Reading Archive for March, 2008

Reading, Berkshire ~ Driving Schools
Our aim is to make you a safe & confident driver for life.

About us:

We offer; Discounts for block bookings! Free pick up! Friendly & patient instructor! Intensive course option! Adi training! Refresher courses! Pass plus course! Nervous drivers welcome! Non smoking instructor! No car sharing! Modern A/C cars! DSA ADI qualified!

Special Offers; 1st hour free for beginners. Discounts for Nurses and Students.

Contact Details:

Uk-Blue Driving School
231 a Shinfield Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG2 8HD

Telephone: 0118 961 3844

Reading, Berkshire ~ Website Design & Hosting
Mantra Infotech is a specialist Website design and Internet marketing company.

About us:

Mantra Infotech is a website design and internet marketing company specializing in professional web design, custom web development, ecommerce solutions, content management systems (CMS), bespoke web application development, search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), Google Adwords, website promotion and other internet marketing services.

We provide a wide range of web solutions including:

Website Design
Web Development
Content Management Systems (CMS)
e-Commerce Solutions
Web based Applications
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Internet Marketing & Web Promotion
Google Adwords
Website Maintenance & Support
Graphic Design & Branding Services

We understand that our success depends on our clients hence adding value to your business is our highest priority. We pride in providing a personalized service to each client and aim to establish long-term customer relationships by providing unparalleled customer service with high quality, scalable, reliable, secure, effective and competitively priced solutions that help make your business more efficient, accessible and profitable.

Contact Details:

Mantra Infotech Ltd
51 The Delph
Lower Earley
Reading
Berkshire
RG6 3AW

Telephone: 0118 966 3110

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Reading, Berkshire ~ Schools & Colleges
AOSEC Supporting the development of world class further education

About us:

Welcome to the AOSEC website. AOSEC is the regional organisation representing and serving FE Colleges in South East England. The membership comprises 62 FE, Sixth Form and Specialist Colleges.

Through strategic relationships with key education and skills’ organisations, AOSEC ensures that colleges’ views are articulated and understood, to enable policy makers to make well-informed decisions affecting the sector. Our aim is to raise the FE profile, ensuring recognition for the sector, and establishing a positive reputation.

AOSEC is the regional organisation representing all Further Education Colleges in the GOSE (Government Office for the South East) area. It works with colleges and partner organisations to provide world-class education and skills in the post compulsory education and training sector.

AOSEC was established in November 2000 through the merger of the Southern Regional Council for Education and Training and the Association of South East Colleges and is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status.

The AOSEC Sector Development Group works for colleges, training providers, local authorities and other associate members in providing sustainable support in the post-14 learning and skills sector throughout the south east region. The Sector Development Group assists this work through the 21 membership networks, training events, professional updating, assessment/accreditation services and offers the newly refurbished conferences and meeting facilities.

Contact Details:

Association of South East Colleges
The University of Reading
London Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 5AQ

Telephone: 0118 378 2525

Reading, Berkshire ~ Website Design & Hosting
Attractive web sites to promote your business or organisation

About us:

Web Design & Web Hosting

Anne offers a no nonsense, jargon free web design & hosting service. Established in 1999 Anne provides an exceptional service for small businesses, she has experience in retail including mail order, a sector in which good presentation is essential to maximise sales.

Sites don’t have to be large and complicated to get information to your customer - start small and simple. The site can be developed as your business grows.

Anne will create the ideal solution for a client quickly, efficiently and cost effectively. Anne does not use templates for her designs and will create a website to each customers specific requirements.

Anne can help with registering your chosen domain name (web address) and advise on web hosting packages.

Get to Grips with Your Computer

For beginners & improvers
One to One computer training for all ages
Using your own machine and software at your own pace.

Anne will tailor the training to meet your individual requirements. Anne is a qualified teacher and has many years experience of PC and windows systems using a variety of software. She has been running her computer training and web design business for 7 years.

You will not be committing yourself to a long course of lessons, only those that are appropriate for your needs.
You may only want one lesson to show you the basics - if you want another lesson in a month’s time to learn something else - no problem. If you want a short course, that’s OK too!

Contact Details:

Anne Garrison web design & computer training
4 Briar Close
Caversham
Reading
Berkshire
RG4 7QH

Telephone: 0118 947 4244

Reading, Berkshire ~ Website Design & Hosting
There’s no better place to host your site! Our new hosting packages are fantastic value for money.

About us:

Amulet Creations Limited was established in 2004 offering web design services and bespoke software solutions. Our team includes computing, business, master graduates and graphic designers. Our clients range from all sectors of business including retail, manufacturing, shipping, local government, transportation, trading and finance. We help businesses maximize the benefits that the Internet has to offer.

The customer comes first: our goal is at least to meet, and where ever possible to exceed the requirements of our customers.

Website Design

For effective low cost web design and hosting you have come to the right place. We specialise in providing cheap, affordable web design and hosting for small and medium sized businesses.
We keep things pretty simple, you select a design style that you like, provide us with your content, then leave the rest to us, it really is that simple !
When we finish your website we submit it to the major search engines free of charge.

E-Commerce Solutions

* Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Consumer (B2C) E-Commerce Solutions.
* Choose ASP / ASP.NET / PHP / JAVA technology with MS SQL, MySQL or Oracle Database integration.
* Payment Gateway integration experience with WorldPay, PayPal, SecPay, CCAvenue, LinkPoint etc.
* Content Management System (Back Office) to manage the complete webstore front.

Software Development

* Customised Software Development Solutions for various business problem domains.
* Team of experienced developers and programmers for the technology solutions like VBasic / VC++ / .NET / JAVA.
* Office Automation software solutions like CRM, Inventory, Accounting and Management Information Systems (MIS).
* Web Based Application solutions like CMS, E-Commerce and Corporate Intranet.

Contact Details:

Amulet Creations
260 Kingfisher Drive
Woodley
Reading
Berkshire
RG5 3LH

Telephone: 0118 926 7035

Reading, Berkshire ~ Flowers
Flower Arranging Club

About us:

Woodley Flower Club meets at the Coronation Hall, Headley Road, Woodley, RG5 4JZ, on the first Tuesday of every month except for August when there is no meeting, and in November - a spectacular “Open” Christmas Flower Arranging Demonstration is held on the second Thursday of November, at The Bulmershe School, Howth Drive, Woodley, usually by an International Demonstrator. Occasionally we have a talk or slide show instead of live flower-arranging.

Every month, Members and Visitors spend a relaxing evening watching flowers beautifully arranged by qualified National Flower Arranging Demonstrators, each with their own inimitable style of presentation and arranging flowers.

Arranged Flowers are raffled to raise funds for the Club. Bi-monthly Sales Table for Silk Flowers, Oasis, Ribbons, Accessories, etc. We often also have members’ spare plants for sale.

This is a very friendly Club, and we always make visitors (of any age or background, ladies and men) very welcome. We also organise flower arranging courses, held in the Coronation Hall, and outings to interesting places relevant to anyone with an interest in flowers and gardens.

Demonstrations start at 7.45 pm, doors open 7.00 pm - come early for a cuppa and a chat.

For further details, please contact Chairman Brenda Milton, on 0118 969 5697

Contact Details:

Woodley Flower Club
11 Penrose Avenue
Woodley
Reading
Berkshire
RG5 3PA

Telephone: 0118 944 0334

Reading, Berkshire ~ Engineering
Manufacturers of polythene packaging

About us:

Polyplus Packaging Ltd are specialised manufacturers of polythene packaging

We are established extruders, printers and converters of a wide range of polythene packaging and specialise in a number of industry sectors.

Established in 1990 by its founder and managing director we have been supplying industry and trade for many years and pride ourselves in our products, service and innovation for product development.

We are based in the south of England in Reading, Berkshire just off junction 10 of the M4, in our modern 20,0002 ft factory.

We offer a very diverse range of products which can be tailor made to meet your requirements. Some of our specialised products include:

• Static Control Packaging
• Mailing Packaging/Mail Order
• Resealable Bags
• Anti Corrosion Packaging (VCI-CCI)
• Deep Freeze Bags
• Medical and Food Grade Bags & Sheeting
• Chemical Waste Disposal Bags
Also we can offer a range of more standard packaging, which can be offered in plain or printed formats. These include:

• Layflat Tubing
• Centre Fold/J Fold Sheeting
• Clear and Coloured Polythene Bags
• Narrow width Bags and Film
• Perforated on the roll Bags & Sheeting
• Liners & Sacks
• Mini Grip Bags
• Refuse Sacks
• Pallet Covers
• Carrier Bags (plain & printed)
• Furniture Covers
We have a vast range of stock items ready for immediate dispatch, however we can manufacture and supply in any of the above formats to meet your requirements such as length, width, gauge, colour, printing etc.

Contact Details:

Polyplus Packaging Ltd - Polythene Sheeting
Unit 1 & 2 Headley Park 10
Headley Road East
Reading
Berkshire
RG5 4SW

Telephone: 0118 944 2888

Reading, Berkshire ~ Books
Liz Pilling - Independent Usborne Organiser. Buy books, host events (inc fundraiser), business opp

About us:

Fantastic Children’s Books from a name you can trust - Usborne
Usborne books have an excellent reputation for children’s books with fiction and educational titles spanning 6 months to 16 years age range. They are famous for their touch and feel books for babies and toddlers, and have a range of activity books for preschool and early years, books with internet links making them really interactive, language, music and reference books, a new range of fiction books for 11+ years, as well as the fabulous Farmyard tales range with Poppy and Sam (and the little yellow duck).
Find out more about me and Usborne Books by visiting my website. You can browse the full catalogue online and even buy if you would like. Alternatively contact me direct as I may be able arrange for free delivery depending on your location.
Want some free books? - Host an event and earn free books for yourself, your school, your nursery or toddler group. Host a party with the children during the day, at home or any other venue, or how about an evening party with the girls?
Become an organiser yourself - build a library for your children, earn a great second income or enjoy some fun part-time work. Earn excellent commission from day one.

Contact Details:

Usborne Books at Home
5 Mulberry Way
Theale
Reading
Berkshire
RG7 5EQ

Telephone: 0118 375 5244

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Reading, Berkshire ~ Gardens
A friendly and professional garden design and landscaping service.

About us:

Bernadette Varilone is Unique Gardens chief designer and managing director. She was Reading Universities top designer in 2001. Unique Gardens is a limited company which has been established for five years offering consultation, design drawings, 3d illustrations, planting plans and construction. Domestic and commercial work undertaken in England and Europe.

Contact Details:

Unique Gardens
133 Fairwater Drive
Woodley
Reading
Berkshire
RG5 3JQ

Telephone: 0118 966 6004