Wishing you all the joys of the season
Pound Gates would like to wish all of its staff, clients, partners and friends very warm wishes for the festive season. https://youtu.be/tsNBowGH7eA
Christmas Hamper Deliveries to the Pound Gates’ Team
With most of our staff working from home again, Santas Dave and Henry along with chief Reindeer Del to their sleigh today to deliver Christmas hampers to their teams… https://youtu.be/hD8ENTGQF8U
Soma Leo End of 2021 Round Up
2021 has been a busy year of fundraising at Pound Gates for The Soma Leo Foundation. In the short video below we round up both the events and initiatives undertaken in the UK, and what’s been happening at the school in Nyiera, Kenya throughout the year. If you’d like to …
Acorn Fund supports five Ipswich-based charities throughout pandemic
The Acorn Fund was created by Pound Gates in partnership with Suffolk Community Foundation, to provide financial support to local causes. Since its inception in October 2013 we have distributed £42,000 to 31 great causes, impacting the lives of over £4,000 people. Since the start of the pandemic, we have …
The rise of video conference hacking
As we have transformed our way of working across the nation, video conferencing has become the norm when it comes to holding both business meetings and personal catch-ups. From high-level conference calls and company-wide webinars to virtual quizzes and catching up with friends, the advantages of these platforms are vast; …
Stay savvy against vehicle theft
Picture this… you get home after a long journey, and your wheelie bin is at the end of your drive. Your natural reaction might be to get out of your car to move the bin out of the way, so you can pull into your driveway. Believe it or not, …
5 minutes with Dave Collins, Cert CII
This week marks 35 years since Dave Collins, Client Services Director at Pound Gates joined the insurance industry. In fact his first day at Sun Alliance was on his 16th birthday, so yes he has just turned 51! Here we spend 5 minutes finding out more about his insurance career, …
What you need to know about the Whiplash Reforms
One of the biggest challenges that the insurance industry will face in 2021 is the change to the Civil Procedure Rules concerning whiplash injuries, as legal proceedings and rules changes associated with Whiplash Reforms have been announced, which will come into effect on 31 May 2021. Background It has been …
£2,500 grant to support Suffolk-based charities
Pound Gates has once again received a very generous charity grant of £2,500 from Ecclesiastical Insurance as part of its ‘Closer to You’ programme. For the 5th year running Pound Gates has donated the grant to its Acorn Fund, a partnership with Suffolk Community Foundation. The grant will go towards …
2021 Budget Financial Aid Pack
Dubbed ‘a budget for the pandemic’, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivered the Government’s 2021 Budget last week. The pack below brings you the most up to date information on the Covid-19 support available for both employers and the self-employed, as well as details of eligibility for loans, …