Official opening of our Chertsey office
MR PHILIP HAMMOND MP
OFFICIALLY OPENS QUANTUM HOUSE
Alan James & Co Chartered Accountants were delighted to welcome Mr Philip Hammond MP to their new offices in Quantum House, Chertsey last Friday.
Mr Hammond addressed around sixty local businesses during the official grand opening of the office building, before unveiling a plaque to mark the occasion.
Alan James, who established the business some twenty one years ago, said “Quantum House had been neglected by previous occupants and refurbishing the building was quite a project. Having completed it, we are delighted to be moving into Chertsey and look forward to offering our services and expertise to the businesses around us.”
Mr Hammond was positive about the prospects of new business in Runnymede, explaining that the high density of businesses meant it suffered less than other boroughs during the recession. Giving the impression that Runnymede will go from strength to strength, Mr Hammond said “I am delighted to welcome another successful business into the borough of Runnymede.”
“The evening was all about announcing our arrival in Chertsey” said Simon Dawkins, the audit manager at the firm. “We are different from most other firms of accountants in that we actively help our client’s to succeed. We want the businesses around us to realise that and come onboard.”
Alan went on to say “ultimately our firm’s success hinges on the success of the business around us; we genuinely want to help Chertsey businesses to grow and prosper.”
One way in which the firm stands out from others is by conducting seminars on useful topics such as ‘understanding accounts’ and ‘topical tax tips.’ Mr Hammond remarked “I would certainly be interested in attending the seminar on understanding accounts, particularly if it will help me unravel the present government’s accounts!”
Quantum Leap Club
The launch of a regular business networking event named the ‘Quantum Leap Club’ was also announced that evening. This will be hosted by Alan James & Co at Quantum House and is another example of a way in which Alan James & Co are looking to pro-actively help businesses.
Alan James said “the Quantum Leap Club provides an ideal forum for local businesses to meet each other and exchange ideas, contacts and referrals, not to mention do business with each other.”
Surrey County Councillors for Chertsey, Cllr Chris Norman and Cllr Richard Edis were amongst a number of County Councillors attending the event. They were enthusiastic about the launch of a business networking club in Chertsey, saying “this sounds like exactly what Chertsey needs at the moment” and “such a thing can only be good for Chertsey, it has our full support.”
Antonio Falco, a leading local business advisor and advocate of business networking said “I shall go straight to the website and sign up for this; it will be a straightforward way to win new business and it totally free of charge”
For more details on Alan James & Co or Quantum Leap Club, please contact the offices of Alan James & Co on 01932 579790 or visit the websites www.alanjames.co.uk and www.quantumleapclub.co.uk.