Conference Centres of Excellence brings Nationwide Venues to London

Conference Centres of Excellence, in conjunction with MyVenues.co.uk hosted an exclusive client event recently to showcase the group’s Nationwide Venues.

Corporate event organisers from London and National organisations met with 20 of the group’s venue teams during the evening event, hosted in the ‘Illuminate Suite’ at etc.venues, Prospero House.

The event was created to raise the profile of member venues, whilst saving event organisers time in travelling for site visits, providing the opportunity to discuss their requirements and event ideas with the dedicated teams from a wide range of venues within the Conference Centres of Excellence group.

During the evening, the event organisers were also able to sample a delicious variety of the excellent quality of food and refreshments provided – a key element of the quality promise offered by all member venues.

“This showcase event was created in response to our member requirements, as a great number of event bookers and head offices for corporate businesses in particular are based in London, in addition to booking events regionally.” said Amanda Stacey, Marketing Manager for Conference Centres of Excellence. “We will now be also be looking at regional showcase events which are tailored to our venues in the Midlands, The North and Scotland, offering more opportunities for all sector event organisers to experience the level of excellence delivered at all of our venues.”

Etc.Venues, Prospero House is situated just opposite Borough Tube in London, offering three floors of flexible conference and meeting space, and is proud to be a member of Conference Centres of Excellence.

For more details or to register for future events please contact marketing@cceonline.co.uk

Conference Centres of Excellence Awards

CCE awards highlight outstanding performance of member venues and external providers

Conference Centres of Excellence has announced the winners of its first-ever awards. Presented at the consortium’s recent annual conference at the Wyboston Lakes Executive Centre, the awards recognise excellence from within the CCE membership, and also  in three categories for non-members - ‘best supplier’, ‘best booking agency’, and ‘non-CCE venue most admired by members’.

Submissions were invited from all members of the consortium, which is the UK’s leading group of specialist conference and training venues and has thirty six members. The judging panel comprised industry experts Tony Rogers, Anna Clover and Tim Chudley, and was chaired by CCE executive director Anthony Lishman.

Awards involving member venues were as follows:

The Innovation Award was won by Warwick Conferences’ Scarman House for its ‘comparetheconference.com’ campaign. The judges commented that the initiative  was both very creative and specifically targeted, and “will benefit the whole of our industry by promoting the conference centre concept”. Runner up was Conference Aston for its ‘aston.app’ initiative.

The Sustainability Award was won by Prospero House. The panel described its actions as “taking sustainability and CSR policy to the next level, with a big community aspect.”

The Best Non-Residential Venue Award went to Nottingham Conference Centre. Judges complimented the venue on its “creative use of an old building”, the focus of its SOPs and the quality of its customer feedback. Runner up was Maple House.

The Best Residential Venue Award went to The  Møller Centre. Judges complimented the venue on its regular customer focus groups, and the  excellence of its website. They also referred to the venue’s consistent achievement of gold standard in the BDRC VenueVerdict awards. Runner up was Scarman House.

Three other categories allowed CCE member venues to express their opinions on third-party organisations which were themselves not part of the consortium.  In the case of ‘Best Supplier’ and ‘Best Booking Agency’, the only requirement was that nominated companies must have an ongoing relationship with one or more CCE members. In the case of the ‘non-CCE venue most admired by members’, submissions were open to interpretation, and could be for service, quality, innovation.  The winners were as follows:

The Best Supplier to Conferencing award went to Berkmann Wine Cellars, which were described as “going above and beyond” and “adding value”. Runner-up was Wilson Vale.

The Best Conference Booking Agency was Trinity Conferences, which was described as demonstrating “ the ability to be a strategic partner” and as “particularly effective at engaging with the venue team so they have a good understanding of how their business works.”

The ‘Non-Conference Centre of Excellence venue most admired by members’ award was achieved by the Kingston upon Thames venue Warren House, which was described as “a venue that has consistently maintained exceptionally high standards of service” and which has “remained true to the conference and training centre concept”. Runner up was Dillington House in Somerset.

A special award for his ‘outstanding contribution to Conference Centres of Excellence’ was presented to Barry Stonham OBE, general manager of Wyboston Lakes. During his career in the conference sector, Barry has been a board member and treasurer of Conference Centres of Excellence and a board member and treasurer of IACC, the International Association of Conference Centre. He has ensured the financial stability of both organisations in difficult times, roles which have been undertaken voluntarily. Retiring at the end of this year, he is a Fellow of The Institute of Hospitality.

“Our awards achieve a number of primary objectives, one of which is to help enhance awareness of the role and purpose of dedicated venues and their continuing commitment to progressive enhancement of their services,” commented Anthony Lishman: “ They also help to strengthen still further the competitiveness of member venues, which must be good for their customers – and they also enable members to give a pat on the back to  organisations that are impressing them.”  

£10 Room Hire - don't miss this amazing offer from Prospero House, London!

We're soon going to be able to tell you about our 10th venue and we're really excited about it.

So we are offering a crazy, celebratory room hire rate of just £10 per person for events that take place from April 18th - May 3rd.

That's just £10 per person for a great room (all day) including the following:-
•AV kit - large screen, high powered projector and free WiFi.
•Natural daylight
•Ergonomic furniture
•Stationery - flip chart, pens, pads and 'trainers' kit.
All you have to do is pay for drinks and catering.

Demand is expected to be high so call us now to book your room for only £10 per person - the offer is subject to availability and once they're gone, they're gone.

Call 0845 230 1414 or e-mail info@cceonline.co.uk and quote '£10 room hire'.  For more details about Prospero House and other members of Conference Centres of Excellence visit www.cceonline.co.uk

Offer is subject to availability and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.

Prospero House signs up with Conference Centres of Excellence

Another prominent city centre venue has become the latest member of Conference Centres of Excellence, the UK’s leading consortium of specialist conference venues. It is Prospero House, situated on London’s South Bank close to London Bridge.

Prospero House has a total of 23 training, meeting and conference rooms, located on three floors. It recently introduced a new ‘Illuminate’ event space which, by providing technological links between two of its main ground floor suites, provides a conference capacity of 550. The venue offers high specification AV equipment and sophisticated ambient lighting systems.

It is part of the successful etc venues group and becomes the second venue from the group to join Conference Centres of Excellence: the first was the award-winning Maple House in Birmingham, which became part of the consortium in summer last year. “A venue can only become part of Conference Centres of Excellence if it demonstrates consistently high standards of quality across every part of its operation,” commented Iain Dix, Venue Manager at Prospero House: “It is a fiercely policed philosophy, and we are delighted to have demonstrated that we share those sector-leading standards.”

Prospero House is the latest example of the consortium’s determination to broaden the choice it offers to event organisers through a combination of residential and non-residential venues in a range of locations. Over the past year, it has prioritised increasing representation in major towns and cities: as well as Prospero House and Maple House, new members in that period include the Pitt Building in Cambridge, Weetwood Hall in Leeds, and two further London venues, Broadway House and 76 Portland Place.

“Prospero House is a highly impressive and extremely professional venue in every respect,” said Anthony Lishman, the consortium’s Executive Director: “It gives us even more to offer to those customers seeking prestigious venues in the heart of major business areas, that are close to public transport links.”

Conference Centres of Excellence provides a free, focused venue-finding service for corporate clients and agencies, providing single-source guidance on facilities, availability and rates for each member venue. Called Hotline, it can be contacted on 0845 230 1414, email info@cceonline.co.uk . The consortium’s website www.cceonline.co.uk includes extensive information on all members.

Prospero House signs up with Conference Centres of Excellence

**Latest new venue in our portfolio ** Prospero House London

Prospero House is a large training, meeting and conference venue on London's vibrant South Bank.

In a great location just 5 minutes walk from London Bridge and right opposite Borough Tube, the venue has 3 large floors of flexible training, meeting, event space and conference rooms.

The venue offers an all inclusive rate that provides breakfast, free flow tea and coffee and lunch, as well as AV and client support.

And with capacities ranging from 2 to 550, the venue can cater for all needs including the self contained event space “Illuminate”.

5 conference/lecture rooms (all air conditioned)
7 syndicate rooms
300 capacity Theatre rooms

See more here Prospero House London