enlisted the services of Hit Search to aid the online marketing campaign of the retail website.

The Liverpool-based marketing outfit will be working on the Matchesfashion.com site to improve its online visibility through Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and Pay Per Click (PPC), with the aim of increasing traffic to the site, and ultimately, increasing the amount of purchases made from Matches online.

Hit Search Director Andy Redfern said: “Our unrivalled experience in the retail environment coupled together with Matches’ powerful brand means that the online marketing campaign in 2010 will start with a bang.

“The passion of the brand coupled with expert knowledge from ourselves will take Matchesfashion.com into some exciting places.”

Fellow Hit Search Director Andy Donaldson said of the win: “This client further announces Hit Search as a main contender in the UK search engine marketing scene. We were very pleased to win the account in a pitch process involving some of the UK’s leading agencies.

“2010 is set to be an exciting year for Hit Search and our clients.”

Matches is one of London’s largest high-end clothing retailers. With thirteen stores in the capital, and an extensive online directory, they deal in over 60 designer brands, including Alexander McQueen, Burberry, Chanel and Stella McCartney. The website also has a dedicated online shop for New York designer Diane von Furstenberg.

Rob Short, Online Marketing and E-commerce Manager for Matchesfashion.com, said: “We are delighted to be working with Hit Search here at Matches. They have made the transfer from our previous search partner seamless.

“They have given us great confidence that they will be able to make a real difference to our business, by showing that they are experts in not just PPC, SEO and Social Media strategy, but more importantly execution.”

For more information about Hit Search and the services they offer, visit the Hit Search website.

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Knowsley Safari Park: Become a “Keeper for a Day” this Christmas at Knowsley Safari Park

If you are struggling for gift ideas this Christmas, why not treat the animal lover in your life to a day as a keeper at Knowsley Safari Park.

The Keeper for a Day experience allows you to get up close and personal with the Safari Park’s wildlife, and is something that your loved one will remember for a lifetime.

The day begins with a hot drink and a chat with the general manager, or the curator of animals. You will have the opportunity to discuss what you hope to experience during the day, and highlight which animals or areas of the park are of your particular interest.

After this meeting you will head off to your first job of the day. This could be anything from checking on all the inhabitants of the bug house, to sorting out the day’s feed for the Lake Farm animals, or even taking on the mammoth task of helping to muck out the elephants’ enclosure.

During the day you will get to spend time with all of the Safari Park’s animals, as well as their dedicated keepers, and you will get to see the action of the park from behind the scenes. This is a real "warts and all" adventure, and certainly not for the faint-hearted, but it is also a once-in-a-lifetime exsperience.

Although the keeper day experience is for one person only, there will be opportunities to meet up with any relatives or friends in the park at lunch or at the end of the day. These guests will be required to pay the normal admission rate.

The keeper day costs £250, and will come in the form of a gift certificate that can be redeemed at the recipient’s discretion. Keeper days can be run on any day of the week, though they are limited to only three keeper days in any one week, so it is advised that the days are booked in advance with Knowsley Safari Park as soon as possible. All participants must be over 18 years of age at the time of the keeper day.

For more information about the Keeper for a Day experience, or to book your own day, call 0151 430 9009, or visit the Knowsley Safari Park website.

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