Nearly Christmas and very nearly about to call time on 2010!

It’s very nearly Christmas and then before we know it we will be ushering out 2010 and welcoming 2011!

Soon to be 2011

As we approach the end of 2010 we have seen some monumental changes… the poor Chilean miners and their triumphant liberation, the first coalition government in decades, the BP Oil disaster and the national joy after the announcement of a royal wedding early next year.

We are told by the popular press that the recession is in full effect and yet we have had one of our busiest years for some time and our clients seem to be going form strength to strength with many opening new offices/outlets and employing more staff.

Before Christmas

On my way to the office on Tuesday I was listening to Radio 2 (Chris Evens breakfast show) and they had a Major from NORAD on the phone speaking about NORAD Track Santa…

Now I accept that this isn’t really hard-core technology news but it is a nice idea. You can read all about it on their website but basically for more than 50 years, NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defence Command (CONAD) have tracked Santa’s flight.

So the idea is that the technology NORAD uses to track missiles and aeroplanes is also used to track Santa as he delivers gifts around the globe… and what’s more you can follow the progress on a dedicated website!

Now there will be some that don’t belive! But my son does and has done for some years… he is now 8 and has been asking for weeks if he can go online to the track Santa site, play the games and on Christmas Eve track Santa!

For us in 2011

After the excitement of NORAD Track Santa I’m not sure what I can say that will be of worth..! We work within the warehousing, distribution and wine and spirits industry mainly and there are many changes ahead for boys and girls that work in those industries.

Straight off the bat on January 1st we have some changes from HMRC that will affect many in the drinks industry, we have a number of warehousing clients scheduled to go live, we are attending Multimodal 2011 and we are only just looking at the first 6 months of the year.

2011 is going to be a busy year as businesses move on again and as we get closer to the 2012 Olympics. We are all looking forward to it and hope that you are too.