Newspage 15th March 2018
We have copies kept of old newspages in the offices here in Moffat going back to 2008 which was when I moved down to Moffat from Skye in late November after a three week trip to India where I managed to get lost at Delhi airport.
Almost ten years on and we have quite swish offices in Sunnybrae, Old Well Road in Moffat, with carpets and new desks bought in early 2017. There is lots of space.
CIS is on the move again and as of Monday the 4th of June we will me making the 400 yard trip down onto Well Street in Moffat, smaller premises but what is an actual business premise as opposed to a house which has been converted.
We will be keeping the same numbers, website and email address, our Facebook page will also be in the same part of cyberspace.
I hope that there are not the same complications with switching the phone lines over as there was back in 2009 when we shut down the Portree office on Wentworth Street, overlooking the Tongadale Hotel. I hope that BT gets it right this time.
It will be time to say goodbye to the fax, goodbye to the lovely large interview room which I might just use for more traditional dinner parties and maybe a summer buffet.
I broke the news to Johanna and Jessica on Monday morning past and I am relieved that they both seem quite excited about the move and not having Saturday morning fish feeding duties. Bentley the Basset Hound and Poco the little Spanish Bodeguero will remain with me in Sunnybrae.
It is a busy old week so far in the CIS offices, five permanent placements so far, almost 30 adverts including two in Hong Kong which is always a boost! Johanna is into double figures for relief jobs out and we may make the 60 target for the second time this year. Tom is on holiday this week, coming back Monday to do some chef recruitment and work on more concise details for our brewery in Lockerbie.
As I write Jessica is getting another advert out.
The cool weather has come back today and the dogs are sitting quite content before I wake them from their slumber for the afternoon walk.
Then back to the office for some sous chef hunting.
The time in Moffat has been good for Chefs In Scotland, after our start on Skye all those years ago when many of us were still young.
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