Jul 21
AndersonsUncategorized
Renewal of loading permit being considered after 30 years trading.
Once again a local florist is having to do battle with Nottingham City Council over loading restrictions outside his business premises. The business has been told by a council official that a decision to renew their loading permits, which expired earlier in July, will have to wait until a department manager returns from holiday.
In the meantime they have been requested to use the single loading bay at end of the street, over 300 feet away, which is in constant use by other delivery vehicles.
This latest debacle comes only 3 months after they were refused permission to have local tradesman park outside of the shop to undertake repairs to the building after the shop was broken into twice in March 2010.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/8627015.stm
Managing Director, Brian Skelhorn, said “It makes you wonder whether the local council want us to remain in business” “It’s difficult enough trading through the current recession, without hassle like this” – we really feel that we are being victimised.”
It is totally impractical to use the loading bay – our vans deliver all day every day, and return to the shop several times to reload. Some orders have to de delivered at certain times, funeral tributes for example – we can’t keep driving round the block on the vain hope that the loading bay is empty. “I can’t understand it – we’ve been trading from these premises since 1981, and have always used the area at the front of the shop to load – Ever since the Clear Zone was created we’ve had nothing but trouble.
“The civil enforcement officers (CEOs) are anything but civil – they cannot be reasoned with and have very little common sence – and now they’ve realised our permits have expired it has been open season – we’ve already been issued with one ticket, and have been threatened with further tickets if we continue to load outside of the shop.”
Knowing that the local council also use CCTV to spot offending vehicles we have no chance – once we’re caught on camera the vultures descend on us for easy pickings.
Brian, who’ll be 64 next year and still works 12 hours a day 6 days a week continued… “It’s causing me a significant amount of worry….…if we can’t make the deliveries then I fear that the council are threatening the viability of the business and the jobs and livelihoods of my staff.
We’re planning a FACEBOOK group and hope that we can campaign to get the council to change their mind ….we’re hoping to get a lot of support from our existing customers too.
Notes to Editors
Andersons of Nottingham is a florist and gift delivery business based in Nottingham and has been trading from their King Street premises since 1981. Further details of the service and history of the business can be found at www.flowers.uk.net
Contacts
Brian Skelhorn, A A Andersons of Nottingham, 10 King Street, Nottingham NG1 2AS
Tel: 0115 941 2612
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Jul 19
AndersonsChampagnes and Wines, Events, Flowers Champagne Delivery Service Nottingham, Champagne for Graduations, Flowers for Nottingham Graduations, Graduation Gifts Nottingham, Luxury Flowers Nottingham, Nottingham Gift Delivery Service
Graduation Week is here, so why not celebrate their achievements with a gift.
Graduations Gifts
We have a range of other “gift ideas” from Champagnes, Wines and Spirits to Balloon Gifts, Soft Toys and Teddy Bears through to a range of hand made chocolates and truffles.
A popular line is our Luxury Gift Basket, which combines a box of chocolates, a bottle of Champagne, or wine and a flowering plant. Or you could even consider one of our non-floral gift baskets too.
We have created a gift ideas page on our website to give you a little inspiration, which you can view by clicking the image. The great thing is that you can mix and match these items and make your own gift idea.
What about a bit of DIY
Take a bottle of your favorite red wine, add a box of chocolates, and balloon or a soft toy, and we’ll make sure that your complete gift is delivered. Suitable for every budget
Sparking Wine and Balloon, a great way to say “Congratulations” and lots more
Congratulations Balloons
We have a range of gift ideas, so you don’t need to break the bank …if you don’t want to….From our exclusive Vintage Champagnes to a Pink Sparkling fizz and balloons we have something for everyone.
Great for him….Great for her
With a range of wines and spirits such as Malt Whisky and Cognacs, we can make sure that we can still convey your message to the male members of your family, friends or colleagues.
Of course we also have a huge range of floral gifts, hand tieds bouquet and graduation gift flowers too.
Take a look at our website for a range of gift ideas.
Jul 06
AndersonsChampagnes and Wines, Flowers, New Feature, New Products, Offers, Updates
“New Feature” Shop By Product Category or by Price
Use our Price Grid to help you choose.
Whether you are saving the pennies or looking for something special, our new Shop by Price facility gives you greater choice on the type of gift you can send.
Our Flower Shop is split into categories, so if you know the type of gift you would like to send, select directly from the catalogue.
Alternatively if you are working to a budget, or you want something really special, our Shop by Price grid shows you the types of gifts that are available in each category at various price points.
Simply click one of the colour squares that correspond with the relevant price, and you’ll be taken directly to that page.
You can place your order online 24/7 for deliveries that fall within our local Nottingham and surrounding areas (our local delivery area).
To verify that your delivery address falls within our local delivery area, please click the “delivery area” icon on the navigation bar for a list of the towns and villages we cover across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. Should the delivery location be outside of our local delivery area please call us to place your order by telephone.”
Jul 06
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We have made it even easier for you to shop for flowers, with our new Colour Collections.
From Soft Pinks, to Pure Whites, you can now see a range of floral gifts in colour ranges. This range includes the FIVE main popular colours we are asked for - Red, Pink, White, Yellow and Orange.
Of course Mother Nature doesn’t produce flowers in Metallic Blue (well, not naturally anyway), so there will be a limit to our colour palatte!
Click the image to browse our Colour Collections.
