Knowledge-Counsel

Health & Safety

Knowledge-Counsel @ Triumph

Health & Safety

Health and Safety continues to be a burning topic, and it is some time since we featured our impressive line up of Consultants in this field who offer pragmatic solutions to such issues. As a quick reminder our number includes: -

Trevor Gates – coming from a furniture background, with a number of years’ subsequent experience in the field of workstation assessment, Trevor offers a service to companies both large and small. Whether you are looking for an assessment for just one employee, or seeking to streamline the whole process for your entire organisation with a computer-based system, he will be able to help you.

Michael Twiss is a qualified ergonomist and you will find that he is well-equipped give advice on improving ergonomics in the working environment, thus delivering a healthier and happier workforce. An entertaining presenter on his subject, he also offers his services as an expert witness.

Duncan Abbott’s academic approach to his subject makes him the ideal facilitator at training courses on all subjects connected with ergonomics and health and safety in the workplace. Duncan is also keenly committed to equality of opportunity at work and seeks to promote this through his prolific writings.

Disability Discrimination Audits are a speciality of Niall Tarrell. He has worked alongside many large organisations – hotels, shopping malls, large companies – to ensure that they avoid falling foul of the legislation. His input is particularly valuable prior to work on a new project; it is so much more economic to get things right from the start.

To contact any Knowledge-Counsel consultant please call Sara or Margaret on 01344 779 438

Knowledge-Counsel @ Triumph

Knowledge-Counsel @ Triumph
Thursday 4 September 2008

With the passing of the summer (what summer?!) a group of Knowledge-Counsel Consultants and Service Associates gathered at the splendid showroom of Triumph TBS. This is VERY strategically situated in Cross Keys, a wonderful old building in St John Street, shared with two other industry colleagues, and right next door to The Gate – the favourite watering hole of the furniture industry.

Our host for the evening was Triumph’s Director of Sales and Marketing, Tony Hendricks, who offered a short introduction to the company and conducted a lightning tour of the five floors of the building.

We were joined on this occasion by Mick Jordan, Editor of Mix Interiors. He gave an overview of the short but extremely successful history of the magazine from its inception in 1999 and launch in 2000 to the present day. In spite of the economic downturn, and approaching its 100th issue, Mix is now printing more pages than ever before.

Mick attributed much of the success to the pro-active ethos; even in the current economic downturn there is always exciting news to report with new showrooms opening, demonstrating an added sophistication in the market. No longer is a showroom purely a place to show product; as is demonstrated by the Triumph showroom; they have become places for people to meet and for events and celebrations. They generally seek to make the maximum use of the space available.

Other things Mick was looking forward to in the industry were the reinstatement of Designer Saturday early in October, with Orgatec later in the month.

Our guest’s enthusiasm was a catalyst for the lively discussion which followed.

We are grateful to Mick for making the time to visit us and to Tony for making us all so very welcome.