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LATEST PRESS RELEASES
Hertfordshire Conference venue features in new
TV celebrity chef series
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| Hitchin Priory, the 14th century Carmelite monastery in the historic Hertfordshire market town was chosen as the picturesque backdrop to a new ITV celebrity chef series. |
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| Local chilli expert wins Fortnum & Mason contract |
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| Chawston-Based specialist chilli growers, Edible Ornamentals have added internationally renowned food store Fortnum & Mason to their impressive portfolio of customers. The Piccadilly based store can now boast the freshest hand picked chillies in London. |
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| Hollywood comes to Chartridge |
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Cries of “Camera…lights…action” may well be heard resounding around Chartridge when the Buckinghamshire Conference Centre introduce a new initiative for parties booking their annual festivities during December 2010.
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Special rates for Chartridge’s new team building event
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| Following the successful launch of ‘Out of the Box’, their new package of business-focussed breakout and team building events, Chartridge Conference Company (CCC) are offering a special introductory rate at all five of their conference venues. |
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Will the Budget damage the meetings industry?
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| The recent Emergency Budget has resulted in much heated discussion amongst politicians and economists alike who seem unable to decide whether it will help the recovery or send us into another recession. The crux of the matter for GB Ltd is how it will affect the businesses that are the core of our economy. Like many service industries, meetings and conference venues have faced hard times recently, so will this budget be a boon or a death knell? |
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Solanum launch Cyprus Gold Brand
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Solanum, a member of the Produce World Group, has added to its burgeoning portfolio with the launch of new fresh potato brand Cyprus Gold. This marks the company’s most recent entry into the branded market.
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BW Cutters launch precision sanding head
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| BW Cutters have launched a new high quality abrading head for their Genesis and Orion automated cutting machines. Designed for abrading materials such as Neoprene or Hypalon fabrics with an evenness and consistency that ensures faultless bonding, this new toolhead means neoprene panel preparation can be automated with an accuracy previously unattainable. This ensures high quality of bonding for seams when reliability is critical, such as the manufacture of RIB boats, wet suits and waders. |
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Chartridge introduces new concept in business team building
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| Chartridge Conference Company has just launched ‘Out of the Box’, a new package of business-focussed breakout and team building events which will be available at all five of their Home Counties and Midlands based conference venues |
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Alpine Challenge helps the Heroes
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| If your idea of exercise is training to watch the whole of the London Marathon on your television without a break, then spare a thought for Produce World’s action man, group agriculture director Andrew Burgess. He has just returned triumphant after completing the awe inspiring Haute Route Tour, which is arguably the toughest ski tour in the world! |
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From My Farm Sponsors Slow Food UK
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| From My Farm, the regional fruit and vegetable brand, has joined forces with Slow Food UK to help them to promote the greater enjoyment of food through a better understanding of its taste, quality and production. Slow Food do this through initiatives, projects, raising awareness and tackling food issues through their grassroots volunteer network. |
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The hearse rolls on for LAR Traffic Services
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| Following the recent story about a ‘fake funeral’ being filmed in Shoreditch High Street which stirred up a hornets nest of complaints on Twitter, a plethora of vicious complaints have been directed at LAR Traffic Services, Recovery World and recovery operators generally. |
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Space saving Genesis makes light work of complex cutting for Dutch marquee manufacturer
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| Camp Weerter Zeilmakerij (CWZ) has been manufacturing bespoke marquee and heavy duty commercial tents in the Netherlands for over 20 years. When their outsourced cutting service contract came to an end, Managing Director Patrick Camp decided not to renew and looked at different options to reduce costs by bringing cutting in-house. However the two main issues were the complexity of the shapes, and limited space within the factory. |
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Harrods launches new range of fresh locally grown British seasonal produce
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| Harrods have just launched a new range of fresh seasonal produce which has been grown exclusively by growers and farmers in The East of England to satisfy the growing desire in shoppers to buy locally grown British foods. |
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New Play area stimulates communication in children with Autistic Spectrum Condition
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The new creative play area recently installed at Treetops School in Grays, Essex has been a godsend to the verbal behaviour programmes the school uses for children on the autistic spectrum.
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Top Ten Tips for selecting the Ideal Meeting Venue
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| When arranging meetings, there are so many options available, from an in-house meeting room to a generic business centre, from a hotel room to a dedicated conference venue. |
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Sam Burke - the UK’s youngest Recovery Operator?
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| Forget ‘Dragon’s Den’ and ‘The Apprentice’. The recovery industry is littered with many budding entrepreneurs who hope to make their mark and build a successful business. But when do you start? Is 15 a little young to launch a new recovery business? |
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New play area stimulates career pathways for Wootton Bassett 6th formers
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A brand new play area installed at Wootton Bassett has not only improved the play facilities for the young people in the town but has set some of the 6th formers at Wootton Bassett School on the path to their future careers.
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New Catering manager joins The Beeches
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Chartridge Conference Company has just appointed Andrew Hall as catering manager at the Beeches, their Birmingham based conference centre.
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| Car
scrappage scheme boosts business
for UK Metals |
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| The
introduction of the government’s
scrappage scheme has had
a greater effect on the economy
than just stimulating the
sale of new cars, according
to UK Metal Recycling Limited.
The Wiltshire based scrap
metal and recycling company
has seen a marked increase
in turnover in the last year
directly as a result of the
new scheme. |
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| Holding
rates pays dividends for Chartridge |
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| “Cutting
standard rates, even in a
recession, is tantamount
to throwing business away” says
Peter Darnell, managing director
of Chartridge Conference
Company." |
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| Lydiard House doubles profits despite recession |
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Lydiard
House is set to smash
records with a 100%
jump in annual profits
this year according
to the conference
centre’s
general manager Sean
Brown.
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| Bedford
chilli expert voted Local
Food Hero |
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| Bedford
based chilli experts, Shawn
and Joanna Plumb of Edible
Ornamentals have been crowned
East Anglian Local Food Hero
2009. The title is awarded
by the popular Good Food
Television’s ‘Market
Kitchen’ programme
for businesses that provide
the very best in quality
produce, excellence in customer
service, commitment and passion
for their products, and have
a strong connection to their
local area. |
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| Hotel or Conference Centre in this increasingly competitive world? |
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Ironically, the growth in the conference marketplace in terms of the number and choice of venues has been so dramatic over the past ten years that from the conference organiser’s perspective, oversupply may not be a bad thing in terms of helping to separate the wheat from the chaff.
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| Bedford's
own chilli specialists to
appear at Masterchef Live
thanks to award from Slow
Food |
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| Local
chilli experts Joanna and
Shawn Plumb who run Edible
Ornamentals, Bedfordshire’s ‘Pick
Your Own’ nursery at
Chawston, have been awarded
a bursary by Slow Food, the
international non-profit
organisation which campaigns
for good, clean and fair
food. This award will help
Joanna and Shawn continue
promoting their passion for
using the best in fresh produce
by exhibiting their fresh
chillies and home grown chilli
sauces at the MasterChef
Live Show at London Olympia. |
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| Chartridge training programme works wonders |
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| Chartridge Conference Company (CCC) has seen a dramatic improvement in both customer satisfaction ratings and sales conversion rates despite the current difficult economic climate clearly demonstrating the benefits of increasing staff training programmes. |
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| Lydiard House comes to the rescue of 'jilted' brides |
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| A case of mistaken identity has resulted in extra business for Lydiard House Conference Centre which is owned by Swindon Borough Council and managed by Chartridge Conference Company |
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International delegates fly into The Beeches to learn
workshop leadership training skills
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| Dialogues, the international group specialising in providing ‘Heal Your Life’ training courses based on the philosophies of internationally renowned metaphysical teacher Louise Hay has just finished a one week teacher training course at The Beeches Conference Centre at Birmingham. The course run by Dr Patricia Crane attracted over 40 delegates from the UK, Europe, India and the Arab Emirates, and was an intensive experience for delegates personal growth and developing the knowledge and skills for leading courses. |
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| ‘Coffee mornings’ on the menu at Chartridge venues |
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| Chartridge Conference Company have introduced the concept of a ‘Business Coffee Morning’ at all its five dedicated conference venues. Far removed from the traditional social gatherings of genteel ladies from the village, it provides the opportunity for small business groups to hold impromptu meetings in the lounges and general quiet areas |
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| miniKINI Colour for greying pubic hair launched at 10 Years Younger Live Exhibition |
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A Bedfordshire based company has just launched MiniKINI colour to the UK public market at the ‘10 Year’s Younger Live’ Exhibition at Earls Court in London. Previously only available to the trade, MiniKINI colour is the first hair colourant specially formulated to bring back natural colour to grey hair ‘down under’.
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East Anglian shoppers help raise £2000 for local agricultural workers
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Shoppers in Morrison’s stores in the Eastern counties have been helping a local fresh produce supplier to raise funds which will support members of the farming community in East Anglia that are facing hardship. From My Farm sources fresh seasonal vegetables and fruit from local suppliers in the region and markets them to leading outlets including Morrisons’ stores in the Eastern counties.
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| Red Hot Chilli Peppers now available in Eastern England |
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| Shoppers in the East of England are now able to buy fresh locally grown chillies in their local Morrisons stores. Edible Ornamentals, the award winning chilli specialist based in Chawston, has just been awarded a contract to supply chillies under the From My Farm brand, which is available in the national supermarket chain. |
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| BBC turns local Conference Centre into PCT for Doctors |
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| Soap fans at “The Beeches” were delighted when BBC TV’s daytime's award-winning drama, ‘Doctors’ decamped from their Birmingham TV studios to spent a day filming at the Bourneville based conference centre. |
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| BBC visits local Chilli Farm for new TV series |
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| Television crews were in Bedfordshire last week filming local chilli expert Joanna Plumb for hints and tips on cooking with chillies for the BBC 2 series ‘Economy Gastronomy’. This new programme shows viewers how to cut food bills and make the most of good ingredients so keen cooks can add value to home cooking without compromising flavour and enjoyment in the kitchen. |
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| Quality Service doesn’t demand a premium price |
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The expression “You only get what you pay for” may be relevant in the manufacturing industry, but in the service sector it’s a misnomer, and often just an excuse for justifying inflated prices. By definition, ‘service’ is work done by a person or a group that benefits another, and if it’s done well it generates competitive advantage, and results in a successful business. But delivering a quality service shouldn’t mean a high price tag.
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| Hitchin Priory rocks to Rhythms of the World |
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| Chartridge Conference Company is helping to ensure the success of Rhythms of the World’s “Festival of World Music” by providing Hitchin Priory as the host venue for the annual event which attracts over 30,000 visitors each year. Chartridge provide the venue free of charge for the weekend in July as part of the company’s corporate and social responsibility policy of supporting local community projects. |
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| Why Chartridge Conference Company are investing their way through the recession |
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The Chartridge Conference Company have announced that, despite the difficult economic crisis, they are currently investing over £400,000 in a major refurbishment programme across their five venues.
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| Management Contracts generate hidden profits for UK Councils |
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| Local authorities are under increasing pressure to improve the standards and diversity of services whilst facing fierce financial constraints. Although it was never a Council’s remit to be commercial, it is a trend that many have adopted so they can meet their obligations whilst balancing the books. |
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Why using local suppliers gives you a competitive edge
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| Effective facilities management isn’t just about providing and maintaining a service that meets the needs of the customers. It’s also about managing the processes to give added value, and thereby offering that little extra that makes the difference between a basic service and something that people remember |
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| Why investment in staff training is key to surviving the recession |
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According to Lord Peter Mandelson, secretary of state for business, enterprise and regulatory reform ”…first class work-place skills will be key to prospering when the economy turns up and companies which invest in training are less likely to fail.”
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