We had a whale of a time at the MRS Annual Conference this month; plenty of interesting speakers and a discernible air of optimism for the road ahead made for an informative and productive couple of days for Face Facts own Alison White and Jennifer Garrick.

Making the conference extra special was The Research Liberation Front’s inaugural awards ceremony on the first night, at which some truly brave souls were awarded The Ginny Valentine Badge of Courage. Amongst those on the honours list was Face Facts intrepid leader Alison, whose acceptance speech had the room in stitches, not least because her award was for “Sheer Bloodymindedness”!

Watch Alison’s speech…

Just a quick news update to let you all know that we passed our ISO inspection!

Like going to the dentist, panic had been building up inside Face Facts Towers for over a week, making it out to be much worse than it actually is. But when our lovely ISO inspector arrived she put our minds at rest very quickly.

ISO is really important to us and our business because we’re sticklers for high standards. Having a nationally recognised accreditation is assurance to our clients, both old and new, that we’re still working hard for them and keeping out eye on the ball!

Sometimes people talk the talk but you find out way too late that they just cant walk the walk. With ISO you can be certain that we’re up to the task of managing your valuable projects carefully and with the kind of professionalism you would expect from any supplier.

For more information visit the ISO 20252 page of The British Standards Institution website.

It’s been a hectic year so far for the team with new clients, ISO visits and Valentine’s stunts to coordinate. Not to mention all the research we’ve been doing of course.

As a result of our busy new year we had been putting off breathing some life into our new office a.k.a ‘Face Facts Towers’ since moving in at the end of January.

But no more! The neutral colour scheme has been kicked in to touch thanks to our intrepid MD Alison who spent her weekend battling the IKEA crowds and giving our little corner of the world some real personality. Needless to say, the entire Face Facts team arrived on Monday morning to discover the most vibrant and welcoming reception area in all of Leeds (maybe even England).

So what do you think? We dare you not to smile when you next walk into our offices.

We’ve posted more great office pictures to our Facebook page, why not check them out now and share your office photos with us!