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LOCAL FIRMS DONATE THOUSANDS OF POUNDS WORTH OF PRIZES FOR ‘THINK TWICE, BUY LOCAL’ COMPETITION

By JerseyAdmin on Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Filed Under: Finance & Business, Jersey

Isle News, 14 July 2009 – Ever fancied blowing up thousands of tons of granite in a quarry explosion, just for fun? Or how about treating your friends to a professionally skippered sailing cruise to one of the Island’s most beautiful bays, complete with a bottle of chilled champagne?

Well, thanks to the generosity of local companies, these are just some of the fantastic prizes that will be on offer as part of the latest phase in the high profile ‘Think Twice, Buy Local’ campaign from Jersey Enterprise.

The campaign, which was launched just over a month ago, aims to encourage local consumers and businesses to think twice about the impact of their buying decisions and urges them to ‘recycle their pound’ by considering local suppliers for goods and services. Through proactive partnerships with the local media, the campaign has generated substantial amounts of publicity and has won vocal support from consumers, local companies and business groups, including the Chamber of Commerce.

The ‘Think Twice, Buy Local’ competition is being run in partnership with Channel Television and will be launched on its flagship Channel Report programme from 6pm on Monday 13th July. The competition will last for three weeks, with three prizes up for grabs each week. To stand a chance of winning, entrants will need to log onto the CTV website at www.channelonline.tv to enter the competition. Winners will be notified directly and will also be announced each week on Channel Report.

Senator Alan Maclean, Minister for Economic Development, said: “Think Twice, Buy Local is a high impact, high energy campaign and this competition will raise awareness of its important messages even further. I am delighted with the level of support shown by local firms and there are going to be some very lucky prize winners over the coming weeks.”

Once the idea for a ‘Think Twice, Buy Local’ competition had been agreed, Jersey Enterprise sent an email appeal to its database of contacts asking local firms if they would be interested in supporting the campaign by donating prizes. The response was overwhelming, with 64 firms offering to donate a wide range of products and services. From that pool, a total of nine prizes were selected to represent the breadth of the Jersey economy and to appeal to as diverse a range of consumers as possible.

The selected companies for the competition are (in alphabetical order): Airtel-Vodafone, Collins, Hotel de France, JEC, Jersey Sailing, Jersey Telecom, Normans, Ronez and Toni & Guy.

The prizes available are:

•   Airtel-Vodafone
o   Nokia 6500 slide pay-as-you-go with SIM pack and an additional £15 of credit
•   Collins
o   A fantastic home computing package comprising:
o   DELL XPS1330 Laptop featuring an Intel Core 2 processor, 3GB RAM and a 13″ screen
o   DELL V105 Inkjet Colour Printer
o   Free home installation and set up
o   Free Pitman training session, covering Microsoft Office

•   Hotel de France
o   One night stay, bed & breakfast, in a balcony bedroom at the 4 Star Hotel de France for 2 people also including:
o   2 x one-hour treatments in the Ayush Wellness Spa, rated as one ‘OK’ magazine’s Top 7 European Hotel Spas
o   Dinner for 2 in Saffrons Restaurant. A unique dining experience delivering a healthy balance and inspirational combination of Indian spices and local produce.

• JEC
o Use of our electric car for three weeks. This is a unique opportunity to try out the latest in environmentally friendly driving technology and be a part of the JEC’s 4-year trial of the vehicle. The winner’s input will help the future development of electric drive technology.

• Jersey Sailing
o The prize includes a yacht, skipper, bottle of champagne and soft drinks. Itinerary could include a bay sail, sail to St Brelade, Beauport or Gorey. Guests may then choose to stay on board for the return sail or be dropped ashore for an evening meal (not included in the prize).

• Jersey Telecom
o A year’s free up to 8Meg broadband plus free home set up and consultation with a Jersey Telecom engineer.

•   Normans
o   A £5,000 Norman Limited Discount Voucher to be redeemed against the one-off purchase of:
o   Nspace kitchen or bathroom or bedroom
o   Norman’s Window Department (windows, uPVC doors, garage doors, conservatory)
o   Norman’s Flooring Department (wooden or vinyl flooring)

• Ronez
o A real money can’t buy prize! After a safety induction, the winner will enter the quarry and set off one of our production blasts, bringing down several thousand tonnes of the quarry face. Expert supervision will be provided by the Ronez Explosives Supervisor and Quarry Manager.

• Toni & Guy
o A year’s worth of Haircut & Colour services (max of 6 visits in total)

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