Industries heavily rely on the condition of machinery and equipment to be maintained in order to sustain peak performance at all times. In the highly competitive manufacturing and production industry planned preventative maintenance forms one of the cornerstones for the efficient running of any factory or industrial environment. A scheduled maintenance routine of servicing will improve the longevity of the machines as opposed to running to breaking point and facing emergency repairs and unscheduled downtime. Blowers and Vacuums are no different and require maintenance at regular intervals especially prior to the production season’s high-demand period unless the business runs on high production all year round, in which instance it is productive to departmentalise the relevant equipment and stagger periods of maintenance.

Implementing a proactive servicing schedule promotes actively avoiding unnecessary wear and tear on blowers and pumps, accelerating the life span of the equipment, and resulting in enormous cost-savings down the line. Unintended interruptions to production resulting from breakages and faulty pumps and blowers may well be the additional cost that your business simply cannot afford. Additional expenses acquired through the repairing or replacing of your pumps is exacerbated by the reduction or stopping of production time or similar far-reaching knock-on effects

IBS supplies blowers, industrial vacuums, and vacuum pumps, amongst other industrial products and accessories and services, to the Industrial and manufacturing sectors around the country. Whether your business is in the market for new equipment or prefers reconditioned items, Vacuum Pumps and blowers from superior agents are available from stock for immediate dispatch to your site at any time. As a service promise to all clients, IBS always aims to meet expectations and provide solutions to any industrial equipment query or issue which might arise. Year of expertise equip IBS engineers to analyse any performance problems that your industrial equipment may be experiencing and can provide a quick and cost-effective solution to keep your production line workings smoothly.

Sometimes responding to emergencies is most effective through the Vacuum Pump Hire and Blower Hire department of the business which allows your business to carry on with production, with little or no downtime, while IBS repairs or services your current equipment. Industrial blowers and pumps for hire can be delivered directly to your production environment by IBS. Alternatively, on-site servicing can be scheduled to take place at the convenience of the client. On-site servicing on Roots Type Blower and Vacuum Pump can be scheduled at the same time as Site Surveys, Energy Audits, Fault Finding, and Site Visits.

Outstanding customer service is the guarantee that IBS offers all clients, regardless of size or location.  Products and services are always of the best quality and always provided with function in mind. Engage with the engineers at IBS to investigate and problem-solve industrial and production issues that your business may be experiencing as a result of inferior products and lack of service and maintenance. IBS guarantee efficiency irrespective of the project’s nature or size.

Lodge Brothers has been in the business of funerals for many decades and have experience with every kind of funeral or memorial. As times change, so do the desires of the families of those who have passed away but the intention to celebrate their lives remains the same. Lodge Brothers Funeral Services understands these changing times and has kept up with the needs of their clients allowing them to arrange whichever type of bespoke funerals they may have.

Society in the UK and indeed across the world is so vastly diverse when it comes to religious beliefs, cultural, ethnic and social origins, orientation and conscience that one funeral plan would not be enough to suit all. Through the generations it has been important to stay current with trends and it is important for funeral service providers to be able to provide individual funerals to suit the diverse society in which we all live. Differences in society are all to be recognised and celebrated equally which is foremost on the minds of Lodge Brothers Funeral Directors.

Modern Funerals are popularised through movies and social media and are gaining acceptance within the larger population, especially the younger generations. Old style funerals which were accepted as the norm are becoming out-dated as all around the world, different cultures and origins become blended and families seek more original funerals for their loved ones.

Trends include using more up-beat music, bright and varied colours, and a party style atmosphere with the tone and location of the funerals as a way of changing funerals from a sad and somber expression of sadness into time to appreciate life of those who have shared theirs with each other, whether it be current or past. Some traditions speak to more ancient rituals of ancestry celebrations which can be seen in some alternative funerals stemming from southern America and Mexico.

When Mal Weeraratne started studying the field of human emotional release techniques over twenty years ago he could not have envisaged the success that his London clinic and school would be enjoying today.

Mal Weeraratne is a world authority on Tantra and emotional release techniques through bodywork.  Mal works mainly from his London clinic although he also runs a series of successful training courses from the prestigious Tao Gardens, in Thailand.

Mal Weeraratne is a British Pioneer in the area of Emotional Detox through Tantra – Bodywork, having studied in various accredited institutes under pioneers and experts earning him the accolade of being the first Certified Tantra Educator in the UK, from Source School of Tantra, U.S.A. Mal Weeraratne has worked in the field of Emotional Detox since 1994, and has treated over 3000 from all walks of life spanning across U.S, Europe, U.K and U.S.A. He has received thousands of grateful testimonies’ from clients that have been able to re-build their lives as a result of Mal Weerararatne’s powerful and effective emotional release techniques called Tantric Journey.

Mal Weeraratne teaches women how to take control of their sexual energy within their bodies to remove trauma stored in the form of emotions using ancient knowledge and practices that are combined with new ground breaking insights to create an engineered trauma release technique called Tantric – Bodywork for Emotional Detox.  The Tantric Bodywork that Mal Weeraratne offers is performed to heal past trauma such as sexual, physical and psychological abuse that is stored within the body’s cellular memory. It is in order to change the body’s balance from negative to positive to attract positive emotions, positive thoughts, positive decisions and positive experiences to feel joy and happiness.

When interviewed about his work, Mal Weeraratne ha stated that his emotional detox technique called Tantric Journey allows men and women to ‘’start living a blissful and meaningful life again that is free from the weight of past, negative trauma’’.

Phishing tips for employees

This weeks post is a continuation of last weeks Phishing tips and tricks.

Did you know Phishing currently accounts for 90% of data breaches with 30% of Phishing emails being opened? Most of the time these phishing scams can be prevented with a bit of simple know-how.

It’s important that you remain alert, vigilant and secure at all times. To prevent personal and business data loss.

Below are a few hand tips from our weekly phishing blog.

Tip 4 – Phishing links can be hidden in attachments

Not all phishing emails may contain a link within the copy of the email. Scammers can also embed links within attachments to avoid detection by email spam filters. E.g. PDF or Word doc.

If an email does not come from a source you know. Don’t open up any attachments. Speak to your IT team before hand.

Tip 5 – Real logos and brands

Scammers very often use real brand logos & branding. It’s very easy for them to pull these logos off the internet and to make a fake looking email or web page that mimics the real thing. Before you know it you have entered you secure details and they have captured them.

Always double check the source such as the domain name. Make sure the site you are on has a valid SSL certificate.

Tip 6 – Poor grammar and spelling

As soon as you see poor grammar & spelling, be suspicious. Many scammers originate from countries where English is not the first language. This can be very helpful in flagging a phishing campaign.

Interested in safeguarding your employees & business with a comprehensive online Phishing course? Click here to contact us.

Understanding your industry is what IBS does best. Understanding the special equipment that your company uses and knowing how important it is to the functioning of your day to day business is the business of the professionals at IBS. With so many industries to consider, you would be forgiven for thinking that there is no one out there who has the level of understanding that you do, of what is required to make your company a success in the your industry but with IBS as your preferred supplier, you will never be without the assistance of top shelf engineering products, equipment and services for the maintenance of your business.

All industries from the food and beverage industry, the vast chemical and pharmaceutical industry, and the like, demands accurate and consistent industrial mixing equipment for the smooth running of the business. With Industrial mixing equipment there is no room for error as any small inconsistency can ruin the quality of your products resulting in a large amount of wastage which can sink your business, especially when the products are expensive per capita or made in quickly and in large quantities. Entire batches can cost you dearly with loss of product or worse, loss of your customer to your competitor. IBS chooses only the best products for your business which is why there are always plentiful stocks of Mix srl for mixing systems or their components and Olocco company for rotary and diverter valves.

Never let the cost of innovation stand in the way of your business’s success. Innovation during these swiftly changing times resulting from the 4th and indeed the swift on-set of the 5th industrial revolution requires that you keep your business up to date with the best equipment which helps you meet the needs of an innovating global market.

Sure i t is recognised that over the years, very little has changed in the function of pumps and valves however the application has become more diverse which is why certain specialised products, which have been designed for low airspeed airflow such as Gvf impianti can have a large and sustained impact on your business and that of the industry in which you operate. Dense conveying equipment used for low and high transfer rates of rough or abrasive materials where a dense phase convey produces the optimal result which is required for a large section of pneumatic conveying industry. This is a low-speed, slow and steady-style system which is why it is vital that the margin for error is minimal. Many pneumatic conveying specialists will understand that the correct conveyance phase for highly abrasive materials is most desired in order to meet the handling of your material requirements.

No matter the speed of the product output for your business needs it is important to utilise the systems which will help you to achieve your business goals and partnering with IBS will guarantee this result. Quality and quantity can mean different outcomes in different environments and not one size will fit all, in the fast-paced engineering and industrial business. Choose clearly with IBS products and the quality of products and services they provide.

Have you ever been in that awkward position of needing a date in a hurry? Perhaps you have been let down by your date and have a wedding, work function or a party to attend. Everyone is expecting you to arrive with a date and you don’t have one.

That’s what Dukes of Daisy is about, they offer the perfect solution to find a date. They have hundreds of female date to choose from; finding one is easy as you look through the image gallery and find a person who you like, click on their attributes and you will soon discover whether this is the person you would like as a date. Perhaps meet them first and get to know each other so when the function arrives you will feel natural and comfortable having the date with you.

With Dukes of Daisy you will have instant peace of mind knowing that you are hiring a companion and therefore no hidden agendas or unrealistic expectations. Your rent a friend will know how to conduct themselves as a non-sexual escort.

Dukes of Dairy companion service is safe as the escorts are carefully are carefully selected to ensure they have the right social qualities to make you feel relaxed and comfortable.

If you ever in the position of thinking ‘I need a date’ look no further than Dukes of Daisy for an uncomplicated solution to dating.

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you start to think about preparing for your passing? It could be that you want to prepare a will to ensure that your assets are evenly and fairly split between family members or to ensure that special items are guaranteed to be transferred to a specific person because of personal reasons which a legal attorney will not be privy to. It might be decided what kind of funeral you would prefer, so that you can take this burden off your friends and family who will be grieving your loss and so that you could ease their stress or because you have a particular vision for your funeral or memorial service. Or is it that you want to ensure that all of your viable organs are donated to the living once you are passed, or perhaps just a specific aspect of your physical body that you wish to donate to science and the like.

There are so many aspects to the passing of an individual that most times, we forget that there are legal requirements as well as the will, which come into play. Especially if you have never had to be involved in the legal side of the passing of an individual, you would not have been exposed to certain aspects of the process. Without knowing what can be required, families can be left shell-shocked and unsure of how to execute all of the decisions which they will need to navigate if you do not choose to make these decisions for them.

This is why Lodge Brothers Probate Guildford offers a number of special services that are pre-paid and which will alleviate your family’s stress and give you the final say in how you would like your affairs to be handled. These services include the preparation of last wills in testament, lasting powers of attorney and pre-paid Probate Woking services.

Choosing Probate Feltham services is a way in which you can assure that your final life decisions will be a certainty. Probate Ashford is required for ascertaining the value of your assets and liabilities, finalising any inheritance tax, preparing probate-related paperwork such as grants of Probate or Grant of Letters of Administration as well as collecting your assets within your estate and dealing with any liabilities after the Grant has been received. And to make things even easier and more certain, Lodge Brothers Probate  Weybridge Legal Services offers this service with fees that are both fixed and guarantees ensuring no unexpected surprises will meet your loved ones at the end of your life’s journey.

Probate Sunbury is a service that most people will need in order to sell or transfer property and shares and also in order to close bank accounts: all things which are very admin based and entrenched within legal systems which can be daunting to anyone who does not have knowledge of these areas. Probate is best left to the professionals which is why a visit to the Lodge Brother Legal Services team for a free, no-obligation quote is the best gift you could leave to your family when the times comes.

‘Expect to laugh, cry and smile throughout this masterpiece’

Author John Green

PLOT SUMMARY

Seventeen-year-old Hazel Grace is dying of cancer. Although a new drug has bought her an undetermined amount of time, it hasn’t put her disease into remission. Tethered to an oxygen tank to help her breathe, Hazel has become rather depressed and reclusive.

Her mother forces her to attend a cancer support group, hoping that she might make a friend. Hazel loathes what she sees as the false optimism of the group, but she attends to keep her mother happy. One afternoon, she meets Augustus. He has been in remission since the doctors amputated his leg, but is attending the meeting as support for his friend Isaac, who has been told that he will soon lose another eye to cancer.

Augustus and Hazel are drawn to each other almost immediately, and Hazel visits his house after the meeting to watch a movie. Hazel, an avid reader, tells Augustus about her favorite book, An Imperial Affliction, a story about a teenage girl with cancer. Hazel relates to the book’s main character, Anna, in every way. Not only does Anna have cancer, but her thoughts and philosophies are similar to Hazel’s. The great draw of the book, however, is that it doesn’t conclude. The story just ends.

Hazel surmises that it’s to show that Anna became too ill to write, or died. But the ending has always plagued her. She wants to know what happened to the other characters in the book. Augustus promises to read the book and gives her his favorite book in return. It’s a novel based on his favorite video game. Augustus and Hazel soon become close friends. Together they help their friend Isaac get through the pain of his girlfriend leaving him and the loss of his sight. After reading An Imperial Affliction, Augustus becomes obsessed with finding the author, Peter Van Houten, so they can know what happened to the other characters.

Hazel tries to keep Augustus at a safe distance because she knows she is dying. She considers herself a time bomb and doesn’t want to hurt anyone when she explodes. Augustus, however, is committed to Hazel, so much so that he tracks down Van Houten through his assistant’s email address. The author responds, which prompts Hazel to write him so she can ask him her questions. Van Houten responds several days later. He regrets to inform Hazel that he won’t answer her questions in a letter or telephone conversation for fear she might try to write a sequel to his story. He flippantly tells her that if she is ever in Amsterdam, where he now resides, she should visit him.

Several days later, Augustus tells Hazel that he has contacted the Wish Factory, an organization that helps grant the wishes of sick children. Hazel had already been granted a wish when she was 13 and thought she was going to die, but Augustus never used his. The Wish Factory agrees to send Augustus, Hazel and a responsible adult to Amsterdam to meet Van Houten.

Before they can leave on their trip, Hazel’s lungs fill with fluid, and she is rushed to the hospital. Unconscious for several days, she wakes up in the intensive care unit. Augustus has been waiting to see her, but only family is allowed into ICU. The good news out of this latest trauma is that Hazel’s latest scans show no new tumor growth. She will have to use a machine at night to force more oxygen to her lungs, but other than that, the doctors are optimistic that the new drug she’s on is holding off her cancer. More good news arrives when her doctors give her the OK to fly to Amsterdam.

On the first evening of their trip, Augustus and Hazel are given an exquisite dinner. The spring air is filled with floating tree blossoms, and the waiters treat them like newlyweds, even giving them champagne. Peter Van Houten, they are told, is paying the bill. The following day, the two take a cab to Van Houten’s apartment, only to discover that the author didn’t know of their coming and doesn’t welcome their visit. His assistant, Lidewij, had set the visit up, hoping to coax her employer out of his self-imposed exile.

Van Houten is rude and obnoxious to the teenagers, refusing to answer their questions for the sheer reason that his characters aren’t real. They don’t continue to exist after the book is finished. Their story ended with the death of Anna. He has never imagined what happened to them later. He then belittles Hazel and Augustus, saying that they are only living because others pity them and pay for their treatments.

Augustus and Hazel leave the house angry and upset. Lidewij follows them out, after having resigned her position as Van Houten’s assistant. She brings the children to Anne Frank’s house and pays for their admission. The house has no elevators, so Hazel must lug her oxygen tank up a myriad of stairs. The exhaustion she suffers is worth it as she and Augustus share their first kiss at the end of the exhibit. The other tourists around them applaud…………………….

Hazel and Augustus return to their hotel where they make love in his hotel room. After breakfast the following morning, Hazel’s mother leaves the two alone to talk. Hazel and Augustus return to Hazel’s room where he tells her that his cancer has returned and is attacking every part of his body. It is intimated that they again have sex.

They return home where Augustus immediately begins radical chemotherapy treatments. The drugs do little to stop his cancer, but they do make him tired and sick. Isaac visits and tells them he hasn’t heard from his former girlfriend since the operation that took his sight. Angry, Augustus decides they have to retaliate. Hazel drives them to the store where she buys a dozen eggs. She then takes them over to the girlfriend’s house.

Augustus coaches Isaac on where to aim the eggs and several of them manage to hit her car. After that, Augustus’ health quickly declines. Hazel stays with him, even as he is mortified at how feeble he’s become. As his death draws closer, he asks Hazel to meet him one night at the church where the support group meets. It is after hours and no one is there but Augustus and Isaac. Augustus wants to hear the eulogies that they will give at his funeral. After hearing them, he dies eight days later.

Hazel is shocked when Peter Van Houten attends Augustus’ funeral. She and her parents give him a ride from the grave. He tells Hazel that Augustus wrote to him after they’d left Amsterdam. Because Van Houten still acts pretentious, Hazel makes him get out of the car.

Several days later, Isaac asks her if Augustus ever gave her the paper he was working on. Hazel gets in her car to drive to Augustus’ house and is shocked to find Peter Van Houten in the back seat. She tries to get him to leave, but he insists on riding with her to Augustus’ house. Along the way, he tells Hazel about his daughter who died at age 8 of cancer.

Hazel realizes that his daughter’s death was the reason he became a miserable alcoholic. She eventually leaves him on the side of the road. Hazel scours Augustus’ computer, room and house, but can’t find anything that he wrote. She eventually figures out that he must have sent something to Van Houten. She writes Lidewij to ask if she saw anything. Lidewij responds the following afternoon after visiting the returned Van Houten and obtaining Augustus’ letter.

It is a eulogy for Hazel. Augustus asked Van Houten to take his words and turn them into a worthy essay for Hazel. Van Houten told Lidewij that he could add nothing to Augustus’ words. The story ends with Hazel reading Augustus’ letter. In it, he speaks of his love for her and the way she lived her life.

With nearly 30 years of experience in the industry, IBS (Industrial Blower Services) has grown significantly and forged their way to becoming the UK’s largest repair and service centre for roots type blowers. IBS has established 3 repairs and services centres conveniently placed around the UK. Specialising in Roots type blowers, IBS also proudly handles and repairs Industrial Vacuums, Vacuum Pumps, Biogas Compressor, Portable Vacuum, Pneumatic and Vacuum Conveying and Fabrication. The products and services of IBS are supplied mainly to the Industrial, Utility, Manufacturing, Road Tanker, Municipal and Commercial sectors in the UK as well as in the US. Along with these products and service, IBS boasts an experienced and knowledgeable staff compliment who are focused and determined to keep their “clients operation moving via astute advice, efficient service and technical excellence “.

While many of those in the manufacturing and other similar industries and sector, will know and understand the Roots type blowers and their applications, due to the specific nature of these products, not everyone may have been exposed to benefits of these blowers. Typically, blowers are used where a large amount of air needs to be moved across a relatively small pressure differential. Commonly, roots blowers are used in the industry for pneumatic conveying systems. The roots blowers are designed to deliver high volume of air through a pipe which is then enables it to displace solid products from one area to another. This type of positive displacement operates by the pumping of fluid with a pair of meshing lobes which one would liken to a set of stretched gears. The fluid, being trapped in pockets, then surrounds the lobes and is carried from the intake side of the exhaust.  Roots type blowers are highly effective and efficient resulting in a reliable solution at a low cost, guaranteed to satisfy any user.

In the event that your Becker blower, FPZ blower or any other blower, should require servicing or repairs however, you can reply on the expertise of IBS staff to assist you in the most cost-effective way as well as offering emergency services during working hours for company’s within a radius of 100 miles of our repair centres.

During times of shock and grief at the loss of a loved one who has passed away, generally the last thing that family members and friends need to worry or think about is physically sorting out the affairs of their beloved. It is always at times like these when emotions are high, that “life administration” is the hardest thing to deal with. Leaving your affairs in order is one final gifts that you can give to your family, making a difficult time a little easier for them.

If this is your intention for when you pass away, you will need the services of a reputable legal firm to place your belonging s in probate.  If you have a Will, your executor applies for a grant of probate which then ensures that they are responsible for the administration of your estate and affairs, as well as ensuring that you estate is being administered according to your wishes and that the right people are dealing with your affairs.

A grant of Probate will need to be applied for by an Executor or administrator and it is a legal document. The document confirms who the executor of your estate is and that they have the authority to deal with your assets, on your passing. This includes your money, any property that you may have and your general belongings. The Executor uses the grant as proof that they have the right to access your funds, assist with any and all finances that need to be dealt with and then subsequently distribute the finances and assets as you have set out in your Will, to those who are meant to receive them.

At the offices of Lodge Brothers Legal Services, we offer theses probate services to all of our clients.

Contact Probate Twickenham, Probate Feltham and Probate Ashford for all legal services in your area.