Making Work Placements Work

Making Work Placements Work

Today marks the last day of a year-long placement for Rob Thomas, an undergraduate studying Business Management at Northumbria University, who joined the St Astier team in September 2011. Looking back over the last 12 months, I can say that the whole experience has...
Tall Tales From Borneo

Tall Tales From Borneo

An uncomfortable exchange between Ranson and a group of local women in Borneo was narrowly avoided recently. The chance meeting took place three hours into Carol and Ranson’s trip up mount Kotakinabalu. Desperately in need of something to drink and a spot to rest, and...
Bowling for DisAstier

Bowling for DisAstier

Our good friends at Northern Construction Chemicals invited us to attend the Concrete Society’s 10 pin bowling event at Durham Bowling Alley last night. So, we duly sent along our top bowlers to compete as ringers for ‘NCC 3’. With Ranson leading the way, our crack...