Archive for September, 2008

60 Second Interview

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Peter Woodroffe
Head of Public Sector Business Development

How long have you been at MAPS?
From the beginning in 1995.

What do you do at MAPS?
Gain new business in the Public Sector by client liaison, tendering and broker contacts, and maintain relationships with existing clients.

What were doing before you joined MAPS?
Urban Estates Manager at Lancashire County Council. I worked in local government for 26 years before taking early retirement.

What benefit does your previous job provide for what you are doing now?
I understand the processes that Councils have to adopt in the procurement of services, and the ways in which many local government offices operate.

What is the major difference?
Working within the defined structure of a local government organisation, it is sometimes not easy to appreciate the benefits which the Private Sector can offer.

What has been you proudest achievement at MAPS?
Knowing that I am continuing to provide real benefits to Public Sector clients through our services in a constantly changing environment.

Describe MAPS in 3 words.
Dynamic. Reliable. Responsive.

Happy Birthday to Us!

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Thirteen years ago today MAPS was formed as a limited company and to celebrate it was cream cakes all-round!

New Kit For Trinity

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

Southport Trinity AFC under 8’s football team, sponsored by Maps Legal Assistance, wore their brand new kit for the first game of the season today. At half time they were winning 2-1 but in the last five minutes of the game their opponents equalised. Final score 2-2.

Success at the Races

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Maps were at Cheltenham Race Course last week exhibiting at the National Association of Police Fleet Managers conference.

Peter Woodroffe (left) comments: “It was good to meet prospective and talk to our existing clients at such a superb venue. The conference was a great success!”

Text Us!

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Did you know that we offer a facility that allows our clients to text messages straight into their claim file?

Provided we have your mobile number simply SMS text your message to: 07624 804166

We were the very first, by some six months, to send outbound SMS text’s using, our industry-leading case management system, Proclaim. We were also the first to be able to receive SMS messages.