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Harrod nets further
award
Hot on the heels of
their success at the
2007 Business
Excellence Awards,
Harrod UK Ltd have
been awarded Investors In People (IIP) status for the fifth
consecutive time.
Manufacturing Director David Bowling commented:
STAG launches Counter Intelligence
“We have two fantastic brands in both Sports and The STAG Buying Group is leveraging its position as market leader in the industry sector by launching its own
Horticulture, but there is no doubt about it – our greatest newssheet called Counter Intelligence, with the descriptive strapline “Good to Think: Better To Know”. The
asset is our people. The culture they all adopt has really information-based newsletter, which is currently circulating amongst STAG’s membership, has been launched to help
helped us through these difficult economic times, provide a more effective dialogue amongst members and suppliers who make up the STAG family.
enabling us to buck the trend and continue to thrive as a Commenting on the launch of Counter Intelligence, Ward Robertson, STAG’S Managing Director, said: “As I
UK manufacturer.” mentioned in the introduction to our new bulletin, we are happy to welcome readers to the first issue of Counter
Dave Abdul, the IIP assessor who completed the on-site Intelligence and we will be particularly interested in our members’ reaction because maintaining a dialogue is very
assessment at Harrod UK’s factory in Lowestoft, added: important to us.”
“This is their fifth IIP Assessment having maintained the He continued: “This is an evidence-based newssheet which we will be issuing regularly and which, as it develops, will
standard since 1996. The firm through investment in staff offer more relevant, statistical information as well as market-led opinion.”
skills have gone from strength to strength with record One of the first stories concentrates on the STAG show, informing readers that it is now fully booked for exhibitors
results and successful diversification into new markets." and with only limited space for STAG members at the hotel.
The Investor In People Standard provides a framework
to help a company achieve success through its people. The
benefits to a company of achieving IIP status include
Wilson [K] Factor dominates Wimbledon
increased productivity, improved motivation and Wilson [K] Factor racket technology took the Wimbledon Championships by storm this year as no fewer than 11
enhanced quality. players appeared in finals and six took titles with [K] Factor rackets, including the first British singles title winner for 24
years.
Surf Shop 08 looking
Wilson players took six of the tournament’s nine titles in the Women’s Singles, the Men’s and Women’s Doubles,
Junior Girl’s Singles and Junior Girl’s and Boy’s Doubles – all with [K] Factor rackets.
Venus Williams captured her fifth Wimbledon singles title and seventh Grand Slam playing with the [K] Blade Team
good
racket, after overcoming sister Serena who uses the same racket in a compelling final. They then combined to win their
third Wimbledon doubles title since 2000 and the tenth Wimbledon title between them.
2008 sees a host of new brands and features at the UK’s Venus also broke the Wimbledon record for the fastest serve during the event at 129 mph.
only trade event dedicated to the boardsports industry. In the Junior Girl’s singles, 14-year-old Laura Robson won her first major title playing with a Wilson [K] Blade 98
This September, no other event can match the array of racket. It was the first British singles win at Wimbledon since Annabel Croft took the same title in 1984.
new hardware and apparel on display from some of the Other [K] Factor rackets victories included Daniel Nestor with the [K] Six.One 95 winning the Men’s Doubles with
world’s leading brands in surf, skate, windsurfing, Neand Zimonijic against Jonas Bjorkman and Kevin Ullyet, both playing Wilson [K] Six.One rackets; Polana Hercqog
mountainboarding and kitesurfing. using her [K] Blade Tour to win the Junior Girl’s Doubles title; and Tsung Hua Yang taking the Junior Boy’s Doubles title
Building on the success of 2007 and Surf Shop’s with his [K] Blade Tour racket.
reputation as the leading trade event for surf hardware,
apparel, accessories and associated free sports, over 150
brands will come together for three days of business and
Lotto's Landi passes away
networking.
Brands already confirmed for 2008 include Da Kine, Lotto's Marketing and Communications Director Alberto Landi has passed away
Extreme Raw State, Firewire, Fox Racing, O’Neill Wetsuits, after a sudden illness at the age of just 36. Graduated in Business Economics from
Pipeline Surfboards, Plain Lazy, Protest, Reef, Saltrock, Venice University, Alberto began his professional career at the European Union
Street Surfing, Trespass, Triple Five Soul, Urban Beach, Consumer General Management offices in Brussels. Following this, he went into the
Weirdfish, Xcess Skates and many more. Sports Division of the Safilo group to later join, in 1999 at the age of 28, the Lotto
Asked about plans for the 2008 show, exhibition group as Area Manager for the Italian market. Two years on he was asked to run the
director Lucy McPhail highlighted growth in the Strategic Planning Office reporting directly to the General Management, also
categories showing increasing popularity with visitors. assuming responsibility for the development of the Lotto brand non-core products.
“New for 2008 will be an increase in hardware and apparel At the end of 2004, in pursuing a swift and promising career, he was appointed
from skate, mountainboard and BMX. Many retail buyers Marketing & Communication Director, a position which he has performed brilliantly
told us that this is what they wanted to see and Surf Shop over these years of immense growth and development of the Group, both in Italy and abroad.
2008 promises to deliver, both in new niche brands and Andrea Tomat, President of Lotto Sport Italia, said: “The passing of Alberto is a loss which is impossible to describe,
market-leading brand names.” an immeasurable sadness for all those who have had the privilege of knowing him. His intelligence, professionalism,
With other exciting new developments in the pipeline, innate kindness and sympathetic behavior have left an indelible memory in the hearts of everyone. The many projects
www.surfshopexpo.com is the place to find all of the latest we worked on together will remain in my memory forever, his compassionate availability and a personal relationship
information and updates as they are announced. based on immense trust and friendship that I will miss forever."
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