Don’t miss out on the great Capital One Platinum credit card offer

Compareandsave.com want to alert credit card customers to the great 0% balance transfer and purchases offer currently running on the Capital One Platinum credit card.

At the beginning of June, Capital One launched one of the longest interest-free credit card offers the market has seen in a couple of years. However, consumers could miss out if they do not act on it soon.

The Capital One Platinum credit card is offering 0% on purchases and balance transfers until 1 September 2009. This means that those credit card customers who signed up for the card in the first week of June will definitely benefit from around15 months 0% APR on balances they have transferred from other cards and any new purchases they make.

However, we don’t know when this offer is going to end and it could be that the longer people wait to apply for this offer, the shorter the interest-free period they will receive. If someone applied for the card today they may only receive 14 months 0% on balance transfers and purchases.

A spokeswoman for compareandsave.com commented: “Over recent months, consumers have been crying out for a 0% offer of equal length on both balance transfers and purchases and Capital One has responded to them.

“With the credit crunch taking hold and the recent increases in fuel, food and energy prices, the Capital One Platinum credit card offer is set to save someone with the average credit card balance and the average APR around £300 in interest charges over the course of the interest-free period. This is a substantial amount at a time when consumers are having to tighten their belts.

“Shockingly, according to the British Bankers’ Association, as of April 2008, 73.0% of credit card balances are currently bearing interest charges so there are plenty of consumers out there who set to benefit from this offer,” she added.

Furley Page Partner Assists Global Company In Major Asset And Share Purchases

Commercial law partner at one of the kent law firms Furley Page has assisted Aliaxis Holdings UK Ltd in reorganisations involving asset and share purchases worth millions of pounds throughout the group.

Aliaxis Holdings UK Ltd is an intermediate parent company of a worldwide group of manufacturing and supply companies in the plastics industry whose turnover in 2007 was more than €2.1 billion (euros).

Susan Jennings, 35 and head of the corporate team at Furley Page’s Thames Gateway office at Chatham, worked closely with the Aliaxis team on two group reorganisations redistributing millions of pounds within the group and a buyback of shares in one of the UK subsidiaries for more than £60 million.

Aliaxis group purchasing director Paul Baigent and Susan created template purchasing documents and a suite of terms and conditions allowing Aliaxis much greater control over what is issued to suppliers and potential suppliers.

Susan commented: “Working with Aliaxis is very rewarding – largely because of the innovative but pragmatic attitude of the group. This latest project highlighted the need for global companies to be aware of how much money they could save by streamlining their purchasing operations and having certainty about what contract terms are agreed.”

Finance director Susan Dix added: “Susan’s can-do attitude and experience in her field result in an efficient and effective working relationship. Her friendly, accessible and practical approach, together with her legal knowledge, is a real asset to our business.”

Furley Page’s corporate team recently acted for the shareholders in the sale of Exposure Events UK Ltd - organisers of the annual Building Schools Exhibition and Conference. The purchase price was in the region of £2.6 million.

Further information from Susan Jennings on 01634 828277 or email saj@furleypage.co.uk

Kent Lawyer Welcomes New Law For Child Hit And Run Victims

A Court of Appeal decision allowing child victims of uninsured hit and run drivers to bring a claim up until their 21st birthday has been welcomed by Kent lawyer Neille Ryan.

Prior to the new ruling the Motor Insurance Bureau, whose untraced driver scheme compensates child victims of uninsured drivers, stipulated that a claim must be made within three years of an accident.

Neille, personal injury partner at one of the south east’s leading law firms Furley Page Solicitors, said: “This is a great victory for accident victims. For too long the dice has been loaded in favour of insurers and the Government has done far too little to protect the rights of the victim.

“The Court of Appeal ruling in the recent Byrne v Motor Insurance Bureau case (declaring the three year stipulation unlawful) sent a clear rebuke to the Government for allowing the bureau to get away with their three year limitation.”

New legislation means that hundreds – possibly thousands – of child victims are now able to claim, adds Neille who urges anyone who was injured as a child or is the parent of a child victim to seek legal advice as personal injury claims – particularly involving children - are complex.
For further information contact Neille Ryan on 01227 763939 or email nr@furleypage.co.uk

Slendertone Six Week Plan

Look good on the beach this summer with Slendertone’s 6 Week Plan
With summer on its way and your dream holiday fast approaching, its time to get your body in shape! By following a few quick and easy steps, you can look and feel great on the beach this summer. How? With Slendertone’s brand-new 6 week plan to keep you motivated and on track!

The plan, launched on Slendertone’s new website, allows users to track their progress via email using an interactive graph and diary over a 6 week period. Slendertoners also get online hints and tips on diet and exercise. And for proof of how effective the 6 Week Plan is, the website features success stories of candidates who, kept an online diary packed with photos and useful tips.

Slendertone uses Electronic Muscle Stimulation (EMS) technology to create strong, deep, comfortable contractions in your muscles. It mimics the body’s natural muscle movements; signals are sent between the pads, switching on the nerves that control your muscles and causing them to contract naturally. EMS technology has been used for over 40 years in hospitals, clinics and physiotherapy practices around the world to strengthen and rehabilitate muscles.

The combination of Slendertone for total body toning, eating well and exercising provides a positive and balanced approach to life. Barbara-Anne Richardson, Marketing Manager of Slendertone comments:

“We are delighted to create the 6 Week Plan to help motivate Slendertoners to follow a healthy diet and take light exercise. Consumers believe the only way to get a better body is through diet and exercise – but when talking to fitness experts they highlighted that this should be supported with toning and the strengthening of key muscle groups. As the experts in toning, Slendertone can take support users in this plan.”

For more information and sign up to the 6 Week Plan visit www.slendertone.com

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Add a Little Tone and be Beach Beautiful

With summer on its way, the dread of having to wear a bikini is creeping in. However, by simply following a few quick and easy steps, UK women can look and feel great on the beach this summer.

We all know that we need to follow a healthy diet and do some light exercise to stay fit and healthy but when it comes to hitting the beach the ‘wobble-factor’ is our main concern.

By simply adding Slendertone to their everyday routine, UK women can get that all important muscle tone and definition, which is what we all crave when searching for that elusive uplifted and firm look that enables women to feel sleek and sexy with or without their clothes on.

The smart way to tone (that is effective, easy and pain-free way!), Slendertone’s System range currently combines a collection of three, scientifically proven garments for toning abs, upper arms and the bottom. Simply slip into one of the toning garments, turn up the intensity and get on with everyday life while System does all the hard work.

Slendertone products apply natural body science to tone those hard to reach muscles. The clinically proven Electro muscle stimulation (EMS) technology mimics the body’s natural muscle movement by stimulating the nerves where they are closest together, generating strong, deep yet comfortable contractions to tone and strengthen muscles.

Discreet, convenient, comfortable and effective, every Slendertone System product fits into a busy girls’ daily routine. Simple Follow Slendertone’s toning programme - using individual garments for 30 minutes, five times a week and you’ll be beach beautiful in four to six weeks.

With over 40 years of science, clinical trials and medical experience on their side, Slendertone is the savvy woman’s most trusted toning companion.

The Slendertone System range is available from a variety of outlets, including www.slendertone.com, Selfridges, Argos, Boots, Next and Harrods.

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For further information, images or a sample product please contact Vicy West or Rebecca Ferguson at SASS on 01565 832832 or email vicywest@withsass.com

Notes to Editors:

One rechargeable handheld controller powers the entire System of toning garment. Simply buy one product with a controller, purchase the add-ons to cost effectively building a personalised toning collection and see all over body results!

No jelly bellies here - For women who dread hanging over the top of their bikini, help is at hand with System-Abs. Proven to firm and tone the abdominal area, the product guarantees a 1.4 inch waist reduction in just four weeks - and its clever design means it can be worn under clothes for discreet toning anytime, anywhere. In clinical trials, 100% of users reported firmer, more toned abs. RRP: £119.99.

Bye bye bingo wings – With System-Arms you can dump those t-shirts and kaftans as it’s clinically proven to banish ‘bingo wings’, the bane of many a woman’s life, by firming, toning and defining both arms at once. In clinical trials, 89% of users reported their upper arms more toned and 72% reported firmer arm muscles after using the product for just six weeks. RRP: £39.99 as an accessory garment, £119.98 with a controller (retails at £79.99).

Be bootilicious - System-Mini is a clever toning skirt that is clinically proven to uplift, tone and firm that derriere*. Designed to be worn like a skirt and tone at the push of a button, System-Mini allows users to tone anywhere, anytime, so that they can walk about freely while it gets to work, firming those hard to reach gluteus maximus muscles. Perfect for the woman that needs a bit of a lift and desperate to dump those big knickers for a slinkier bikini bottom, it retails at an RRP of £59.99 as an accessory garment, and £139.98 with a controller (retails at £79.99).

* A clinical trial of System-Mini saw 81% of subjects agree that their bottom felt more up-lifted and well defined, 81% agree that their clothes felt looser around the bottom and thigh area and 83% agree that they noticed an improvement in shape.

Britain Lays Waste to the Environment

As food prices soar and people starve, it is discovered Britons throw away half of the food produced in the UK each year

“Waste not, want not” is the mantra beloved to mothers the world over, but staggering new research confirms mother knows best as it is discovered Britain throws away £20bn worth of food per year.

That accounts for 20m tons of food - 16m tons of which are wasted in homes, shops, restaurants, hotels and food manufacturing. Much of the rest is thought to be destroyed between the farm field and the shop shelf.

Consumers are the biggest culprits, lured by supermarket Buy One Get One Frees and 3for2 offers. Such items are often neglected, with fruit and vegetables in particular left to rot in the bottom of the fridge, or thrown out according to their expiry dates regardless of their actual condition.

Lord Haskins of Skidby, former government adviser on rural affairs and chairman of Northern Foods, said that tackling the mountain of food wasted in this country every year would help to preserve the environment and go some way towards feeding an expanding global population in the face of unprecedented food shortages.

If our nations wasteful behaviour continues, over two years we will have binned enough food to satisfy the import needs for the whole of Africa, and if such a figure isn’t powerful enough, then each household is wasting £420 per year on throwaway foods. Lord Haskins pleaded with citizens to help "avoid disaster by dramatically reducing the ... unacceptable levels of food waste, which are a shameful feature of most modern consumer societies".

As a responsible shopper you should try not to buy more than you expect to consume, and be imaginative with any leftovers. Older vegetables are often perfect for soups and curries, while aging fruit makes a great smoothie, and if you are faced with more food than you can manage in a restaurant then ask to take it home with you.

Supermarket giant Tesco may not have published their landfill waste figures since 2004, but at apetito, parent company of Wiltshire Farm Foods, they believe actions speak louder than words. Over the last year they’ve recycled 438 tons of material each year – a 20% increase on last year, and by 2012 aim to send zero packaging and food waste to landfill.

There is often much ill-informed emotion around the fresh versus frozen debate. However, it should be remembered that frozen food is often fresher and more nutritious than so-called fresh or chilled food. It is important to recognise that any fresh food thrown away by consumers means that the energy used to produce and transport it has been wasted. Furthermore food waste in landfills gives off methane which is twenty one times as potent a greenhouse gas as carbon dioxide.

Tony Lowe, the Chief Executive of FareShare, the national food charity, said: "Unfortunately, we live in a world where many people do not have access to food in general - good-quality food specifically - while at the same time millions of tons of perfectly fine food are being disposed of. In the UK alone, the extent of food poverty is staggering, as millions of people with low or no income find it harder to access affordable, nutritious food."

Wiltshire Farm Foods and apetito appear passionate about giving back to the community, fostering a strong partnership with Fareshare and making clear their stance on sustainability and the war against waste.

A partnership with Fareshare benefits both parties, saving on disposal costs, avoiding food waste to land fill, and most of all helping the disadvantaged, giving them access to nutritious and tasty complete frozen ready meals.

The food that Wiltshire Farm Foods provides is subject to the same rigorous tests every meal undergoes, with absolutely nothing wrong with the donated products – every meal delivered through this scheme has attained the usual high standards.

Emma Goodman, Marketing Manager for apetito explains: “It may be the product varies slightly from the weight given on the packaging, and therefore unsuitable for sale; however it would be against everything we stand for if these products were sent to landfill instead of benefiting the communities in which we operate in.”

So there are cost-effective, responsible schemes out there for waste which retailers can join to limit their impact on the environment. For conscious consumers WRAP is running a campaign entitled “Love Food Hate Waste” with a horde of helpful tips at www.lovefoodhatewaste.com to encourage us to do our bit and alleviate some well-deserved Western guilt.