We're listening...

Tuesday morning saw GGS HQ filled with the delicious aroma of bacon sizzling (a real vegetarian turner, if ever there was one) as the team came in early for a GGS breakfast which also included muffins, croissants, tea (obviously), coffee (obviously) and orange juice.

Why?

To provide a forum for everyone to discuss our plans for the Company; where we are going and how we are going to get there, where we've been and was it a good place? And to talk about what everyone likes (or dislikes) about the work, the environment and the systems we use to ensure that all our clients remain the happiest little bunnies on the planet.

An hour later, apart from being fully bacon'd up, we had covered a multitude of topics which included improvements to the website, working for charities and having specific Charities Discount Policy, improvements to the building and planning when the next meeting would be... (after work followed by a slap up meal at Mrs. Miggins' Pie Shop).

We like to have a happy team, and as we all know - It's all about teamwork!

Sustainable homes

Had a really interesting shoot in Snettisham near King's Lynn yesterday for RidgemountPR in London.  Their client, BASF, has a product called Walltite which was used by Gregg Etches of Finer Living to construct an Eco-Friendly, sustainable home using renewable technologies.  The project incorporated Photovoltaic Cells on the roof , a thermal heat pump thingy (OK, so I'm not very technical) for hot water and highly insulated prefabricated walls which not only insulate really well but also create excellent air sealing.

Gregg is clearly very passionate about what he does - building 'complete housing systems' which provide more sustainable homes which are complemented by renewable energies - at an affordable price. This particular property had a 'Grand Designs' feel about it to me and Gregg was clearly very proud of it. It looked fabulous.

Have look at Gregg's web site; I'm sure it will explain things better than I can!

Why isn't there a picture? I hear you say. Just waiting for permission from the client. Better that RidgemountPR get to use them before GGS does! :-)

Improved sales

It's been a good year so far with sales well up on last year (not 'well up' as in 'well good' etc!) but we're always looking to improve; so thanks go to Chris Sanger from ra! coaching who gave us a couple of hours of training yesterday. Some excellent tips and insights as well as some ideas on how to modify our sales process to improve even more.  Great for GGS and great for our clients.