2010 – What a start

We’re finally out of the appropriately named ‘noughties’ or ‘naughties’ (with specific reference to certain bankers and MPs) as we move into the second decade of 2000 and look forward to what will hopefully be a much happier year than 2009. As January speeds by it’s difficult to say what kind of year it will be as thus far there seem to be as many good points to the year as bad ones.

It looks as though Britain may finally be out of its recession, the worst since the 1920s, and that’s something to shout about even though experts say it will be a long road to recovery (we’re a bit more optimistic than that). Mother Nature seems to be having her say this year by putting Britain and most of Europe in the deep freeze for the coldest winter in years. But worse than the freeze was the sudden unexpected earthquake in Haiti which claimed the lives of thousands and we’re all deeply saddened by the images and news coming out of the affected areas. Our respect goes to the thousands of aid and relief workers that responded immediately to the crisis by sending food and supplies to those in dire need, even though their progress has been hampered by poor access to badly affected areas. ActionAid is also involved in the relief operations. If you would like to support their efforts by making a donation, just follow this link to their Haiti Earthquake Appeal.

And after another airplane security scare – where some idiot thankfully didn’t blow up a plane but partially burnt his pants – it means those already time-consuming security checks will become even longer and more tedious than before. Soon it will be faster to row to another country than fly.

On a happier note, this is World Cup year! Having recently visited South Africa, things are really looking impressive with most of the stadiums completed and others on schedule. The surrounding infrastructure improvements should also be completed in time to cope with the mass of people attending the tournament. Bring it on.

In our own little world at Chroma, we’re looking forward to 2010. We’re growing, we’ve got some great projects continuing from last year and a whole bunch of exciting new ones we’re starting on.

This promises to be a great year for Chroma and we hope it will be for you as well.