Win win situations

Hi,

I've been busy recently putting into place an exciting project with The Peace Hospice in Watford. It was always my intention to help a chosen charity when I set up Man and Van Moves and the hospice was top of my list to support.

The reason for this is simple. My mum Beryl, saw out some of her last months there in 2005. The care she recieved was brilliant. The staff were kind, patient and friendly. There's an air of dignity about the place which helped my family cope at such a difficult and draining time.

The Peace Hospice relies on donations & fund raising and needs to raise £3m a year to keep up its support and care for people across souh West Hertforshire. It's with this fund raising goal in mind that our project with the hospice was born.

From the start of September Man and Van Moves will be delivering and collecting charity bags across south west Herts. The hospice is asking for any unwanted clothing, shoes, bric a brac and books. These will be distributed throughout its network of fund raising shops.

I like to do business where everyone comes away feeling happy. For me this project offers a chance for a win win situation for all involved. If it all works out well everyone involved with have a smile on their faces :)

People donating goods know that they're helping a brilliant charity, Man and Van Moves has a regular contract helping a cause it believes strongly in and the hospice gets much needed items for its fund raising shops.

cheers

Jerry :)

To find out more about The Peace Hospice click here:

http://www.peacehospice.co.uk/index.asp?thepageID=1

Get on yer bike!!

Hi,

Welcome to this first post on the Man and Van Moves blog. Hopefully we'll be able to keep you to date with our goings on, share useful links and tips and have a chuckle along the way.

We officially start trading on August 2nd 2010 so much of the time up till then is being spent raising awareness of the business, getting out and meeting people and having everything in place for the big kick-off.

Our website www.manandvanmoves.co.uk is up and running and just needs a few tweaks. If you are getting in touch with us please email manandvanmoves@hotmail.co.uk or call 0845 539 0211.

This isn't my first venture into the removals business. I started, ran and succesfully sold a removals company a few years ago. Having spent a few years working for others in different roles in the media I decided it was to time to work for myself again. I think once you've worked for yourself it's very hard to be an employee for others.

As everyone know too well there is still jitters about the economy and the housing market seems to have stalled.

Today, in a bid to drum up some business I decide to get on my bike literally. I took a handful of postcards and hopped on me bike. Riding round the quiet streets of Bushey keeping an eye out for estate agents For Sale / To Let / Sold signs.

This is a common technique used by removals companies to drum up business and in all honesty is very hit and miss. I delivered 40 cards over two hours and I'd be delighted if I recieved two calls from it.I even had an experience of 'postman's panic'. As I popped one card through a door a bloody big dog (couldn't see it but it sounded big) leapt up at the letterbox almost giving me a heartache!!

So why do it? Well I fancied a bit of excercise and if I get one job from it it will be worthwhile. The postcards are not going to get me work sat in their box!!!

Thanks for reading

Jerry
www.manandvanmoves.co.uk