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Upgrade Your Travel With Covington
06 days
by M. Fletcher
in Richmond Business
When you want to travel in style and comfort, Glen Allen based Covington Travel is there to help you with your planning needs. Whether you are looking to book business travel, plan a meeting, or plan the perfect vacation or even a cruise, the professionals at Covington travel are there to improve your travel experience from the first step out your door until you place your head back on your own pillow at home.
Well, you may have to take care of getting to and from the airport, but Covington Travel can help you with the most reliable flights and the best meeting venue. And, when you want to get away, Covington can help you plan the perfect vacation.
Covington has been upgrading your travel since 1967 when it began as a two person business. Josée Covington established the company in an era when airline and cruise tickets were handwritten. It helps that she’s fluent in five languages and is herself a world-wide travel. Her sons, Paul and Denny now help the agency to remain on top of the cutting edge of travel trends.
Today, Covington is in the top one percent of travel management companies located in the United States. Founded with the goal of upgrading the travel experience, Covington continues to provide exceptional service.
What the Covington team knows is that whether it’s individual travel or a corporation the smallest details are important. President and CEO Josée Covington says “Nothing is as important as the relationships we build with our clients, our suppliers, and our own colleagues. Not even the bottom line.”
With Covington you can upgrade the way you experience travel. After all, just because you’re traveling for business, there’s no reason to be miserable. Covington can make even business travel seem enjoyable.
What Covington understands about business travel is that it’s more than just getting the airline tickets. After all, you can do that online. But it takes professionals like those at Covington to be able to find the best deals, saving you time and money.
So maybe you not only need to travel for business, but you need to book facilities for a meeting was well. Covington can help you create distinctive meetings and events. Their experience with destinations and venues can save you lots of time that you might spend searching for just the right spot. More than that, the professional planners at Covington take care of all the endless hours of planning and details, bringing you a meeting that is flawlessly executed.
Dreaming of vacations can be fun. But sorting through websites and travel guides and brochures to find the best deals, reliable transportation and suitable accommodations can have you worn out before you even get to your destination. Allow Covington to help make your vacation more enjoyable by allowing their travel advisors to handle the details.
In a society where news is 24-hours and people are tethered to their phones and computers, every minute that can be saved by allowing professionals like Covington to take care of your travel, meeting and vacation needs is time you can spend on that next project, meeting with a client, or best of all, relaxing with the family.
That’s what Covington Travel can do for you with their knowledge and expertise as well as their many connections around the globe. They can create custom travel experiences and itineraries to meet your needs and preferences. As a member of Virtuoso, Covington has the added benefit of being able to offer you perks and upgrades that are not available to the general public. Because they deal with multiple clients, carriers and destinations on a day to day basis, Covington has access to deals and bargains that they’re more than happy to pass along to you.
If you’re looking to upgrade your travel experience, Covington Travel can do that for you.
When you need a plumber: Allied Plumbing and Construction is there for you
042 days
by M. Fletcher
in Richmond Business
There’s a reason Allied Plumbing and Construction Company was voted by readers of Style Magazine as “Richmond’s best home repair service” for 2011.” When you provide quality service at a reasonable price then your business should be rewarded.
Sooner or later, every homeowner is going to need the services of a plumber. Hopefully if you have plumbing needs, it will just be installation of a new water heater or replacing a valve, and you’ll have plenty of time to do it. Unfortunately, that’s not always the way it happens. When you find that water dripping down on your living room furniture, or you don’t have hot water for your shower or washing dishes, you’ll need a competent, efficient and reasonably priced plumber.
Sure, everyone knows the jokes about plumber’s rates and unfortunately plumber’s crack. But plumbing problems are serious issues and there is nothing funny when a plumbing disaster strikes.
Licensed Master Plumber Dominick Shelkey moved to Richmond in 2009 to start his business. As the owner of Allied Plumbing and Construction, Shelkey is also a Licensed Contractor. Shelkey believes that it is important for his company to offer free visits and free estimates and says that he doesn’t “want to charge anyone in Richmond for choosing Allied Plumbing to come to their home to repair their plumbing issues.”
But while still being relatively new to Richmond, Allied Plumbing and Construction offers over 25 years of plumbing and contracting experience. Experience like that gives you a company with the knowledge and skills to take care of your plumbing needs the right way and in a timely manner.
Shelkey says that his no charge estimate policy is his way of thanking the customer for allowing Allied Plumbing and Construction to be of service. He also offers Senior Citizens, Veterans, Active Military, Police Offers and Fire Fighters discounts every time they call.
Shelkey also believes that a plumber should only have to come to your home once to repair your issue He is adamant about his workers taking the time to repair the item right the first time they visit. Shelkey doesn’t think you should have to suffer through multiple repeat visits. He wants the job done right the first time. Allied Plumbing and Construction offers low competitive prices and is willing to answer your call 24 hours a day. Unlike most companies who charge you just to come and see if you have a problem, Allied won’t charge you for just the visit.
Allied Plumbing and Construction likes to offer customers rewards, not penalties for their business. It’s a refreshing change for a company just to want your business. And, should they arrive at your home later in the day, you won’t be charged should the repairs run into the evening hours.
Every new customer with Allied Plumbing and Construction receives 10% off of labor. In addition, every customer gets a free in home inspection of their plumbing system with every service call.
Allied Installs and repairs: water heaters, faucets, toilets, shower valves, leaks under your home, ceiling leaks, garbage disposals, valves and more. Allied is committed to stopping the leak and guarantees to beat any written estimate from another licensed plumbing contractor.
Allied Plumbing and Construction is professional, need and clean. When they’ve finished their work, they’ll put everything back in place, just like you had it. Their workers are pleasant and friendly to work with.
Allied is fully licensed and insured and will provide documentation upon request. Allied offers 24 hour service, 7 days a week. Allied accepts cash, check and all major credit cards. Reach them today for your plumbing needs at 804-715-7155.
Mom’s Treehouse for all things Mom
075 days
by M. Fletcher
in Richmond Business
Being a mother is a great job, but let’s face it, mothers are always busy. There’s always a child to feed, a scrape to kiss, a nose (or a behind) to wipe. Then there’s the business of taking care of the house, feeding the family. And in today’s economy, lots of moms have to work outside the home in addition to their already overly busy lives. While there’s nothing more rewarding than the unconditional love your child can give, it’s not always easy to be super mom.
Whether it’s caring for children, working for the PTA, playing taxi driver for various practices and events, or just trying to keep the household together, moms need all the resources and help they can get.
That’s where Mom’s Treehouse comes in. Mom’s Treehouse is there to provide mothers with support, education and resources to manage and maintain healthy active lives of their own. Mom’s Treehouse opened in Short Pump in December 2010 and is coming up on its first birthday as a resource for mothers.
Mom’s Treehouse also offers a full-range of fitness programs for mom and children as well as professional services for families. Fitness classes at Mom’s Treehouse are for moms regardless of their current level of fitness or age of their children. The professionals at Mom’s Treehouse are certified in pre- and post-natal fitness. Mom’s Treehouse can help moms to get fit, lose weight, gain strength and be better prepared for the daily challenges.
Fitness classes are also offered for children from birth to pre-school and even school-age. Working together Mom’s Treehouse can help moms and their children develop healthy, active lifestyles.
There’s a great social benefit to Mom’s Treehouse. Mothers get to meet other Moms and form lasting friendships. After all, who better to understand what a Mom has to deal with than other Moms? But the social benefits aren’t just for the moms, they’re for the kids as well.
Beyond fitness and the social benefits, Mom’s Treehouse offers other services such as doula and massage services, as well as nutrition and lactation consulting. The shop in the front lobby offers moms products and clothing items that are perfect for an active mom’s workout.
Founder and owner Rachel Pustinik, herself a mom of 2 young daughters, says that when her first daughter was just a few months old she founded Stroller Strides in Richmond. She began training moms for local running events and eventually created Mother Runner Training. She soon realized that regardless of the age of their children, all moms need support and encouragement, so she founded Mom’s Treehouse as a home for moms where they can learn how to raise a happy and healthy family while receiving the support they need.
Pustinik says “I realized that no matter what the age of her children, a mom continues to need support, encouragement, and a sense of community. I realized I needed to create a ‘HOME’ for moms,a ‘HOUSE’ where they can learn how to raise a happy and healthy family all while receiving support and acknowledgement for thier dedication, and a ‘TREEHOUSE’ where moms are the center of attention.”
Membership in Mom’s Treehouse is $99 a month and includes:
- Free and unlimited classes for Mom. Classes include Stroller Strides, Fit4Baby, Zumba and Friday Booty Blast
- Free and unlimited classes for the kids. Classes include Kids and Family Yoga, Martial Arts Classes, Irish Dance, Eco-Art for Toddlers, Baby Signs Sign Language, Playgroups and much more.
- Discounts on other programs which include Body Back, Mother Runner and more.
Mom’s Treehouse is located at 2292 John Rolfe Parkway in Richmond. Call them at 888-232-2450 or visit their website.
Line things up with VibrAlign
0108 days
by M. Fletcher
in Richmond Business
VibrAlign
Machines are wonderful things, as are the people who build and run them. But if your industry relies on those machines to function properly and efficiently, then alignment and calibrations are essential. To keep your business in business, VibrAlign provides easy to use shaft alignment systems and vibration solutions.
VibrAlign offers shaft alignment tools, alignment training and customer service to meet your needs. You can get the tools and training to perform your own alignment work, or bring in the experienced service professionals.
Founded in 1983 VibrAlign takes pride in their superior service. Some of the things VibrAlign sells include highly accurate and easy-to-use shaft alignment tools, including the Shaft Hog, the Fixturlaser GO series, and the Fixturlaser XA series. VibrAlign also sells the Belt Hog sheave alignment tool.
Your business needs the machines you use to function properly and accurately or you can risk losing valuable time and perhaps valuable customers. The machine alignment that VibrAlign offers everything you need in machine alignment whether it’s for horizontally mounted machines, vertically mounted machines or tool alignment. VibrAlign can help keep the machines running your pumps, fans, gearboxes, blenders, and transportation systems in fine working order.
Poor belt alignment can mean belt misalignment. Correct alignment and belt tension are important in terms of efficiency and time between repairs.
VibrAlign knows that the benefits of proper belt pulley alignment include; increased lifetime of belts, seats and couplings, reduction of vibrations and noise, minimized downtime, extended operating time and savings on energy costs.
VibrAlign wants to improve your alignment efficiency and reduce the actual human workload. Every piece of the process must be perfect in alignment. Fixturlaser’s world-class technology combined with VibrAlign’s customer service and alignment expertise makes them the people you want to go to for your machinery alignment.
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If you’d prefer to align your own machinery, VibrAlign can provide all the training you need. Their training program was developed with the goal of making you a great aligner. You’ll be taught by a team of dedicated trainers who are also experienced aligners. They know what they’re talking about. But your training will not just be in a classroom setting. You’ll get actual hands on experience performing alignments on the machines you’ll be working with in your own industry.
In the training program, you’ll learn the Verti-ZontalTM Compound Mode, an alignment process developed by David Zdrojewski, the founder of VibrAlign. And you’ll be in a classroom setting of no more than nine students so you’ll get that individualized instruction and hands on experience you need. If you get back to your place of business and still need some guidance, you’ll have free ongoing telephone support.
VibrAlign is based at 530G Southlake Boulevard just off Midlothian Turnpike. Give them a call at 804-394-3279 or check out the company website. If you’re not in Richmond check out their list of field representatives for the VibrAlign professional closest to you.