Business links

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Associations

The Despatch Association
01553 813479
www.despatch.co.uk

The NCA
www.nca.couk.com

Rider Support Service - This site offers good advice and is a total accident solution for all your riders. Free membership is available online.
www.ridersupport.co.uk

Riders and Drivers Associate - The RDA offer a credible 'voice' to individual couriers and recognise your concerns well as providing many other benefits for only £58.75.
www.ridersanddrivers.com

Commercial Business Agents

RTA
0161 248 7317

Commercial Clothing and Bags

Bolmoor Industries
0845 0601602

Headstart Corporate Clothing
020 8527 0747

Keith Gold
01527 545079

Commercial Vehicles

Renault special deals for DA members
www.despatch.renault.co.uk

Contact Leigh Feltham at Renault with your DA Membership Number
0207 200 9000

Contact Stephen Donoghue Mercedes Benz for special deals for DA members
0208 205 1212

Communications

BRP Limited
020 8847 3881

Crystal Radio
01527 872 777

EARS plc
Tel: 0208 964 6699
www.ears.plc.uk
info@ears.plc.uk

First Data Focus
01825 721435

London Communications PLC
Tel: 08705 785720
www.londoncomms.com
sales@londoncomms.com

Olive Communications Ltd
Tel 08704441083
Fax 08704441084
www.olive-comms.co.uk

Courier Specific IT

Courier Exchange
0870 241 1472
www.courierexchange.co.uk

Courier logistics
www.theinternetcourier.com
01793 487488

Courier Systems
Tel: 01273 889006
www.couriersystems.co.uk

DA Systems
01494 512626
www.da-systems.co.uk

Database Business Systems Ltd
sales: 0870 900 1801
www.databasebusinesssystems.com

Expeditus
020 7613 3546
www.expeditus.co.uk

Journeeze
0117 9823526
www.journeeze.co.uk

NetDespatch
01628 471047
admin@despatch.net
www.netdespatch.co.uk

Professional IT
01494-880-999
freedom@professionalit.co.uk
www.professionalit.com

Mapaphone
0207 079 4830
www.mapaphone.com

Insurance

Arthur Marsh Insurance
0800 6344336

CFN Insurance
01277 - 374 807
www.cfninsurance.co.uk

Courier Elite Insurance Brokers
Tel: 0870 220 2803
www.milestonehouse.com

Gladiator Commercial
0800 479 7373
www.gladiator.co.uk

Motorcade City
020 7490 0099
www.motorcadecity.co.uk

Trident Insurance
Tel: 0870 0622062
www.trident.uk.net

International and internal Air services

Stuart Jack
Expressair Sameday
Building 249 Esher Crescent
Eastern Perimeter Road
Heathrow Airport
TW6 2EH
Tel : 020 8897 6568
Fax : 020 8897 0758
Mob : 07971 479740
stuart@expressair.uk.com
www.expressairweb.net

Magazines

The Riders Digest
Editor Dave Gurman tel 07940 839721
editor@theridersdigest.co.uk
distribution@theridersdigest.co.uk
advertising@theridersdigest.co.uk

Express international
01737 645 777

Private Hire and Courier
020 8947 6777

Marketing and Public Relations

Adrienne Cohen
Hothouse
t. 01923 776060
adrienne@hothousecomms.com
www.hothousecomms.com

Stone Shot.com
01438 740 471
Powerful email marketing tool - monitor live when users open and react to your e-promotions

Victoria Franklin
Premier Relations PR
01372 473 921
mob: 07973 512 077
www.premier-relations.co.uk

Motorbike Dealers

Johns of Romford
www.johnsofromford.co.uk

Print Design

Artform Design
Tel: 01483 853338
Email:
ken@e-cc.org
Print - Portfolio

Roadworks

AA - Travelwatch for email alerts or by phone or text message
RAC - For up to date live traffic reports nationwaid visit http://www.rac.co.uk and select "check traffic"

Services

locateacourier.co.uk -
Comprehensive listing of most UK couriers

www.motorcycleparking.com
A great and free resource for bikers

The-Courier-Directory.com -
Profiles Courier Exchange subscribers

www.careersinlogistics.co.uk -
Careers in Logistics is the first dedicated website in the UK for Logistic jobs and careers. Whilst we provide an established service for employers to advertise jobs and job seekers to find jobs, we also supply lots of invaluable advice and information about careers, training and funding, as well as the industry itself.

Skills for Logistics along with Jobsite and Methods Consulting have recently launched a website, www.careersinlogistics.co.uk , dedicated to providing careers advice and information to job seekers looking to enter Logistics. The site also advertises vacancies available within Logistics. This project has been developed with the support of the Department for Transport.
T: 01908 313360
F: 01908 313006
W: www.skillsforlogistics.org OR www.careersinlogistics.co.uk

Web Design and Development

E-Commerce Consortium
Tel: 01483 827087
Email : info@e-cc.org
Web: www.e-cc.org

General Business help

www.wantdontwant.com - This site is aimed at small and medium-sized businesses looking to buy and sell office furniture quickly and inexpensively.

www.payontime.co.uk - This offers model debt collection letters. The site is produced by the Better Payment Practice Group of the London Chamber of Commerce.

www.ukonlineforbusiness.co.uk - This site offers advice on how to get the best of technology currently in use, how to get started with computers and how to identify e-business solutions.

www.sbrt.co.uk - This is a report entitled Government and Regulations. It was funded by Lloyds TSB into the burden placed on SMEs by regulatory red tapes.

www.oneclickhr.com - Everything you need to know to manage your staff, with such headings as employee health, employee administration, law, health and safety, recruitment, training and development and payroll.

www.iod.co.uk - The Institute of Directors website and home of Tax News, a quarterly publication that highlights recent developments in tax policy.

www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk -

www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/cars - as they say on the tin…

www.smmt.co.uk - website of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders

www.eema.org - EEMA, the European forum for electronic business, is a non-profit organisation, formed in 1987, to provide a neutral platform for the whole spectrum of electronic commerce and business. They should know most about the recent European Directive that makes electronic signatures legal.

www.employeebenefits.co.uk - website of Employee Benefits magazine launched in 1997 as the UK’s only specialist benefits magazine. Read by company directors who want to find out how to use benefits to achieve business goals as it believes benefits should bring a financial return for employers as well as employees.

www.howipromotemy
website.com - is designed for those who want to get the inside track on promoting their site, either free of charge or for very low cost. Find out how to: use major search engines and directories, use pay-per-click search engines, use viral marketing, join and create opt-in newsletters.

www.lvl.co.uk ; www.cartax.co.uk ; www.dayscontracthire.co.uk - three of a number of sites to help fleet drivers and managers assess current and future company car tax.

www.flogas.co.uk - flogas uk - specialises in the installation of LPG fuel and bunkered solutions.