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Why meetings are an essential business tool
Flick through 230 years of history of Ormiston Wire
The family-run manufacturing company, and Chamber member, Ormiston Wire, celebrated its 230th anniversary this year.
Founded in 1793, the wire specialist is now an accredited four-day-a-week company and, in the past two months, it has exported to the US, Germany, Ireland, Hungary, South Africa, Greece, India, Norway and Italy. Its customers range from engineering to electrical, marine to musical and it supplies wire ropes in tinned copper, copper, stainless steel, bronze, nickel chrome, brass, monel and spring steel.
Meetings enable teams to solve problems, map out new strategies, reach important decisions, and work together to drive the business forward. What’s also essential is to make those meetings as engaging and productive as possible. That’s because 95% of meeting attendees lose focus and miss parts of the meeting, according to Owl Labs. Here at UBC we’re seeing a marked rise in demand for our Brentford meeting rooms, both from existing clients and local businesses.
Why? We’ve all heard the expression ‘Zoom fatigue’, and it’s clear that digital communication and hours of screen time can take its toll. But it’s also because we’re human, and social interaction is part of our natural construct. According to a recent survey, over 80% of business professionals believe we miss something important when we can’t clearly see body language or other visual clues (Chubb survey, April 2021). What’s clear from our conversations with our customers is that entrepreneurs value in-person meetings as an opportunity to engage with colleagues, customers and suppliers to collaborate and share ideas. Our Brentford meeting rooms at The Mille are professionally managed, with helpful onsite staff ready to provide you with the best possible experience for your off-site meeting whether it’s a team get-together, sales pitch or training day. We provide spacious areas with refreshments to hand, giving you the opportunity to relax and meet productively with your colleagues and visitors in a friendly yet professional setting. Why not try one of our meeting rooms and see for yourself? For your convenience, you can also book online at ubcuk.com with a 10% discount.
Contact Leon Swan Email: brentford@ubcuk.com Tel: 0800 169 9822 www.ubcuk.com/meeting-rooms
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It can provide wires in strands, braids, bunches, cut straight lengths, reels, coils, and with plastic covers. It also supplies superclamps, its micro cable hanging system. Although technology has moved on, as a long-established company they can usually supply obsolete products if required.
The wire specialists were based in the City of London before they were bombed out in the Second World War. This plate (left) survived the bombing and was outside their premises on Clerkenwell Road.
Did you know that Ormiston Wire supplied all the puppet wire for the whole range of Thunderbird films made by Gerry Anderson?
