Family Firms Need To Have Hard Conversations
The Herald Scottish Family Business Breakfast saw a number of family businesses sharing their stories, offering a superb insight into some of the challenges these type of businesses face and how they combat them.
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The Importance Of People And Culture In The Insurance Industry
The Yorkshire Post featured MD Polly Staveley in an interview highlighting the importance of people, culture and family values in the insurance industry and business in general. Polly covered the nature of the insurance industry and how TL Dallas competes with larger, worldwide brokers by providing a service that delivers exceptional advice and service throughout. […]
Reflecting On 20 Years Of Sponsorship At Bradford City AFC
As featured in the Telegraph & Argus, TL Dallas Group Director, Mike Martin reflects on the long-term sponsorship and the strong relationship with Bradford City AFC which will reach 20 years at the conclusion of the recently renewed agreement. Headquartered in Bradford, the sponsorship of the football club is one of local pride and support […]
The Herald Family Business Breakfast is Back
TL Dallas is delighted to be sponsoring The Herald Scottish Family Business Breakfast again this year, alongside Business Gateway, Campbell Dallas, Clydesdale Bank, Strathclyde Business School, Turcan Connell and Western Pension Solutions.
The breakfast event takes place on Tuesday, August 20 at WEST on the Green, Glasgow and will see lively discussion and debate on matters affecting family businesses in Scotland.
The Centenary Issue of Covered is here
We are delighted to present the Centenary Edition of Covered, celebrating 100 years of insurance expertise. As 2019 marks 100 years in business for TL Dallas, we wanted to do something a little special. We are pleased to announce that we are partnering with four charities that are close to the hearts of our staff: […]
Family Business Round-table Featuring TL Dallas MD, Polly Staveley
Thebusinessdesk.com invited Managing Director, Polly Staveley to represent the company at a Family Business Discussion round-table at KPMG’s Leeds offices. Speaking amongst representatives from notable family businesses across the north of England, Polly commented on the Northern Powerhouse, building a strong culture within a company, and the benefits of the employee share scheme, allowing more […]
TL Dallas Group Scores 20th Season as Bradford City Sponsor
TL Dallas Group has extended its stand sponsorship with Bradford City for a further three years. The extension will see the Bradford-based business continue its sponsorship of the TL Dallas Stand until the end of the 2021/22 season. The agreement takes the firm’s sponsorship of ‘The Bradford End’ to 20 seasons and builds further upon […]
The real value provided by credit insurance
New unsecured creditor figures illustrate the value of trade credit insurance. New research by InfolinkGazette has indicated that the recent failures of Pretty Green Limited, Freemont Ltd, British Midland Regional Limited (t/a Flybmi), Better Bathrooms, Ubercasual Limited (t/a Jack & Jones), Blenheim Homes North East Limited, El Ganso (Acturus Retail (UK) Ltd),
TL Dallas Charity Skydive 2019
This Friday – 12th July – a group of brave, or completely crazy, TL Dallas employees are jumping out of a plane from 14,000 ft. Risking life and limb – all in the name of charity.
TL Dallas Shetland raises £7,260 for charity
TL Dallas Shetland has raised £7,260 for charitable causes as part of the company’s initiative to mark 100 years of the company.
Funds raised will be split between Alzheimer Scotland, the Shetland MRI Scanner Appeal and Mind Your Head, each receiving donations of £2,420.
Kier Group KIE share price lowest since the 1990’s
December 2018 signified a share price of 409p and yet June 2019 evidenced a crash all the way down to 161p. Is it a case of ‘Kitchen Sinking’? With a new Chief at the helm, Andrew Davies has signified the company’s falling profits, rising debt and higher costs in one swift move. Perhaps he is being more pragmatic in his findings since undertaking the role in March this year, coming in and seeing things in a harsher, realistic light. However, it’s not uncommon for a new boss to portray a dark picture soon after arriving, to then depict themselves as saviours to investors on the precarious path ahead.
Daredevil MD to abseil Ripon Cathedral
As our bid to raise over £100,000 for charity in our centenary year continues, Polly Staveley, Managing Director at TL Dallas, has committed to abseiling down from 115 feet on the South West Tower of Ripon Cathedral this weekend.One way to experience rarely seen views over the city of Ripon and of course all in aid of the TL Dallas Charitable Trust.
Taking a Leap of Faith from 14,000ft for Charity
As 2019 marks the centenary year for TL Dallas, you may be aware of the charitable initiative we launched a few years ago involving all our employees throughout the UK to raise funds for charities close to our hearts. The aim is to raise a total of over £100,000 by the end of 2019.
Launching our Centenary charity incentive
We are excited to be embarking on our centenary year in 2019, marking 100 years since Thomas Lessels Dallas OBE, an enterprising Scotsman, established the TL Dallas business in Bradford. To celebrate this landmark occasion, we are pleased to announce that we are partnering with four charities that are close to staffs’ hearts: British Heart […]
The importance of up-to-date professional valuations
Many thanks to our insurance partners Ecclesiastical for this useful insight into the importance of ensuring you have up-to-date valuations for your precious items.
Trade credit claims mount as UK tops global insolvency forecasts
Atradius are not the only organisation reporting figures of this nature. The real question must be what impact will Brexit have, in whatever disguise this is finely agreed upon, on these numbers? These are challenging times and without doubt it is time of considerable uncertainty. You can find the full article here. TL Dallas is a […]
Brexit Travel Guidance
With so much uncertainty around Brexit we wanted to provide you with some guidance around potential travel issues and I’m happy to share this Brexit travel guidance document from our insurance partners Chubb to assist. We hope this information will inform you on potential issues that may face business travellers. Of course, if you have any specific […]
Charity Gospel Concert Raises Over £4,426
Last Friday’s Charity Gospel Concert raised a fantastic £2,213.42! This fund will be matched by TL Dallas meaning the charities – Alzheimer Scotland – Shetland MRI Scanner Appeal – Mind Your Head– will receive donations of around £1,475 each. Thank you to all involved for your wonderful generosity and of course the performers – North […]
Takeover bids reported as Interserve bought out of administration
Takeover bids reported as Interserve bought out of administration – read the full article in Scottish Construction Now.
TL Dallas Group sponsors Bradford City Football Club New Year’s Day fixture
TL Dallas Group has a long standing partnership with Bradford City Football Club so it was fantastic to kick off our centenary year celebrations by sponsoring the New Year’s Day fixture against Accrington Stanley. TL Dallas staff and families, along with some clients, enjoyed a great day out in the TL Dallas Stand with a 3 – […]