Cook, Eat, Sleep, Speak Italian for a week

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Live the Dream in Italy with Languages Alive, a London-based language school that links learning a language with learning about culture - in particular, food - and, most often, preparing and cooking Italian food.

In line with this concept, Languages Alive has put together a 'Live the Dream' package to Italy next month. Aimed at professionals who like to take a cultural or educational break and at food aficionados who will 'relish' being taught to cook Italian dishes by Signature Chef, Max Cotilli.

Full details are available on the Languages Alive website page:
Live the Dream.

Property in Hertfordshire

Property in Hertfordshire will be a new website to showcase properties in Hertfordshire plus some over the borders in nearby Bedfordshire, Bucks, North London, Essex and Cambs. Sponsored by Balcombe Developments, the site is planned to grow as required, over time, providing related information and links and possibly some advertising related to buying, renting, selling properties and land.

Currently, a holding page is displayed with contact details and examples of properties in Herts that have been built or upgraded by Balcombe Developments.

Tango de Salon (Herts) website-blog

Asta of Tango de Salon is employed by one of our clients. She needed help to set up a website for her 'passion' that would enable her to manage updates herself and, as this is not part of an ambitious money-making business, she required a functional and professional result for a small budget.

We helped Asta set up a themed blog in wordpress.com and she has quickly mastered updating the news page; the domain name was already registered so we set up forwarding to her new blog site's latest Tango news!

Practical Bathing Solutions for Elderly or Disabled customers

It's very important to discuss your specialist bathing needs with a reliable and experienced company.

Practical Bathing has been based in Berkshire for over six years, installing showers, baths and whole bathrooms for disabled or elderly customers throughout the south-east of England, including London and the home counties: Surrey, Hertfordshire, Kent, etc.

They can advise and meet the needs of clients from a range of walk-in baths, 'power' baths and easy access showers for installation in users homes, care homes medical centres and convalescent / respite care centres. Often, those who have difficulty with mobility can require larger toileting and bathing solutions, which is also a speciality of Practical Bathing.

You can visit their website at www.practicalbathing.co.uk.

Mobility advice, service, equipment in Herts.

Classic Mobility offers a personal service for clients, advising on the equipment that may best suit their needs. They are main agents for major equipment suppliers, offering top quality reliable brands and may also offer refurbished items as an alternative, when available.

In addition to personal sales and service, Classic Mobility undertakes contract services to hospitals, care homes and nursing homes mainly servicing and testing hospital beds, hoists and pressure care equipment.

Classic Mobility has been providing Mobility services since 1995. They cover most of South-East Britain from their Hertfordshire base, specialising in the repair, maintenance and servicing of electric, hydraulic and mechanical mobility equipment, including adjustable beds, patient hoists, battery powered wheelchairs, mobility scooters, bath lifts, trolleys, etc. They also supply accessories, from hand-rails and walking aids to consumables, plus hire services.

Find out more about Classic Mobility:

• electric scooters
• electric wheelchairs
• riser-recliner chairs
• adjustable beds
• hoists, moving & handling 
• mobility equipment supplies

Testimonial from Signage Company Signcraft

"We have been using the services of The BPc for eighteen months and have been amazed at the level of awareness that Barbara has achieved for my company, we have receive far more internet based enquiries than ever before our involvement and the rating of our website has shot up from nowhere to top three in all search areas that we targeted. We have also recently launched our new website and Barbara worked closely with our web designer to ensure we hit the road running, all in all a great business relationship and good news for my company."

Robert Colwell, Managing Director, Signcraft 

Easier to Navigate - the New Logistics Website

Launched today - SAE Logistics' new website is easier to navigate and easier on the eye and optimisation will begin next week. The website reflects their rebranded image.

SAE's services include transport, distribution, same day / next day courier, overseas haulage, warehouse storage and order fulfilment with full stock control. Exhibition services and Medical Equipment logistics are other special services.

With friendly, hardworking and efficient staff plus excellent working systems, SAE Logistics achieved ISO9001 - Quality Assurance for clients.

"Taster" classes in Italian, Spanish or French

If you love French, Spanish or Italian food, you'd probably love to speak the language. Our client, London-based Languages Alive, combines this love of cuisine with language tuition for adults and children, also offering small birthday party packages for age 4+.

Languages Alive specialises in business language courses: Italian, French, Spanish or Russian, one-to-one or intensive courses at your office for small groups of employees. There is a focus on culture - for example, if you need Spanish for communication in Europe or Latin America, there are differences; Languages Alive courses include traditions and customs as well as language skills.

Whether you want to cook or want to broker a deal in Mexico, Madrid, Milan or Murmansk, try LanguagesAlive.com

QR codes: the latest technology in advertising print

Signcraft, always at the forefront of print technology, produce QR codes for their clients' advertising boards and vehicle graphics.

QR codes are barcodes that are readable with the relevant app on smartphones. If you take a photograph with an appropriate phone, the app will instantly recognise the message, which may be a link to a website, an email address, contact information, a diary event or just a text message.

For example, if you see a website address on the side of a van, you can photograph the url but you would need to type it into a browser. By photographing the QR code, you can go directly to the website without any typing (or mis-typing).

Download the app from iTunes or GooglePlay then use your smartphone to capture this QR code image and link to Signcraft's website.

The BPc blog has more examples of QR codes.