Paraklete Partnership is a new business in the north-west of England offering innovative health & safety help, advice and guidance. It is a family business run by Laurence & Brenda Sandman.

The fish symbol was used by the early Christian church to identify places where the local church met. It is derived from the letters of the greek word for 'fish' - ICHTHUS - which, in English, stand for 'Jesus Christ, God's Son, Saviour'.

We have used it as an integral part of our logo to signify that we are born-again Christians and recognise that we are 'co-workers with God' (1 Cor 3:9) - see below.

'Paraklete' is derived from the Greek word parakletos  {par-ak'-lay-tos} meaning:
- summoned, called to one's side, esp. called to one's aid.
It is particularly used to describe the Holy Spirit and His role as 'comforter' after Jesus had left. We felt that it described our aim to 'come alongside' to help people who are trying to implement good health & safety systems and provide innovative, tailor-made solutions which match the way they want to work rather than pre-packaged answers.

The practical legal aspects of setting up a business in the UK meant that a partnership was the most sensible solution for our business. However, we also liked the way that it reflected our recognition that, as Christians, we work alongside God. The apostle Paul also recognised this fact almost two thousand years ago when he wrote to the church at Corinth: 'For we are God's fellow-workers' and 'As God's fellow-workers we urge you not to receive God's grace in vain.' -1 Cor 3:9 & 2 Cor 6:1).

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