Movetech UK recently put X-Factor runner-up, Olly Murs, in a spin when filming the video for his latest single, Heart Skips a Beat, by supplying and setting up a 6 metre diameter revolving stage for Olly and rapping duo, Rizzle Kicks, to perform on. The location, a skate park at Mile End, was chosen to add urban edge and community interest in the shoot.

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NetConstruct has developed a new website for the internationally acclaimed eRanger motorbike, raising the profile of the life-saving equipment, making it more accessible to the communities that need it and easier to find.

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Chapelfield PR has been appointed by electronics design and manufacture firm, Mutech Ltd, to handle its public relations, after a three-way pitch. The Bolton based agency will work on strengthening the Mutech name as a leading Centre of Excellence for intrinsic safety industry in hazardous areas, as well as establishing the company as a key partner in the life sciences and mass spectrometry markets.

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Following extensive research into customer behaviour on its website, Barrett Steel is introducing a new online enquiry service that will allow customers to add products to an online basket, or specify their requirements, and submit an enquiry which will result in an individual quotation and the option to place an order. The new system will also automatically generate a personalised account that customers can use to track the progress of their enquiry or change their details.

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Mark Pitts has been appointed Design Manager at Manchester based Mutech Ltd, a leading UK electronics design and manufacturing consultancy.

An electronics engineering graduate from UMIST, Mark’s experience includes 15 years working within the design teams of various specialised electronics companies. He has also chaired several British and international standards committees.

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Movetech UK has appointed an internal sales co-ordinator to provide additional support and service to customers and to assist the sales manager on catalogue and standard product sales. Polish-born Kamil Winogrodzki, whose family has lived in Bolton for the past five years, will be responsible for helping customers choose the correct model from Movetech UK’s extensive product range and ensure they receive the best possible pricing and delivery package.

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Barrett Steel is sharpening up its ‘green’ credentials by embarking on a campaign to reduce its carbon footprint across all company sites. As part of the campaign the group is working towards the environmental standard ISO 14000 and as a result has already implemented a number of initiatives to reduce electricity, water and fuel consumption, optimise raw material use and become more energy efficient in production processes.

North West accountancy firm, Stafford & Co, based in Bolton, has been named as one of the UK’s best accountancy practices in the eponymous book by award-winning accountant Steve Pipe. The book, highlighting excellence in the accountancy profession, contains dozens of examples of what real UK accountancy practices are doing to generate better results for their clients, their communities and themselves.

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A variable speed turntable from Movetech UK has helped Linx Printing Technologies create a mini production line on their stand at Interpack, Europe’s biggest packaging exhibition, held in Düsseldorf, Germany.