The Mobile 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 TMP 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."

17 December 2008

Martin Lauer, MD of The Mobile 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."

05 December 2008

The Mobile Point have extend its 'Sponsored Academy & School Programme' to the Havelock Academy in Grimsby. TMP 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.

"We're very proud once again to be supporting the educational academies. This goes along with the great work we have been able to do at Oasis and I'm sure the support that these students will now be getting will be of great worth to them." said Martin Lauer, MD of The Mobile Point.

04 December 2008

The Mobile 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)

04 December 2008

The Mobile 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)

03 December 2008

Yorkshire based Communications and Media Company, The Mobile Point, has taken on board it's first professional football club, Mansfield Town FC, offering fans exclusive mobile phone and broadband deals.

The Mobile Point have already struck partnerships with many Super League clubs including Leeds Rhinos, Warrington Wolves, Hull FC, Hull KR and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.

"The “Support As You Talk” Mobile Clubs offer fans an great chance to show their support for the club. Almost everyone in the UK has a mobile and now with the mobile club, they can use their mobile to support their club and get a fantastic deal along with it." said The Mobile Point's Marketing Manager, David Bushnell.

02 December 2008

Communications and Media Company, The Mobile 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. Wakefield Trinity Wildcats have now also developed their own “Support As You Talk” Mobile Club with the firm to bring the same fantastic deals to their own fans.

"The mobile club is a great idea and a fantastic way for the fans to get involved with the Wildcats and show their support" said Wakefield Wildcats General Manager and former player, Francis Stephenson.

"The Mobile Point has shown fantastic innovative ideas in Super League so far with various media services and we're very proud to be involved with them."

04 November 2008

The Mobile 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.

"We're very proud to be associated with one of the most forward thinking educational groups in the area. Oasis have shown great enthusiasm to help all their students and we're proud to be supporting that where we can."

17 September 2008

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

Their specialist media department, TMP Media, 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.

Martin Lauer, Managing Director of The Mobile Point said: "We are extremely pleased to be involved with Hull's new basketball team. We love to support our local clubs and the basketball club have shown how ambitious and professional they are. I'm very excited to see our brand on the new kit when it's launched."

9 September 2008

Hull FC’s highly successful partnership with The Mobile Point has been extended into the 2009 engage Super League season. The Mobile Point will continue as Hull FC’s collar sponsors on the home, away and replica shirts.

Hull FC chief executive James Rule said: “Our partnership with The Mobile Point has continued to evolve and they have become integral to the development of our media and communication strategy. “Their technology has enabled us to develop the Hull FC Mobile Club, the ‘In-Touch’ text messaging service, re-develop and re-launch hullfc.com and more recently the creation of HULLFC.TV which have proved hugely popular with our fans.”

29 August 2008 [ read more on hullfc.com | read the full article from Hull Daily Mail ]

Following the group aquisition of X-GF MEDIA, The Mobile Point and Hull FC have launched the all new HULLFC.TV. The new official online TV channel of Hull FC will bring all the latest highlights, features and interviews directly to Hull FC fans via the web.

Darren Edwards, MD of X-GF Media described the new site as fantastic. He said: "It's not just the content, it's the quality.

"Hull FC have decided to embrace High-Definition and production. As far as high-definition is concerned, the UK is a bit behind other countries such as the US and France, so it is quite innovative of them."

KCFM have also partnered with TMP to provide match commentary for the online highlights for the 2008 season and full games on DVD, also produced by TMP MEDIA.

June 2008

The Mobile Point are pleased to announce the launch of another new "Support As You Talk" mobile club with hull's latest Super League club, Hull Kingston Rovers. The new mobile club will once again follow the same format as other mobile clubs with Hull FC, Leeds Rhinos and Warrington Wolves.

Paul Lakin, Chief Executive of Hull Kingston Rovers said: “The partnership with the The Mobile Point will ensure our fans can receive all the latest news and views from the club exclusively before anyone else. This is exciting for our fans as buying this service will give them the real news from the club first. No rumours, just official news and comments on a regular basis”

With the recent launch of League-24, rugbly league highlights to your mobile 24-7, the new Robins Mobile Club has an even greater appeal to fans taking one of the mobile deals.

30 May 2008 [ read more on official Hull KR web site ]

The Mobile Point have launched the latest in video mobile technology with League-24, rugby league highlights on your mobile 24-7.

The new service will be available exclusively to "Support As You Talk" Mobile Club customers and can use the service along with an unlimited data bundle.

David Bushnell, Marketing Manager said: "For only a fiver a month, fans can get their latest club highlights from the engage Super League and Carnegie Challenge Cup all on their mobile whenever they like. It's a great service that I'm sure the fans will love more and more. Along with the exclusive news via text message to their mobiles, it now means they can keep up with the latest tries, tackles and goals."

13 May 2008

The Mobile Point are proud to announce that they have teamed up with two more Super League giants, Leeds Rhinos and Warrington Wolves to launch the RHINOS MOBILE CLUB and WOLVES MOBILE CLUB. The new mobile schemes will follow the same format as the already highly succesful HULL FC MOBILE CLUB set up last August by TMP and Hull FC.

The partnership will bring both sets of supporters exclusively discounted mobile phone deals while further supporting their club. The service has been officially launched today along with the new text alert service, 'IN-TOUCH', keeping every fan up-to-date with the club.

Rob Oates, Commercial Director of Leeds Rhinos said: “We are very excited about the new partnership with The Mobile Point and equally as important, the deals that this will open up for our fans. I think the initial offers are great and I’m sure our fans will take advantage.”

Dave Hutchinson, Director of Commercial Development at Warrington Wolves said: "This is a very exciting move forward for the club and its extremely loyal fans. We are working with The Mobile Point to improve communication channels to our supporters and I'm sure they will find the package of benefits very attractive when purchasing the phones from Wolves Mobile Club. The 'exclusive' behind the scenes text messaging service is bound to be popular, its potential is endless and I am confident Wolves faithful will love it."

March 2008

The Mobile Point have invested in new media firm X-GF Media and has brought the company into the group of companies.

The new media services from X-GF will allow the group to expand their digital media products and services to provide corporate video films to clients.

Darren Edwards, Managing Director or X-GF Media was delighted to be joining the group.

"It's a great partnership for both X-GF Media and The Mobile Point. To join the group will be beneficial for us both and we can now move forward and work together. The new video production services will bring a new dimension to The Mobile Point's work that they have been doing so far with clients."

February 2008

The Mobile Point Managing Director, Martin Lauer has been awarded ‘Hull Business Development Entrepeneur of the year 2007’ for outstanding business services and charitable contributions particularly in the local environment.

Martin said: “I feel very proud to be given this award. It emphasises all the hard work that our team has put in this year and we are looking forward to the great things coming in 2008.”

November 2007

The Mobile Point have become bondholders in the City of Hull. The company is investing in Hull’s future by working with other businesses within the area to raise the profile of the city and develop a thriving climate to help Hull businesses prosper.

Martin Lauer, MD said: “We are very proud to become bondholders in the City that has really helped launch our business. We hope through our contributions to the local economy that the city can keep moving forward and continue the progress it has made so far.”

October 2007

JAMES RULE, HULL FC CHIEF EXECUTIVE SAID: “This is a new and extremely exciting partnership, not only is The Mobile Point lending their corporate support to the club through their sponsorship of the collar for the 2008 season but they are also providing a new innovative communication channel to our fans. “I am sure our fans will find the package of benefits very attractive when purchasing the phones through The Mobile Point.

“The exclusive behind the scenes text messaging service is sure to be extremely popular, its potential is endless and I am confident it will prove to be an integral part of our evolving communication strategy.”

August 2007 [ read the Hull FC programme article ]

HULL FC revealed today they have completed a fivefigure rolling deal with local company The Mobile Point to be their collar sponsors from 2008. It is a new association between the companies and one The Mobile Point managing director Martin Lauer is delighted about.

James Rule, Hull FC chief executive said: “We are delighted to have another local company on board and we believe this is the beginning of what will become an excellent partnership. I have been very impressed by their organisation in terms of both products and personnel and we will be proud to wear their brand on our shirts in 2008.”

July 2007 [ read the full press release ]

Martin Lauer, MD of The Mobile Point will be taking part in the Cannons (Hull) indoor triathlon in order to raise funds for charity. Along with other top business people from the Humber region, Martin will do 56 lengths of Cannons Swimming Pool (1 km), an 8 mile cycle (13 km) and a 5 mile walk on a treadmill (8 km) all in sequence. It's a daunting task for the business people involved but something that Cannons General Manager, Neil Jackson believes will benefit everyone involved:

"The aim is to raise funds for local charities through key business leaders within Hull, while also creating a positive network relationship that will help business leaders communicate with each other on a regular basis."

April 2007

The Mobile Point utilises the Chamber AGM to launch its new services under the ‘Community’ brand – this included the launch of web services, telecoms and data services as a converged service. The service serves to be popular amongst our customers.

February 2007

The acceptance by the NHS of our tender proposal meant that we will have exclusive rights to market direct to over 36 NHS Trusts.

The new mobile scheme will allow NHS Staff, Family and Friends to get dicounted mobile phone contracts as part of their group of benefit schemes. Money raised through the initiative will go toward supporting the NHS Trusts and chosen charities.

7 February 2007 [ read the full article from Hull Daily Mail ]

During the final Quarter of 2006 business customers of The Mobile Point saved over £250,000 on their communications. The Mobile Point has audited the savings of their customers within the region and found that they had saved over a quarter of a million as a result of the business team consulting and offering independent savings advice. This was £250,000 kept within the local economy.

Subsequently The Mobile Point have agreed to sponsor the Chamber Of Commerce AGM and utilise it as an opportunity to publish these saving to the same audience it launched the services to. 2007

The Mobile Point sponsor the ‘Every Child Matters’ headteacher’s award at the Andrew Marvell Business & Enterprise College. Danielle Robinson was the winner and was presented with a mobile phone from Martin Lauer of The Mobile Point, and presented with her certificate by Neil Hudgell, Hull KR Chairman.

November 2006

The Mobile Point utilise the prestigious Chamber of Commerce Black Tie Dinner as an opportunity to launch its business services packages to the regions members.

As a result The Mobile Point becomes a recognised company within the business community. The Mobile Point also raised over £3,000 for the Whizz Kidz charity and the money went to a local boy called Reece who was in much need of surgery.

November 2006 [ read the full article from Hull Daily Mail ]

Martin Lauer, MD has become a mentor at the Yorkshire & Humber Young Enterprise helping 16-17 year olds develop business skills. The young team will build and manage their own business with guidance from Martin.

October 2006

Our partnership with Whizz Kidz means we’re helping thousands of disabled children in Hull and across the UK. We have committed ourselves to raising money for Whizz Kidz by donating a portion of our profits to the charity.

With every mobile phone connection taken by our customers, The Mobile Point donates money to Whizz Kidz. So not only will our customers get a great deal with their phone, but will be helping thousands of disabled children live better lives.

October 2006

Managing Director, Martin Lauer presented the ‘Made In Yorkshire’ Award of the Hull Film Festival 2006 to Shaun Clark with the 7 minute short film ‘Lightman’.

The Hull Film festival took place from the 27th September - 1st October 2006 and has awarded local talented film makers with various awards.

"We are very proud to be sponsoring such an event and look forward to next year’s festival."

October 2006