Luke Tyler
Luke Tyler is a South African actor best known for his role in Dark Tide, a thriller set in the shark infested waters of the Cape coast-line.
Luke was born on the 19th October 1988 in Johannesburg South Africa. At the age of nine relocated to the coastal city of Cape Town.
By 16 he had co-written, directed and starred in original productions that scored highly at various competitions.
After graduating from High School Luke studied acting for film at the Screen Actors Studio in Cape Town under the direction of Veteran Actress Aletta Bezuidenhoudt.
After being seen in various international commercials and Sky TV’s series ‘The Runaway’ his first notable role came in the form of “Luke Brady” in the thriller Dark Tide opposite Halle Berry (Monsters Ball), Ralph Brown (Withnail & I) and Directed by John Stockwell (Blue Crush; Into the Blue). While the movie failed to make a box office hit, Luke was praised for an honest performance and soon landed roles in other films including 20th Century Fox’s Chronicle, Dredd 3D with Karl Urban and Sleepers Wake - a screen adaptation of the acclaimed Novel by Alistair Morgan.
Luke Tyler is a South African actor best known for his role in Dark Tide, a thriller set in the shark infested waters of the Cape coast-line.
Luke was born on the 19th October 1988 in Johannesburg South Africa. At the age of nine relocated to the coastal city of Cape Town.
By 16 he had co-written, directed and starred in original productions that scored highly at various competitions.
After graduating from High School Luke studied acting for film at the Screen Actors Studio in Cape Town under the direction of Veteran Actress Aletta Bezuidenhoudt.
After being seen in various international commercials and Sky TV’s series ‘The Runaway’ his first notable role came in the form of “Luke Brady” in the thriller Dark Tide opposite Halle Berry (Monsters Ball), Ralph Brown (Withnail & I) and Directed by John Stockwell (Blue Crush; Into the Blue). While the movie failed to make a box office hit, Luke was praised for an honest performance and soon landed roles in other films including 20th Century Fox’s Chronicle, Dredd 3D with Karl Urban and Sleepers Wake - a screen adaptation of the acclaimed Novel by Alistair Morgan.
Summary
Wilson Field, is one of the leading independent insolvency and business turnaround specialists providing complete business recovery, insolvency and personal debt solutions to businesses and individuals across the UK. Their headquarters are situated in Sheffield, employing over 70 staff. during 2011 Wilson Field have rescued 56 businesses (SME’s) and helped save 700 jobs.
History
Wilson Field began as Elliot Wilson, a partnership between Nick Wilson and David Elliot. David left on 31 December 2001, and David Field joined on 1 January 2002. The firm then became Wilson Field. Lisa Hogg joined as a partner in February 2003. David Field left the partnership on 31st March 2006 and Claire Foster became a partner in the business on 1st April 2006. Wilson Field was incorporated on 1st June 2006.
Wilson Field are a firm of insolvency practitioners dealing with all aspects of insolvency and corporate recovery. They have been running for 11 years and operate nationwide, there headquarters are situated in Sheffield and in 2010 they opened offices in Sheffield, Manchester, Leeds, West Midlands, with an unmanned office in London.
Location
Wilson Field headquarters are situated in Sheffield operating nationwide, with offices placed in Leeds, London, West Midlands and Manchester.
Wilson Field made the move to the new headquarters to The Manor House, a 6,000 sq ft office along Ecclessal Road South, Sheffield in 2009.
During October 2011 they expanded to a West Midlands office, located in Solihull within the Blythe Vally Business Park, employing 7 people.
*The Sheffield office was the first to be opened in 2001
*The London office is unmanned, with many appointments held there
*August 2010 - Opening of the Leeds office headed by Kelly Burton
*February 2011 - Opening of the Manchester office headed by Graham Ingham
*October 2011 - Opening of the West Midlands office headed by Neil Jeeves
Staff recruitment
There are four directors - Nick Wilson, Lisa Hogg, Claire Foster & Julie Fantom.
* When the firm started in 2001 there were 4 employees
* In 2010-11 there was a 30% increase in staff numbers
* In 2011-12 there has been an extra 20% increase in staff, totalling 78 employees with further appointments pending
* 90% of the workforce lives within 20 miles of the Headquarters in Sheffield, with the other 10% based at the different offices nationwide
* Staff turnover is low
* The firm has 7 Insolvency Practioners, 5 of which are female
Awards & Achievements
* 2012 - Best Business to Business websiteYorkshire Business Insider - best Business to Business website
* June 2012 - RSM Tenon Recovery - 12th place for Corporate Insolvencies
* May 2012 - RSM Tenon Recovery - 5th place for Corporate Insolvencies
* February 2012 - RSM Tenon Recovery - 9th place for Corporate Insolvencies
* 2011 - Shorlisted for Corporate Recovery Firm of the Year - Insolvency & Rescue Awards
Customer/Client Satisfaction
* Clients range from individuals to multi-million pound turnover small and medium enterprises
* Strong relationships with notable legal, valuation, accountancy firms, and the wider banking and finance industry
* May 2011-April 2012, Wilson Field have saved over 1,200 jobs and 100 businesses as well as returning over £5.5 million to creditors
* 70% of the work brought in is Corporate with the balance being split between consumers, self-employed and sole traders
* Strong financial performance and growth
* Growth before and during the recession
* 2011/12 financial year saw a record turnover of over £6 million - an increase of nearly 10% from the last financial year.
Sponsorship
* Supporting Neurocare in 2011 Bupa Great Yorkshire Run - 9th October 2011 - 10k
* Sponsoring Adam Etchers a young boxer who is signed with Hatton Promotions owned by Ricky Hatton.
* Sponsoring other charity events
Wilson Field, is one of the leading independent insolvency and business turnaround specialists providing complete business recovery, insolvency and personal debt solutions to businesses and individuals across the UK. Their headquarters are situated in Sheffield, employing over 70 staff. during 2011 Wilson Field have rescued 56 businesses (SME’s) and helped save 700 jobs.
History
Wilson Field began as Elliot Wilson, a partnership between Nick Wilson and David Elliot. David left on 31 December 2001, and David Field joined on 1 January 2002. The firm then became Wilson Field. Lisa Hogg joined as a partner in February 2003. David Field left the partnership on 31st March 2006 and Claire Foster became a partner in the business on 1st April 2006. Wilson Field was incorporated on 1st June 2006.
Wilson Field are a firm of insolvency practitioners dealing with all aspects of insolvency and corporate recovery. They have been running for 11 years and operate nationwide, there headquarters are situated in Sheffield and in 2010 they opened offices in Sheffield, Manchester, Leeds, West Midlands, with an unmanned office in London.
Location
Wilson Field headquarters are situated in Sheffield operating nationwide, with offices placed in Leeds, London, West Midlands and Manchester.
Wilson Field made the move to the new headquarters to The Manor House, a 6,000 sq ft office along Ecclessal Road South, Sheffield in 2009.
During October 2011 they expanded to a West Midlands office, located in Solihull within the Blythe Vally Business Park, employing 7 people.
*The Sheffield office was the first to be opened in 2001
*The London office is unmanned, with many appointments held there
*August 2010 - Opening of the Leeds office headed by Kelly Burton
*February 2011 - Opening of the Manchester office headed by Graham Ingham
*October 2011 - Opening of the West Midlands office headed by Neil Jeeves
Staff recruitment
There are four directors - Nick Wilson, Lisa Hogg, Claire Foster & Julie Fantom.
* When the firm started in 2001 there were 4 employees
* In 2010-11 there was a 30% increase in staff numbers
* In 2011-12 there has been an extra 20% increase in staff, totalling 78 employees with further appointments pending
* 90% of the workforce lives within 20 miles of the Headquarters in Sheffield, with the other 10% based at the different offices nationwide
* Staff turnover is low
* The firm has 7 Insolvency Practioners, 5 of which are female
Awards & Achievements
* 2012 - Best Business to Business websiteYorkshire Business Insider - best Business to Business website
* June 2012 - RSM Tenon Recovery - 12th place for Corporate Insolvencies
* May 2012 - RSM Tenon Recovery - 5th place for Corporate Insolvencies
* February 2012 - RSM Tenon Recovery - 9th place for Corporate Insolvencies
* 2011 - Shorlisted for Corporate Recovery Firm of the Year - Insolvency & Rescue Awards
Customer/Client Satisfaction
* Clients range from individuals to multi-million pound turnover small and medium enterprises
* Strong relationships with notable legal, valuation, accountancy firms, and the wider banking and finance industry
* May 2011-April 2012, Wilson Field have saved over 1,200 jobs and 100 businesses as well as returning over £5.5 million to creditors
* 70% of the work brought in is Corporate with the balance being split between consumers, self-employed and sole traders
* Strong financial performance and growth
* Growth before and during the recession
* 2011/12 financial year saw a record turnover of over £6 million - an increase of nearly 10% from the last financial year.
Sponsorship
* Supporting Neurocare in 2011 Bupa Great Yorkshire Run - 9th October 2011 - 10k
* Sponsoring Adam Etchers a young boxer who is signed with Hatton Promotions owned by Ricky Hatton.
* Sponsoring other charity events
thedatabank, inc. is a technology company specializing in software as a service for the nonprofit sector. Founded in 1998, it was the first company to provide web-based fundraising and donor management software..
History
thedatabank was founded in 1998 by Mark Paquette and Chris Hanson. Paquette and Hanson had previously worked in the nonprofit sector, with involvement in issues such as social justice, peace and human rights.
Paquette, a former engineer with Honeywell, worked on guidance systems for nuclear missiles before moving into educational software design, where he led technical teams for three versions of the educational computer game “The Oregon Trail.”
Hanson, who had previously founded six companies, raised millions of dollars for organizations such as Farm Aid, the Sierra Club, Special Olympics and Honor the Earth.:
*Fundraising
*Advocacy
*Volunteer management
*Social Media
*Meeting and Event management
*E-Marketing
Clients
thedatabank focuses on nonprofit organizations with annual revenues between one and ten million dollars - a group made up of approximately 250,000 organizations. They target environmental, civic, human rights and educational organizations. Currently, over one thousand organizations use thedatabank’s software products. by MN Business Magazine - April 2012
* "Best for the World" in worker and community impact by B Corporation - 2012 Annual Report
History
thedatabank was founded in 1998 by Mark Paquette and Chris Hanson. Paquette and Hanson had previously worked in the nonprofit sector, with involvement in issues such as social justice, peace and human rights.
Paquette, a former engineer with Honeywell, worked on guidance systems for nuclear missiles before moving into educational software design, where he led technical teams for three versions of the educational computer game “The Oregon Trail.”
Hanson, who had previously founded six companies, raised millions of dollars for organizations such as Farm Aid, the Sierra Club, Special Olympics and Honor the Earth.:
*Fundraising
*Advocacy
*Volunteer management
*Social Media
*Meeting and Event management
*E-Marketing
Clients
thedatabank focuses on nonprofit organizations with annual revenues between one and ten million dollars - a group made up of approximately 250,000 organizations. They target environmental, civic, human rights and educational organizations. Currently, over one thousand organizations use thedatabank’s software products. by MN Business Magazine - April 2012
* "Best for the World" in worker and community impact by B Corporation - 2012 Annual Report
Curia Market Research is a New Zealand market research company based in Wellington and was established in early 2004. Its principal is political adviser and blogger
Curia is a medium-large company within the industry, employing 38 staff with a capacity of 2000 calling minutes per evening, and specializing in political and special interest polls.
Criticisms of Curia
Curia has been recently criticized due to perceived bias within its research, being accused of producing results 'as requested' for clients. A quote from the Curia Market Research website states "Curia believes polling is an art, as well as a science. The most essential aspect to any poll is taking the time to understand the key drivers for clients, and ensuring the questions asked will be of maximum value." .
One of Curias business relationships is the Family First Organisation who has commissioned polls on homosexuality , legalized prostitution and anti-smacking laws . These studies have been accused of producing results that show inconsistencies with other market research companies like Colmar Brunton.
Same-Sex Marriage Research
A recent Curia poll comissoned by Family First on Same-sex marriage in New Zealand has been widely used by advocates of the movement opposing same sex marriage to suggest the government is acting against constituent support. This includes leading opposition website protectmarriage.org.nz.
The following criticisms of Curias methodology have been accused of producing skewed results:
- 78% of the respondents surveyed were over 46 with only 22% under 45 . This differs from population distributions where only approximately 35% of New Zealands population is over 45.
A effects of skew resulting from response variation by age shown in the report is a difference of: 18-45 year olds opposing the definition being 53-56%, while the amount of 45-61+ year olds that oppose the definition is only 31-47%. Similarly those supporting the definition in 18-45 year olds is 34-43% while 45-61+ rises to 46-62%.
- Respondents in rural locations were also over surveyed (Rural populations having generally more religious and more traditional populations). 31% of respondents were in rural areas while only 8.4% of New Zealands live in rural areas (see source table 1)
- The results of Curia's research with 52% of the population supporting ONLY heterosexual marriage shows stark difference to a May 2012 poll by Colmar Brunton poll in which 63% of New Zealanders supported same-sex marriage, and only 31% were against .
- Poll respondents were 57% female and 43% male; while population distributions show females as 51% of the population . This may have had some effect as females were found to be slightly more likely to approve of same-sex marriage. Although this proportional difference is not as stark as those above.
Prostitution-Legalization Research
Another poll by Curia on Prostitution in New Zealand has been widely sighted by proponents for legislation banning or placing limitations on prostitution in New Zealand
The survey which is available on family firsts website asked 'Should the prostitution laws be amended to specifically ban brothels in residential areas?' and states finding: 66% support banning brothels in residential areas, 26% are in opposition, and 8% are unsure or refuse to answer.
Criticisms include:
- Like the same-sex marriage poll an unusually high proportion of respondents were from conservative rural areas (31% of respondents versus 8.4% population distribution).
- Like the same-sex marriage poll respondent age distribution did not reflect that of the general population distributions; instead favoring older more conservative age groups. The over all effect of this is unknown as approval and disapproval varied significantly throughout age groups without clear trend towards changing attitudes with age.
- Like the same-sex marriage poll respondents were 57% female and 43% male; while population distributions show females as 51% of the population . Although being the same level of disproportionate response this may have had significant effect as females were found to be more substantially more likely to disapprove of prostitution (For females 44% - 64% approve regulation, while in males only 28% - 39% approve)
Curia is a medium-large company within the industry, employing 38 staff with a capacity of 2000 calling minutes per evening, and specializing in political and special interest polls.
Criticisms of Curia
Curia has been recently criticized due to perceived bias within its research, being accused of producing results 'as requested' for clients. A quote from the Curia Market Research website states "Curia believes polling is an art, as well as a science. The most essential aspect to any poll is taking the time to understand the key drivers for clients, and ensuring the questions asked will be of maximum value." .
One of Curias business relationships is the Family First Organisation who has commissioned polls on homosexuality , legalized prostitution and anti-smacking laws . These studies have been accused of producing results that show inconsistencies with other market research companies like Colmar Brunton.
Same-Sex Marriage Research
A recent Curia poll comissoned by Family First on Same-sex marriage in New Zealand has been widely used by advocates of the movement opposing same sex marriage to suggest the government is acting against constituent support. This includes leading opposition website protectmarriage.org.nz.
The following criticisms of Curias methodology have been accused of producing skewed results:
- 78% of the respondents surveyed were over 46 with only 22% under 45 . This differs from population distributions where only approximately 35% of New Zealands population is over 45.
A effects of skew resulting from response variation by age shown in the report is a difference of: 18-45 year olds opposing the definition being 53-56%, while the amount of 45-61+ year olds that oppose the definition is only 31-47%. Similarly those supporting the definition in 18-45 year olds is 34-43% while 45-61+ rises to 46-62%.
- Respondents in rural locations were also over surveyed (Rural populations having generally more religious and more traditional populations). 31% of respondents were in rural areas while only 8.4% of New Zealands live in rural areas (see source table 1)
- The results of Curia's research with 52% of the population supporting ONLY heterosexual marriage shows stark difference to a May 2012 poll by Colmar Brunton poll in which 63% of New Zealanders supported same-sex marriage, and only 31% were against .
- Poll respondents were 57% female and 43% male; while population distributions show females as 51% of the population . This may have had some effect as females were found to be slightly more likely to approve of same-sex marriage. Although this proportional difference is not as stark as those above.
Prostitution-Legalization Research
Another poll by Curia on Prostitution in New Zealand has been widely sighted by proponents for legislation banning or placing limitations on prostitution in New Zealand
The survey which is available on family firsts website asked 'Should the prostitution laws be amended to specifically ban brothels in residential areas?' and states finding: 66% support banning brothels in residential areas, 26% are in opposition, and 8% are unsure or refuse to answer.
Criticisms include:
- Like the same-sex marriage poll an unusually high proportion of respondents were from conservative rural areas (31% of respondents versus 8.4% population distribution).
- Like the same-sex marriage poll respondent age distribution did not reflect that of the general population distributions; instead favoring older more conservative age groups. The over all effect of this is unknown as approval and disapproval varied significantly throughout age groups without clear trend towards changing attitudes with age.
- Like the same-sex marriage poll respondents were 57% female and 43% male; while population distributions show females as 51% of the population . Although being the same level of disproportionate response this may have had significant effect as females were found to be more substantially more likely to disapprove of prostitution (For females 44% - 64% approve regulation, while in males only 28% - 39% approve)