Archive for May, 2007

Fancy a day off?

Andy Parkhouse - May 23rd, 2007

“I will give my staff the day off on ‘Bristol Day’ – an unofficial bank holiday, 26th October 2007, but only if 10 businesses or other organisations will do the same.”

What’s this all about then?

There are no bank holidays between August and Christmas. How silly. It’s great to be productive, but days off are great too.

Contribute to the happiness and well-being of your staff and employees and give them the day off – if cost to your business is a concern, consider the overall productivity & staff retention benefits!

Show your support by signing up at the rather nifty Pledge Bank, or join the Facebook group. Or just spread the word…

Want to know more / debate the idea? Give us a call or drop an email to andy@teamrubber.com.

Why is it Bristol Day?

Because Andy (a director of Rubber Republic) thought it up in Bristol – “The city that brought you an extra day off.”

TeamRubber up for entrepreneur gong!

Chris Quigley - May 11th, 2007

With sore heads to prove it, we’re pleased to announce that we’ve been short-listed as one of the companies up for the Arena Magazine / O2 entrepreneur of the year award. Hurrah!

The sore heads came from the great evening me and fellow TeamRubber Director Andy spent having dinner and drinks with the Arena and O2 guys down in Bristol last night. All v.fun, and of course v.drunken.

Apparently we’ll be told whether we’ve won in the next couple of weeks – so fingers crossed! If you want to check out what we (well Andy) looks like – check out the latest (June) issue of Arena, and you’ll see our profile . . .
Check the mag here: Arena