From abseiling to zorbing, thrillseekers looking for something different to do should check out a new website that was launched on Tuesday 19 May (2009).

Superfundaysout.com is a free online directory, created by three adrenaline-seeking employees of the University of Winchester, which lists a wide range of activities guaranteed to get heart’s pumping and pulses racing. It showcases more than 2,300 companies across the UK offering thrills such as sky-diving, paintballing, tank driving, surfing white water rafting and hot air ballooning.

There is no fiddly registration or payment for bookings like the other websites available, just go to the home page and choose your location and activity to get details of local providers. Superfundaysout.com takes no commission from bookings and as such the maximum profit from the companies can be made at the cheapest price to the customers, a win-win situation!

“For years directories have been adding to the cost of exciting activities and I thought it was time there was a service for thrillseekers that didn’t mean extra expense for the customers,” said Yaz.

Businesses looking to reduce their costs also benefit from our low advertising rates and the fact that SFDO directs potential customers straight to them.

“We have got more than 2,300 companies represented on the site already and the cost to the providers to keep their advertising on the site is very low to create sustainable, national advertising for the many fantastic activities on offer”.

“We are confident that we are creating the best, most comprehensive, most intuitive and free of charge directory for anyone wanting to take part in any extreme or adrenaline sports anywhere in the country.”

SportJobsInAsia.com is Asia’s first career website dedicated to the rapidly growing sports industry in Asia. Launched today, it is exclusively focused on servicing event organizers, job seekers and employers within the sports industry in Asia.

SportJobsInAsia.com recognizes the unique needs of the sporting events community and offers services that extend beyond simply matching job seekers and employers. The company offers intern placements, executive search, volunteer placement, and helps recruit, screen, and select volunteers or mass-staff-hires for short term contracts.

With the growth of local sporting events, sportjobsinasia.com looks to provide the services to help make an event successful by finding the right talent with sport-specific experience. These services may range from finding one individual for a national sport association or hundreds of people to help run a marathon.

“A few years ago, it was not really an option to have a career in Sports,” says Lee King Keng, Director of Communications. “After the Beijing Olympics more Asian’s are actively seeking jobs within the sports industry and we believe this will be one of the fastest growing job industries in Asia over the next 5 years.”

In celebration of the outstanding year of sports in Asia and in support of the Youth Olympic Games, all job posting will be made free during the launch period.

About SportJobsInAsia.com

Our goal is to make your job search or recruitment easier, effective and positive. We strive to create tools that make web-based job listings more accessible and our search results more relevant to you. We want to help people find their dream job in sports.

If you are an event organizer, we know your needs are unique and different than a typical company. That is why, we provide searches for mass-volunteer recruitment, interns, and event day contract-staff at all levels of expertise. Let us help make your event a success.

If you are a job seeker, we can help you find your dream job in sports.

Contact Information

LEE King Keng

Communications Director

[email protected]

www.SportJobsInAsia.com

On the 17th of April John George took 16 JAG employees on the PalmerSport Day at Bedford Autodrome in Northamptonshire. The day comprised of a full briefing, followed by colleagues and co-workers racing each other in a series of seven different high-performance vehicles.

John managed to win the Palmer Jaguar JP1, Porsche 911 JP3 and Caterham 7 Sprint races; making him the overall winner of the day. To his dismay, Andy Whitaker beat John over the line in the Renault Clio Cup session; despite John’s previous racing experience in the Clio Cup.

One highlight of the day included Business Manager Hayley Luxton being “blue-flagged” (a warning given to drivers to move away from the racing line when they are about to be overtaken). Hayley complied with the warning at first and pulled her car over, before changing her mind and re-entering the racing line, pushing Group Operations Manager Scott Fulfitt into a “brake here” sign in the process.

Despite his little accident, Scott had a good time, finishing in 7th overall for the day. He said: “The day was excellent and a huge amount of thought was put into it, from signing in, the food, travel… it was good to see that everyone, including people who were not that sure about driving too fast had a good day. It was great to meet everyone in such a great atmosphere.”

The event was made possible by Orange, who also sent five of their own staff to the event to mingle with JAG’s employees and compete against them in the racing. JAG’s ongoing Preferred Partner status with the network comes as a result of the company connecting so many users to Orange; the PalmerSport Day was a further incentive, and a thank-you from the network to JAG.

JAG invited five of its branch staff to the event, for selling high volumes of various different Orange products. Although the incentive was open to all JAG branch staff, it was only Branch Managers who made the mark. Andy Macey, Manager of JAG’s Shirley branch, Lee McBride (Manager, Gosport) Steve Turner (Manager, Falmouth) and Maxine Ryl (Manager, Belper) all attended the racing day.

Maxine said: “It was a very competitive day and we all had a great time. Working for JAG is like being part of one big team, and the Palmer Day really showed that.”

Andy Whitaker, JAG Group Manager who has raced rally cars competitively in the past said: “This wasn’t the first time I’ve been on one of these days, but whenever I get the chance to go, I go. It’s so well organised, the cars are well-kept and the instructors are brilliant. It’s a fantastic place.”

Area Manager Joanne Whyman said: “It was an incredible experience. I feel really lucky to have had the opportunity to race seven different super cars in one day. We had professional racing drivers in the cars with us showing us how to do it all and they really pushed us to the limit. I liked the Land Rover bit best –it was more skill than speed.”

John George, the most experienced racer present on the day said: “It’s terrific to share my hobby with my friends and colleagues –the day was good for teambuilding and getting to know some JAG staff a bit better. Everyone got into the spirit of the day and I’m delighted by how much they all enjoyed it.”

The Palmer Day was another example of the wide range of perks and incentives available to JAG’s employees across the board, from Sales Executives to Senior Management.

Branch Manager of JAG’s Falmouth branch, Steve Turner said: “I’ve known most of these people for years, but it was great to get to know some of the new staff JAG has taken on, in such a relaxed and enjoyable environment. It was the day of a lifetime.”

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