Business Update | SEPTEMBER 2018 Shop Welcome to the Make It Ealing Monthly Update, a Round-Up of Local Business News and Gossip
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BUSINESS UPDATE | SEPTEMBER 2018 Shop Welcome to the Make It Ealing monthly update, a round-up of local business news and gossip. Contact us with your news L cal and pictures so we can share your story in the next newsletter. A warm welcoME To ouR nEW buSinesses NEW IBIS STYLES LONDON EALING OPENS ITS DOORS SOane’s KitCHEN NOW OPEN The Ibis Hotel General Manager Dominic Sauis welcomed MP Rupa Huq to AT PITZHANGER MANOR declare the hotel officially open on 16th August 2018. Soane’s Kitchen is now open for business Inspired by the iconic Ealing film studios, movie-loving travellers can as the refurbishment of Pitzhanger Manor immerse themselves in the magic of cinema at Ibis Styles London Ealing. nears completion. The newly built hotel offers guests unparalleled comfort, imaginative decor They pride themselves on following and extremely competitive value for money. the traditions of John Soane, who built Accor Hotels, the parent company for Ibis, feels Ealing is the ideal Pitzhanger Manor as his weekend retreat, convenient location for tourists and business visitors. Our leafy West providing lavish entertainment for friends. London district offers a wide choice of transport links from which The Soane’s philosophy is to grow the to explore our capital’s fantastic heritage sites, concert venues and majority of their fresh produce in the sports stadiums. For those feeling less adventurous staying local won’t walled gardens of Pitzhanger Manor. They disappoint as we offer numerous parks, a calendar of summer festivals, offer seasonal and heart-warming dishes great British pubs and a wide range of multicultural restaurants and from their all-day menu in a relaxed and independent shops. elegantly designed atmosphere. Ibis Styles London Ealing, 32-38 Uxbridge Rd, London W5 2BS Soane’s Kitchen, Pitzhanger Manor, www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-9475-ibis-styles-london-ealing-/index.shtml Walpole Park W5 5EQ Tel: 020 3002 1529 Tel: 020 8579 2685 www.makeitealing.co.uk @makeitealing /makeitealing #makeitealing BUSINESS UPDATE b2b2c A big tick for innovation and creative marketing to Savills and Farm W5 who have joined forces to cross-promote each other’s products and services. Combining customer rewards with targeted direct marketing is a winning formula for the customer and the A nEW Look inSiDE… businesses. People like their purchase Check out the refurbished Holland & Barrett on Ealing loyalty to be recognised, so the offer of the 8th drink free is a Broadway. As one of the UK’s leading retailer of vitamins, winner, and there is no harm in reminding customers that if minerals and herbal supplements, it is great to see one of they are thinking of buying or selling a property, there are our high street chains expanding due to customer demand. experts on hand just down the road. Holland & Barrett regularly has a variety of money-saving www.thefarmw5.co.uk www.savills.co.uk promotions, so it’s worth popping in to catch up on deals and experiment with new products. They also give a 10% THEy Look bLooMing discount with a valid student card. The staff are friendly, always willing to help and have LoVELy! extensive knowledge of their products. The happy smiles on their faces suggest they not only enjoy their job, but they are following their own good advice! www.hollandandbarrett.com Tel: 020 8840 1070 cELEbrating PERSiAn PRincesses Over 38 businesses took up the offer of a Make It Ealing maintenance- free flower basket to Faanoos on Bond Street is enjoying an uplift in their business decorate the outside of since their recent refurbishment themed around traditional their premises, and they Persian princesses. As well as their branch on 11 Bond Street, are looking blooming they have two other restaurants in Chiswick and Richmond, lovely. with excellent google reviews praising them for their friendly customer service, relaxed atmosphere and great food. Cultivate London have been re-planting the bike Most popular dishes are boneless chicken, and minced lamb planters outside Artisan with rice and salad served with their fresh flatbread made to Coffee and The Lodge order. Faanoos have a fabulous bright and airy space at the Tavern. They will also be back of the restaurant which would be a perfect venue with replanting the planters great food for a networking or business lunch. on Bond Street, which Faarnoos opens every day noon – 11pm will be repaired and www.faanoosrestaurants.com refurbished in the next Tel: 020 8810 0505 & 020 8579 8102 couple of months. BUSINESS UPDATE congratulationS To THE bRigHT Lights stuDEnts British Land, owners of Ealing Broadway Centre, in collaboration with The Source Skills Academy, hosted a graduation ceremony on August 3rd to celebrate the success of the young students who had completed the hands-on experience from industry leaders of working retail/customer training programme. in retail and customer service. This unique course combines classroom and hands- For the latest batch of students based in Ealing, on retail experience. On-site tutors provide support there was much to celebrate as they picked up their and pastoral care during the initial training and for a certificates. They have new skills, new friends, and for further six months afterwards to help students with job many the offer of a new job on the horizon. interviews and general advice as they start on their new career path. With fantastic support from household The course will be running again in 2019 and is open names such as Marks & Spencer, Tesco Metro and Clas to all students aged 16–25+. For more details contact Ohlson on Ealing Broadway, students get valuable [email protected] FRoM uWL To the OscARS The Great BriTiSH The Ealing film heritage can add Oscar winner HigH STREET Rebecca Harris to its hall of fame. The former student of the University of West London was Awards recently awarded an honorary doctorate at the Our 2018 entry for the ripe old age of 26 for her Oscar-winning ‘Best Great British High Street Live Action Short’ film called The Silent Child. is Ealing Green, which is As well as film courses at theU niversity of West 50/50 independents and high street chains. London, Ealing and Hammersmith and West London College a new Despite the economic climate, the Green proves film school called Screen that the dream of running your own business Space has opened. is alive and thriving. The incredible length of Based in Ealing Studios, they will be offering students cutting-edge tenure achieved by so many of the independents media production skills delivered by tutors who are working media confirms that companies on the Green have long- professionals across a range of creative industries. standing respect and customer loyalty from the local community. As far as we are concerned, they It is great to see the Ealing clapperboard is still in action and are already winners, but some national recognition establishing itself as a centre of excellence in the field of media and would be the icing on the cake! film industry training. www.screenspace.ac.uk CLEANING MAKE IT EALING Don’t be surprised if you get a postcard through your door as we are working with Community Clean to clean up some of the grot spots directly affecting businesses. They have Working to make already started work on removing the multiple ‘shutter’ our business environment stickers blighting the frontage of our businesses and will be more attractive in the town on various days in September to complete the www.makeitealing.co.uk excellent work. Printed by Kall Kwik Ealing MIE_CC_POSTCARD_PRINT.indd 1 24/8/18 12:09:43 We are also liaising with the council to help us get rid of graffiti and identify some of the waste contractors who Make It Ealing is working with have not collected bins when a business changes hands. Community Clean to clean up some of the issues that are affecting your We urge all companies to label their bins and keep them immediate business area. We are working to enhance the whole of the locked, as illegal rubbish dumping is a huge problem. Business Improvement District area to ensure our visitors, workers and residents have a pleasant, welcoming and safe experience. It has come to our attention that some of the graffiti tags Please contact theif there Make is Itan Ealing issue affecting(BID) office your on 020 8231 2417 business. have been drawn with acid, so can only be removed by Cleaning for Make It Ealing replacing the glass. We will follow up and contact utility 24/8/18 12:09:43 providers about the street furniture affected. MIE_CC_POSTCARD_PRINT.indd 2 July 2018 Recycling Achievement Report 0800 612 9894 MAKE IT EALING www.thefirstmile.co.uk Material collected (kgs) FROM AUGUST 2017 TO JULY 2018 July 2018 Recycling Achievement Report 0800 612 9894 MAKE IT EALING www.thefirstmile.co.uk Material collected (kgs) FROM AUGUST 2017 TO JULY 2018 BUSINESSJuly 2018 Recycling Achievement UPDATE Report 0800 612 9894 MAKE IT EALING www.thefirstmile.co.uk Material collected (kgs) FROM AUGUST 2017 TO JULY 2018 DiARy DATES FREE TRAINING COURSES Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Total 26,325 51,800 41,900 30,525 50,650 50,405 28,130 42,150 31,940 39,475 42,015 68,850 504,165 Make It Ealing offer a variety of 3,085 3,210 5,102 2,460 3,450 5,210 2,915 2,960 3,760 3,435 3,460 5,772 44,820 free training courses covering a WEEE collection 3,710 6,085 4,540 5,335 5,07512th 18,835 September 4,290 9,085 13,710 20,460 14,035 7,460 112,620 wide range of topics.