Category Archives: Corporate Social Responsibility

Conviviality PLC- Spreadsheets and Risk Management

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Michael Carr

This week, Accounting Web ran the news story that Conviviality, one of the UK’s largest drinks wholesalers, had entered in administration. “The business has been in a death spiral since the beginning of March, when the retailer said its adjusted … Continue reading →

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Carillion and Ted Welch

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Michael Carr

A few years ago, I was lucky to meet a Gentleman; lucky, because I think that, in the passage of grey hair that I’ve acquired, I haven’t met many, and this man resonates with my soul. He’s called Ted, Ted … Continue reading →

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Gravity Racers & Student Engineering

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Michael Carr

A number of years ago I was approached by a local Technology & Design teacher, David Ackroyd, (brother of John Ackroyd, the Thrust SSC designer) seeking sponsorship to build a Gravity Soapbox race kart; the objective was to encourage students … Continue reading →

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“We’ve Just Engineered a Tool for Delivering Stem Cells, Mid Brain”

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Michael Carr

The statement above was quietly delivered by a Dr Stone, a Clinical Scientist at Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge. at a presentation that I attended last night. I sat amongst the audience and took in what he had just said; the capability … Continue reading →

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