Pedalling Towards Our Target

Congratulations to Peter, Dominic, Jonathan and Darren for completing the Coast to Coast cycle. The guys had a great time and managed to raise £435 for Action for Children.

We are now looking ahead to our financial controller Julie’s 10,000ft skydive on September 12 at Peterlee Airfield.

We are continuing to work towards our £3,000 fundraising target and hope to exceed this amount and we would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us so far.

The Bond team is working hard to recruit members to Byte Night and raise as much money for Action for Children as possible. So far numbers for Byte Night are up 100 per cent on last year which is fantastic. We are continuing to urge businesses across the region to sign up and help change the lives of young people across North East in just one night.

If you would like further information on Byte Night please visit http://www.bytenight.org.uk/ or email us at bytenight@bond-solutions.com. If you would be able to help us reach our £3,000 fundraising target, please also visit our Justgiving page www.justgiving.co.uk/bond-solutions/.

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If you would like further information, or a demonstration of how Spindle can help your business, please contact Bond on 0870 043 4303 or sales@bond-solutions.com.

BOND CONTINUES TO BUCK THE RECRUITMENT TREND

Business solutions specialist Bond continues to buck the recruitment trend with the appointment of a marketing executive.

Jerri Murtagh, 22, has a degree in Public Relations and joins Bond from a Newcastle-based communications agency. She also works in the press office at Newcastle United Football Club on a matchday.

Jerri, who is the third addition to the Bond team this year, will be responsible for helping to devise and implement the company’s marketing and communications strategy, and manage customer relations.

Bond provides and develops a range of business management software solutions, such as Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and accounts packages, and is currently ranked second in the UK in the Circle of Excellence - an award established by Sage four years ago to recognise Business Partners who provide outstanding customer service.

Speaking of her new role Jerri said: “I am very excited about my new role with Bond and all of the staff have been very welcoming.

“My aim will be to build on Bond’s current reputation and ensure that customers and businesses are kept up to date with the latest news and developments within the company. I think my previous experience will really benefit me in my new role and I am keen to help Bond establish its long-term goals.”

Bond’s managing director Derek Curtis said: “I am very keen to ensure that current and potential customers are kept up to date with all of our company information and appointing Jerri will allow us to do this.

“Being ranked second in the Circle of Excellence Awards is a huge honour and I believe that Jerri’s appointment will help us to enhance our customer service and take us a step closer to winning the award. The Circle of Excellence has never been won by a North East company and winning this would really help put the region on the map.”

Bond to raise £3,000 for Action for Children

The staff at Bond have pledged to raise £3,000 for charity in the next three months.

Our staff will all be undertaking a range of activities where all of the money raised will be donated to Action for Children.

Technical director Peter Clark will be cycling the Coast 2 Coast (C2C) route with three friends on August 7. The journey, which begins at Whitehaven and ends in Sunderland, spans over 140 miles and will take two days to complete.

Peter said: “I thought that the C2C would be a great way to raise money for the charity, although I am a little worried as I haven’t cycled anywhere near this distance before. I’m very excited and think it will be a great challenge, although I’m not looking forward to sharing a dormitory with the other guys.

“I think it is really important for businesses to support charities and give something back to the community and hopefully we exceed our fundraising target. Action for Children play an active part in our community and it is vital that businesses support them.”

In addition to this, our financial controller Julie Curtis will be participating in a 10,000ft skydive at Peterlee Airfield on September 12.

Julie said: “I wanted to challenge myself and do something a bit different and the idea of skydiving seemed great as it is something I would never have considered doing.

“Although I am nervous, the jump is for a fantastic cause and will be a once in a lifetime experience so I am really looking forward to it.”

Bond is also participating in Byte Night this year where our staff will sleep outside for a night to experience what it is like to be homeless. As well as raising as much money as possible, we are also hoping to raise awareness of the good work that the charity does within the local community.

Bond’s managing director Derek Curtis said: “We think Byte Night is a great way to raise money for Action for Children and when they approached us to help organise the event we jumped at the chance.

“I think Byte Night is a fantastic opportunity for businesses to understand exactly what some young people in the region go through and why Action for Children’s work is so important. They have a huge presence in the North East and they need local businesses to get involved and support their projects.

“As we are on the board for the event, we aim to get as many volunteers on board and make sure that Byte Night a huge success.”

If you would like to help us reach our target, please visit our Justgiving page at http://www.justgiving.com/bond-solutions/.