Slough

Slough, Berkshire ~ Business Services
Specialist Slough outsourcing business services are tailored to your exact needs

About us:

Over the years Freedom to Outsourcing, Slough have helped all sizes of business, ranging from start ups to large blue chip organisations.

Freedom to Outsourcing, Slough offers cost effective support for any business based anywhere in the UK and can provide companies with the information they want.

Freedom to Outsourcing, Slough have experience of many different types of business – retail, service, industrial and manufacturing and have particular experience of:

# Business Start-ups
# UK subsidiaries of overseas parents.
# High growth businesses.
# In addition Freedom to Outsourcing, Slough have extensive experience of the following sectors
# Marketing
# Technology
# Telecommunications
# Retail
# Market research
# Public Relations
# Automotive.

Enabling clients to be more cost effective, the company supplies businesses with a professional service. Here at Freedom to Outsourcing, Slough the specialist outsourcing services are tailored to each companies exact needs, and can be as much or as little as companies require. Offering companies the best choice all of the services.

Freedom to Outsourcing, Slough has a growing customer base, based up and down the UK, including Large Blue Chip Companies.

Our specialist outsourcing services are tailored to your exact needs, and can be as much or as little as you require. To offer you the best choice all of the services referred to on this website are all available to you either piecemeal or as a package dependant on your business size and requirements.

The Benefits of Outsourcing

Many people think of outsourcing as handing over control of part of their Slough business to some external firm. We aim to do the exact opposite. We ensure we increase the amount of control YOU have over your business. We will work alongside you and keep you informed about your business as it progresses on a daily/weekly/monthly/quaterly basis. There is no need to wait until the year end to discover if your business is profitable.

Whatever the size or nature of your business, we can help you to:

# Increase the profitability of Your business
# Increase the amount of control YOU have over all financial aspects of your business
# Free You from as much of the hassle of routine day to day financial administration as possible
# Enable YOU to devote a greater proportion of your management time to your mainstream business and productive work
# Ensure that all key business decisions are taken with the benefit of sound, up-to-date, concise, relevant, understandable, timely, financial information
# Enable YOU to access that information directly from YOUR desktop or laptop using the latest internet technology
# Enable YOU to benefit from the additional functionality provided by the latest accounting software and hardware
# Ensure that Your financial function is as cost effective as possible

Whether you need a part time Finance Director, an entire Finance Department or just help with the bookkeeping and payroll, we can help you.

Slough Accounting and Payroll Services

From data entry to management accounts, we provide experienced personnel from a secure central location to support client’s needs. We can process payroll and pay employees through automated banking systems, and also monitor client’s bank accounts on a daily basis if required.

Human Resources

Good employees form the backbone of any business and we help recruit, train and motivate staff, as well as helping with discipline and redundancy issues when necessary.

Virtual Office

Your HQ could be here! Operating from a convenient location 2 minutes from the M4, we offer a hot desk plus a conference room for meetings and presentations in addition to secretarial and administrative services.

Legal & Financial

We have trained legal staff and long established relationships with banks, solicitors and insurance companies to offer help to new or existing businesses.

Slough Management Consultancy

With over 20 years experience helping business owners run their organisations, we can provide valuable advice on optimisation, expansion, and future planning.

I.T. Support

Along with our business partners, we can provide expertise in web design and promotion, network set-up and support, and internet connectivity.

Contact Details:

Freedom to Outsourcing
8 Progress Business Centre
Whittle Parkway
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 6DQ

Telephone: 01628 601671

Slough, Berkshire ~ Business Services
Corporate event organisers, including games, themed parties, and picnics and event management.

About us:

Leapfrog International strives to maintain its place as a market leader in the delivery of cutting edge team building events.

Team building activities are structured to be action, creative, social or skill based. Our creative team are always available to design bespoke events. Additionally there are options available for more indepth team development.

As no two organisations are the same there will always be different requirements and desired goals.

Leapfrog International offers a complete range of event services. We plan and deliver all aspects of conferences, corporate entertainment, event management, fun days, event design, prop hire and an event shop.

Leapfrog International excels through having a clear understanding of the event service requirements coupled with a natural creative desire to exceed objectives and expectations.

Our goal is to provide a seamless ‘one stop’ conference service tailored to meet the individual needs of every client. By listening to our customers, understanding their precise requirements and then sharing our creativity, enthusiasm & expertise, the Leapfrog Conference Team always deliver spectacular and memorable conference experiences.

A Fun Day is an ideal forum for building relations with staff and their families.

It is an opportunity for a company to reward and motivate employees,to promote corporate identity and loyalty,and above all,give everyone a chance to relax and enjoy a day full of Colour,Excitement and Fun.

Consider a range of arena attractions to keep the crowd entertained all day. These can vary from spectator activities to team participation. Add a range of entertainment to last throughout the day:
. Falconry Displays
. It’s A Knockout
. Sports Day Races
. Motorised Shows etc.

Contact Details:

Leapfrog International
Riding Court Farm, Riding Court Road
Datchet
Slough
Berkshire
SL3 9JU

Telephone: 01753 580880

Slough, Berkshire ~ Business Services
Working with you to transform your supply chain

About us:

Transforming the supply chain has become a priority in the boardroom – being able to deliver what your customer wants, when and where they need it, is an absolute necessity in today’s competitive marketplace.

The increasing complexity of supply chain management means many companies are choosing to outsource to specialists.

When it comes to choosing a supply chain partner, Gist is one of the few providers that really stands out. This is reflected in our vision to be the customers’ first choice for logistics innovation, excellence and partnership.

Gist’s 5,000 employees operate out of 40 locations, providing a full range of supply chain solutions in the UK, and globally including continental Europe, Asia Pacific, and America. Gist’s customers (which include Marks & Spencer, British Airways, Carlsberg, Bakkavör, Uniq, Dairy Crest and Linde) operate in a wide range of commercial and industrial sectors including grocery, retail, electronics and gas.

Our vision is to be our customers’ first choice for logistics innovation, excellence and partnership. Through the skills, knowledge and drive of our people we can consistently add value and deliver the best results to our customers.

As a part of The Linde Group, Gist provides end to end supply chain solutions for customers across the globe. Our business operates in a variety of markets and trades both locally and internationally through its comprehensive range of capabilities and services.

Gist can offer you the complete range of supply chain solutions from end to end management to customer fulfilment. Our logistics experts identify and analyse your problems and provide a tailored solution for your business.

You and your business face supply chain challenges on a daily basis – changes in suppliers, distributors, retail outlets, transport and products must be accommodated quickly and effectively in order to keep your customers coming back.

Depending on your unique challenges and needs, Gist will develop flexible solutions that deliver the most value and impact.

We believe it is vital to support customers from concept through to delivery, ensuring real benefits have been achieved. This means providing best in class, tailored solutions and implementing and managing them on an ongoing basis.

If you’re serious about your supply chain, contact us to discuss how Gist can help.

Gist combines leading-edge experience and expertise to offer a range of solutions to transform your supply chain. We offer all or a combination of design, set up, implementation and operational management through to supply chain consulting services depending on your current operations and future plans.

Day-to-day, this means we have the capability to provide third party logistics management services for warehousing and distribution for an excess of £10 billion worth of merchandise each year, and total supply chain management on national and global levels.

At some point in your life, you will have experienced first hand the importance of logistics and supply chain management. Waiting for spare parts for your TV or car, or having to place an order for a new CD or the right sized shirt are all examples of logistics in action. The item you want must travel from the manufacturer to you but there are quite a few steps involved in between.

Logistics, put simply, is the act of getting the right things to the right place at the right time.

This can be locally or globally, involve procurement, manufacture, storage and selection from warehouses, different modes of transport, waste disposal and IT systems to know where everything is and where it is going.

A supply chain is the sequence of events that is involved in getting the goods from one place to their final destination.

Contact Details:

Gist Ltd
Units 2 – 3 Lakeside Industrial Estate
Colnbrook
Slough
Berkshire
SL3 OED

Telephone: 01753 686808

Slough, Berkshire ~ Business Services
Fullers Logistics has over forty years experience working with household brands in the food sector.

About us:

The Fullers Logistics business has grown to become a £15 million company, with a dedicated team of over 250 people.

The key to its success is in anticipating, understanding and fulfilling its customers’ needs by providing high quality, secure, modern facilities and reliable cost-effective solutions to their problems.

Whether you’re looking for a supply ‘partner’ to integrate into every aspect of your business from production and manufacture, through to delivery to your RDC; or simply to provide a professional primary distribution function, Fullers can help.

Fullers provides:

* A mix of logistics services to the frozen, chilled and confectionery sectors.
* Transport-support to the mainstream logistics companies.

Transport

* Temperature Controlled Transport
* Managed Transport
* Transport Modelling
* Specialised Services

Warehousing

* Managed Warehousing
* Thames Valley Trans-Shipment Centre
* Design and Build
* Warehouse Modelling
* Auto Vehicle Off-Load Systems
* Forklift with Driver
* Kan Ban Replenishment
* Powder Blending

Conferencing
Want to hold a meeting off site? Why pay top ‘hotel’ rates when you can enjoy quality service for a fraction of the price at our modern hi-tech conference/meeting room facilities in Slough?

Ideally located within easy reach of the M4, M40 and M25 motorway network. All rooms boast natural light, independently controlled air conditioning, audio-visual equipment and complimentary self service refreshments including a selection of fresh biscuits.

The Facility

* A modern high-tech venue, with on site parking.
* Ten purpose built spacious and airy meeting/conference rooms.
* Able to accommodate from four to forty delegates.

Reception

* Fully manned reception.
* Meet and greet service.
* Early starts or late finishes.
* Facilities for the disabled – toilet; ramp; lift to first floor.

Catering

* Delicious quality food delivered daily by our caterers.
* We’ll whet your appetite with our freshly prepared breakfast and/or buffet lunches.

Meeting Room 10

* Seats 24 delegates
– boardroom style.
* Seats 40 delegates
– theatre style.
* Can be arranged
in classroom style.

Meeting Room 8

* Seats up to 16 delegates boardroom style.
* Unlimited complimentary refreshments in all rooms.

Contact Details:

Fullers Logistics
126 Fairlie Road
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 4PY

Telephone: 01753 519000

Slough, Berkshire ~ Business Services
A ‘one stop shop’ for employee health and health and safety issues.

About us:

As the longest established independant Occupational Health and Safety provider, Corporate Health has a tradition of service to the people who generate the wealth for the UK business. Originally set up in 1947 as the Slough Industrial Health Service, it is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee without share capital.

mission statement

* To be a leading provider of high quality and timely occupational health advice to employers across the UK.
* To provide treatment services for workers on the Slough Trading Estate and adjoining areas.
* To use our charitable status to support education and research in occupational health.

occupational health

Occupational Health is about the two-way relationship between work activities and the health of employees participating in those work activities.

Although more rigorous health and safety legislation has resulted in the virtual disappearance of many industrial diseases, the amount of time lost that is attributed to sickness is as great as ever.

Social change, new technology and new work practices have seen an increase in time lost to musculoskeletal complaints and emotional problems. Corporate Health is able to help companies and organisations to address these issues in a way that benefits worker and manager alike.

health and safety audit

Not every company has its own safety specialist. Even those that do have some in house expertise, sometimes see the need for independent corroboration of what is being done.

An independent audit will identify any weak areas where health and safety procedures are inadequate, or where resource is being wasted on ineffective or unnecessary procedures.

Details
Relates to the Health & Safety Legislation specific to a client’s business operation and environment, and is carried out by a Health & Safety specialist whose objectives are to:

* Help ensure compliance with the appropriate legislation thus avoiding penalties for non-compliance.
* Minimise the risks of crippling litigation.

It Offers:

* Review of Current Health & Safety Policy.
* Walk Around Analysis.
* Report of Findings.
* Recommendations.

The Walk Around serves as an effective reminder for those persons who may have received some past training in Risk Analysis. For others it offers useful pointers for future use in their Health & Safety roles within their companies or organisations.

training courses

These can be conducted in the workplace or at Corporate Health and require 8 – 12 persons depending on the course.

Basic Food Hygiene
COSHH Training Workshop
DSE (VDU) Workstation Assessment
Establishing a Safety Culture
Fire Courses
Health & Safety Management Responsibilities Awareness
Homeworker Risk Assessment
IOSH managing Health & Safety
Manual Handling Practical Course
Risk Assessment
Safe Working with VDU’S
Safety Reps Awareness
Self Esteem
Skin Inspection Course
Smoking Information Seminar
Stress Awareness for managers
Stress Management – Individual coping techniques
Vibration Course – HAVS, White Finger

Contact Details:

Corporate Health Limited
The Buckingham Centre
Bradford Road
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 4PG

Telephone: 01753 781600

Slough, Berkshire ~ Business Services
Astro-Med is a leader in the design and manufacture of data acquisition and recording products.

About us:

Astro-Med is a world leader in the data acquisition and recording market and has been developing and manufacturing recording systems since 1969. Our Test & Measurement Product Group recorders are used throughout the world in the most demanding applications, including telemetry and aerospace, power generation, automotive, transportation, primary metal mills, pulp and paper mills, telecommunications and heavy industry.

Test & Measurement Product Group
Astro-Med, Inc., Test & Measurement Product Group is a leading supplier of specialty printer solutions to customers around the world. Test & Measurement Product Group customers include leading aircraft manufacturers and aerospace suppliers such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, British Aerospace and Aerospatiale; automotive manufacturers and suppliers such as DaimlerChrysler, Ford, General Motors, Renault and Robert Bosch; telecommunications giants such as AT&T, Bell Atlantic, MCI and British Telecom; electrical utility companies including Hydro Quebec and Florida Power & Light; steel companies including USX, Posco and Bethlehem Steel; aluminum manufacturers such as Alcoa and Wise Alloys; and paper manufacturers including International Paper, Kimberly-Clark and Mead.

Test & Measurement Product Group customers include Fortune 500 companies as well as small operations. They are located around the world, wherever there exists a problem which can be solved by a Test & Measurement Product Group data acquisition system or recorder.

Test & Measurement Product Group is a growth oriented company which believes in vigorous new product development, in high quality products and total customer satisfaction.

Portable Data Recorders

Astro-Med provides data recording solutions up to 32 channels in a single enclosure.
Our data acquisition recorders are compact, rugged solutions, ideal for use in the lab,
on the production floor or in the field.

Wide Format Recorders & Rackmount Systems

Astro-Med’s rackmount recording solutions are designed for telemetry and other aerospace applications, portable test stands and more. They can be installed in standard 19-inch racks.

PC-Based Data Acquisition Systems

The AstroDAQ Xe is the latest innovation in PC-based data acquisition systems. It combines the flexibility of the LabVIEW environment with the power of high speed data acquisition and is scaleable for up to 64 channels of synchronized data.

Ruggedized Products

Astro-Med’s ruggedized products are ideally suited for military and commercial airborne applications as well as other military and aerospace applications. Meeting both MIL-STD and ARINC environmental requirements, these printers are designed for the most demanding applications.

Contact Details:

Astro-Med House
11 Whittle Parkway
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 6DQ

Telephone: 01628 668836

Slough, Berkshire ~ Business Services
Serviced and Virtual offices in Slough

About us:

Serviced Office in Slough

About our business centre in Slough: A collection of executive office suites and open plan serviced offices on flexi-lease terms from the award-winning Abbey Business Centres. Recently released: a 3,000 sq ft self contained floor is now available.

* Flexible office rental terms from 3 months+
* No Capital Expenditure required.
* Ability to increase or decrease office space
* 1 fully-itemised monthly bill.
* Fully furnished and air-conditioned workspace.
* Broadband and telephone systems pre-installed
* Fully managed reception and secretarial services
* Car parking on-site
* Meeting room hire
* On-site Business Centre management team
* Fully serviced office accommodation

Office Sizes: From 100sq ft to 10,000sq ft.

Virtual Office in Slough

If you need the impression and support of a full-time office without the associated costs then you’ll appreciate the benefits of a virtual office solution from Abbey Business Centres

* Are you searching for a business address in Slough?
* Do you currently work from home?
* Or are you looking to test the Slough market?
* Do you need a unique local telephone number?
* with a receptionist to answer your incoming calls?
* and divert them to voice mail or any number your provide?
* Do you need letters, couriers and faxes signed for?
* Do you ever need PA or secretarial services?
* or could you benefit from access to a hotdesk?
* or do you need to meet your clients in Slough?

Contact Details:

Abbey Business Centres
Abbey House
18-24 Stoke Road
Slough
Berkshire
SL2 5AG

Telephone: 01753 722022

Slough, Berkshire ~ Business Services
Business Support

About us:

Enterprise Gateways provide a complete range of services and support for entrepreneurs and young companies in their localities.

These Gateways exist to help get local businesses off the ground and running successfully. They are an integral part of the local community and help all types of business to flourish by providing friendly advice, subsidised training courses, mentoring, confidence and self-esteem building, workspace and help with early stage finance.

Additionally, Enterprise Gateways are particularly aware and supportive of the business and start-up issues faced by women, social entrepreneurs, ethnic minorities, individuals made redundant or facing redundancy, students and recent graduates, the over 50s and the long-term unemployed.

Business Link Berkshire is affiliated with two such Gateways, Slough and Reading. If you are thinking of starting up a business, or already run a young business in these areas, then the Slough or Reading Enterprise Gateways can help turn your ideas into reality or provide support to enable your business to grow.

Contact Details:

Berkshire Enterprise Gateway
Crossbow House
40 Liverpool Road
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 4QZ

Telephone: 01753 610043