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It’s full of advice, hints and tips from the county’s top wedding specialists and will provide you with inspiration for your big day. fortheBid The essentialgu d o Gr f LINC .WWW otb COLNSHIRETODAY WEDDINGS/ NET.Y Planning for your special day? Ground floor offices to let - prime location in Grimsby • Superb Location - Close to the ports of Grimsby & Immingham - Great motorway links - Close to the town centre • Secure off street parking • High speed internet availability • A range of affordable office sizes Armstrong House, Armstrong Street, Grimsby DN31 2QE Tel: (01472) 310301 Email: s.fisher@blmgroup.co.uk To advertise your services on the 01472 310310 www.blmforum.net Business Link 41Office Scrooges take gifts from desk to dustbin A survey of 2,000 adults, commissioned by HIPPO, has revealed that colleagues are the UK’s worst Christmas gift givers. Highlighting the sad decline of office Secret Santa, 16.5% of people questioned said the presents they’re most likely to throw away after the holidays come from their workmates. The findings further show our neighbours to be the second-worst gift givers at 9.5%. “These findings reveal the truth: that a majority of workers hate participating in the office Secret Santa,” said Gareth Lloyd Jones, managing director at HIPPO. “With 1 in 6 of us admitting to throwing away gifts given by colleagues, we can see how these workplace exchanges are proving to be more wasteful than wonderful.” He continued: “For the office scrooges, perhaps the most appreciated present in the office this year would be skipping Secret Santa altogether.” Well, bah humbug! 42 Business Link www.blmforum.net And finally The world of Frazer Sedentary Sam Warding us off hunching over our desks and phones at work or the home office all day, and warning against the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle, a new projection of how us humans will look by 2050 has struck the fear into Frazer. Created by WeWard, the visual representation illustrates the long-term physical impact and health risks resulting from a lifestyle of excessive screen use, limited mobility, and convenience-driven habits. From poor posture from sitting over screens and developing ‘tech neck’, to premature ageing and red eyes from squinting into digital devices, it’s not a pretty picture…with WeWard even creating a ChatGPT prompt so that one can see what your own personal spooky future appearance could look like. Time for Frazer to take a quick break from the laptop! Skipping the meeting Ever wanted to skip a meeting but still gain knowledge of everything shared? Well now you can, as AI note taking platforms take off. A new study from Software Finder on the impact of AI note taking platforms has found that nearly a third of employees have used the tools and their summaries to avoid attending meetings. While this means one can miss those meetings that simply feel as though they are wasting time, the research found some further interesting benefits to utilising the technology in the workplace, with employees using AI note taking getting promoted more often than other employees — and earning more too! Of course an AI note taking friend wouldn’t be suitable for every meeting, and the benefits of being “in the room” and showing your face often come with major advantages for career progression, but Frazer can see the appeal of letting AI fill your place in a mass meeting where you are a remote, silent, and unseen participant, allowing extra time to focus on the work that matters © stock.adobe.com/zvkate © stock.adobe.com/Seventyfour © WeWardArmstrong house Armstrong House, Armstrong Street, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire DN31 2QE Tel: (01472) 310301 Email: s.fisher@blmgroup.co.uk Superb Location - - Close to the ports of Grimsby & Immingham - Great motorway links - Close to the town centre Secure off street parking High speed internet availability A range of affordable office sizes 3 3 3 3 Last remaining office suites Prime location in Grimsby Offering a prime position in Grimsby, Armstrong House on Armstrong Street is ideally located. Close to the ports of Grimsby and Immingham, motorway links and the town centre, off-street parking is also available for all staff and visitors, meaning it’s convenient too. Our spacious, welcoming offices are located on the ground floor and are both secure and CCTV-monitored, giving you the ultimate peace of mind. At Armstrong House, when it comes to affordability and with a range of office sizes there are opportunities for all types of business. If you require virtual office services, prices start from just £15 per month. For more information, or to discuss your office requirements call 01472 310301.fÖÝ»¬¾¾ )é¾¾ǑÝäxËٻݩ¬Ù #é¾¾û£éÅËéÙÝÝ£Ë٬Ŭô¬é¾Ý ěĔƴĝĔȃ£éŬŤ£ËÙÅÙ˾¾Ý䣣 ¾¬ôÙZ»¬¾¾ÝËËäÄÖÝõ¬ä©£éŬŤ q¬Ý¬äƥõõõƣ©ä٬ŬŤƣƣé»ǙĬ¾ƥÝ»¬¾¾ÝƣËËäÄÖǐ©é¾¾ƣ¤Ëôƣé»Ǚ Z»¬¾¾ÝËËäÄÖÝ )é¾¾ǑÝäV¬¬Å¤Next >