Professional PA/Secretaries Required

 Charterfields, international asset consultants, seek a talented, enthusiastic and highly skilled full time and part time PA/Secretaries to be based in our Sheffield and Manchester offices. 

The roles we have available are for one full time permanent PA/Secretary in Manchester, one full time permanent PA/Secretary in Sheffield and one part time permanent PA/Secretary in Sheffield. 

 Supporting mainly director level colleagues, the successful candidates will be key members of the team, covering:

• Production of quality reports and correspondence
• Comprehensive administration support
• Telephone cover
• Diary management
• Basic financial control, including invoicing and cost monitoring

These are new positions as a consequence of growth and the individuals we are looking for will be proven professionals who have the willingness and ability to support a busy team.  You will need to be an experienced audio and touch typist, possessing a good command of English and skills to RSA level II or above.  You will be skilled in using Microsoft Office suite and have numeracy ability to a good GCSE standard. 

Experience in a professional office providing property, accountancy or legal services would be an advantage for this role, but not essential as training will be given. 

Salary is negotiable, based on experience and qualifications. 

Please send your C.V. and a handwritten covering letter to:

Madeleine Kirkwood BA (Hons) Assoc CIPD, HR Manager

Charterfields Limited, The Lodge, Westbrook Court, 2 Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield, S11 8YZ

No agencies please

A sale of assets from a Staffordshire fashion distribution business has raised £56,000. A further undisclosed sum was achieved from the sale of part of the intellectual property assets of the business.

The sale, conducted by Charterfields, consisted of assets from Fashion Fast Logistics LLP of Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent which delivered garments to retailers throughout the country and which closed on 28 January 2011. On offer were the vehicle fleet of 12 box vans and tractor units, together with large amounts of garment racking plus packaging and warehouse equipment.

Matt Lyons of Charterfields’ Manchester office said: “The sale attracted interest from others in the fashion distribution industry and we are pleased with the result of the sale.”

A tender sale of printing equipment held in Richmond, Yorkshire has raised over £160,000.

The sale, conducted by Charterfields, consisted of assets from Castle Colour Printers, which was based on Gallowfields Industrial Estate and which closed on February 25. Items on offer included a Heidelberg five-colour Printmaster press, a digital printer, print finishing equipment, computers and other office equipment.

Ian Maycock, director of Charterfields, said: “This was a successful and well-attended sale of some specialist items of equipment. The values achieved and the total amount raised have exceeded expectations.”

A company which produced software programmes used by the NHS, the police force, schools, corporate institutions and other public sector bodies has gone into Administration.

The search is now for a buyer for the software business of Applied Information Ltd, which has developed applications for HR, auditing and compliance. Administrators KSA Group have appointed Charterfields to help find a buyer.

Applied Information has three key products. ai 360 is a career development software application that allows individuals to receive feedback and appraisals from managers, customers and others while ai QA covers quality control and accreditation, allowing managers’ actions to be assessed against quality frameworks.

Both applications are used by police forces throughout the country while ai 360 is also used by a leading betting and gaming chain. They are the only applications of their type to have achieved the government standard, HMG Infosec Standard 2, and the only ones approved for use on the Criminal Justice Extranet (CJX).

A third product, ai accelerate achievement, allows schools to evaluate themselves against the Ofsted inspection framework, plan improvements and report to governors. It has been licensed by over 800 schools to date.

Roger Cutting, a director of Charterfields, said: “All three software applications have a proven track record, an established client base and income stream. We are seeking buyers who can support the existing users and ensure the ongoing development of the products.

“It’s an ideal opportunity for software businesses who want to expand their product portfolio and client base, or for audit firms and consultancies who already provide services in these areas to add a complementary software offering.”

Charterfields is pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at both the BIBA and AIRMIC conferences this year.  It is always a delight to attend these events as it gives us the opportunity to welcome new and existing clients and to introduce them to the services that Charterfields can offer.  As well as clients being able to learn more about our valuation and claims management services, they will be entertained by Steve Faulkner, who will ‘wow’ you with his superb close up magic!  For those of you who have visited our stands in the past, you will agree that his shows are not to be missed!

The BIBA conference is taking place in Manchester from 11 to 12 May, whilst AIRMIC is being held in Bournemouth from 06 June to 08 June.  If you are interested in visiting our stands, we are located on stand C25 for BIBA and stand 64 for AIRMIC.

For more information, please click on the links below.

As part of our continued organic expansion and growth within the insolvency sector, we have further strengthened our London and South of England presence with the strategic recruitment of Nigel Hellyer.

Nigel is an internationally experienced and well respected business assets valuer, with a wealth of industry experience spanning more than three decades, and has worked with a number of the household names in our industry, specialising in the printing sector. 

In addition to his substantial industry and technical knowledge, Nigel has a significant client base and so we look forward to welcoming some new clients and to strengthening our relationships with existing clients who are already acquainted with him.

Charterfields will not be sending Christmas cards this year, instead our Christmas card budget is being donated to a very worthwhile cause, the NSPCC.

We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.