Around £2.2million will be invested into the facilities at the Barbican during 2016 to strengthen its position as Europe’s largest combined conference and arts venue. In particular, following external research £644,000 alone will be invested into the Frobisher rooms and Level 4 of the Barbican, which currently includes six individual conference suites with capacity of […]
Friday, July 15, 2016
The Barbican to invest around £2.2m improving facilities
Only 5% of UK businesses are fully automated in their accounts payable processes
95% of organisations are still using paper and manual data entry in their finance function, with only 5% describing their accounts payable processes as ‘fully automated’, according to a new survey by business automation software provider V1. V1 surveyed senior finance and IT professionals across a range of industries to find out about their use […]
Collinson Group launches London’s first integrated security and medical assistance provider
Collinson Group has announced the launch of Intana Global, the first truly integrated medical and security assistance provider serving the London market. Based in the City of London, Intana Global’s assistance centre provides seamless combined response and works pro-actively with its clients to deliver flexible, rapid and effective solutions around the globe. Intana Global is […]
Top 10 stories of the week
We’ve had a great week at PA Life, with a networking event at Strada in London and a racing evening at TeamSport. The weekend promises mostly decent weather (fingers crossed), but before we switch off for some down time, let’s look back at our top 10 stories of the week. 1. 5 ways to stay […]
How to maintain productivity when your schedule is full of meetings
Research shows that the average UK office worker spends two years of his or her life preparing for and sitting in on meetings. How can anyone get any actual work done? Time management expert Laura Vanderkam recently wrote for Fast Company with top tips to you maintain productivity when you’re stuck in meetings. Plan ahead […]




