PPD Magazine

The Sourcing Team have been working with a favourite Charity – OneLife who focus on youth development and mentorship, providing emotional and practical support to vulnerable young people in order to help them realise their potential. Currently running 9 workshops across London the ambition is to grow this to 66 – 2 in each of the London boroughs. We came up with the idea of breaking the current Guinness World Record – for the most DJ’s to consecutively mix one record; currently the record is 82 held by BBC Radio 1Xtra. As OneLife is something that brings communities together through music, across London, the charity came up with #Mixinlondon.

The Sourcing Team have pulled in creative assistance from some of their great contacts to support the fund raising event with MRM Meteorite creating an exciting campaign design using “Break Records” used on flyers, posters, YouTube video with Brandon Block and Billboards across London!

So for the clubbers out there … why not check out the event at the Ministry of Sound Sunday 27^th May or, you can just donate or find out more at www.danceaid.tv – anything you can spare is appreciated – as Carl Cox says “The work this charity does is invaluable to these children’s lives!”

Statement from Michael Bernstein, CEO, Polyconcept Group

Following the recent press release regarding changes within the main board at Polyconcept, as a group we continue to remain vigilant and are constantly looking to refine and improve our business operations.

As part of this ongoing process we have recently undertaken a review of our PF Concept International European operations. Here, we not only see a need to streamline and re-focus our group sales efforts but also clearly recognise the vital importance of a strong local presence and team, within each of our main operating countries.

This approach has led us to carry out a number of consolidations and structure changes, both centrally and within our many local market operations. Our objective is clear: to centralize where practical but to always ensure the key customer facing sales and sales support roles are based and remain firmly located within the local country market.

Within the PF Concept UK Ltd operation, we have also looked deeply into how we can move from a locally corporate based company, to a strong and dynamic local sales and sales support team, refocused upon growing substantial mutual business within our core UK customer base.

This will inevitably mean some changes, both within the UK team structure and also the basis upon which we work with our customers.  From the within  PF Concept UK Ltd,  this has resulted in there no longer being a need for the role of a local General Manager. As such Graham Winter, Managing Director of PF Concept UK, will be leaving the company during the summer.

We are pleased to announce that we have appointed Tracey Bowen to the new role of Sales Director, responsible for the PF UK operation. Tracey previously held the role of PF Asia Direct Manager within the PF UK team and for the past 18 months has been coordinating our PF Asia Direct activities at a Pan-European level. Tracey will take up this new position and lead the UK team, effective from Thursday 17^th May.

On behalf of the PF Concept International board, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Graham for his tireless work and dedication,  in leading the PF Concept UK operation over the past eleven years. In recognition of his wealth of experience we have asked Graham to assist, in an advisory capacity, in the transition to this new structure over the coming months.

We look forward to working with all of our growing customers, over the months and years ahead and to re-commit ourselves to offering the very best range and decoration services available in the market with the full backing and support of a strong, focused, local customer sales and service team

Michael Bernstein

CEO, Polyconcept Group