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Archive for December, 2009

2009 – Goodbye and Good Riddance

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

I cannot remember a worse year for business than 2009.   Like everyone else in our game, PPS saw income tumble, projects halt and clients struggle to pay.
And in response we did everything you would expect: we cut costs, froze pay for all staff, cut pay for the senior team, put some on part time working [...]

PPS Group appointed by Yorkshire Water

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

PPS Group has recently been appointed by Yorkshire Water to conduct some research into the impact of odour and smells in the town of Hedon and village of Preston, near Hull.
PPS Group has spent December conducting doorstep and telephone interviews with local residents to assess their views on the subject.  A focus group was held on 17th December [...]

LGcommunications seminar: Building new homes

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

PPS Director Mark Kerr recently presented to a room of local government representatives on how to best communicate with local stakeholders and communities on the need for additional housing in predominantly rural areas.
 
All councils have targets for additional housing to meet the needs of the growing population. Many of these new homes have to go [...]

Its only Rock ‘n’ Roll

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

As the Christmas festivities approach, a small group at PPS is hard at work preparing for their big night.   Yes, the PPS House Band, Peter Pan Syndrome, is practising for its next gig, the staff Christmas party.  
One of the few regular complaints people have about working here is that every social occasion is marked and [...]