Hull's Business Communication specialists, The One Point, have supported this year's Lord Mayor of Kingston-upon-Hull's Charity Sporting Dinner, which is helping to raise funds for the Lord Mayor's Charity Appeal.

This year, the Lord Mayor's Chairty Appeal Comittee has chosen Hull Rape Crisis and Marie Curie Cancer Care as it's selected charities for the year and The Mobile Point have donated a BlackBerry handset as a raffle prize for the Charity Sporting Dinner, which will help raise money for these causes.

Hull Communications company, The One Point Limited and Quickline Communications Limited, Hull’s new supplier of next generation business broadband, are pleased to announce a partnership agreement that will make alternative broadband, telephone and hosted IT services immediately available to businesses in Hull.

These new products include up to 10 megs of symmetrical broadband, hosted Digital Voice (VoIP) with free inter-site calls and hosted Microsoft Exchange, all of these new offerings avoid the requirement of expensive, depreciating, on-site equipment and specialist in-house IT skills. The products are highly scalable from 1 to 100s of users, at a single site or spread across the region. The backbone of this system is the Quickline symmetrical data network for the reassurance of reliability and quality of service.

The One Point have partnered with Reed Employment to donate hundreds of toys to the Childrens Ward at Hull Royal Infirmary.

"We hope this will make their Christmas as magical as it can be." said The One Point Marketing Manager, David Bushnell (Pictured). "Reed presented us with the opportunity to donate and we gladly accepted it. I know personally that it isn't the greatest Christmas when you have to spend it in hospital and we hope that as a company, we have made their Christmas this year that much better."

Martin Lauer, MD of The One Point has won 'Young Business Person of the Year 2008' at the Mail News and Media awards. The Mail said that Martin had shown considerable commitment and contribution to the business community and area as a whole.

"I'm extremely honoured and happy to be receiving such a prestigious award."

The One Point have extend its 'Sponsored Academy & School Programme' to the Havelock Academy in Grimsby. The One Point will now donate mobiles, mobile broadband, media services, film, a bluetooth media kiosk and line rental discounts for use by students and teachers. The sponsorship will bring great benefits to those attending the academy and this partnership now adds to the Oasis Academy set-up back in September.

The One Point have again sponsored the student awards with Andrew Marvel School for the 2nd year in a row. TMP have awarded cash prizes to 5 winners!

"It's fantastic news to be supporting Andrew Marvel again this year. The students have all worked hard and it's nice to be able to recognise that." (Martin Lauer, Managing Director)

The One Point have sponsored the Bidford Lights Switch-On for the 4th year in a row. This year the light switch-on was accompanied by Coronation Street's very own, Roy Cropper, played by actor David Neilson

"We're proud to once again be sponsoring this community event. It shows how as a local company with local service, we still like to be in touch with the local community."
(Martin Lauer, Managing Director)

Communications and Media Company, The One Point, has become an official partner of the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, offering fans exclusive mobile phone and broadband deals.

The Yorkshire based company have already struck partnerships with other Super League clubs including Leeds Rhinos, Warrington Wolves, Hull FC and Hull KR.

The One Point have sponsored it's first educational organisation. Oasis Academy: Immingham Sixth Form students will all benefit from free Laptops, USB Mobile Broadbands and a Nokia mobile phone. The sponsorship will bring great benefits to those students attending the academy and is a partnership that MD, Martin Lauer is extremely pleased with.

Communications & Media Specialists, The One Point, have become a kit sponsor of Hull's newly formed National League basketball club, the Hull Wasps, for the 2008-2009 season. The One Point will appear on the team kit this year after deciding to get further involved with the club.

Their specialist media department have been helping to promote the club since May through web site and e-marketing and have no doubt been an integral part of the clubs success so far.