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The Company
Morris and Spottiswood are a property support
business. The company was founded in
1)______
and now operates from bases in Glasgow,
2)___________
and Manchester.
Morris & Spottiswood provide a range of key
services. They are one of the UK's most
successful shopfitting companies and are also
heavily involved in facilities management and the
provision of social housing.
Over
the past five years the business has
3)_______ by 300%
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Morris and Spottiswood has carried out
work at Celtic Park and Ibrox Stadium |
Business
Morris & Spottiswood are ranked the fifth largest shopfitter in the
4)___. Clients include some of
Britain's best known names such as ASDA, Argos,
Marks & Spencer, Morrisons and
5)______.
The
company also provides Facilities Management (FM).
This involves looking after buildings so
that they remain in excellent condition. The FM
service provided by Morris & Spottiswood covers all
building trades and is backed by a 24 hour Helpdesk
so that clients have a point of contact at all
6)______.
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Fitout
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Social
housing is a major element of the government's
housing policy. It aims to ensure that all
groups in the community have access to decent
housing at affordable prices. Morris and
Spottiswood play an important role through
partnering agreements with local housing authorities
throughout Scotland and the North West of England.
People
Morris and Spottiswood believe the best route to
business success is through recruiting and retaining
a skilled, committed and motivated
7)___________. The
company therefore spends a lot of money on providing
learning and development opportunities for its
employees which
encourage teamwork and flexibility.
The
company recently made the top 50 in the prestigious
Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to
8)_____ for Awards.
Brand Promotion
Unlike
many companies in the construction sector, Morris
and Spottiswood have a distinctive approach to
raising the profile of the business. Each year an
imaginative brand promotion campaign is launched to
9)____________ the company's values to its target
market.
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Another
Morris and Spottiswood
retail project |
Innovation
Morris and Spottiswood place great stress on
innovation as they believe this helps to keep the
company up-to-date and ahead of
the
competition. Every year, each Division within
the
business is expected to implement some form of
innovation.
Environment
Morris
& Spottiswood
try to conduct business in a responsible manner and
reduce the
10)______
of their operations on the environment.
Questions - (work on paper) :
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Match the following words with
the numbered blanks in the profile above:
times
1925 communicate UK
Work Tesco
workforce impact
Edinburgh training
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In what year was Morris and
Spottiswood founded, and in which three areas
does the company now have bases?
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What evidence is there that the
company has been successful over the past five
years?
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What evidence is there that
Morris and Spottiswood are very successful in
the field of shopfitting?
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Explain what the term 'Facilities
Management' means?
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Describe the Facilities
Management service Morris and Spottiswood
provide for their clients.
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Why do Morris and Spottiswood spend
a lot of money on learning and development
opportunities for employees?
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Why did Morris and Spottiswood
recently feature in the Sunday Times?
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In terms of Brand Promotion, what
do Morris and Spottiswood do each year to raise
the profile of the business?
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Morris and Spottiswood place
great stress on innovation within the company.
Find out and explain what innovation is.
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Click on the Morris and
Spottiswood website below and write down 6 facts
about the company.
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