Three quarters of office workers think their employers could ‘do more’ to address climate change and be more environmentally friendly. As they start to make their way back into the workplace after months of working from home, a study of 2,000 UK professionals found 42 per cent get frustrated by a lack of consideration for […]

Lancashire Cricket and its Emirates Old Trafford ground have launched a campaign aimed at sharing the knowledge and best practice gained from hosting behind-closed-doors Test Matches with the wider events industry. Fresh from staging the Second and Third Test match this week between England and the West Indies – the first International cricket fixtures to […]

Flexible office specialist Workthere has created a Spotify playlist for people to listen to whilst working from home to help boost their mood and increase their productivity levels. The playlist includes 50 songs in total including pop, rock and country classics such as: Simply Red – Stars Dolly Parton – 9 to 5 Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk […]

In a further step to reassure event buyers that Church House Westminster will be operating safely once it reopens for events, the Westminster venue has achieved the rigorous new annual AIM Secure standard. The enhanced national quality accreditation for venues, launched earlier in July by the Meetings Industry Association, features vital infection prevention and control […]

A nationwide provider of conference and training facilities has announced that three of its eight venues will be available to rent as flexible office space on an hourly, daily, weekly or monthly basis. This move is in response to the changing shift in working habits and the predicted need for remote workers to meet regularly. […]

The Barbican has appointed the global event wi-fi provider Max WiFi to enhance its wi-fi services and network management for event attendees, staff and the public. Max WiFi has upgraded the wi-fi across the Barbican Centre, which now delivers greater performance in terms of capacity, speed and signal strength. In particular, the upgrades will support […]

With recent studies revealing the UK is on the brink of a mental health crisis, Fitbit in collaboration with James Stirling has shared some tips on how you can ensure your employees are mentally and physically fit whilst WFH. The basis for the recommendations come after these recent studies revealed: ·         […]

The Barbican has appointed event WiFi provider Max WiFi to enhance its services and network management for event attendees, staff and the public. Max WiFi has upgraded the WiFi across the Barbican Centre, which now delivers greater performance in terms of capacity, speed and signal strength. In particular, the upgrades will support the Barbican’s hybrid […]

Sandals and Beaches Resorts has revealed additional protocols for group travel during the Covid-19 era. The Company recently introduced extensive Platinum Protocols of Cleanliness to build on the already industry-leading practices to guarantee cleanliness standards and health and safety amidst Covid-19. Enhanced cleanliness protocols are carried out across an all-encompassing 18 touch point system from […]

Health benefits platform Peppy has announced its menopause service is being introduced to employees across Santander UK as part of the bank’s wider programme of support for employees across the organisation. The bank is the first major employer in the UK to make Peppy’s personalised menopausal support available to employees going through menopause across its […]

Luxury all-inclusive specialist Sandals Resorts International (SRI) is expanding to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, its eighth island in the Caribbean, and a new destination for the brand, following the acquisition of Buccament Bay Spa and Resort. The resort, which has been shuttered as a failed development since 2016, will be completely transformed to become […]

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Half of homeworkers admit they get more done when working from home according to a new report, which also reveals that once lockdown restrictions are fully lifted 32% of workers will look to work from home on a daily basis. This comes after lockdown forced so many office workers to make the switch to remote working […]

The Private Harley Street Clinic has reported a 500% increase in businesses providing COVID19 testing for their employees as corporations prepare to return to more normalised working procedures. In-home and in-office testing is extremely popular as samples are taken by a nurse or doctor and supplied directly by them to the laboratory for analysis. As […]

Self-aware adults now ensure they get focused ‘me-time’ of up to three hours every day, with a third developing new self-care habits ruing lockdown, including exercising more, eating better and taking more care of their skin. A poll of 2,000 people found six in 10 are increasingly aware of the need to get time to […]

As venues plan to open their doors once again to the MICE sector, leading UK Consortium Venues of Excellence (V0E) has become a Strategic Partner of the Institute of Hospitality. Over the past few months, VOE have been integral to position additional membership benefits to with their 47 member venues and their hospitality teams, and […]

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has launched a tool enabling venues to manage the tracking and tracing of delegates, as part of its ongoing reopening support for the sector. Free to mia members featuring enhanced hygiene and infection prevention controls – the dedicated miaTrustedTrace tool enables venues to manage delegate contact information easily and safely. All venues […]

At Firebird Events our aim is simple… to offer our customers truly memorable events. Well established within the industry since 2000, our core services include; conference and awards production, team building, family fun days and party services. Producing stand-out events requires specialist expertise and above all, a personable, caring and passionate team who can visualise […]