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Rising Star of the Month

Insurance Post Rising Star of the Month

12th September 2016

September 2016 Insurance Post Magazine’s Rising Star: Mike Boast, Smithers Purslow. Mike Boast joined Structural Engineers and Chartered Building Surveyors Smithers Purslow straight from Nottingham Trent University. This month he has been chosen as the Insurance Post magazine’s Rising Star. How did you get into insurance?Andrew Bussey, a director at Smithers Purslow, visited my University,...

G3T60G Piccadilly Circus, London, UK. 14th June, 2016. UK Weather: A heavy downpour causes flooding at Piccadilly Circus in the West End. © JOHNNY ARMSTEAD/Alamy Live News

Smithers Purslow field teams are busy assisting with flash flood projects

30th June 2016

Heavy rainfall throughout the UK last week resulted in localised flash flood incidents. Lincolnshire, East Anglia and the South East were the worst hit. Some areas saw as much as 60mm of rain in just a few hours. Our Midlands and Southern teams have been particularly busy in rural areas and central London. London office...

Iloveclaims Home & Commercial Claims Networking Lunch

19th May 2016

Date: Friday 20 May 2016 at 12.00 p.m. Venue: Grand Connaught Rooms, Covent Garden, London In the company of guest speaker, Will Greenwood MBE, Rugby World Cup Winner and popular sports commentator. On Friday 20th May 2016 Smithers Purslow Directors Andrew Bussey, Nathan Tilford & Michael Boast will attend the ‘Iloveclaims’ Home & Commercial Claims Networking Lunch....

Smithers Purslow Annual Review

13th May 2016

Smithers Purslow staff, from all of its UK offices, were blessed with a temperature of 22 degrees and glorious sunshine as they gathered together at the Head Office in Glaston for the Annual Review, which took place on Thursday 12th May 2016. The company review was ‘upbeat’ with turnover having increased again and extremely positive plans for growth and...

LCFC – “Dreams can come true!”

3rd May 2016

Many Smithers Purslow staff came into work ‘elated’ today after last night’s celebrations when Leicester City Football Club secured the 2015/16 Barclays Premier League title for the 1st time ever in their 132 year history. Claudio Ranieri and his players have captured the imaginations of football fans around the world with one of the most brilliant...

‘Iloveclaims’ Forum April 29th 2016

29th April 2016

Smithers Purslow are Gold Sponsors of the ILC focus group Smithers Purslow are proud to be gold sponsors of the latest ILC focus group looking in to improving insurance claims response and processes. The first session was held on 29th April with ILC Home and Commercial Chair, Alan Soutar, leading discussions from suppliers and Insurers...

Gas Explosion in Southampton

20th February 2016

In November 2014 in the early hours of the morning Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service received about a dozen calls alerting crews to a blast at a property in Shirley, Southampton. A four-year-old girl and her father, who were asleep in the property, had a ‘miraculous’ escape and suffered only minor injuries whilst their home was obliterated by a gas explosion. Insurers contacted Smithers...

Strutt & Parker Charity Rounders Tournament

21st July 2016

‘Team Smithers’ take part in Charity Rounders Tournament On the afternoon of Thursday 14th July 2016 an enthusiastic group of Smithers Purslow’s Engineers & Surveyors teamed up, in aid of the Sebastian Coe Charitable Foundation Trust and Cancer Research UK, to play in a charity rounders tournament organised by Strutt & Parker’s Stamford Office. There were 6 local company teams...