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         Industrial links bring real                          NEWSFLASH * NEWSFLASH -
               world into school
                                                               Buying a house or re-mortgaging can be
   A design project at Greendown  The directors of Redman Engin-   a stressful experience, but we at
   School has impressed the senior  eering in Swindon were so pleased
   managers and staff at West Swindon  by the work put into a project by   Christie & Plumb have a way of actually
   based company PHH.          Greendown second years that the   making it something to look forward to.
     The PHH AllStar marketing  company spent £2,500 on re-
   department set third year students  producinga model designed by one
   the task of designing, producing and  of the students.        One of our many lenders is offering
   presenting a direct marketing   A study module in engineering
   package which the company might  required 180 students to learn how
   use to promote the AliStar Fuel Card  gears, pulleys and levers work. The   TWO RETURN AIR TICKETS
   which is used by company car  culmination of the module took
   drivers.                    place at the end of the Spring term   TO FLORIDA FREE
     The students had four one and a  when local business people and
   half hour classes to work out their  parents were invited to attend a 'Toy   with every new mortgage or re-mortgage
   ideas, design and then make  Fair' to examine the students' work
   materials which they would use to  and to see their working models in   completed on or before the 31st October 1990
   present to the company. At the end  action.
   of the work module students in their   Two Redman directors judged   To find our more, contact
   work teams visited PHH to make a  that Andrew Blackford's model of a
   formal presentation to a panel of  helicopter showed most innovation
   judges made up of professionals in  because he had used gears to convey   Christie & Plumb
   marketing.                  power in two directions.
                                A group of Greendown students      161 RODBOURNE ROAD
                               visited Redman Engineering in July
                               to see the work on the model in               SWINDON
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                               thedimensions of the original model
                               were fed into a computer and
                               modifications made. Then on the   Your home is at risk if you do not keep up
                               factory floor they saw how the   repayments on a mortgage or loan secured on it.
                               design information was fed into a
                               computerised milling machine to   NEWSFLASH ? NEWSFLASH
                               recreate the original.
                                Mike Neal,Redman'sProduction
                               Director, said his staff had enjoyed
                               working on the project. "We chose
                               Andrew's helicopterbecause he had
                               used gears in two plains. It's been a
                               challenge for us because we had to
   PHI-I's Diane Edgar presents the marketing  use a very basic design and use our
   wizz kids with a trophy, fivm left, Karen  computers to recreate it in metal."
   Pemj,AndrssandJonathanMalgarin   Andrew from Westlea commented
     Marketing Manager Diane Edgar  that it was surprising seeing his work
   said she had been very impressed  being re-made in a factory.
   with the quality of the students'   The finished model, mounted
   work. "It was veiydifficultto choose  with a plaque was presented to   Call Glyn for a great deal on 0793- 534985
   a winner as each team had come up  Andrew for display at Greendown   on a full range of Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki
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   with interesting ideas and had  by Steve Onslow and Mike Neal   Machines plus Yamaha Jet Ski's &
   presented them so well. They used  from Redman on 17 July.
   words and designs to 'sell' their  Andrew, holding his original model in
   ideas, some made models of cars to  front  of  a computer aided milling   qor
   make their point and others had  machine, on a class visit to Redman               .4i
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   on a tour of a marketing agency on
   18 July followed by lunch.   TELEPHONE 871793          Artd.ans Ltd., 207 Rodbourn. Road, Swindon, Wilt.. Tel: (0793) 534885
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