17 February 2010
The Mayflower Theatre Trust takes on Frontier Software - UK

Frontier Software has won the HR & Payroll software contract for The Mayflower Theatre Trust in Southampton. The Mayflower Theatre is the third largest theatre in the UK, and presents spectacular touring musicals - many direct from the West End - plus opera, ballet and some of the biggest names in popular music and comedy. The Theatre has over 200 employees in varying roles from administration to backstage and Front of House. Frontier Software is now installing its globally renowned chris21 comprehensive human resource integrated solution that will allow the Trust’s human resource department to deliver a multi-functional and highly-flexible service. Sharon Catchpole, HR Manager at the Mayflower Theatre Trust, is looking forward to using chris21: “We are confident that the Frontier Software integrated solution will meet our needs. The integrated human resource and payroll functions will make our tasks much easier and streamlined.”

09 February 2010
Frontier Software donates to the Haiti Disaster

Frontier Software plc has made a £10,000 contribution to the Disasters Emergency Committee who will distribute these funds across 13 Humanitarian UK Aid Agencies for the Haiti disaster.
Says Michael Howard, Frontier Software Managing Director: “A devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake has hit Haiti, including the densely populated capital Port-Au-Prince and the surrounding area. Although there is as yet no accurate assessment of the death toll it is clear that millions of people live in the affected area.   Our donation is the least we could do to help ensure survivors get food, clean water, emergency shelter, medical care and other support.”
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is made up of 13 member agencies who provide humanitarian aid in times of disaster.  They are: ActionAid, British Red Cross, CAFOD, Care International UK,Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide, Help the Aged, Islamic Relief, Merlin, Oxfam, Save the Children, Tearfund, World Vision.

21 January 2010
Midlands in Excellence Awards 2010 - UK

The International Convention Centre in Birmingham hosted the 2009/2010 Midlands in Excellence Awards and Frontier Software took along guests to the gala dinner.
As Frontier Software customers, Ann Parker and Anthony Higgins from South Birmingham College, Angela Craig and Thelma White from the charity Rethink, John Vanderson from Avery Weigh-Tronix and Jane Gregory and Justin Hunt from Seafield Logistics, witnessed many companies receiving these awards.
South Birmingham College were also recognised at the Awards ceremony as one of the recognised training providers certified by Investors in Excellence. The overall winner was The Hanley Economic Building Society.
James Cracknell OBE was the guest speaker for the evening and his amusing talk on excellence included many photographs from his recent highlights: winning gold at the Olympics, rowing across the Atlantic and trekking to the North Pole.
The Midlands in Excellence Awards celebrates the successes achieved by organisations based in the Midlands.  Winning a Midlands Excellence Award represents success in one of the toughest, most rigorous assessments of organisational performance there is.

17 December 2009
Frontier Software Supports Round the World Cycle Record

HR & Payroll Software specialist, Frontier Software, takes its charity obligations seriously and the recent round-the-world cycling record caught the eye of Managing Director, Michael Howard.  James Bowthorpe broke the world record by a staggering 20 days – a previous record set by Mark Beaumont last year - covering the 18,000 miles in 175 days.  The 32 years-old Londoner set off from Hyde Park in March 2009 to cross 20 countries by bicycle to raise funds for What’s Driving Parkinson’s, the charity responsible for researching the disease suffered by
Bowthorpe’s grandfather.

Along the way, James faced many challenges including an attempted mugging in Iran, a high-speed collision with a wombat in Australia as well as suffering a debilitating sickness in India – which almost derailed the record attempt.

Michael Howard caught up with James when he passed through Piccadilly, London and presented the Globecycle Venture with a cheque for £9,000.  The money will help support the next stage of the What’s Driving Parkinson’s research programme a radical new approach, investigating the role of infection in causing and driving Parkinson’s www.whatsdrivingparkinsons.net.

Says Michael Howard: “The charity that he has strived for deserves recognition as this human feat is quite difficult to comprehend.  We are delighted to support this worthy cause.”