首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
The National Weather Centre’s most recent customers are What additional help is the Centre going to receive from local agencie
The National Weather Centre’s most recent customers are What additional help is the Centre going to receive from local agencie
admin
2010-01-24
102
问题
The National Weather Centre’s most recent customers are
What additional help is the Centre going to receive from local agencies?
Woman: ... And our studio guest today is Giles Milton, Operations Director at the National Weather Centre. Giles, welcome.
Man: Thank you.
Woman: Giles, firstly, most people will know the Centre provides weather reports for TV and radio stations, but they’re not your only ’customers’, are they?
Man: Not by any means. The Centre started out a hundred and fifty years ago, largely serving the shipping industry, but now it provides a whole range of services. We’ve been helping supermarkets for some time to predict when to buy more stocks of ice cream, for example, when a heat wave’s approaching. Our forecasts for administrators of health authorities help them predict when flu outbreaks might occur. That’s something we’ve only just got off the ground. And there’s also our long-standing industrial advisory service for farmers, fishermen and airlines.
Woman: A real industry, then! Two years ago, the Centre announced its plan to relocate. What brought about that decision?
Man: Well, our first premises were near London and were leased to us by the government, and we’d always expected to stay there. But the site offered no scope for desperately needed development, and we had to do something. Although we were initially reluctant to borrow money to finance a relocation, there was no other choice.
Woman: Hm. Did it take long finding an alternative site?
Man: Over a year - which looking back seems excessively long, as we only seriously considered three locations: Oxford, Ipswich - and Plymouth, which was the one we eventually chose. All three places had a good labour supply and running costs were comparable; although I guess Plymouth is slightly cheaper - while being the furthest by road and rail from London. I think, in the end, we realised we could do our work just about anywhere - the data we deal with are all received and sent out via computer, after all.
Woman: And you were sure staff would be happy to make the commitment of moving permanently to such a nice part of the country?
Man: Well, yes, but this is different from tourism. We rely on the expertise of specialist IT people and where we were before, there are hundreds of businesses in the same position. We think there’ll be less demand for their services here.
Woman: Didn’t you have to offer them more money to relocate?
Man: We decided on a generous relocation package, and that seemed to be enough.
Woman: Are staff who relocated to your new base happy they made the move?
Man: So fag yes. We thought they’d be most impressed by the beautiful countryside, but all they’ve said is how pleased they are they can now afford to move up the ladder in terms of finding a place to live - accommodation costs near London have shot up in recent years. And they’re finding Plymouth has the same amenities they were used to before, so no complaints there.
Woman: Did the Centre receive any local government support to relocate?
Man: Yes, and that was enormously useful. We didn’t have to buy land from the local council, and our offices were purpose-built according to our specifications. We were liable for business taxes from day one, but our first rent isn’t due until the site is fully developed, in about twelve months’ time.
Woman: A big incentive, then!
Man: Yes. We’re very pleased we’ve established such a good relationship with the local government. There’s a range of generous incentives in this region, and they are available equally to local and national organisations. They see us as a nationally high-profile organisation which, by moving here should attract a number of London-based companies to the region.
Woman: So, is there any other help available, from local business agencies, for example?
Man: We’ve been offered various things - one agency provided a consultant to advise us on the initial design phase. We’ve just signed an agreement with the local employment agency, whereby they’re prepared to pay fifty per cent of the cost of sending our technicians on external computer courses. We could have benefited financially from another scheme if we’d been able to take on school leavers, but our openings are only for experienced workers.
Woman: Quite. Tell me about the logistics of...
选项
A、training to develop employees’ IT skills
B、grants for employing school leavers
C、consultants’ advice on office design
答案
A
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/8WzO777K
本试题收录于:
BEC中级听力题库BEC商务英语分类
0
BEC中级听力
BEC商务英语
相关试题推荐
•YouwillheararadiointerviewbetweenawomanjournalistandMichaelDell,ChairmanofDellInc.andhisnewCEO,KevinRolli
Youwillhearaspeakergivingagroupofmanagersadviceonhowtorunaproject.Asyoulisten,forquestions1-12,completet
YouwillhearaconversationbetweentwoHumanResourcesmanagers,MariaandDavid,abouthowtoreducestaffturnoverintheir
YouwillhearaBusinessStudiestutorandastudent,Martin,discussingRalcona,aUK-basedsoft-drinkscompany.Foreachquest
Youwillhearanopeningkeynoteatthe2ndITOutsourcingConference&Expo.Asyoulisten,forquestions1—12,completetheno
TaskTwo-WhatcausedproblemsinthefirstyearForquestions18-22,matchtheextractswiththeproblems,listedA-H.F
•Thethreechartsbelowshowacompany’soperatingprofit(in$million),turnover(in$million)andunitsales(i.e.numbero
Youhaverecentlyhadanumberofproblemswithalocalcompanywhichsuppliesyouwithgoodsforyourworkplace.Youhavebeen
•Readthejobadvertisementbelow.•Foreachquestion(31-40),writeonewordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.
gainofonly2%butadividendof7%.Bymixinguptheinvestmentvehiclesinyour
随机试题
在考生文件夹下有一个数据库文件“samp3.accdb”,其中存在已经设计好的表对象“tEmp”、查询对象“qEmp”和窗体对象“fEmp”。同时,给出窗体对象“fEmp”上两个按钮的单击事件的部分代码,请按以下要求补充设计。在窗体对象“fEmp”上有
求
下述哪种疾病,MRI诊断价值优于CT
2019年暑假,A市到B市部分高铁列车的商务、特等和一等座票价实施8.5折优惠。大学生小明和妈妈准备乘坐G485次高铁列车从A市出发到B市探亲。小明抢到该车次仅剩的一张二等车票,享受暑期学生票7.5折优惠。妈妈只能购买该车次的一等车票。已知A到B市客运里程
下列民族中信奉佛教的民族有()
必须长期坚持对严重危害社会治安的犯罪分子采取依法从重从快惩处的政策,必要时在全国范围或较大区域内开展对严重刑事犯罪活动集中统一的打击行动。()
2016年1月25日,()荣获首批中国研学旅游目的地称号,成为全国首批10个、山东省唯一入选城市。
某单位采用DHCP服务器进行IP地址自动分配。下列DHCP报文中,由客户机发送给服务器的是()。
Peopleineveryworkplacetalkaboutorganizationalculture,themysteriouswordthatcharacterizesaworkenvironment.Oneof
A、Shewillnotsaywhatthebosswilldo.B、Don’ttellthebossthebadnews.C、Thebosswillnotdoanything.D、Shedoesn’tkno
最新回复
(
0
)