In brief: Cobbetts’ charity drive; Tenon gets LDM Global

LAW firm Cobbetts has raised over £55,000 for the Alzheimer’s Society.
The Manchester firm nominated the Alzheimer’s Society as its Charity of the Year .

The money was raised through a range of activities from cake baking to fell walking.

The proceeds raised will go towards the Alzheimer’s Society’s campaign for improved health and social care for those who have Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

Mark Fitzgibbon, national CSR partner at Cobbetts, commented: “The Alzheimer’s Society plays an integral role in helping those that are affected by dementia and related conditions, and raising awareness about dementia and its treatment.”

Cobbetts’ Charity of the Year for 2009-2010 has been confirmed as the British Heart Foundation.

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DOCUMENT security and support company LDM Global has appointed accountancy firm Tenon to provide audit, tax and advisory services.

LDM Global, which has an office in Manchester, specialises in data recovery, computer forensics and large scale document discovery services.

Darren Barson, finance manager at LDM Global, said: “LDM Global is perfectly positioned to take advantage of the prolific growth in electronic documents, and to help manage the ongoing challenges faced by the legal sector through the application of cutting edge technology and techniques.

“Many national and international law firms, and their corporate clients, are looking for ways to reduce costs without cutting corners, and LDM Global has the skills, personnel and technology across the globe to bridge that gap. Tenon has stepped in at the right time to help us achieve our business growth aspirations.”

Kevin Duffy, director at Tenon in Chorley, said: “For an ambitious company like LDM Global, putting in place the correct financial infrastructure, which can cope with a projected rapid expansion, can sometimes be as crucial as perfecting the product or service that leads to the increased demand.”