By Jamie White – Head of Communications
It’s been a very busy week for the head office team, mystery shoppers and clients of mystery shopping and performance improvement company, Douglas Stafford.
Today, at the company’s Lakeside North Harbour, Portsmouth head office, a dress down day and raffle is taking place for charity.
All money raised on the day – more than £150 – is being donated to the Louis Little Legs charity campaign. Louis is a three year old boy who has been diagnosed with a form of Cerebral Palsy. His family are trying to raise £40,000 so Louis can travel to America for an operation which will enable him to walk. Anyone wishing to donate can do so here – https://www.justgiving.com/LouisLittleLegs/
Today, the UK festival season officially starts as revellers head south to the Isle of Wight Festival. Curator John Giddings spoke to Douglas Stafford ahead of the bug event this weekend. You can read the full story here.
In other news this week, Portsmouth’s iconic landmark – the Spinnaker Tower – is to be renamed as the Emirates Spinnaker Tower after a multi-million pound sponsorship deal was agreed.
The 560ft Tower – which hosted mystery shopping company Douglas Stafford’s 25th anniversary celebrations last year – will have the airline’s name branded on the outside. You can read more here.
A tough challenge to plan, build and deliver two new models at the same time, has been completed by the Toyota UK team.
Toyota Manufacturing UK has proved itself up to the task, completing the simultaneous start of production of new Auris and Avensis at its Burnaston car plant. Find out more here.
Jaguar Land Rover is researching new in-car connected technology which could help fellow drivers detect and avoid potholes.
Jaguar Land Rover hopes the new technology will allow a vehicle to identify the location and severity of potholes, broken drains and manhole covers, and then share this data in real-time via the cloud with other vehicles and with road authorities to help them prioritise repairs. Find out more here.
Two famous record-breaking Bentleys, separated by 85 years, are the highlights of the company’s strong presence at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Read more here.
