TOTAL-RECLAIM
PRESS RELEASE
January 28, 2010.
PPI: IFA, MORTGAGE BROKER AND INTRODUCER REVENUE STREAM LAUNCHED BY TOTAL-RECLAIM.
PPI reclaim specialist Total-Reclaim (www.total-reclaim.net) has created a revenue-generation stream for mortgage brokers and IFAs who believe their clients have been mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI), but don’t have the resource to drive clients’ claims through.
Introducers who hand potential PPI claims over to Total-Reclaim will receive between 25% and 40% of the amount Total-Reclaim receives from a successful claim.
“Generalist financial advisers who have focused on mainstream products, services and advice to their clients will have certainly seen a dramatic fall-off in revenues from key areas of lending in the past 12 months, but there is a way to recover some of that lost income ground,” said Daryl Vickers of Total-Reclaim.
"There’s a clear benefit from the loan boom years, because while the loan and credit card frenzy has clearly slowed, there is a massive legacy: banks mis-sold millions of PPI policies attached to those finance deals.
“We pay between 25% and 40% of the commission we receive back to the introducer on completion of a successful claim. We also pay a £50 advance of commission upon receipt of a claim from certain lenders - Halifax, Bank of Scotland, RBS, NatWest, Abbey, Alliance & Leicester & HSBC. We are so confident of success we will not ask for the £50 back even if we are not successful with the claim.
“But as well as the commission they receive from us, the introducer has the opportunity to advise customers on how best to use the reclaimed lump sum they receive from the lender and how best to use the monthly saving that comes from having the policy cancelled with the existing lender.
“For example, we’ve saved customers up to £270 a month. Our model also offers an ideal opportunity to receive new referrals from their client base. Once a customer receives a lump sum back from their lender they will tell everyone – it’s human nature.
“As we do not charge up-front fees, the introducer can also have total peace-of-mind that we will not put their integrity at risk by disappearing with their customers’ money. We have to have results to earn any commission.
“Every IFA will have clients who fell victim to mis-selling, and every one of them is a potential income generator through PPI reclaim.”
Total-Reclaim is fully approved and authorised by The Ministry of Justice to handle legal reclaims on PPI debt refund.
Ends
Further information:
Iain Macauley/Megan Codling
im@pressrelations.co.uk/mc@pressrelations.co.uk
07788 978800/07795 848586
http://www.total-reclaim.net/
Thursday, January 28, 2010
PAYMENT PROTECTION INSURANCE (PPI) CLAIMANTS BLINDED BY BANKING SCIENCE.
TOTAL-RECLAIM
PRESS RELEASE
January 28, 2010.
PAYMENT PROTECTION INSURANCE (PPI) CLAIMANTS BLINDED BY BANKING SCIENCE.
Millions of families are being blinded by banking science as finance houses use their muscle to scare off individuals trying to reclaim mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) premiums.
Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) premiums recovery specialist Total-Reclaim says individuals pursuing claims for repayment of mis-sold PPI are scared off by an intimidating and jargon-filled letters from the banks, lenders and credit card companies, despite valid claims.
“The problem is that the banks are wise to the online DIY PPI reclaim methods individuals are recommended to follow, so they’re all geared up when the claim comes in from an individual. Basically, they dismiss it with a confusing finance-language letter,” said Daryl Vickers, Director, Total Reclaim (www.total-reclaim.net).
“In most cases, the claimant, making what is perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime claim, takes the letter on face value and gives up at their first attempt. But what they don’t realise is that the banks and loan companies will, as a matter of course, refuse to admit to mis-selling three or four times before caving in.
“The do-it-yourself option is obviously the first route to be considered, but people sometimes understandably don’t want to go through the process themselves, or it may be that they have tried and failed, and actually need professional help to drive their claim through.
“Yes, the legitimate PPI reclaim businesses do charge a fee for recovery – and it should never be charged up-front - but there’s a much stronger likelihood of recovery, plus the consideration that an individual pursuing the matter privately may get absolutely nowhere for months while still paying the PPI premiums, while a reclaim specialist will usually turn a claim round in a matter of weeks.”
For example, a typical four-year £10,000 loan from a high street lender may involve additional monthly PPI premiums totalling £2,000 over the duration of the loan. An individual may spend nine months getting nowhere, still pay the £40-a-month PPI premium – losing £360 in the process – whereas a reclaims specialist with the right legal and financial expertise could turn the claim round in weeks and charge £300.
“The benefit is not just the repayment of the mis-sold PPI, but a lower monthly loan repayment ongoing, plus an industry-regulated 8% compensation on top,” said Daryl Vickers, who estimates at least five million families have been mis-sold PPI.
“Big high street names and huge online or direct-sell finance companies have sold millions of PPI policies to ineligible groups. The issue is that the vast majority do not realise they have been mis-sold PPI, and the fact is that if they tried to make a claim because they could not make a loan payment due to illness, injury, hardship or redundancy, the policy would be void,” he said.
“Anyone who is self-employed, retired, a student, works less than 16 hours a week, has certain medical conditions, a dangerous job or is in the armed forces should not be sold PPI – they are unable to make any claim – and yet the banks and lenders continue to mis-sell.”
Around 20 million UK households are paying for Payment Protection Insurance policies, millions of which may well have been mis-sold.
The vast majority of people paying for mis-sold PPI do not realise they can reclaim their payments - the average refund and compensation is £1,800 - and many are still being sold PPI policies against which they could never make a successful claim.
Many have discovered the policy has been added to a loan arrangement without the customer’s agreement, and some have been told they cannot get a loan without taking out PPI.
Total Reclaim is fully approved and authorised by The Ministry of Justice to handle legal reclaims on PPI debt refund.
Ends
Further information:
Iain Macauley/Megan Codling
im@pressrelations.co.uk/mc@pressrelations.co.uk
07788 978800/07795 848586
http://www.total-reclaim.net/
PRESS RELEASE
January 28, 2010.
PAYMENT PROTECTION INSURANCE (PPI) CLAIMANTS BLINDED BY BANKING SCIENCE.
Millions of families are being blinded by banking science as finance houses use their muscle to scare off individuals trying to reclaim mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) premiums.
Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) premiums recovery specialist Total-Reclaim says individuals pursuing claims for repayment of mis-sold PPI are scared off by an intimidating and jargon-filled letters from the banks, lenders and credit card companies, despite valid claims.
“The problem is that the banks are wise to the online DIY PPI reclaim methods individuals are recommended to follow, so they’re all geared up when the claim comes in from an individual. Basically, they dismiss it with a confusing finance-language letter,” said Daryl Vickers, Director, Total Reclaim (www.total-reclaim.net).
“In most cases, the claimant, making what is perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime claim, takes the letter on face value and gives up at their first attempt. But what they don’t realise is that the banks and loan companies will, as a matter of course, refuse to admit to mis-selling three or four times before caving in.
“The do-it-yourself option is obviously the first route to be considered, but people sometimes understandably don’t want to go through the process themselves, or it may be that they have tried and failed, and actually need professional help to drive their claim through.
“Yes, the legitimate PPI reclaim businesses do charge a fee for recovery – and it should never be charged up-front - but there’s a much stronger likelihood of recovery, plus the consideration that an individual pursuing the matter privately may get absolutely nowhere for months while still paying the PPI premiums, while a reclaim specialist will usually turn a claim round in a matter of weeks.”
For example, a typical four-year £10,000 loan from a high street lender may involve additional monthly PPI premiums totalling £2,000 over the duration of the loan. An individual may spend nine months getting nowhere, still pay the £40-a-month PPI premium – losing £360 in the process – whereas a reclaims specialist with the right legal and financial expertise could turn the claim round in weeks and charge £300.
“The benefit is not just the repayment of the mis-sold PPI, but a lower monthly loan repayment ongoing, plus an industry-regulated 8% compensation on top,” said Daryl Vickers, who estimates at least five million families have been mis-sold PPI.
“Big high street names and huge online or direct-sell finance companies have sold millions of PPI policies to ineligible groups. The issue is that the vast majority do not realise they have been mis-sold PPI, and the fact is that if they tried to make a claim because they could not make a loan payment due to illness, injury, hardship or redundancy, the policy would be void,” he said.
“Anyone who is self-employed, retired, a student, works less than 16 hours a week, has certain medical conditions, a dangerous job or is in the armed forces should not be sold PPI – they are unable to make any claim – and yet the banks and lenders continue to mis-sell.”
Around 20 million UK households are paying for Payment Protection Insurance policies, millions of which may well have been mis-sold.
The vast majority of people paying for mis-sold PPI do not realise they can reclaim their payments - the average refund and compensation is £1,800 - and many are still being sold PPI policies against which they could never make a successful claim.
Many have discovered the policy has been added to a loan arrangement without the customer’s agreement, and some have been told they cannot get a loan without taking out PPI.
Total Reclaim is fully approved and authorised by The Ministry of Justice to handle legal reclaims on PPI debt refund.
Ends
Further information:
Iain Macauley/Megan Codling
im@pressrelations.co.uk/mc@pressrelations.co.uk
07788 978800/07795 848586
http://www.total-reclaim.net/
2010 INTERIOR DESIGN TREND: PURPLE, PRACTICAL AND PORTUGUESE.
HOUSING UNITS
PRESS RELEASE
January 28, 2010.
2010 INTERIOR DESIGN TREND: PURPLE, PRACTICAL AND PORTUGUESE.
Purple, practical storage and Portuguese design are set to be the big trends of 2010 according to one of the UK’s leading home furnishings stores.
The buying team at Manchester-based Housing Units say there are three distinct trends developing for the new decade.
“Purple is the ‘it-colour’ for 2010 – there are so many shades that it goes with just about anything – while the practicality of modular shelving and storage is fast becoming a big influence on interior design,” said Nick Fox, director of Housing Units.
“But the really exciting trend is Portuguese design – we’re very excited about a designer and range we’ve discovered in Portugal.
“Horizon furniture really is something special. It has a simplicity and modern elegance about it that really does capture the essence of interior design for the 2010 home.
“It’s pretty minimalist, but it also looks inviting, warm and comfortable because of the very successful use of soft curves and materials combined with some striking patterns.
“A lot of minimalist furniture seems to be more for show than use, but these designs prove inviting and welcoming – they’ll be well-used instead of well looked at. It’s a rare combination of centrepiece furnishings meeting practicality and comfort.”
“The Horizon team seems to have captured precisely the mood of design for the start of the new decade.”
Housing Units – known for its top-hatted doormen - was established in 1947. It is a family-owned furnishings retailer based in Wickentree Lane, Failsworth, Manchester M35 9BA, next to Junction 22 of the M60. It stocks 30,000 high-quality lines across a range of departments in two buildings and prides itself on its unique style of customer service, the value of its goods and the shopping experience it provides.
Ends
Further information:
Iain Macauley
0161 929 0446/07788 978800
im@pressrelations.co.uk
http://www.housingunits.co.uk/
PRESS RELEASE
January 28, 2010.
2010 INTERIOR DESIGN TREND: PURPLE, PRACTICAL AND PORTUGUESE.
Purple, practical storage and Portuguese design are set to be the big trends of 2010 according to one of the UK’s leading home furnishings stores.
The buying team at Manchester-based Housing Units say there are three distinct trends developing for the new decade.
“Purple is the ‘it-colour’ for 2010 – there are so many shades that it goes with just about anything – while the practicality of modular shelving and storage is fast becoming a big influence on interior design,” said Nick Fox, director of Housing Units.
“But the really exciting trend is Portuguese design – we’re very excited about a designer and range we’ve discovered in Portugal.
“Horizon furniture really is something special. It has a simplicity and modern elegance about it that really does capture the essence of interior design for the 2010 home.
“It’s pretty minimalist, but it also looks inviting, warm and comfortable because of the very successful use of soft curves and materials combined with some striking patterns.
“A lot of minimalist furniture seems to be more for show than use, but these designs prove inviting and welcoming – they’ll be well-used instead of well looked at. It’s a rare combination of centrepiece furnishings meeting practicality and comfort.”
“The Horizon team seems to have captured precisely the mood of design for the start of the new decade.”
Housing Units – known for its top-hatted doormen - was established in 1947. It is a family-owned furnishings retailer based in Wickentree Lane, Failsworth, Manchester M35 9BA, next to Junction 22 of the M60. It stocks 30,000 high-quality lines across a range of departments in two buildings and prides itself on its unique style of customer service, the value of its goods and the shopping experience it provides.
Ends
Further information:
Iain Macauley
0161 929 0446/07788 978800
im@pressrelations.co.uk
http://www.housingunits.co.uk/
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
PRESS COVERAGE DOES NOT CONVEY FULL HORROR OF HAITI, SAY FLIGHT CREWS
ASTRAEUS
COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT SOURCING AND MANAGEMENT
PRESS RELEASE
January 25, 2010.
PRESS COVERAGE DOES NOT CONVEY FULL HORROR OF HAITI, SAY FLIGHT CREWS.
UK airline Astraeus has carried out 15 flights, with more likely, ferrying rescue teams and medical cargo to Haiti.
Astraeus mobilised three aircraft and six crews to ferry British, Spanish and Icelandic rescue teams, including a record-breaking re-commissioning of a Boeing 757 that was undergoing maintenance as the earthquake struck.
“Our crews have been reporting that while Haiti is a world away both in terms of geography and living conditions at the best of times, the news footage and newspaper photographs do convey the damage and hardship but it is as nothing compared to being immersed and surrounded by how utterly overwhelming the disaster is to the population, and the enormity of the challenge facing rescuers,” said Mario Fulgoni, Chief Executive of Astraeus.
“There has been a huge amount of debate about the rate at which aid is getting into Haiti, but the fact is that there is only one runway and only so much apron space at Port-au-Prince Airport. And while there are immense technical flying challenges in approaching and landing in Haiti given the collapse of air traffic control services during a key period after the earthquake, there are also some very straightforward issues on the ground.
“Quite simply, the authorities can only park so many aircraft in the space they have – any more tightly packed and there is potential for damage through even slow-speed collision, and a consequent double whammy of having two un-flyable aircraft taking up even more valuable ground space.”
Astraeus completed maintenance on a Boeing 757-200 at Bournemouth before flying it to Gatwick where it was the first aircraft allowed in after emergency snow clearing work was carried out to open the runway. Within hours it was en route to the Dominican Republic with 75 UK fire and rescue team members. It then ferried a Spanish rescue team into Port-au-Prince, then flew Spanish nationals out.
A second Boeing 757 then ferried Spanish rescue teams from a military base in Madrid to Halifax, Canada, then on to Port-au-Prince. The same aircraft then evacuated the by-then exhausted British rescue team to Canada and then on to Gatwick.
A third aircraft, a Boeing 737, ferried medical cargo and Icelandic rescue teams in and out of Port-au-Prince.
UK-based Astraeus commenced operations in 2002, employs 250 people and operates a fleet of eleven Boeing 737 and 757 aircraft and one Airbus A320, primarily on contract with a variety of airlines. Astraeus has a worldwide Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) and is IOSA accredited. Astraeus is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eignarhaldsfelagid Fengur HF which also owns Iceland Express.
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Further information:
Iain Macauley
+44 (0)7788 978800 / im@pressrelations.co.uk / www.flystar.com
COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT SOURCING AND MANAGEMENT
PRESS RELEASE
January 25, 2010.
PRESS COVERAGE DOES NOT CONVEY FULL HORROR OF HAITI, SAY FLIGHT CREWS.
UK airline Astraeus has carried out 15 flights, with more likely, ferrying rescue teams and medical cargo to Haiti.
Astraeus mobilised three aircraft and six crews to ferry British, Spanish and Icelandic rescue teams, including a record-breaking re-commissioning of a Boeing 757 that was undergoing maintenance as the earthquake struck.
“Our crews have been reporting that while Haiti is a world away both in terms of geography and living conditions at the best of times, the news footage and newspaper photographs do convey the damage and hardship but it is as nothing compared to being immersed and surrounded by how utterly overwhelming the disaster is to the population, and the enormity of the challenge facing rescuers,” said Mario Fulgoni, Chief Executive of Astraeus.
“There has been a huge amount of debate about the rate at which aid is getting into Haiti, but the fact is that there is only one runway and only so much apron space at Port-au-Prince Airport. And while there are immense technical flying challenges in approaching and landing in Haiti given the collapse of air traffic control services during a key period after the earthquake, there are also some very straightforward issues on the ground.
“Quite simply, the authorities can only park so many aircraft in the space they have – any more tightly packed and there is potential for damage through even slow-speed collision, and a consequent double whammy of having two un-flyable aircraft taking up even more valuable ground space.”
Astraeus completed maintenance on a Boeing 757-200 at Bournemouth before flying it to Gatwick where it was the first aircraft allowed in after emergency snow clearing work was carried out to open the runway. Within hours it was en route to the Dominican Republic with 75 UK fire and rescue team members. It then ferried a Spanish rescue team into Port-au-Prince, then flew Spanish nationals out.
A second Boeing 757 then ferried Spanish rescue teams from a military base in Madrid to Halifax, Canada, then on to Port-au-Prince. The same aircraft then evacuated the by-then exhausted British rescue team to Canada and then on to Gatwick.
A third aircraft, a Boeing 737, ferried medical cargo and Icelandic rescue teams in and out of Port-au-Prince.
UK-based Astraeus commenced operations in 2002, employs 250 people and operates a fleet of eleven Boeing 737 and 757 aircraft and one Airbus A320, primarily on contract with a variety of airlines. Astraeus has a worldwide Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) and is IOSA accredited. Astraeus is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eignarhaldsfelagid Fengur HF which also owns Iceland Express.
Ends
Further information:
Iain Macauley
+44 (0)7788 978800 / im@pressrelations.co.uk / www.flystar.com
Monday, January 25, 2010
ICELAND – ANOTHER COOL DEAL FOR THE VANILLA AIRLINE.
ASTRAEUS
COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT SOURCING AND MANAGEMENT
FEATURE OUTLINE
January 25, 2010.
ICELAND – ANOTHER COOL DEAL FOR THE VANILLA AIRLINE.
When an Astraeus Boeing 757 goes wheels-up on June 12, 2010 en route for Winnipeg via Keflavik in Iceland it will signal the opening of another chapter for the vanilla airline and a management team that’s stayed cool and composed through one of aviation’s most turbulent rides.
Astraeus – the only British airline based at London-Gatwick airport – completely re-generated its business model on May 1, 2008, axing its own scheduled timetable, and stepping out of holiday charter contracts with the major operators.
And the result has been a move from small loss to the sort of significant operational profit that’s enabling cautious growth in a niche market it has carved for itself from nowhere.
The damp-lease trans-Atlantic 757 deal with sister business Iceland Express was negotiated on the same basis as contracts with airlines as diverse as bmi and Saudi Arabian. But Astraeus has been doing a great deal of trans-Atlantic flying of late: one of its aircraft delivered the first British rescue teams to Haiti, and other Astraeus planes have been ferrying Icelandic and Spanish rescuers to the Caribbean island.
“Our entire fleet – bar one ad hoc aircraft - is committed on dry, damp or wet lease to airlines around the world, and we’re sourcing more to address further opportunities,” said Mario Fulgoni, Chief Executive of Astraeus, and whose family did actually run ice cream parlours in South Wales.
“There is huge demand for ongoing contractual work, but we’re also flying a massive amount of emergency operations – not just Haiti, but also military flights, repatriation of illegal immigrants and rescue flights of holidaymakers following airline or tour operator closures.
“The aircraft that come out of lease or contract with our client airlines are immediately in demand elsewhere, but we’ve also established a network, a system and a conveyor belt of sorts that enable us to source and supply aircraft with or without crew, and to deploy resources for emergency cover at very short notice.
“That switch 18 months ago moved us into profit, and we’re now looking at cautious growth – we must be one of the few airlines in the world that has increased its fleet by a net 33% since the start of 2009.
“That takes us to 12 aircraft – but it’s still an increase, and we’re close to signing deals on more aircraft, and providing, flying and managing them for more new customers.
“We transformed ourselves into a vanilla airline – the default colour scheme of our aircraft is white, although our latest acquisition remains blue simply because it has been too busy to be re-painted,” said Mario.
“While our fleet of 737s and 757s, plus an Airbus A320, is largely committed, we do have a vitally-important and in-demand ad hoc aircraft which we have on 24/7 standby for emergency cover for other airlines, for disaster relief, for short-notice government or military flights, or to drop in to a customer fleet ahead of the arrival of a permanent aircraft.
“In making the switch to leasing and aircraft management we also switched the business into an immediate operational profit – and we shortly expect to confirm an annual profit from the re-modelling of our business.”
Astraeus offers wet, damp and dry leasing - arrangements varying in package between a fully-crewed and operationally prepared aircraft ready for service (wet lease), through providing a partially crewed aircraft with the customer providing part of the flight or cabin crew, or other support elements (damp lease), through to just the aircraft (dry lease).
The aircraft are leased by clients according to seasonal demand, or to start up new routes, to address changing demand - up or down - on existing routes, or to alter or improve the financial viability of a particular route by changing the type of aircraft.
One of the Boeing 757 captains is Bruce Dickinson, who is also lead singer with Iron Maiden, winner of the best live act award at The Brits, 2009. When on tour, the band uses an Iron Maiden-branded Astraeus Boeing 757 – “the Combi”, with a split cabin featuring 75 seats and space for seven tonnes of cargo - which Bruce occasionally captains between gigs. It’s called Ed Force One – “Eddie” being the name of Maiden’s mascot.
UK-based Astraeus commenced operations in 2002, employs 250 people and operates a fleet of eleven Boeing 737 and 757 aircraft and one Airbus A320, primarily on contract with a variety of airlines. Astraeus has a worldwide Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) and is IOSA accredited. Astraeus is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eignarhaldsfelagid Fengur HF which also owns Iceland Express.
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Further information:
Iain Macauley
+44 (0)7788 978800 / im@pressrelations.co.uk / www.flystar.com
COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT SOURCING AND MANAGEMENT
FEATURE OUTLINE
January 25, 2010.
ICELAND – ANOTHER COOL DEAL FOR THE VANILLA AIRLINE.
When an Astraeus Boeing 757 goes wheels-up on June 12, 2010 en route for Winnipeg via Keflavik in Iceland it will signal the opening of another chapter for the vanilla airline and a management team that’s stayed cool and composed through one of aviation’s most turbulent rides.
Astraeus – the only British airline based at London-Gatwick airport – completely re-generated its business model on May 1, 2008, axing its own scheduled timetable, and stepping out of holiday charter contracts with the major operators.
And the result has been a move from small loss to the sort of significant operational profit that’s enabling cautious growth in a niche market it has carved for itself from nowhere.
The damp-lease trans-Atlantic 757 deal with sister business Iceland Express was negotiated on the same basis as contracts with airlines as diverse as bmi and Saudi Arabian. But Astraeus has been doing a great deal of trans-Atlantic flying of late: one of its aircraft delivered the first British rescue teams to Haiti, and other Astraeus planes have been ferrying Icelandic and Spanish rescuers to the Caribbean island.
“Our entire fleet – bar one ad hoc aircraft - is committed on dry, damp or wet lease to airlines around the world, and we’re sourcing more to address further opportunities,” said Mario Fulgoni, Chief Executive of Astraeus, and whose family did actually run ice cream parlours in South Wales.
“There is huge demand for ongoing contractual work, but we’re also flying a massive amount of emergency operations – not just Haiti, but also military flights, repatriation of illegal immigrants and rescue flights of holidaymakers following airline or tour operator closures.
“The aircraft that come out of lease or contract with our client airlines are immediately in demand elsewhere, but we’ve also established a network, a system and a conveyor belt of sorts that enable us to source and supply aircraft with or without crew, and to deploy resources for emergency cover at very short notice.
“That switch 18 months ago moved us into profit, and we’re now looking at cautious growth – we must be one of the few airlines in the world that has increased its fleet by a net 33% since the start of 2009.
“That takes us to 12 aircraft – but it’s still an increase, and we’re close to signing deals on more aircraft, and providing, flying and managing them for more new customers.
“We transformed ourselves into a vanilla airline – the default colour scheme of our aircraft is white, although our latest acquisition remains blue simply because it has been too busy to be re-painted,” said Mario.
“While our fleet of 737s and 757s, plus an Airbus A320, is largely committed, we do have a vitally-important and in-demand ad hoc aircraft which we have on 24/7 standby for emergency cover for other airlines, for disaster relief, for short-notice government or military flights, or to drop in to a customer fleet ahead of the arrival of a permanent aircraft.
“In making the switch to leasing and aircraft management we also switched the business into an immediate operational profit – and we shortly expect to confirm an annual profit from the re-modelling of our business.”
Astraeus offers wet, damp and dry leasing - arrangements varying in package between a fully-crewed and operationally prepared aircraft ready for service (wet lease), through providing a partially crewed aircraft with the customer providing part of the flight or cabin crew, or other support elements (damp lease), through to just the aircraft (dry lease).
The aircraft are leased by clients according to seasonal demand, or to start up new routes, to address changing demand - up or down - on existing routes, or to alter or improve the financial viability of a particular route by changing the type of aircraft.
One of the Boeing 757 captains is Bruce Dickinson, who is also lead singer with Iron Maiden, winner of the best live act award at The Brits, 2009. When on tour, the band uses an Iron Maiden-branded Astraeus Boeing 757 – “the Combi”, with a split cabin featuring 75 seats and space for seven tonnes of cargo - which Bruce occasionally captains between gigs. It’s called Ed Force One – “Eddie” being the name of Maiden’s mascot.
UK-based Astraeus commenced operations in 2002, employs 250 people and operates a fleet of eleven Boeing 737 and 757 aircraft and one Airbus A320, primarily on contract with a variety of airlines. Astraeus has a worldwide Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) and is IOSA accredited. Astraeus is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eignarhaldsfelagid Fengur HF which also owns Iceland Express.
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Further information:
Iain Macauley
+44 (0)7788 978800 / im@pressrelations.co.uk / www.flystar.com
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
BTTG ADDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AUDITING TO ITS WORLD-WIDE CERTIFICATION SERVICES
BTTG Testing & Certification Ltd.
PRESS RELEASE
January 20, 2010.
BTTG ADDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AUDITING TO ITS WORLD-WIDE CERTIFICATION SERVICES
BTTG Testing & Certification Ltd has added two new audit services to its current portfolio of Certification Services covering the Construction Products, PPE and Marine Equipment Directives – allowing organisations to make savings where both accreditations are required.
BTTG has been accredited in accordance with ISO/IEC 17021:2006 Conformity assessment (requirements for bodies providing audit certification of management systems), allowing BTTG to provide customer organisations with certification to ISO 9001:2008.
“This is particularly of benefit when clients require Factory Production Control audits and ISO 9001 audits – both can now be carried out by us at the same time thereby saving the client the cost of two audits and, more especially, the staff time involved with two audits,” explains Mike Nunney, Technical Director, BTTG Testing & Certification Ltd.
As well as ISO9001:2008, BTTG is also able to monitor the quality of production to Article 11B of the PPE Directive affecting PPE manufacturers – especially those involved in category 3; fire fighters uniforms.
“Customers can make savings by engaging with BTTG to carry out all of the assessments,” said Mike Nunney.
“Further, all the audit services can be carried out worldwide via our auditors based in the UK, China, India and Singapore.”
Ends
Further information:
Iain Macauley/Megan Codling
im@pressrelations.co.uk/mc@pressrelations.co.uk
07788 978800/07795 848586
http://www.shirleytech.co.uk/
PRESS RELEASE
January 20, 2010.
BTTG ADDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AUDITING TO ITS WORLD-WIDE CERTIFICATION SERVICES
BTTG Testing & Certification Ltd has added two new audit services to its current portfolio of Certification Services covering the Construction Products, PPE and Marine Equipment Directives – allowing organisations to make savings where both accreditations are required.
BTTG has been accredited in accordance with ISO/IEC 17021:2006 Conformity assessment (requirements for bodies providing audit certification of management systems), allowing BTTG to provide customer organisations with certification to ISO 9001:2008.
“This is particularly of benefit when clients require Factory Production Control audits and ISO 9001 audits – both can now be carried out by us at the same time thereby saving the client the cost of two audits and, more especially, the staff time involved with two audits,” explains Mike Nunney, Technical Director, BTTG Testing & Certification Ltd.
As well as ISO9001:2008, BTTG is also able to monitor the quality of production to Article 11B of the PPE Directive affecting PPE manufacturers – especially those involved in category 3; fire fighters uniforms.
“Customers can make savings by engaging with BTTG to carry out all of the assessments,” said Mike Nunney.
“Further, all the audit services can be carried out worldwide via our auditors based in the UK, China, India and Singapore.”
Ends
Further information:
Iain Macauley/Megan Codling
im@pressrelations.co.uk/mc@pressrelations.co.uk
07788 978800/07795 848586
http://www.shirleytech.co.uk/
IDEAL INTERFACE JOINS ALL ABOUT BRANDS.
ALL ABOUT BRANDS
PRESS RELEASE
January 20, 2010.
IDEAL INTERFACE JOINS ALL ABOUT BRANDS.
E-commerce and digital marketing consultancy Ideal Interface (www.idealinterface.co.uk) has joined fast-developing marketing services group All About Brands (www.aabplc.com) – bringing the AAB family up to 12 businesses in total.
London-based Ideal Interface was set up in 2007 by Hayden Sutherland who has been designing, building and implementing online solutions for more than 15 years.
He previously worked across the full range of online marketing technologies and has held senior positions both as a client and in digital agencies. He and the rest of the Ideal Interface team have been involved with digital strategy, development and marketing for a large number of FTSE 100 and global brands including McDonald’s, Microsoft, NatWest, Nestle, Peugeot, RBS, River Island, Virgin Atlantic and Vodafone.
The move means the near completion of an array of end-to-end brand development and management resources and services for AAB – from corporate identity, through traditional and digital marketing, research, internal communications and city, political, and general media relations and reputation management
“There’s a dividing line between those digital agencies that drive online developments and those who wait for them to become available. The very nature of the internet dictates it is a constantly changing medium, with new generations of processes, technologies and approaches every day. Digital is a fantastic balance between innovation and established best practice, using it to create something new for our clients is our role and passion,” said Hayden Sutherland.
Ideal Interface will work either on its own or alongside other AAB businesses to drive and develop digital strategy and marketing for clients.
“It’s the classic situation of ‘the sum being greater than the parts’ – previously both Ideal Interface and AAB had to look outside our own businesses to be able to offer clients the spread of services that today’s sophisticated campaigns require,” said Hayden.
Ideal Interface’s main areas of expertise are digital strategy, website delivery and online marketing, with particular areas of expertise in retail (including eCommerce), travel and tourism and financial services.
All About Brands plc (AAB plc), the marketing services group chaired by Allan Biggar has businesses throughout the UK, and in North America, Europe and Abu Dhabi
Ends
Further information:
Iain Macauley
07788 978800 im@pressrelations.co.uk
http://www.idealinterface.co.uk/ www.aabplc.com
PRESS RELEASE
January 20, 2010.
IDEAL INTERFACE JOINS ALL ABOUT BRANDS.
E-commerce and digital marketing consultancy Ideal Interface (www.idealinterface.co.uk) has joined fast-developing marketing services group All About Brands (www.aabplc.com) – bringing the AAB family up to 12 businesses in total.
London-based Ideal Interface was set up in 2007 by Hayden Sutherland who has been designing, building and implementing online solutions for more than 15 years.
He previously worked across the full range of online marketing technologies and has held senior positions both as a client and in digital agencies. He and the rest of the Ideal Interface team have been involved with digital strategy, development and marketing for a large number of FTSE 100 and global brands including McDonald’s, Microsoft, NatWest, Nestle, Peugeot, RBS, River Island, Virgin Atlantic and Vodafone.
The move means the near completion of an array of end-to-end brand development and management resources and services for AAB – from corporate identity, through traditional and digital marketing, research, internal communications and city, political, and general media relations and reputation management
“There’s a dividing line between those digital agencies that drive online developments and those who wait for them to become available. The very nature of the internet dictates it is a constantly changing medium, with new generations of processes, technologies and approaches every day. Digital is a fantastic balance between innovation and established best practice, using it to create something new for our clients is our role and passion,” said Hayden Sutherland.
Ideal Interface will work either on its own or alongside other AAB businesses to drive and develop digital strategy and marketing for clients.
“It’s the classic situation of ‘the sum being greater than the parts’ – previously both Ideal Interface and AAB had to look outside our own businesses to be able to offer clients the spread of services that today’s sophisticated campaigns require,” said Hayden.
Ideal Interface’s main areas of expertise are digital strategy, website delivery and online marketing, with particular areas of expertise in retail (including eCommerce), travel and tourism and financial services.
All About Brands plc (AAB plc), the marketing services group chaired by Allan Biggar has businesses throughout the UK, and in North America, Europe and Abu Dhabi
Ends
Further information:
Iain Macauley
07788 978800 im@pressrelations.co.uk
http://www.idealinterface.co.uk/ www.aabplc.com
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