We are delighted to welcome Lianne Coates to the team as our Sales & Marketing Director. She's working with us on our Virtual Apprenticeships in Sales & Service for the Beyond9to5 project.

Lianne has over twenty years experience in professional business environments, predominantly in sales and marketing roles, but has been involved in many aspects of the business process. She has built a reputation for consistently delivering a high standard of training to a wide range of businesses in an approachable yet professional way. Lianne designs and develops innovative training programmes that have a measurable impact on profits. All the training is put together from her experience and knowledge of what works for businesses.  We are very pleased to have her on board.

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Chris Maiden, of Reach Further's Drupal associates Menus and Blocks, is spending part of a week later this summer cycling from London to Paris in aid of the Meningitis Trust. Chris, along with a friend, is planning the charity bike ride to arrive in Paris for the start of Drupalcon Paris 2009 at the end of August.

Chris is riding his folding Brompton cycle for the Meningitis Trust charity. He can be sponsored at at http://www.justgiving.com/le-tour-de-drupal and you can follow his exploits at http://menusandblocks.co.uk/le-tour-de-drupal and on Twitter @matason and using the hashtag #tourdedrupal