Kudos to returning sponsor Kubo!

Local business Kubo Recruitment has returned to sponsor MK Lightning as well as MK Storm for another season – we got to know them a little better, asked them what prompted them to sponsor the two teams and found out how Kubo can help supporters and businesses.

So we are in the Elite League this year - thank you for your continued support by sponsoring the away shirt for Jordan Hedley!

Yes, it’s great to keep up with the sponsorship, especially with a local team that is doing so well. We are pleased to be continuing to sponsor the away shirt for Jordan Hedley and we hope it brings him good luck. It looks like it’s going to be an exciting year in the Elite League for the team and the fans too.

As a local business we also hope that our support and through marketing this will get our name out there and open up some opportunities with local companies to support their recruitment.

More importantly, you are one of our only sponsors who also supports our Youth teams.

We understand that supporting the youth teams isn’t necessarily the best way to promote our company as this kind of is sponsorship often goes under the marketing radar, but we feel so strongly about supporting the youngsters in our community, without the youth teams where would the next up and coming players come from?

The youth teams need to feel part of a team and we strongly believe that providing a customised kit promotes that sense of belonging and creates true pride and team spirit. I believe this is the first training kit the youth team have had. It would be great to see some of those youngsters coming through the ranks and ending up in the Elite League one day.

Your turn, Kubo Recruitment……….tell us about you!

We are a local recruitment company based just outside of Buckingham and we have been around since 2012. We have been extremely successful over the past few years recruiting specifically for the Life Sciences Sectors around Europe and the US. Having been approached by some local companies to support their recruitment we decided to expand our services. All of our team have a great network locally and to this end we have been able to support local business for positions within the Businesses & Administration fields, although we are not limited to a given area.

What can you offer local businesses?

We understand that each business is different and therefore we offer tailored solutions not only in the type of services we offer but also with payment schedules. We have a strong database of candidates looking for new challenges that is growing all the time. All we need from an employer is an accurate role profile or job description in order for us to market a job role effectively. If the client is willing, and most do see the benefits, we like to meet face to face and get a real feel for a company and their current team. The technicalities of a role are obviously important, the personality fit is equally important.

What can you offer those businesses that haven’t used a recruitment company before?

We are proud to be able to set ourselves apart from other recruitment companies. Our team are highly experienced and we passionately believe in providing both candidates and employers with a service we can be proud of. Through our rigorous screening process only candidates that match the job description technically and logistically are submitted to the client.

In fact, one of our missions is that our ratio of candidate submittal to interview is close to 100%. In short, when we submit a candidate, the client will interview, saving your company time and money whilst giving you access to candidates that you may not normally reach.

We would welcome any opportunities to demonstrate our capabilities!

Our contact details:

Kubo Recruitment Ltd

Maids Moreton House, Maids Moreton, Buckingham MK18 1SW

Email: HR@kuborecruitment.com

Tel: 01280 811389

http://kuborecruitment.com

Please quote “MKL” to receive a discount and with successful placements we will provide a family ticket to your chosen MKL game this season!

Kubo makes another donation to Wings for Life UK!

Following on from the ePharma / Pharmacovigilance Day in London this week, Kubo Recruitment would like to thank those of you who took the time to drop by our stand to talk to us and leave us your business card. We have made a donation to our chosen charity, Wings for Life UK for all the business cards we collected. 

 

 

 

 

Kubo to attend 5^th UK ePharma Day 2017! 

 

Kubo Recruitment are excited to be attending the UK ePharma Day 2017 which takes place on Tuesday, June 6th 2017 at the Park Plaza Victoria, 239 Vauxhall Bridge Road in London

This year is the 5^th UK e-Pharma day which examines the implications of the new Clinical Trial Regulation EU 536/2014.  This new regulation marks substantial and important changes in the processes, procedures and documentation necessary for management of clinical trials and relationships between Sponsors, Ethics Committees, Regulatory Agencies and Researchers.  The aim being to streamline bureaucratic aspects through a simple authorisation process by centralising procedures with the consistent involvement of all Member States.

The purpose of this conference is to increase understanding of both fundamental and practical considerations impacting on drug development strategies, management of clinical trials as well as corporate governance related to implementation or the new regulation.

Once again, Omar Ali from the University of Portsmouth and Former Adviser to NICE will be on the scientific board for the event, leading a panel of experts to share best practices, knowledge and experience in this field.  Omar will be joined on the board by, Paul Fardy, VP Data Services at CROS NT and Lorna Griffin, Regulatory Consultant at RApport Strategic Services Ltd.

After the welcome from the scientific board, Lorna Griffin will be the first to speak, providing us with an overview of the major differences between the Clinical Trial Directive and the Clinical Trial Regulation, Lorna will be followed by Leona Fitzgerald who is the Senior Director Regulatory Affairs at PPD.  Leona will be talking about the implementation of the new regulation, its implications for submissions and start-up and the evolution of the sponsor and CRO relationship.

There will also be a number of other speeches including one from Fatma Hindi, Country Project Manager at OPIS France, and Tim Worden who is a Partner at Taylor Wessing LLP

Please drop by our stand to speak to us about career opportunities and/or career advice or your recruitment needs if you are currently looking to hire staff.

We look forward to meeting you!

Sourcing and retaining talent for your business

We recently attended a local business event and discovered that a lot of smaller businesses were advertising for positions on the traditional job websites and receiving hundreds of applicants.  Whilst this is a great platform to source your next employee, sifting through the CV’s can be a very time consuming process and can distract from your day to day activities that keep your business growing.

Spring is here! - Why not kick start your career!

 

The arrival of Spring signals fresh beginnings, regeneration and growth. Maybe your thoughts turn to spring cleaning your home or getting your finances in order?

Well have you thought about doing the same with your work life? There’s no better way to organise your work affairs than by looking for a new job? So why not dig out your CV, blow off those cobwebs and refresh it by making sure it’s up to date and reading well.

If you need any help in updating your CV or looking for your next job in Clinical Research or Business and Administration, just visit our website or contact us on 01280 811389, or through Twitter @KuboRecruitment  or  LinkedIn KuboRecruitment.

MK Lightning Newsflash 

Kubo Recruitment want to wish team MK Lightning all the best in their third-from-last home league match this season when they take on the Sheffield Steeldogs this Saturday 4^th March at 7pm at Planet Ice.

Their last meeting at iceSheffield a few weeks ago saw MK Lightning win convincingly 8-3. It’s 5-0 in MKL’s favour so far this season and Pete Russell’s men will be aiming to round off the series with a shutout.

Lightning remain second in the EPL table with nine points in hand over Peterborough’s Phantoms in 3^rd place. Pete Russell’s side has won 31 out of 44 league games this season (70.5%) with the 3rd highest goal tally in the EPL. They can also boast the lowest penalty minutes total in the league.

Make sure you get your tickets now for this fixture by purchasing in person at the Planet Ice box office, phoning 01908 540020 or buying online at MK-Lightning.co.uk/tickets.

Wings for Life - Kubo's Chosen Charity for 2017

 

Kubo Recruitment are very happy to announce that their chosen charity for 2017 is Wings for Life. Wings for Life supports research into finding ways to cure all people affected by spinal cord injuries. For further information  into the charity, please visit their website at www.wingsforlife.com

Kubo proud Sponsors of MK Storm's shirts

 

Kubo Recruitment already sponsor the ice hockey shirts of MK Storm girls under 16s and are now pleased to be able to sponsor the shirts of the entire junior Ice Hockey team.  We look forward to following MK Storm's progress and will keep you posted with any news.

For further information please view their website http://www.mkstorm.com  

Latest news from MK Lightning

Well done to MK Lightning for their fantastic victories last weekend against the Sheffield Steeldogs and the Hull Pirates. The team had an impressive win on Saturday (10^th December) beating the Steeldogs 6-1 and another convincing win over the pirates on the Sunday, with a 4 goals to 0 victory. This now puts them comfortably into second place in the English Premier League with Hull nine points behind them in third place.

Even more impressive were these victories, considering the absence from these matches of Glenn Billing, Luc Johnson and Kubo’s sponsored player Ed Knaggs. They are currently playing in the under 20s World Championships in Hungary and Kubo want to wish the trio all the best for the Championships!    

This Saturday (17^th December) sees MK lightning face the Swindon Wildcats in the MK Arena at 7pm and will be the team’s last game before Christmas. So make sure you don your festive outfits for the match because after the game there’ll be Christmas Jumper Karaoke in the Tag Taylor Bar and the players will be there signing autographs and posing for your photos.

Tickets for Saturday’s game are on sale now from the Planet Ice MK box office on 01908 540020, or in person at the box office.

Kubo make donation to WCRF following successful EMWA Conference!

Kubo Recruitment wishes to thank those of you who took the time to drop by our stand to talk to us at the EMWA conference in Brussels last week. It was so nice to see so many faces!  Kubo have made a donation to our chosen charity World Cancer Research Fund for all the business cards we collected there.

We look forward to seeing you again in Birmingham in 2017!

Kubo donate to World Cancer Research Fund!

Kubo Recruitment was thrilled to meet so many friends and colleagues, old and new, at the PhUSE conference 2016 in Barcelona this week. Kubo have made a donation to our chosen charity WCRF for all the business cards we collected there. We look forward to seeing you again in Edinburgh 2017! 

Kubo donating to World Cancer Research Fund at London Conferences!

Kubo Recruitment are proud to be supporting their chosen charity World Cancer Research Fund, by donating for every card we collect at the ePharma and Pharmacovigilance Days in London on the 17th and 18th October respectively. The conferences will be held at the Park Plaza Victoria hotel in London and we look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible. Please don't forget to leave your business card with us at our stand so that we can raise as much money as possible for this extremely worthy cause. Thank you!

Kubo to attend Pharmacovigilence Day 2016 in London!

Kubo are delighted to be attending this year's Pharmacovigilance Day taking place at the Park Plaza Victoria hotel in London on Tuesday 18th October.

This year's conference focuses on 'Hot Topics in Pharmacovigilance 2016' and there will be expert speakers attending from the industry, regulatory agencies, research bodies, academia and healthcare delivery centres. The topics discussed include the Medical Literature Monitoring (MLM) service of EMA, Social Media screening in Pharmacovigilance, Inspections/Audit Findings, Risk Minimization amongst others.

Kubo will be donating again to their chosen charity WCRF for the amount of business cards we collect at the conference. So please come and visit Kubo to discuss any career opportunities or if you are currently looking to hire, why not see if we can help you with your recruitment needs? Oh, and don't forget to leave us your business card!! We look forward to seeing you there!

Kubo to attend ACDM 2017 Conference in Brussels

Kubo Recruitment are excited to be attending

the ACDM 2017 Conference which takes

place on Tuesday, March 14th 2017

at the Husa President Park Hotel,

Brussels!

This year’s conference themes include the latest advances in risk based monitoring, exploring the big data approach to clinical data management and focusing on non-interventional studies and cloud security.  The world of esource and Data Management KPI's also feature.

We look forward to hearing from Andy Lawton who will be the keynote speaker, Andy is an expert in the Risk Based approach to Clinical Trials and holder of the 2015 and 2016 DIA ‘best author of the year’ accolade. 

We will also be hearing from a representative from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).  MSF is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare.  From time to time MSF undertake clinical trials whilst enduring the most intense situations and we will be given an insight into how they manage this.

Please come and visit us at our stand to discuss any career opportunities, alternatively, if you are currently looking to hire, why not see if we can help you with your recruitment needs? 

We look forward to seeing you there!

Kubo Recruitment increase sponsorship opportunities with MK Ice Hockey

Kubo Recruitment is delighted to be able to increase their involvement with the MK Lightning hockey team and the junior MK Storm teams. 

Having sponsored individual players’ match jerseys for a number of seasons, Kubo now have a rinkside board erected at Planet Ice in Milton Keynes. 

Take a look at this link to read what the MK Lightning website

says about Kubo Recruitment's collaboration. bit.ly/2cVXwwY

PhUSE Conference

For the third year running, Kubo will be attending the PhUSE Conference, which will take place from 9th to 12th October at the Gran hotel Princesa Sofia in Barcelona.

We will be available to discuss any suitable career opportunities that we may have or to offer any career advice where possible.
We have new vacancies based across Europe and the US on a permanent or contract basis, for Principal and Senior Bio-statisticians, Principal and Senior Statistical Programmers, as well as VP Commercial, Senior Director of Sales, Marketing and Data Managers.

Kubo are delighted to be continuing our support of World Cancer Research Fund by donating €3 to the charity for every business card Kubo receive at the Conference. Please help support this worthy cause by visiting us at stand 28 and leaving your business card. We look forward to seeing you there!

Knaggs natters!

Kubo are pleased to be sponsoring the home shirt of MK Lightning’s young defenceman Edward Knaggs. At the tender age of 18, he is MK Lightning’s youngest player. Read on to find out some further interesting facts on Ed from MK Lightning’s website.

Did it take you long to decide that MKL was the club to sign for?

Not even a second, this club is very special to me as it is where I spent the majority of my junior career so it was very easy to sign back here.

In your career, what’s been the biggest challenge to date?

My debut for MKL – I played my first EPL game at just 16; adapting to the speed, strength and skill was a massive challenge for me, especially at such a young age.

What is your proudest moment of your career so far?  

Winning a bronze medal with Great Britain U20’s last year.

Do you follow an NHL team or player?     

I follow the Calgary Flames in the NHL, my favourite player is Mike Giordano.

How would you describe your style of play?

A solid 2 way defenceman.

What kind of character are you in the dressing room: thoughtful or practical joker?

Thoughtful!

Outside of ice hockey….what takes up your time?

I like to play golf when I can especially in the summer, and also I study engineering at college.

Who was your ice hockey hero as you were coming up through the ranks?

Lukas Zatopek, when I was playing in juniors at MKL – he was the player I looked up to.

If you could be as good at a different sport as you are at hockey, what would it be? 

Do you have a sporting hero in a different sport?

Football, my favourite player has to be Ronaldo, some of his skills are out of this world!

Heads up.....it's Hedley!!

Kubo are excited to be sponsoring the home shirt of MK Lightning’s young Defenceman Ed Knaggs and the GB junior international netminder Jordan Hedley’s away shirt. With the start of the 2016/2017 season almost upon us, we saw this recent interview with Jordan Hedley on MK Lightning’s website and were keen to share the information.  

 

·       Did it take you long to decide that MKL was the   club to sign for?

      Once I spoke to Pete it didn’t take long, I just knew   it was the right decision for me to come back after a year away.

·       In your career, what’s been the biggest challenge  to date?

      Every year is a challenge in its own way – to do better than last season.  For me it’s to play more games and improve my stats on the year before.

·    What is your proudest moment of your career so far?

      Winning gold and bronze medals at the world championships with GB

·      Do you support an NHL team or player?     

      I don’t really have one team – my favourite players are Carey Price and Braden Holtby

·      How would you describe your style of play?    

 

      Big goalie – also athletic 

 

·      What kind of character are you in the dressing room: thoughtful or practical joker? 

 

      I’d say I’m more of a joker – just ask Jaimo!

 

·      Outside of ice hockey….what takes up your time? 

 

      FIFA and I’m doing an apprenticeship in plumbing.

 

·      Who was your ice hockey hero as you were coming up through the ranks?

 

      Joe Watkins the goalie who used to play in Guildford

 

·      Do you have a sporting hero in a different sport? 

 

      Wouldn’t say I have one

 

·      If you could be as good at a different sport as you are at hockey, what would it be?    

  

            Football or golf

We wish our sponsored players and the rest of the MK Lightning team all the best for their first match against the Telford Tigers on Saturday 27th August.

Kubo sponsor shirts of new MK Lightning players!

Kubo Recruitment are proud to announce that we are sponsoring the home shirt of MK Lightning’s young Defenceman Ed Knaggs and the GB junior international netminder Jordan Hedley’s away shirt.

Although both players are very young, Knaggs just 17 and Hedley 19, the young stars have already proved how talented they are.



Ed Knaggs

Ed Knaggs has been named in the Great Britain U18 roster which will compete in the World Junior Championships in Romania in April. Ed also plays for MK Thunder and represented Great Britain in last month’s U20 level World Junior Championships in France.  Great Britain beat the Ukraine there and it was during this match that he was awarded the title of best player in the team.

 

Jordan Hedley

Jordan Hedley learnt his skills playing for MK Storm and MK Thunder before making his debut for MK Lightning in 2012. He had great success with the team during 2013-2014 before leaving the team in the summer of 2015 to join the Swindon Wildcats.

However to the delight of the MK Lightning fans, Jordan returns to the MK Lightning team next season where his interest in the sport first materialised: “Milton Keynes is my home. I used to watch the Kings play when I was just three years old, standing on a step to see over the plexi!

“I can’t wait to get training and for the season to start. I know I’ve still got a few more years to grow and develop yet and I intend to do everything I can to be the best I can be. It feels good to be home!”

Kubo  wish both of our players all the best for the up and coming season and we look forward to seeing them play.

Season tickets are now available for the 2016-17 season – For full details and application form see mk-lightning.co.uk/tickets/season-tickets or pick up a form at the MK Arena box office.

Kubo donates to World Cancer Research Fund

Following their attendance at the ACDM Conference in London on 17th March, Kubo makes a donation to their chosen charity World Cancer Research Fund, for each business card collected at the Conference.

Thanks to those of you who dropped by our stand and left your business card with us.