Tenmat Ltd win the Queen's Award for Innovation

We are proud to announce that TENMAT Ltd have won the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category.

TENMAT is a leading manufacturer of specialised, high performance, engineering materials and components with over 100 years of experience. The diversified product range includes, amongst others, wear parts and bearings, engineering ceramics, high temperature resistant materials, passive fire protection solutions and rotary vanes for pumps and compressors. TENMAT's headquarters is situated in Trafford Park Manchester UK.

The Queen's Award was achieved as a result of significant investment in R&D and our innovative approach to the continuous development of new Fire Protection Products. These innovative products are acknowledged as improving fire and life safety worldwide. Our award winning products have been installed on projects such as BBC Media City, London 2012 Olympic Village, and we have recently secured contracts for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2014.

Please follow the link to our press release for more information behind our success:http://tenmat.blogspot.co.uk/

ENTRY FEE FOR GREAT MANCHESTER CYCLE REDUCED

Local cyclists of all abilities are set to benefit from the introduction of a reduced entry for the first ever Great Manchester Cycle.

The inaugural event will take place on Bank Holiday Monday 4th June and now adults can sign up to take part for just £10 Nova – the organisers of the event and the team behind the Bupa Great Manchester Run and the British Gas Great Manchester Swim –are expecting the event to be another hugely successful event for the City.

 David Hart, Communications Director of Nova, said: “We are delighted to announce the reduced rate of £10 for adults and £5 for those aged between 8-15 and we hope it will encourage lots more people will sign up for this amazing Bank Holiday Monday event that will be unique way to see the great city of Manchester.” Three members of staff at the city’s Christie Hospital have agreed to take part to raise funds for specialist cancer centre, they are Fundraising Assistant Claire Murray, 31, Sporting Events Officer Rachel Steele, 22, and Howard Newhall, a Community Fundraising Officer.

They plan to stand out from the crowd by wearing specially designed ‘monarch masks’ in honour of the Queen, as the event takes place just 24 hours before the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. And in recognition of their tribute, organisers of the cycle have allotted each of the trio the special event number 60 – in acknowledgement of Her Majesty’s six decades on the throne.

Speaking about the challenge, Claire Murray, from Didsbury, said: “We are really looking forward to taking part in the first ever Great Manchester Cycle and whizzing along famous city roads that are normally packed full of cars. “I imagine there will be a real celebratory atmosphere, as not only will we be celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee but also gearing up for a wonderful summer of sport all round. “This event is a great way to see the city of Manchester but it is also a fun way for individuals and families to raise vital funds for charities and good causes.”

Featuring a 13 mile lap starting at Eastlands and going past Old Trafford, the event will feature three different distances, designed to cater for all abilities from club cyclists to families who wish to take in the sights of the city at a gentler pace.

The course will include a unique chance to cycle on the Mancunian Way, the inner city ring road normally closed to cyclists. Entry fee includes an accurate chip timing, a Great Manchester Cycle T-shirt, medal and finishers pack. There will also be a feed station on course to keep participants hydrated and energy levels topped up.

For more information on new entry prices and to enter the Great Manchester Cycle please go to www.greatcycle.org

To donate money to the Christie cyclists please go to http://www.justgiving.com/ChristiePedalPower 

The Text donations number is: Text 70070 with CGMC60 followed by the amount £5

Free smoking quit kits.

Sainsbury's pharamcy are giving away free quit kits, while stocks last.
Please feel free to pick one up in your local Sainsbury's in Urmston, Sale and Altrincham.

Eden Square Phase Two start on site

An excellent start to the New Year for Urmston with construction beginning on Phase Two of the joint development between Trafford Council and Ask Development’s mixed use scheme, Eden Square.

North West-based Eric Wright Construction will start on site of the multi-million pound shopping centre development, being undertaken by Ask Developments in partnership with Trafford Council, in mid-January, 2012.

Construction work is expected to complete in September, 2012.

Phase Two of Eden Square is almost fully let with Iceland, Aldi and Quality Save taking the three larger units, leaving just 3,000 sq ft available on Flixton Road and 1,400 sq foot in the Square for potential tenants.

The remaining 3,000 sq ft on Flixton Road has the flexibility to be configured into one, two or three units, which Ask hope will encourage local traders to this prominent location.

With 20,000 cars per week using the shoppers’ car park, Ask Developments is confident that the scheme holds appeal to both national and local retailers, with the smaller units in phase two ideal for local traders interested in becoming part of the scheme.

Leon Guyett, development director at Ask Developments, said: “This is a great start to the new year. We have successfully brought a number of national retailers to Urmston, however, it has always been our intention to attract local shopkeepers to the scheme too and the remaining units in Phase Two are flexible enough to meet the requirements of smaller tenants.

We will continue to work with both the Urmston Partnership and the Town Centre Management team on achieving that ambition.”

Executive Councillor Mike Cornes said: “I am delighted that we have such great news for the New Year and are now able to begin work on Phase Two, especially as the majority has already been let. I look forward to seeing the second phase take shape and the tenants moving in to complete this multi-million pound development.”