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• Cranmore Park hosts venue Open Day

  Conference and exhibition venue Cranmore Park, located in Shirley, Solihull is opening its doors with a Venue open day to showcase its brand new facilities to clients old and new on Tuesday 17 July. The Diamond Suite, which was part of a new develop...

  

• Aston Villa win big at hospitality awards night

  Villa were the big winners at the prestigious football hospitality awards ceremony. Held at Brighton & Hove Albion stadium, Villa scooped six top gongs at the ‘Stadium Experience’ event. They won the gold standard for chef team of the...

  

• The NEC gets set to bring live events to life at Marketing Week Live show

  The NEC is gearing up to attend next week’s Marketing Week Live, where the venue’s experienced sales team is set to welcome thousands of marketers and brand managers to its stand to experience just why it’s the venue of choice for so...

  

• Symphony Hall turns 21

  10 million audience members. 7500 events. 21 years of bringing great music to Birmingham. “The hall, which opened in April 1991, remains the UK’s finest, with a perfect acoustic admired around the world” – The Observer www.thsh.co.uk/sh21...

  

• Birmingham Food Fest returns for second year

  The city’s tastiest festival Birmingham Food Fest will take place on 13-19 July 2012, returning after last year’s inaugural success with a week-long menu of food-filled events and restaurant offers throughout the city centre. This year sees Visit ...

  

• Restoration of Birmingham's Grand Hotel given the green light

  Ambitious plans to restore Birmingham’s Grand Hotel to its former glory have been give the go ahead by Birmingham City Council. Owner Hortons’ Estate’s £30m scheme will transform the current building in Colmore Row – which has stood empty...

  

• First Birmingham-based simvent for ISES(UK) at The NEC

  The International Special Events Society (ISES) continues physically and virtually its expansion beyond London with the first SIMVENT (simultaneous events) for the event professionals in London and Birmingham, held at the NEC. The UK Chapter of the In...

  

• Bloc Hotel voted UK's best for business travel

  A Birmingham boutique budget hotel has been voted top of a list of hotels deemed best for business travael. Bloc Hotel Birmingham was voted top of the ‘UK best for Business Travel 2012’ list compiled by hotel booking specialist LateRooms.c...

  

• UK Oracle User Group confirms it will be returning to the ICC Birmingham for 2012 conference

  The UK Oracle Group (UK OUG) will be returning to the International Convention Centre (ICC) Birmingham for the UK’s largest Independent Oracle Technology and E-Business Suite conference. The UKOUG Conference 2012 will attract over 1700 attendees...

  

• ICC Birmingham announces two new association wins set to boost the local economy by £1.2 million

  The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) and the British Society for Dental Hygiene Therapy (BSDHT) have both confirmed their 2013 annual conferences will take place at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Birmingham. The NAHT conference ...

  

• ISES Talks at the NEC Birmingham

  The second of the International Special Events Society’s regional networking events, to be held in Birmingham, will be hosted by the NEC on Tuesday May 29th. ISES brings together creative event industry professionals and provides an inspiring plat...

  

• The Belfry aiming for above par events with new team-building venture

  TWO team-building companies have joined forces with golf and leisure complex, The Belfry to form a new venture offering indoor and outdoor activities. Team Spirit and Black Clover are sponsoring the transformation of a currently disused field near the...

  

• Amadeus breaks catering record at The ICC for BSAVA congress

  NEC Group caterer Amadeus broke its own catering record at the British Small Animal Veterinary Association World Congress gala dinner. The event, held at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, allowed 950 guests to choose their starter, ma...

  

• Birmingham to welcome global business leaders at inaugural IWCAIS 2012

  Birmingham will play host to the International Working Conference on Applied Industrial Symbiosis (IWCAIS), which takes place for the first time next month. IWCAIS 2012 will run from 12-14 June at IET Birmingham: Austin Court and will see 150 leading ...

  

• Warwick invites event bookers to Compear the Conference

  Warwick Conferences, the award-winning collection of conference and training venues, has launched a quirky and entertaining campaign to highlight the issue of hidden costs within the meetings and conference industry. The campaign, which comprises a s...

  

• New Hotel Indigo appoints its GM

  Hotel management and development company, Sanguine Hospitality, has appointed Mark Davies as its new general manager for Hotel Indigo Birmingham. Davies (40) will lead the 52-bedroom upscale hotel and its skyline Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar &am...

  

• New Birmingham hotel secures £300,000 of advance bookings

  A NEW Birmingham hotel has attracted £300,000 of bookings ahead of its opening next month. The £30m, 285-room Hampton by Hilton Birmingham in Broad Street opens to guests on May 1st. The hotel, one of the largest Hampton by Hilton hotels outside the...

  

• MTA Celebrates Successful MACH 2012

  More than 20,000 visitors attended the UK’s biggest machine tool exhibition which this year celebrates its 100th anniversary. Over the five days (April 16-20), well over 20,000 people flooded through the doors including some 2,500 young people, many...

  

• UK Concrete Show advances to NEC

  The concrete industry is set to be united all under one roof when The UK Concrete Show takes place at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC) on the 27th and 28th February 2013. Being Europe’s biggest and best concrete show, over 3,500 visit...

  

• Europe’s largest veterinary event breaks records in Birmingham

  The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) World Congress, held in Birmingham for the 22nd successive occasion, this year attracted a record number of visitors, with more than 10,000 people converging on the city to promote excellence in ...

  

• Bramall builders hit the high notes in hard hat concert

  A team of contractors working on a new concert building in the city were treated to an impromptu hard hat concert last week. The team of contractors from BAM, are in the final stages of completing The Bramall Music Building, which is a brand new £16...

  

• Hotel La Tour open for business!

  Independent operator Hotel La Tour has opened its first venue. The £24m development in Birmingham city centre has 174 bedrooms and suites, a restaurant and bar inspired by Michelin-starred Chef Marcus Wareing, coffee shop and dedicated conference and...

  

• ICC Birmingham announces £1.4 billion boost to local economy

  The International Convention Centre (ICC) Birmingham has contributed a remarkable £1.4* billion to Birmingham’s economy since opening its doors on 2 April 1991. The figure is announced by the ICC in celebration of the venues 21st anniversary this y...