Blog Archive: 2019

It’s not every day that you get the opportunity to attend a festival on a scorching hot Friday is it? Well luckily for us AF International were invited along as VIP guests at the local Timber Festival. If you’re not familiar with the Timber Festival, I will fill you in briefly. The Timber Festival was founded by The National Forest; I’m sure that you will have read my previous blog posts on the…

The provision of personal protective equipment is the legal obligation of every employer for employees exposed to health and safety risks. An estimated 27.3 million working days were lost due to workplace injuries and work-related illness in 2015 and, according to research, 29% of workplace injuries could have been prevented through the correct use of PPE.

PPE therefore equates to substantial…

We’ve all been there; those days where the slightest thing can really, really get to you. As many of us work in an office environment for 8 hours each day, surrounded by the same colleagues for the majority of time, those morning whistles (amongst other musical renditions) can become really bothersome. For this month’s blog we have focussed on the top 5 AF Annoying Office Habits and the best solutions…

As technology evolves, screens are an integral part of most of our day (this can be work and home!) with the size of screens increasing by the year. “Screen time” can include watching TV, working on a PC, gaming device, e-readers and of course, not forgetting smartphones. As we have the ability to use screens differently for a variety of reasons, it is also the case that each screen requires its…

As we head into spring, many of us have the urge to fling open windows, breathe in the fresh air and listen to the birds singing (until the twittering gets too much of a distraction of course). The other huge bonus for me are the lighter mornings and the opportunity to wave goodbye to those gloomy winter blues; I often have a sudden urge to spruce up.  My annual wardrobe overhaul is a firm tradition…