United Kingdom News

Telepresence World 2008 to Demonstrate Telepresence as a Vital Tool in Health Care

Continuity of care, remote diagnosis, continuing education and many other key topics to be considered. - February 06, 2008 - Hemisphere Expo Services, Inc.

Use of Telepresence Meetings Can be Key in the Establishment of Lean Manufacturing Processes

Telepresence World 2008 to highlight benefits of telepresence technology for the manufacturing industry. - February 06, 2008 - Hemisphere Expo Services, Inc.

Telepresence Meetings Will Provide Unique Educational Opportunities to Students Around the World

Telepresence World 2008 to educate attendees on the value of telepresence for distance learning applications. - February 06, 2008 - Hemisphere Expo Services, Inc.

Online Tradesman and Builder Recommendation Service Homepromatch.com Expands Service Range

Homepromatch.com has added several important service categories to its online tradesmen and builder recommendation service. There are now 50 main tradesmen categories and over 250 unique job types offered to homeowners throughout the UK. Homepromatch.com is a free to homeowner online service which connects UK homeowners with customer rated and recommended builders and tradesmen. - February 05, 2008 - HomeProMatch

UK Online Service Connecting Homeowners with Reputable Tradesmen and Builders Expands

Homepromatch.com is expanding its service and database of homeowner recommended London builders and tradesmen nationwide to meet popular homeowner demand. Homepromatch.com is a free to homeowner online service which connects UK homeowners with customer rated and recommended builders and tradesmen. - February 05, 2008 - HomeProMatch

Free Online Local Business Directory Launches Helping Consumers Spot and Identify Rogue Traders – Brownbook.net

The Brownbook (www.brownbook.net) launches its UK service today - a free and open wiki-type ‘local business directory’ website that lets consumers add and find local businesses, rate them and add reviews, and where small businesses can add their listings for free. The Brownbook gives the power back to the people, and is the UK’s first ‘peer-produced’ online directory service. - February 04, 2008 - The Brownbook

Speakers Announced for Telepresence World 2008 London

Martyn Lewis, CBE, Charles Stucki, Jonathan Shopley, and Marc Trachtenberg are among notables to address delegates. - February 04, 2008 - Hemisphere Expo Services, Inc.

"Ethical Diva" Danelle Harvey and Tygahoney Music Announce 2008 Tours and Album "Tortured Soul"

Danelle Harvey embarks on the Tygahoney Music presents Fair Trade Fortnight 2008 Acoustic Tour and album due for release in Spring 2008. - February 04, 2008 - Tygahoney Music, LLC dba Female MusicPreneru International

Original Art Makes It a Valentine's Day to Remember

www.boshart.co.uk launch range of love-inspired artwork for 14th February - February 04, 2008 - BOSHart

World Largest User Generated Games Site, YoYoGames.com, Launches $1750 Indie Development Competition

Hot on the heels of their inaugural developers’ competition, YoYo Games has announced its next major Dev contest. The winning titles stand to win $1,750 between them and, naturally, community kudos. The developers have been given until the 27th of April, 2008, to submit their... - February 03, 2008 - YoYo Games Ltd

A Record Year of Sales for the Qube Solution

Qube Global Software have had a record year of new customers choosing the Qube solution. Twenty-nine new organisations chose the Qube solution during 2007, which has expanded the Qube customer base to over four hundred companies during the year. These customers are some of the premier property... - February 03, 2008 - Qube Global Software

fringing Freedom in Barcelona

fring CEO, Avi Shechter invited to speak at Mobile World Congress 08. fring invited to join forum Nokia exhibition stand to unveil and demo new features. - February 02, 2008 - Fringland Ltd.

Sports PLC Strengthen Junior Golf Clubs Range with New Young Gun Golf Sets for 2008

Online sports, fitness and leisure business - Sports PLC has today announced the expansion of its market leading junior golf brand, Young Gun – with the arrival of junior golf sets for players aged between 4 and 14. Since incorporating the Young Gun brand into its portfolio of junior golf... - February 02, 2008 - The Sports HQ

The Renewable Energy Centre.co.uk Says It is No Surprise Energy Saving is a Low Priority for House Buyers in the UK

The Renewable Energy Centre stated today that despite all the warnings and publicity surrounding climate change the UK population is still far behind Europe when it comes to energy saving in the home. - February 02, 2008 - The Renewable Energy Centre

The Construction Centre.co.uk Comments on UK Government’s Regeneration Plans

The UK government has stated its intention to solve the housing shortage by building 3 million new homes by 2020. This is a staggering number for the house building industry and The Construction Centre today released a statement commenting on the potential pitfalls of this bold strategy. - February 02, 2008 - The Construction Centre

Corrotherm International Wins Inconel 625 Bulks for Qatar Gas 3 & 4 Offshore Facilities

Corrotherm International have finalized an order with Qatar Petroleum for over 200 tonnes of Inconel 625 welded and seamless pipe for its Qatargas Phase 3 + 4 Offshore facilities project. The order is for seamless and welded pipe from 6” up to 24” dia in solid Inconel 625 and is the... - February 01, 2008 - Corrotherm International Ltd

New Computer Offsets 2½ Hour Business Flight

Cranberry, the leading Smart Client (SC) manufacturer, today released research that shows that using a secure and efficient computer offsets CO2 emissions equivalent to a 2½ hour business flight every year. According to estimates by the leading industry analyst, Gartner Group, the global... - February 01, 2008 - Cranberry UK Ltd

2WayTrust Claims That Bad Behaviour in the Boardroom Gets in the Way of Business Performance

A powerful new tool for Chief Executives and business Directors is launched today by 2WayTrust, a specialist organisation supporting top teams, to help them root out dysfunctional behaviours that undermine business performance. The Self-Assessment Guide identifies ten behaviours that are common... - February 01, 2008 - 2WayTrust

Beat the Winter Blues with a New Year Holiday, But Don't Forget Your Travel Insurance, Says Fair Investment Company

A winter holiday on the sunny slopes could be the best way to kick-start the New Year and to recharge your batteries after a busy Christmas. And, if you don't fancy starting 2008 with any serious financial headaches, remember to include travel insurance when planning your getaway. According to... - February 01, 2008 - Fair Investment Company

New Year New You; Fair Investment Urges Consumers to Get Debt Free in 2008

Fair Investment Company is urging consumers to spring clean their finances for 2008 by checking the latest rates on credit cards, loans and energy bills in order to ease the pressure after the heavy seasonal spend. As the New Year kicks in, many consumers will be feeling the pinch after the... - February 01, 2008 - Fair Investment Company

Welsh Internet Company Helps New Businesses Get on the Web

Following popular demand Welsh internet company, ComGem, have announced the launch of an affordable website solution for the smaller business. With almost 30% of Welsh businesses not having a website, Wales is lagging behind the rest of the UK, and with many businesses turned off from going online... - February 01, 2008 - ComGem

Discovery Initiatives Cruise Location the Galapagos Islands is Used as a Location for a BBC TV Nature Series

The Galapagos Islands are to feature in a new series starting this Monday 4th February at 9pm on BBC One, called Life in Cold Blood. "Sir David Attenborough begins the story on the Galapagos Islands, among massed ranks of marine iguanas. Stunning thermal imagery reveal how these lizards bask... - February 01, 2008 - Discovery Initiatives

Aberdeen Property Investors UK Choose Horizon

Aberdeen Property Investors UK have chosen Horizon from Qube Global Software as their preferred property management system for the management of their UK property assets. - February 01, 2008 - Qube Global Software

Sun City Million Dollar King of Poker

The most prestigious poker event in Africa, the Million Dollar Sun City King of Poker Tournament, was held on the weekend at the Palace of the Lost City in South Africa. - January 31, 2008 - Fortune Lounge Group

PokerTime Players Get Jungle Fever

Winning with PokerTime has major perks as was seen in November 2007 when winning PokerTime players secured their places at the Rumble in the Jungle Poker Tournament in Tanzania. - January 31, 2008 - Fortune Lounge Group

Super Sevens at PokerTime

The Seven Seas, Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Wonders of the World and the Seven Days of the Week. - January 31, 2008 - Fortune Lounge Group

Million Impossible - the UK's Most Exciting Entrepreneur Opportunity Just Got Better

In a dynamic move, Million Impossible Plc, who own and operate the UK’s fastest growing Entrepreneur and Business Website have announced their intention to open up their web site www.millionimpossible.com and allow guest user access. - January 31, 2008 - Million Impossible Plc

Big White Wall – How the Internet Can be a Lifeline

The recent multiple suicides in Bridgend in the UK has highlighted concerns about the potential for certain websites to facilitate or encourage suicide. But one site is dedicated to the prevention of self harm and emotional desperation and has reinvented traditional support systems for the online generation: Big White Wall. - January 31, 2008 - Big White Wall

Steppes Travel Announces New 21 Day Cape to Cairo Safari

Steppes Travel (http://www.steppestravel.co.uk) has announced the launch of a new 21 day Cape to Cairo Safari (http://www.steppestravel.co.uk/cape-to-cairo-page2702.aspx). With a cross-flight of over 10,000km from Cape Town to Cairo, this unique safari starts at Table Mountain and the Cape of Good... - January 31, 2008 - Steppes Travel

Online Tradesmen Referral Service www.homepromatch.com Can Connect UK Homeowners to Reputable Tradesmen and Builders in 90 Seconds

www.homepromatch.com has started to expand its service and database of homeowner recommended London builders and tradesmen nationwide to meet popular homeowner demand. www.homepromatch.com is a free to homeowner online service which connects UK homeowners with customer rated and recommended builders and tradesmen. - January 31, 2008 - HomeProMatch

Fortune Lounge Launches Largest Online Slots Tournament

The Fortune Lounge Group of online casinos, in conjunction with their International Slots League, is proud to announce the start of the Internet’s largest online slots tournament - the $150,000 Slots Tournament. - January 30, 2008 - Fortune Lounge Group

Big Fat Balloons Ten Hints on How Not to Chose a Gift That Will be Treasured Forever

Whether it’s Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day or just a plain old birthday or leaving do, Sophie Baxter of www.bigfatballoons.co.uk has years of experience of helping people choose gifts. She’s also heard plenty of tales of woe over gifts that were less than appreciated in the past. Driven by a passion to help people make someone’s day even more special, Sophie has put together her guide to avoiding bad gifts. - January 30, 2008 - Big Fat Balloons

Dairy Milks the Benefits of New Shrinkwrapping Machine

Yorkshire Packaging Systems Ltd (YPS), the UK’s leading supplier of shrinkwrapping machines and equipment, has recently helped Cotteswold Dairies increase productivity. As part of its major expansion and efficiency programme, the Gloucestershire-based dairy was looking to increase the speed and efficiency of its milk packaging process. - January 30, 2008 - Yorkshire Packaging Systems Ltd

Free-Research.com Announces the Addition of Two Pharmaceutical Reports Covering the Regulatory Regime in China

Free-Research.com has added two reports providing guidance on pharmaceutical patent approval and drug imports into China. - January 30, 2008 - Free-Research.com

Do You Have the Best Garden Shed in Britain? Take Part in Shed of the Year at readersheds.co.uk

"Do you have a garden shed that is unique?" asks Uncle Wilco head sheddie of readersheds.co.uk. "Maybe it's your own little bolthole away from the trials of life. Maybe you have converted your humble garden building into a pub, or it's just a normal wooden building that's special to you." - January 30, 2008 - ReaderSheds.co.uk

Voluntourism ‘One of the Best Ways to Ensure Tourism Helps Reduce Poverty’ Claims Different Travel

The Different Travel Company – a UK based volunteer travel company - have today claimed that properly managed volunteer travel is one of the best ways to ensure tourism assists poverty reduction. Pointing to a number of the projects to which Different Travel take their volunteer tourists,... - January 30, 2008 - Different Travel

Growing Logistics Business Drives Davies Turner Investment in Narrow Aisle Racking at Cumbernauld

Davies Turner has made a major investment in narrow aisle racking at its Scottish freight hub in Cumbernauld as more shippers in Scotland choose the UK’s leading independent freight forwarder to provide logistics solutions. - January 30, 2008 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd

Pine Solutions Successfully Launches Affiliate Scheme

The leading online pine and oak furniture retailer Pine Solutions recently launched their new affiliate scheme and joined leading price comparison websites with great success. After experiencing a year of strong growth in 2007, Pine Solutions is embarking on 2008 with aims to become even bigger and better. - January 30, 2008 - Pine Solutions

www.clickconsult.co.uk Become One of the First MSN Adcenter adExcellence Members

Click Consult, a leading UK Internet Marketing Agency are proud to announce another accreditation, now a member of the Adcenter Excellence programme, Click Consult is a true pioneer in industry standards. - January 29, 2008 - SEO.co.uk

Grandfather of Eight Pens Steamy Novel

Retired cement worker's début novel, is snapped up by the first publishing house that reads it. - January 28, 2008 - Anthony James Barnett

BHRC.co.uk Launches New Tool to Find Available Hotels Near London Events

Ever wondered if you could find hotels with room availability near London events in 2 clicks? Now you can. BHRC Online has soft-launched this great tool on the Events page of their site (www.bhrc.co.uk) where you can select your event, enter the dates and a single click would show you only the hotels with room availability near the event. So, no more browsing online endlessly to find a hotel near your favorite event. - January 28, 2008 - British Hotel Reservation Centre

Made in Belgrade: New Arrival in UK Dental Tourism Market Offers Service with a (Serbian) Smile

YourFavouriteDentist.co.uk bridges gap between Britain and Belgrade - January 28, 2008 - Yourfavouritedentist

Homes Overseas Magazine Selected as Media Partner for Fractional Life Expo 2008

The fractional ownership brand, Fractional Life (http://www.fractionallife.com), today announced Homes Overseas Magazine as a media partner for the Fractional Life Expo (http://www.fractionallifeexpo.com) which takes place Mon 28 – Wed 30 April 2008 at the prestigious Broadgate Event Venues in the heart of the City of London. - January 27, 2008 - Fractional Life

Golfballs.co.uk Launch Valentine’s Day Golf Gift Service

The UK’s leading supplier of personalised golf equipment has now launched a limited edition range of Golf Balls for Valentine’s Day from its website – www.golfballs.co.uk. All golf balls can be personalised with a special message and your choice of Valentine’s Day design... - January 27, 2008 - Golfballs.co.uk

Sports PLC Rollout Real-Time Live Chat Across Website Portfolio

Golf and Leisure giant - Sports PLC has demonstrated its commitment to providing excellent customer service with the addition of ‘Live Help’ across its portfolio of websites – thesportshq.com, golfballs.co.uk and upcoming sportsplc.com (the new home of sportshq.com). The Sports... - January 27, 2008 - The Sports HQ