You’ve found the right meeting venue in the right place at the right cost. Paul Rowney, Director at Forum Events, gets down to some often-overlooked details. Some of these may seem unimportant, but if you don’t cover them, they could ruin your event. The meeting room: • How close is the venue entrance to your […]

The London Summer Event Show is only a week away! Taking place on 20 January at Merchant Taylors’ Hall near Bank, it is a great place to meet with more than 150 of the newest event venues and suppliers on the market, helping inspire your next event. At the is year’s show, KERB street food […]

Event organisers hosting events at The Gherkin, part of the Searcys’ Collection of Venues, will receive a complimentary bar tab on new bookings in January, February and March. The £1,500 (inc VAT) tab is available for drinks receptions (for up to 260 guests) or seated banquets (up to 140 guests) using levels 39 and 40 […]

Whatever happened to the New Year resolutions you made? Three weeks into January and by now most people have completely forgotten their good intentions. According to fitness and wellbeing coach Michele Kaye, if your resolutions were important enough to make in the first place they are worth following through. In her new book Eat, Dance […]

With a cold snap arriving after a mild winter, it’s the perfect time to remind bosses of their responsibilities concerning workplace temperatures, says office space search engine OfficeGenie.co.uk. While flooding has wreaked terrible damage across the UK, temperatures have remained high – until now. And while there’s no maximum workplace temperature there are clear guidelines […]

Improvements in technology are providing businesses with a new range of tools year on year. With research showing that millennials think having up-to-date tech at work is essential, it’s vital for companies to prepare for the future. AJ Agrawal, CEO of Alumnify, recently wrote a list of the top eight trends businesses need to be […]

With visitor registration now open, office* – the award-winning business event for executive office support professionals, taking place at the new venue of ExCeL London on 11-12 May, has announced Libby Moore, former EA/chief of staff to Oprah Winfrey, as its first keynote speaker for 2016. Renowned for attracting a host of ‘inspirational’ big names […]

Despite the fact that women need to work into their 60s to receive a state pension, many who look for new jobs after the age of 50 say it’s harder to find work. A recent Newshour report on the US’s Public Broadcasting System interviewed several women who had lost their jobs during the recession and […]

The Consumer Data Research Centre has used information gathered during the 2011 census to create an interactive map that shows how people living in the capital get to work. As can be expected in the city, the majority uses the Tube or national rail to get around (indicated by orange on the map). However, there […]

Research from GRiD shows that employers are trying to introduce flexible working initiatives to manage absence rates, but that the general improvement on rates is 15 percentage points down on last year. On Blue Monday, employers will be bracing themselves for the possibility of increased absences as staff struggle with low morale and motivation following […]

58% of UK finance leaders report losing top talent to competitors as a result of higher remuneration in past year New research from leading recruitment specialist, Robert Half UK shows that managing the workloads of their employees (39%) will be one of the greatest internal pressures facing UK finance leaders in 2016. Retaining top talent […]

Renowned chef Keith Goddard is inviting PA Life readers to an exclusive Munch Food Company tasting evening at his Arch 65 private dining venue next Wednesday, 27 January from 5-8pm. Keith trained in New York at the French Culinary Institute and has worked under chef Tom Aikens and at the critically acclaimed 101 Pimlico Road […]

Let Spitfire Events entertain your clients, staff and friends and make it a memorable day for all of you. Spitfire Events will provide the personal touch, tailoring the day to suit your specific requirements. Every request and individual preference will be attended to assiduously. Choose your event and the team will organise an outstanding bespoke […]

Let venuefinder.com do the hard work for you when you need to find the perfect venue for your next event. With venuefinder, you can: • Find out the latest special offers from venuefinder’s member venues and bag yourself a great deal. • Take a tour of the venues from the comfort of your desk with […]

Over 1,000 more hotel rooms are expected to be built in Belfast before 2018, as demand to visit the city outstrips current supply.   The Northern Ireland Hotels Federation is predicting an additional 1,074 hotel rooms are due to be built over the next three years. Visitors to Belfast can also expect to see a […]

The pressure to host the perfect event can send stress levels soaring. Even if you are a seasoned professional, it can be hard to meet expectations and do justice to your planning. Registration can really set the tone for your meeting. When check-in is effortless, more time can be dedicated to making the rest of […]

Bond in Motion, the largest official collection of original James Bond vehicles anywhere in the world now includes a new display called “The Cars of SPECTRE” at the London Film Museum in Covent Garden. The venue can be broken up into four different event spaces, which can cater for any event from 20 to 400 […]

Looking for something different? Try this! Driven by the demand for ‘out of the box’ team-building experiences, the Bear Grylls Survival Academy delivers unique survival experiences, designed to bring out the best in teams as they are placed in survival scenarios and made to work together to reach rescue. Is it too physical? Anything “Bear […]