Intec Summer 2006 Newsletter

Welcome to the latest Intec newsletter!

During the last few months Intec has grown rapidly with several new joiners at the Morecambe HQ and the opening of two new offices - the first providing engineering and construction personnel in Dubai, and the second providing aviation personnel at Bournemouth Airport.

Please find below details of the latest key vacancies, a brief introduction to the new team members and an article providing details of how you can maximise your take home income.

We've also included a selection of quotes, (old) jokes and random facts for your amusement.

As always if you have any comments, questions or feedback please do get in touch - newsletter@inteconline.co.uk

Until next time – take care.

Key Vacancies

Inspector
Position type – Contract
Location – Iran
Salary – £Neg

Aircraft Electricians
Position Type – Contract
Location – Coventry Airport
Salary – On Application

BAe Jetstream 31 Licensed Engineer
Position Type – Contract
Location – North West
Salary – On Application

Sales Administrator
Position Type – Permanent  
Location – Windermere, Cumbria
Salary – £12,000 + Benefits

Avionics Design Engineer
Position Type – Any
Location – West Midlands
Salary – On Application

Electrical Engineer
Position Type – Contract
Location – Holland & Dubai
Salary – Fantastic

MD-80 Experienced Engineer
Position Type – Contract
Location – Europe
Salary – On Application

MD-11 Reliability Engineer
Position Type – Contract
Location – Europe
Salary – On Application

Management Project Accountant
Position Type – Contract
Location – Heysham
Salary – Up To £16 Per Hour

Health and Safety Manager
Position Type – Contract
Location – Plymouth
Salary – £Neg

Assistant Manager
Position Type – Permanent
Location – Beetham, Milnthorpe, Cumbria
Salary – Circa £16,000

Electrician
Position Type – Contract
Location – Hartlepool
Salary – £20 Per Hour

QA Engineer
Position Type – Permanent 
Location – Swindon
Salary – £33,518 - £52,596

Principal/Senior Engineer (Civil Infrastructure)
Position Type – Permanent
Location – Reading
Salary – £Neg

CNC Machinist
Position Type – Permanent
Location – Morwnan
Salary – £25,000 including bonus

Click here now to search for more live vacancies!

For more information about vacancies at Intec please contact us today:
01524 426 777 | intec@inteconline.co.uk | www.inteconline.co.uk

New Joiners

Chris Smith joins as a Resourcer. Chris previously worked at Heysham Power Station 1. His interests include cars, socialising and new technology.

Daniel Lovett-Horn joins as Trainee Accounts Developer. Daniel was previously a Branch Manger for Jessops. He is a keen photographer and plays in a heavy rock band.

Graham Bamber joins as Web Developer. Graham has a degree in Web and Multimedia. His main interests are world cinema and classical music.

Ian Baker joins as Payroll Clerk. Ian previously worked for James Hall Ltd in Preston and his interests include football, music and travel.

Linzi Robertson joins as Trainee Accounts Developer. Linzi is currently working part-time while she completes her A-Levels. Her interests include going to the gym, shopping and socialising.

Nathan Seward joins as Trainee Account Developer. Nathan was previously a Branch Manager for O2. He enjoys creating music, football, tennis and (whenever he gets the chance) snowboarding and surfing.

Richard Anson joins as Group Administrator. Richard is actively involved in the work of his local Anglican church. He also enjoys circuit training, fell walking, spending time with his children, playing music (the piano and violin) and gardening.

Richard Farmer joins as IT Technical Assistant. Richard was previously a Director with Artefact Limited. His interests include playing Xbox, digital photography and cooking.

Making Life Less Taxing

Contracting is growing in popularity as more people adopt flexible working patterns and those with in-demand skills seek to maximise their earning potential.

Being self-employed has several obvious advantages, not least the fact you will be your own boss with the freedom to choose to work on the projects you wish. A downside, however, is that you are responsible for organising your own administrative affairs.

As an alternative to setting up your own limited company, contractors outside of IR35 earning less than £40 per hour (or £325 per day) may wish to use a composite company service.

Independent Contractor Services (www.ics.me.uk) provides a composite service whereby payments are received on your behalf, and all invoicing, accounting, bookkeeping, tax returns, expenses and the important business of ensuring you always get paid on time are dealt with for you. Another benefit of using a composite service is that you actually end up paying less tax, which of course makes it attractive to contractors!

Contractors outside of IR35 that earn more than £40 per hour (or £325 per day) may wish to use a salary package. ICS operates a salary package that essentially divides your total income into its taxable and non-taxable components, with the aim of reducing the overall level of tax you pay. As with a composite service, all your administrative tasks are undertaken for you.

Contractors that fall within IR35 can reduce their tax burden by joining an umbrella company. As with the composite service and salary package, ICS can manage this for you. As well as increasing your take home pay, an umbrella company will handle the administrative headache of running a company, so you can focus on your core skills without distraction.

Useful contacts:
Independent Contractor Services
Freephone 0800 195 3750 | info@ics.me.uk | www.ics.me.uk

Five World Cup Quotes

"People want to try to find a new a Pele. They couldn't do that. You don't find another Beethoven, you have only one Michelangelo. In music you have only one Frank Sinatra and in football you have only one Pele." - Pele, modest as ever "We improved the English saying of 'Kick and run' to 'Pass accurately and move into a good position.'" - Ferenc Puskas

"I don't know if I was all that good. I never saw myself play, so how do I know?" - Stanley Matthews "The manager at Leeds called me into his office and said 'Juventus want you.' I said, 'Who are Juventus?' and he looked at me and said, 'They're one of the best teams in Italy.' I'd never heard of them, but it was different then." - John Charles

"I wish I could play music and talk the way I play football." - Bobby Charlton

Comedy Stand-Off: Brent vs. Partridge

David Brent "You grow up, you work half a century, you get a golden handshake, you rest a couple of years and you’re dead. And the only thing that makes that crazy ride worthwhile is ‘Did I enjoy it? What did I learn? What was the point?’ That’s where I come in." “When people say to me: would you rather be thought of as a funny man or a great boss? My answer’s always the same, to me, they’re not mutually exclusive.” “This is the accounts department, the number bods. Do not be fooled by their job descriptions, they are absolutely mad, all of them. Especially that one, he’s mental. Not literally of course, that wouldn’t work.” “People see me, and they see the suit, and they go: 'you’re not fooling anyone', they know I’m rock and roll through and through." “You will never work in a place like this again. This is brilliant. Fact. And you will never have another boss like me. Someone who's basically a chilled out entertainer.”

Alan Partridge "That was Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell, a song in which Joni complains they 'Paved paradise to put up a parking lot', a measure which actually would have alleviated traffic congestion on the outskirts of paradise, something which Joni singularly fails to point out, perhaps because it doesn't quite fit in with her blinkered view of the world. Nevertheless, nice song." "My girlfriend is 14 years younger than me. Back of the net!" "The temperature inside this apple pie is over 1000 degrees. If I squeeze it, a jet of molten bramley apple will squirt out. Could go your way; could go mine. Either way, one of us is going down." "If you see a family having a nice picnic in a field, with a pond, you plough the family into the field, fill in the pond, you blow up the tree and use the leaves to make a dress for your wife who's also your brother." "Zombies by their very nature are inconsistent."

Five Old Jokes

I saw this bloke chatting up a cheetah.
I thought, "He's trying to pull a fast one."

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A woman has twins, and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named Amal.

The other goes to a family in Spain, who name him Juan.

Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his mum.

Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wished she also had a picture of Amal.

Her husband responds, "But they are twins. If you've seen Juan, you've seen Amal."

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A man walks into a dentist's surgery and says,
Man: "Excuse me, can you help me. I think I'm a moth."
Dentist: "You don't need a dentist. You need a psychiatrist."
Man: "Yes, I know."
Dentist: "So why did you come in here?"
Man: "The light was on."

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A man goes to the doctor and says,
"Doctor, I'm having trouble with my hearing"
"What are the symptoms?" asks the doctor.
The man replies, "A yellow cartoon family on telly."

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There's this old man sitting in a bar, and he's accosted this young lad - as old people are wont to do.

"You see that wall out there, lad?" he says, and the young man confirms that, yes, he can see the wall.

"I built that wall with me bare hands. Piled them rocks up for days I did. But do they call me Hamish the wall builder? No, they do not."

He gestures to the bar. "You see this bar, lad? I built this bar with me bare hands too. Cut all the wood, polished it, varnished it and put it all together. But do they call me Hamish the bar builder? No, they do not."

He points back out of the window, towards the sea. "You see that pier, lad? I built that pier with me own bare hands. Hauled those timbers down the beach, Nailed the boards down one be one. But do they call me Hamish the pier builder? No, they do not."

He lowers his voice.

"But you get caught with one sheep..."

Five Things You Might Not Know

The first ever crossword appeared on Sunday December 21 1913 in the eight-page "Fun" supplement to the New York World. 70% of Americans think they've got a book in them, but only 14% of Americans have actually read a book in the past year.

390,000 people gave their religion as Jedi in the 2001 UK census. The five most intelligent dog breeds are: Border Collie Poodle German Shepherd Golden Retriever Doberman Pinscher The least intelligent is an Afghan Hound. British Bulldogs came third from bottom.

There are more than ninety different species of wild gerbils. They first became popular pets after a Japanese scientist collected sample specimens from Mongolia during the 1950s and exported a small number to the UK and US.

For more information about vacancies at Intec please contact us today:
01524 426 777 | intec@inteconline.co.uk | www.inteconline.co.uk