Archive for month: January, 2019
Feature Friday – Pensions And Finance
Each week we like to reach out to those who are a part of the Gray Office Park Community to hear more about their business! This week we had a chat with Ronan Bray from Pensions And Finance. Learn more about Pensions And Finance and how they can help you.
Who are Pensions And Finance?
Pensions And Finance offer broad based professional financial advice with a specialty in pre and post retirement planning. In addition to advising on life assurance cover, we also offer advice on investments and deposit accounts.
When you are ready to look for life assurance, investments, pensions, income protection, critical illness cover and good deposit rates we are here to go around the market on your behalf and select the correct options for you. We also offer a review service where we can look at your life cover, savings and pensions and comment on their suitability and cost efficiency.
Our focus is on adding value to the client, and at all times, we are conscious of structuring solutions in a tax efficient manner!
Quickfire Questions with Ronan
Ronan Bray – Pensions and Finance
What is a highlight for you in being a part of the Gray Office Park Community?
Working from our base at Gray Office Park provides us with a great location that clients can access easily. The diversity in the businesses here in Gray Office Park always makes for interesting conversation around the lunch breaks and provides plenty of “water cooler talk”.
What is the most rewarding part about the work you do?
Getting people to start thinking about their finances and putting long term financial plans is key to what we do at Pensions And Finance. There is a huge satisfaction in seeing people get to grips with their finances and taking control of their money.
Another rewarding part of the business is the whole retirement process where clients finally see the value and benefit of the saving throughout their working life and how this now provides them with financial security, a tax free lump sum and income for the rest of their life.
What was a highlight of 2018 for you?
2018 was a good year for the business and with the continued recovery in the economy more and more people are looking at their finances and planning for a secure future, this is great news for Pensions And Finance. 2018 was also interesting from the point of view that we took on our first client born in the ‘90s. A young guy, born in 1990, started on the financial planning journey with an overall review of his position and clarification of future goals.
What are your goals for 2019? Personal or business related!
For 2019 we are continuing to provide a personal service to those who are interested in managing their finances and look forward to growing the business with the addition of new clients. On a personal level I would hope to try learn to play the piano, I did it as a child but would need to start again!
What do you love most about Galway?
Having worked away for a good number of years I was very glad to return to Galway in 1998. Galway is a great city to do business in, people are very open and one of the really lovely things is the diversity of people who come to use our services.
Follow Pensions and Finance on Facebook and Linkedin!
Contact Pensions And Finance today!
Telephone: 091 511 447
Mobile: 087 9828 742
Email: info@pandf.ie
Meet The Team: Evin
MEET EVIN – BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
Welcome to Meet the Team Monday! Every Monday we’ll be giving you a bit of behind the scenes access to the people that make Call Pal happen. We have asked each member of staff to give us a quick bio on themselves and for a bit of added fun we also asked them a number of quick fire random questions. This week we introduce to you, Evin!
This week we are focusing on Evin
THE BIO:
I am originally from Tullamore, Co Offaly, Living in Galway the past 4 years and working for Avita, Sleepless and Call Pal the past year and a half. As a qualified Personal Trainer I have a strong interest and passion for fitness and nutrition .
I was the one who got the free chocolate banned from the office!!
THE QUICK-FIRE Q&A:
What was your favourite book growing up?
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone
Where would you visit now, if you had the chance?
Italia.
What is your dream car?
Ford Mustang
Weapon of choice?
Sarcasm.
Work out preferences?
Caffeine and loud music.
Green tips for an environmentally friendly office space
It’s a New Year here at Gray Office Park and one of our main goals is to build a environmentally friendly office space. In the spirit of that resolution, here are some tips you can employ to make your office and even your temporary ‘work-from-home’ space more environmentally friendly.
Paper Free Zone
- A truly environmentally friendly office is a paper free one. That my not be a feasible solution for our office but here are some ideas that could help you reduce your paper usage:
- Keep things digital wherever possible. For example, you could get into the habit of reviewing digital documents on screen as opposed to printing them.
- File sharing through platforms such as Google Docs or Dropbox is a great way of virtually eliminating the need to print documents.
- And finally, why not share your company news through a digital newsletter? Not only will it minimise your carbon footprint, it will also reduce any costs associated with printing and / or distributing your newsletters.
Firmly Planted
Don’t underestimate the benefits that come with having fresh cut flowers and plants in your office. The increased oxygen they produce helps to counteract any chemicals in the air from cleaning products, office furniture etc. And let’s face it, there’s something about having fresh flowers and plants in your office that makes for a happier work space.
Naturally Lit
Making the most of any natural light you have available is a smart way to reduce your existing electricity bill. You can further enhance the effect of your natural lighting by using light wall colours, and high gloss sheens which will reflect daylight. In addition to reduced electrical billing, having access to natural light has is physically beneficial as it helps produce much needed Vitamin D as well as regulate your sleep cycles.
Keep It Clean
Switching to cloth towels will greatly reduce the amount of paper waste in any office and using eco-friendly cleaning products will lessen the presence of any harmful chemicals in an office keeping everyone much healthier.
Keep It Contained
Water, water everywhere but is what we are drinking it out of environmentally friendly? Bottled water is certainly convenient but if you really want to be kinder to the environment, swap your plastic bottle for a good old fashioned glass that you refill at the office water cooler. Instead of having your daily coffee / tea in a disposable, why not buy a reusable mug – there are so many coffee shops offering rewards in exchange for the purchase of a branded reusable cup. And bringing your lunch to work in reusable containers is a sure fire way of reducing physical waste and being kinder to the environment.
Looking for office space?
View The Odeon Rooms by Gray Office Park!
Contact us today for more information on available office space here at Gray Office Park
Phone 091 511 400
So long 2018! Bring on 2019 at Gray Office Park!
Our team grew in 2018!
2018 saw our sister company ‘Call Pal’ grow from strength to strength – in more ways than one. We expanded our team here at Gray Office Park– welcoming four new team members. Our new marketing strategist Emla flew straight in from New Zealand to cater to your business needs, while Donna hailed from Scotland to manage the office. Marie and Stephanie just came from up the road but the thought was there! Such an expansion to the team meant that we could cater to thirty-five new businesses over two locations in an our ever efficient manner.
We also expanded!
The steady growth of Gray Office Park’s foundational premises in just under a decade meant that the opportunity and necessity to expand was inevitable. In September of this year, we opened the doors to our new office space ‘The Odeon Rooms’. The Odeon Rooms are our unique, high-end serviced office facility located right in the heart of Galway – and housed in one of the city’s most famous landmark buildings!
Are you looking for premium office space? Contact us today!
Phone us! 1890 511 400
We remembered to give back to local charities.
Each year, we here at Gray Office Park design our very own Christmas card for all of our friends and serviced office clients. For every card we sent out we donated €2 to a great charity. This year we donated to the very deserving Rosabel’s Rooms. Their aim is to facilitate the development of family-friendly bereavement suites in hospital emergency departments around Ireland, which will provide comfort and dignity for families following the loss of a loved one will facilitate direct financial support to families.
If you would like to donate to The Rosable’s Rooms do so here
We also collected for COPE Galway who are an amazing local organisation with over 150 volunteers and 120 staff members. COPE offer support services for individuals and families who are affected by homelessness, to women and children experiencing domestic abuse and to older people in the community. COPE asked for donations of Gift Vouchers & Toiletries – and the elves here at Gray Office Park delivered.
If you would like to donate to COPE Galway please do so here
We did our best to train and take part in The Galway Bay Marathon 2018 to raise money for Cancer Care West! With over 3,000 participants each year entering the race it was a great day out and it is safe to say there were a few wobbly legs the next day.
We celebrated and gave back to our staff and clients.
We work hard but we play harder. We give back to our staff all year round with in-house lunch treats, staff activities and the much needed nights out. Our clients are often invited to join in on the fun – they attended The Odeon Rooms launch party and joined us this Christmas for some well-deserved drinks and nibbles.
We look forward to our new adventures!
We won’t give too much away BUT we can disclose this coming year will be even busier than the last. We will see growth and expansion across our serviced office locations. The Odeon Rooms were so sought after, and we hate to leave Galway’s busiest professionals disappointed – so we decided this year we will open a new floor of serviced offices! Watch this space.
Friday Feature – Introducing Sleepless
Who are Sleepless?
Sleepless Server Solutions is an online cloud and datacentre services company based in Galway, Ireland. They specialise in the supply, delivery and management of online infrastructure and data storage solutions to companies in every industry vertical across the globe. At Sleepless, they believe in commitment to service delivery excellence and it is this commitment which allows Sleepless to stand out as the partner of choice.
The key benefit of partnering with Sleepless is that they allow our customers to concentrate on managing their business rather than their IT systems. Traditional “non-cloud” IT systems require significant investment and maintenance along with choosing the right technologies. Sleepless helps to remove this burden.
How can Sleepless help you?
Sleepless specialise in the supply, delivery and management of online infrastructure and data solutions to companies across the globe. Their commitment to service delivery excellence enables their customers to concentrate on managing their businesses rather than their IT systems.
Sleepless believe things work best when they work as one. This is why they believe in the power of the cloud to deliver scalable, tailored solutions without the need for substantial initial investment or configuration. Get in touch today to find out how the cloud can transform your business and leave you with fewer sleepless nights.
Find out what Sleepless customers have to say about the service!
Want to learn more? Contact Sleepless today.
Gray Office Park
The Odeon Rooms
Odeon House,
7 Eyre Square,
Galway City
091 511 400
The Red Church
Henry Street,
Limerick City,
Co. Limerick
061 544 114
