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Cactus is one of the world's leading language training companies, providing courses in over 25 languages, in 45 countries and 150 destinations worldwide. It specialises in all forms of trainer-based language training for enterprises and individuals, from evening courses and language learning holidays, to tailor-made packages and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). Cactus also uses blended learning approaches, included self-study and online & distance learning under the banner "learn a language your way". Read more about Cactus
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New York Marathon raises £633 for the Suzanne Furstner Foundation
Posted by Sarah under Cactus TEFL, Language Courses New York, News
Friend of Cactus, Claire Dillon, runs the New York Marathon for the Suzanne Furstner Foundation
On 4th November 2007 Claire Dillon, a close friend of Cactus, ran the New York marathon in a fantastic 5 hours and 17 mins, in support of the Suzanne Furstner Foundation. Suzanne was a much-loved friend and colleague at Cactus who we tragically lost in [...]
Tags: cactus tefl, language courses new york, marathon, new york, rich ambler, suzanne furstner foundation
Cactus goes stateside with new office in New York City
Posted by cactuslanguage under Cactus Languages Abroad, News
Publication: Language Travel Magazine, Date: December 2007
A news article about the company’s expansion into New York also appeared in Language Travel Magazine, one of the key industry trade titles. The article included a quote from Richard Ambler, Cactus’s NY MD, about the move: “This feels like the right time to go to New York. We [...]
What I wish I’d know when I started…
Posted by cactuslanguage under Cactus Tailormade, News, Press Release
Publications: Business XL, Date: Dec 07/Jan 08
Business XL is a key trade magazine which aims to help CEOs and owner managers to grow their companies faster. The magazine’s editor, Marc Barber, interviewed Rich for a profile article to discuss the company’s history and key business decisions that Rich has made over the years. [...]
Tags: business xl, new york, rich ambler, richard bradford
Language school hits the Big Apple
Posted by cactuslanguage under Cactus Languages Abroad, In the Press
Publication: The Argus, Date: 25 September 2024
The news announcement of Cactus’s expansion into the US was covered by the Brighton business media and an article appeared in The Argus, written by Business Editor, James Lancaster. “The Cactus NY office is in the heart of Manhattan, less than two blocks from Penn Station. Midtown is home [...]
Tags: new york, rich ambler, richard bradford, the argus
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