Northamptonshire Human resources News (United Kingdom)

Finding a venue for any sort of event, be it a formal gala, an informal workforce party or a teambuilding activity session, can be tricky at the best of times.

When planning for any event, be it a formal gala or a gathering of friends, a large dinner party or an intimate meal, booking an appropriate venue is important.

Personal development is a vital cog in the machine of a workforce; without first progressing as individuals, how can a team expect to advance?

Following the success of their inaugural teambuilding day with Sundial Teamscapes late last year, East Lancashire’s Hospital Trust is planning ‘The Team Building Event of the year’ with the teambuilding experts from Sundial Group.

Finding conference and meeting venues that tick all the right boxes can prove to be a time consuming. Adding a spa and fitness centre into the equation can both narrow down the search but at the same time ultimately complicate it.

With summer just around the corner and with it the prospect of baring all at the beach, award winning meetings group Sundial Venues is launching a ‘Get Fit for Summer’ campaign.

Sundial Group’s Warwickshire meeting venue, Woodside’s on-going dedication to offering its customers an outstanding experience has led to it retaining its “VenueVerdict Gold Standard Accreditation”, for the period April 2011 – March 2012.

Leading UK teambuilding provider Sundial Teamscapes has launched a brand new website. The new look hub is now live,

With over a decade in the industry, and with a team of highly experienced events management staff, Sundial can help to procure venues for all sorts of events, be it an important conference, an informal gathering or a team building weekend.

Sundial Group, the award-winning meetings specialists and the MCA (Management Consultancies Association), the trade body for management consultancies in the UK, recently announced that they have entered into a new strategic partnership.

No two businesses are alike, which is why the UK’s leading provider of team building activities is now offering complete bespoke programmes especially designed to provide the optimum blend of fun and learning.

Award-winning UK meetings venue group, Sundial Venues has launched a new loyalty scheme for business travellers

The clocks going forwards marks the official start of British Summertime and means the countdown is on to the London Olympic Games and the Euro 2012 Championship.

Companies booking a green meetings package at any of the three country house conference hotels owned and managed by Sundial will receive one free place for every twenty delegates booked on to a day event

Despite the move towards more personalised meetings, 90% of respondents were in agreement that a dedicated venue is still of the utmost importance.

Rebecca Carter, Sundial Options & Solutions General Manager said, “With spring being such an ideal time to organise meetings and look ahead at the company events calendar for the rest of the year we see a lot of enquiries around this time.

Helping UK firms large and small enjoy the Great British summertime, the fun outdoor treasure hunts maximise the acres of sprawling gardens and woods that encircle each of its three family-owned and operated conference hotels.

The Bank of England has warned that the UK economy will ‘zigzag’ this year but may avoid falling into a full-blown recession.

Sundial Group, owners and operators of three luxurious country house conference hotels in the East Midlands and Surrey, have scooped a trio of awards at the prestigious Meetings & Incentive Travel Magazine Awards 2012.

Spending cuts, smaller budgets and a record level of unemployment may be making life difficult in offices up and down the country but there is one organisation which is thriving on the challenge.

Sundial Teamscapes, the team building activities specialists, are encouraging British businesses to take a more dynamic approach to increasing staff productivity and motivation during the recession now that Spring is on its way.

No matter how productive a meeting, nothing beats finishing it off with a refreshing pot of tea or freshly-ground coffee and a slice of delicious cake.

Sundial Options & Solutions, the venue finding service offered by the award-wining Sundial Group are encouraging their clients to get involved with Fairtrade Fortnight which takes place this week around the UK

A total of 140 staff members at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust have achieved a nationally recognised qualification following a teambuilding activities program carried out at Clitheroe Community Hospital.

Sundial Venues has announced that each of its three UK meeting venues will now offer unlimited fair trade coffee with any complete meeting package booking.

Getting an idea of where a business or company is heading in the future is very important; forward planning has been cited many times as one of the biggest factors in success and achievement through a business.

Sundial Teamscapes, the teambuilding activities brand from Sundial Group, has received a 100% positive feedback rating from East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.

Working life in the city of London is extremely fast paced and can be best described as hectic. However, making time to take part in team building exercises can bring the whole team back together again,

Opus Energy has announced the creation of new jobs alongside the launch of a bespoke NVQ Apprenticeship Scheme. The launch marks National Apprenticeship Week and celebrates Opus Energy’s recent Best Companies award win.

Sundial Learning, the learning and development arm of Sundial Group, can help busy managers solve this dilemma with a bespoke ‘we’ll come to you’ service.

Ideal for those who have spent January scheduling in strategy meetings, annual general meetings, staff meetings, events and conferences, the venue finding agency can now complete the process with specialist venue finding services

With such volatility and risk in the world of business right now, team building exercises and activities are more important than ever and a crucial investment for those who want to stay ahead of the competition.

Christine Brown and Associates are pleased to announce that we now offer Performance Management alongside the services we offer. We will come into your company, meet with yourselves, and decide exactly the service you need and discuss implementation.

Being able to work as a member of a team is one of the most vital aspects of career development and professional progress.

Team building exercises have become an essential part of working life, with employers always looking for new ways to keep their employees fresh, inspired and motivated.

The traditional January detox can now benefit your business as well as your body thanks to the latest series of free team building taster events from Sundial Learning.

Sundial Venues, the UK’s best value for money meetings group (BRDC Continental ‘VenueVerdict’ Survey – consistently since 2008) are turning the old saying ‘healthy mind, healthy body’ on its head this January.

Team building activities are vital to the success of any business, never more so than now when analysts confirm that the country is once again in the grip of recession.

Sundial has scooped an impressive four nominations – more than any other group – in arguably the most highly regarded industry awards in the meetings industry, the Meetings and Incentive Travel Magazine Awards.

Booking a venue for a meeting or conference with clients or employees, it is always vital to choose a location which will give the right impression, as well as ensuring that the venue has the right tools and facilities for the event to run smoothly

The beginning of a new year can be busy for any business or company. Targets need to be set, new initiatives put forward and an entire 12 months need to be planned out

Sundial Group has just been announced ‘Best Value for Money’ Meeting Venue group for a fourth consistent year.

One of the biggest advantages of forward planning is the better rates offered for early bookings.

It is often remarked that one of the biggest difficulties people encounter in the planning of an event is finding and booking the appropriate venue.

When 4,000 event planners and bookers were recently surveyed by Sundial Group, around 45% of them agreed that value for money is the most important factor to be considered when trying to find a suitable venue for an event

Finding the perfect venue for a teambuilding exercise is vital; activities require concentration and focus and so getting the venue right is an important but often tricky task.

As our capital prepares for the 2012 Olympics, pressure is building for businesses all over the UK to get their workforce working as a team to rival that of Team GB.

Sundial Teamscapes are committed to ensuring that workforces and teams are strengthened using team building activities, and during the Olympic year the need for such activities will be more important than ever.

Many UK businesses will be breathing a sigh of relief as 2011 draws to a close after a year plagued with the spectre of recession and budget cuts.

Sundial Teamscapes, the innovative team building solution from Sundial Group, is embracing the concept of ‘location, location, location’ with mobile teambuilding activities that harness the power of teambuilding in any location