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University of Warwick Science Park
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Rant and Rave win commerce award for Innovation through technology

26 June 2008


Rant and Rave wins local award!!

'Rant and Rave' - the survey brand of Rapide has been nominated for and won a prestigious Midlands based award and is now moving on to be recognised nationally!


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Flood planning must be taken more seriously

15 July 2008


Flood planing must be taken more seriously

An official independent review commissioned by ministers on last summer’s flooding has found that the Nation’s flood defence must be taken more seriously if communities are to be better protected. Rapide offer the perfect solution to warning homes and businesses of impending floods.


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Rapide races through the rain to raise £1,500 for charity!

26 June 2008


Rapide raise money for charity at the BUPA 10K run

The Spring Bank Holiday rain didn’t deter the 14 Rapide employees who took part in this year’s BUPA London 10k run. Altogether, with the help of friends and family, they raised £1,500 for Myton Hospice.


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Rapide are raising money for Myton Hospice this May Bank Holiday

21 April 2008


Rapide raise money for Myton Hospice

Fourteen employees at Rapide are attempting to run for glory and raise money for Myton Hospice. The team are taking part in this year's BUPA 10k London run in May. Sponsor us now at www.justgiving.com/rapide.


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Rapide’s ‘Phab’ boys successfully complete this year’s Flora London Marathon and raise over £3,000!

14 April 2008


Rapide raise money for Phab Kids charity

This April, Rapide’s Client Manager and Development Manager took on and successfully completed the Flora London Marathon for children’s charity Phabkids. And they managed to raise a staggering £3,000 for the cause!


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Today's Briton's in the grip of 'nomo-phobia'
31 March 2008


Today's Briton's in the grip of 'nomo-phobia'

For nearly one in five phone users being out of mobile-phone contact is as stressful as moving house or breaking up with a partner, according to a survey from YouGov. But this can only be a good thing for marketers who want to communicate to customers through mobile phones.


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Rapide’s Enhanced Booking Confirmation System wins Premier Inn an Award!

13 March 2008


Rapide help win awards with text service

The Hotel Marketing Association (HMA) honoured Premier Inn with the ‘Best Use of Technology 2007’ accolade for use of Rapide’s Enhanced Booking Confirmation System.


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The Chief Whip’s Office move to text with Rapide!

29 February 2008


The Chief Whip’s Office move to text with Rapide!

Members of Parliament (MPs) are phasing out pagers to improve communications and save more money. Gone are the days when MPs received a pager message in the House of Commons. Now it’s a text message - using Rapide!


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Rapide’s short code trebles expected response!

16 November 2007


Rapide's short code helps grow bookings for Innkeepers Lodge

In less than 24 hours, Rapide set up a short code number for Innkeeper’s Lodge to use on their national advertising campaign. It quickly exceeded the hotel chain’s expectations and increased their expected campaign response by 300%.


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Tidal surge puts pressure on UK coasts
9 November 2007


Tidal surge puts pressure on UK coasts

High tides are putting pressure on coasts around the UK and many regions are on severe flood alert. Businesses and residents are all affected by the impending flooding and they need to be informed of the current dangers to their lives and homes. Rapide has the technology to help you tell those people affected.


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Important changes to the Rapide Voice Message service
8 November 2007


Important changes to our voice services

There have been some important changes to the Rapide Voice Message service to make things easier for you when recording your messages. Read more now.


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Rapide’s Client Executive climbs to the skies for Unicef
7 November 2007


Rapide Account Manager climbs to Everest base camp for charity

Rapide’s Client Executive, Duncan Ramm climbed his way up to the Base Camp of Mount Everest in the Himalayas and raised a fabulous £300 for children’s charity, Unicef. This follows on from the previous fundraising efforts of the Rapide team where they have managed to raise over £3,000 for charity over the last 12 months.


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And the winner is...
1 November 2007


And the winner is...

The winner of our Marketing Forum photo competition is announced today. The lucky winner will be receiving a brand new digital camera to continue their glorious photographic career.


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Time to put our hats and gloves on as we head into winter this Sunday!
26 October 2007


Time to put our hats and gloves on as we head into winter this Sunday!

Winter draws in as the clocks go back and British Summertime ends on Sunday. No more heat waves in the UK – although let’s be honest, we haven’t seen much of that this year anyway! But do your staff and customers know that they get an extra hour in bed this weekend? Rapide has the key to letting them know.


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Rapide are faster, cheaper and more reliable - and we don't go on strike!
12 October 2007


Don't be held back from communicating.

Rapide prides itself on providing faster, more reliable methods of communication – and what’s more – Rapide doesn’t go on strike so you can be sure corresponding with customers is always easy and available.


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Blue Tongue - National Farmers' Union use Rapide to advise 20,000 farmers!
5 October 2007


NFU use Rapide to keep customers updated

UK livestock farmers have faced many challenges over the past few years, but the recent outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease and the more recent Blue Tongue outbreak are a bitter blow. Find out how Rapide helped to prevent further wide spread of this disease.


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Rapide boys race 47,000 others to £1,200!
1 October 2007


Rapide run for charity

Three of the Rapide team took on the challenge of the Great North Run, a half marathon through the streets of Newcastle in September, to raise money for charities across the UK.


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Rapide's latest recruit steps into the UK finals
21 September 2007


Rapides' Yiannis Maos wins award

After tough competition in the Shell Step regional rounds, Rapide’s latest recruit, Yiannis Maos, powered through to achieve the accolade of ‘Most Enterprising Student’, gaining a sought after place in the UK finals.


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Rapide's move sends out positive message
19 September 2007


Rapide moves up in the world!

Rapide Communication is sending out a strong signal after growing too big for its Coventry headquarters.


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Formula One racing star, Lewis Hamilton gets in touch
7 September 2007


Rapide voice messaging leaves a strong impression!

Vodafone’s customers were left blown away by a voice message straight to their mobile phones from Formula One racing driver, Lewis Hamilton. Rapide made this happen.


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Mobile phones make your advertising pay
28 August 2007


Mobile phones make your advertising pay

According to research, businesses don’t make the most of their advertising. And many companies are missing opportunities for making their advertising pay - but there is a simple solution to the problem.


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Rapide's Marketing Executive soars in charity skydive
20 August 2007


Rapides' Stacey Roberts skydives for charity

Rapide have continued in their charity fundraising this month by raising money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Their Marketing and Communications Executive, Stacey Roberts, participated in a 10,000ft Skydive raising an amazing £900!


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Rapide flies into action for Thomas Cook Airlines this summer
6 August 2007
Thomas cook employ Rapide to help ensure a smooth service When there is a disruption to the flight programme, all Thomas Cook Airline flight deck and cabin crew need to know about it quickly; But staff are based in 700 locations all over the world, which makes contacting them quite tricky.

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Rapide helps the Border and Immigration Agency manage over 10,000 appointments per month
1 August 2007


Rapide helps the Border and Immigration Agency manage over 10,000 appointments per month!

The Border and Immigration Agency’s Public Enquiry Offices rely on Rapide every day to remind applicants of their UK residency appointments. Find out how the Agency have used Rapide to reduce their ‘no show’ figure by 4% in the last three months.

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Immediate feedback is 40% more accurate

15th July 2007
Gartner research shows why Rapides services are the way of the future

It’s important to know what both your staff and customers think, although finding a quick and simple way to capture this information can sometimes prove difficult.

Gartner research highlights the importance of using Rapide’s Rant and Rave service by proving immediate feedback is 40% more accurate than feedback collected 24 hours after the event. Read more about how Rant and Rave works and how it could help your business.

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Rapide powers Ministry of Defence incident management

20 June 2007

Rapide powers Ministry of Defence incident management

The Nuclear Accident Response Organisation, part of the Royal Navy, rely on Rapide to recall specialist teams to respond to incidents onboard nuclear submarines. Training exercises across many of the UK's main naval dockyards and ports over the last few yearshave achieved impressive results with a 100% success record.

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Whitbread bar displays showcased in MMS photo competition
9 May 2007


Whitbread bar displays showcased in MMS photo competition

Staff in Whitbread pubs and bars nationwide channelled their imagination to try to create the best point of sale display in the country.  The competition secured a moment of fame for the entrants by showcasing the photos, received by MMS through Rapide, online; with winners basking in glory with a dedicated news item in the staff magazine.

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Rapide raises money for Red Nose Day
19 March 2007
Rapide raises money for Red Nose Day Rapide Communication organised a day of treats and entertainment for its staff in Coventry on Friday 16th March and managed to raise £600 for Comic Relief!

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Fast work to get the message across
12 March 2007
Fast work to get the message across Rapide have been nominated for Coventry Telegraph's Communications Technology in Business Award. This award, which is open to small and medium businesses, will go to the company that has successfully introduced new technology to improve communications with external or internal customers or suppliers.

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European Athletics Indoor Championship use text to motivate volunteers
9 March 2007
European Athletics Indoor Championship use text to motivate volunteers This year, the European Athletics Indoor Championship was staged at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena for the first time. The event organisers decided to use text as a way of motivating their 500 volunteers to ensure this was the "Best Ever Indoor Championship".

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Transas depend on Rapide to communicate incidents at sea
28 February 2007
Transas depend on Rapide to communicate incidents at sea Transas are a world leading developer and supplier of software and hardware technology for sea transport. Their onboard equipment is used on more than 10,000 commercial ships and yachts in 100 countries and is the most advanced marine navigational systems that can be run on standard PCs. Rapide's text and email service is an integrated part of the service, providing ship security alerts.

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Central Trains use text to communicate snow disruption
7 February 2007
Central Trains use text to communicate snow disruption	Heavy snow fell early in February and nobody is more aware of it than Central Trains. On a daily basis they need to be aware of any incidents that occur and deal with them quickly. It is always made harder when Central Trains have to deal with situations which are out of their control -like the weather - that's why a flexible, immediate communication method like text is even more important to them.

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Environment Agency Flood Alerts
16 January 2007
Environment Agency Flood Alerts Around 5 million people in England and Wales live in flood risk areas and it is the Environment Agency that needs to warn them about any potential risk. That's where Rapide comes in.

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Rapide helps Oxfam this Christmas
30 December 2006


Rapide donate money to Oxfam for Christmas

This Christmas Rapide have swapped their traditional Secret Santa for a much more worthwhile cause. Instead of the usual present swapping festivities they decided to donate money to Oxfam appeals all over the world.


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Christmas greetings delivered in record time by Rapide
29 December 2006
Sun use Rapide to deliver Christmas voice message

Staff at Sun Microsystems were surprised to receive a call from their Managing Director wishing them a Merry Christmas. The voice message, delivered by Rapide, was recorded and despatched in record time before the Christmas holiday began.

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Our apprentices are on the right wavelength
15 December 2006
Our apprentices are on the right wavelength Seventeen-year-old Liam Gilleran and 20-year-old Sara Hurren have passed their exams while working at Rapide Communication at the University of Warwick Science Park's Business Innovation Centre in Coventry.

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Rapide Supports England Ashes Campaign
17 November 2006
Rapide Supports England Ashes Campaign	Thanks to Rapide Communication, journalists from across the world know the latest about the England Cricket team. As England's bid to retain the Ashes heats up, Andrew Walpole, Media Relations Manager uses the service to text journalists about squad training, match fitness and press conferences. He said "It's been a vital communication tool for us."

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Rapide technology showcased at Call Centre Expo 2006
20 October 2006
Rapide technology showcased at Call Centre Expo 2006	Opal Rant & Rave, built using technology produced by Rapide Communication, played a starring role at this year's Call Centre Expo. Rant & Rave wasn't just available as a demonstration at the Opal stand, conference organisers CMP used Rant & Rave to collect feedback about the Expo itself.

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Name Change for Technology Company
1 September 2006
Name Change for Technology Company Today, following a management buyout, Rapide Communication Ltd is the new name for technology company Wire-e.

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