Time to pressure Premier

[Tintin]

I am told that local marina staff have raised temporary reductions in fees for berth holders, but "corporate" have said no with the usual corporate drivel as an excuse.

Given that they won't be employing seasonal staff and will no doubt furlough staff, this lockdown is going to prove very profitable for them.

Anyway, the Business Development Director is Andy Mills and his email address is AndyM@premiermarinas.com.

It may be worth writing to him.

 

[dom]

In normal circumstances, of course.

However, today the Wellcome Trust (owner of Premier since May 2015) is in the vanguard of Covid-19 vaccine research. It has a simply fantastic track record in supporting public health globally and is working flat out to find or assist in the finding of a Covid-19 vaccine or cure. Any Premier surplus goes directly to help Wellcome‘s charitable and research efforts, as opposed for example to some avaricious private equity outfit.

I am only posting this to help everyone to reach an informed decision before writing to them. Here is a link to a recent Press Release on their COVID-Zero initiative:

COVID-Zero: new coalition for businesses to fund R&D | Wellcome

 

[Sadlerfin]

Maybe one approach for them is to offer some reduction/ gesture with the option of donating back to the Welcome Foundation.

I'm not sure how transparent they are in how their profits are distributed, maybe others are ?

 

[Tintin]

In normal circumstances, of course.

However, today the Wellcome Trust (owner of Premier since May 2015) is in the vanguard of Covid-19 vaccine research. It has a simply fantastic track record in supporting public health globally and is working flat out to find or assist in the finding of a Covid-19 vaccine or cure. Any Premier surplus goes directly to help Wellcome‘s charitable and research efforts, as opposed for example to some avaricious private equity outfit.

I am only posting this to help everyone to reach an informed decision before writing to them. Here is a link to a recent Press Release on their COVID-Zero initiative:

COVID-Zero: new coalition for businesses to fund R&D | Wellcome

Mmm. It's a very clever PR line isn't it.

I doubt whether, with all the many millions of Govt money going into this research (yes, taxes, I know), the £300 a month I would save with a 50% reduction would really help that much, but it would make a huge difference to me right now with the business close to folding and no prospect of any income for the foreseeable future.

 

[Seven Spades]

If you haven't renewed I woudl give them notice. You will find that you will get a reduction elsewhere.

 

[laika]

Any Premier surplus goes directly to help Wellcome‘s charitable and research efforts, as opposed for example to some avaricious private equity outfit.

Welcome is (according to Wikipedia) the fourth wealthiest charitable foundation in the world. It's a multi billion dollar business and the marina business is just one asset in a massive, diversified portfolio. I doubt any reduction in berthing fees for a couple of months is going to Significantly impact covid-19 research. The transfer from BlackRock to Welcome was transparent to berthholders. Does a change of holding company most were unaware of change the moral right of berthholders to negotiate with the same service provider? If "yes, because some of the profit is used for good" does that mean those in other marinas have a moral obligation to move to premier, even if more expensive? That's not intended as a rhetorical statement that I have an absolute view on, it's a discussion point.

 

[laika]

If you haven't renewed I woudl give them notice. You will find that you will get a reduction elsewhere.

How can anyone give them notice if they don't know when they can move their boat?

 

[[70521]]

How can anyone give them notice if they don't know when they can move their boat?

Its purely a legal notice.

 

[dom]

Welcome is (according to Wikipedia) the fourth wealthiest charitable foundation in the world. It's a multi billion dollar business and the marina business is just one asset in a massive, diversified portfolio. I doubt any reduction in berthing fees for a couple of months is going to Significantly impact covid-19 research. The transfer from BlackRock to Welcome was transparent to berthholders. Does a change of holding company most were unaware of change the moral right of berthholders to negotiate with the same service provider? If "yes, because some of the profit is used for good" does that mean those in other marinas have a moral obligation to move to premier, even if more expensive? That's not intended as a rhetorical statement that I have an absolute view on, it's a discussion point.

All fair points and I’m really not trying to push this either way; just another piece of information to weigh in these strange times.

One small point though, it’s not just ‘some of the profit’ that is used by Wellcome to funds it philanthropic/charitable efforts, it truly is all of it.

 

[photodog]

”Frustration” is the answer.

Frustration in English law - Wikipedia


”supervening illegality.”