Soaring Worldwide - Powering Reputations

Certification International, a leader in the field of assessment and certification services to internationally recognised standards, says figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)* show companies are taking health and safety seriously.

Certification International believes the ongoing falling trend in the number of people being injured or made unwell in the work place is due to organisations implementing occupational health and safety management systems and gaining certification to OHSAS 18001:2007 – a standard designed to clarify an organisation’s impact on health and safety issues.

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Kyoto Convention Bureau in Japan has extended its partnership with Swindon-based communication and PR specialists Soaring Worldwide as it looks to broaden its appeal to businesses around the world.

Soaring Worldwide has worked with Kyoto for 2 years, managing and planning its PR activities across Europe and North America to raise the city’s profile as the location of choice for conferences and incentive travel. Kyoto is Japan’s second most popular city for meetings and events and is a well known centre for culture and heritage.

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Four of London’s most central venues gathered to share ideas and work more closely together.

Church House Conference Centre, One Great George Street, The QEII Conference Centre (QEIICC) and Central Hall Westminster, all located around Parliament Square, recently participated in a Venue Safari.  Sales, operations and management staff from each venue gathered together for an evening of great food and lively conversation which moved from venue to venue. The evening provided an excellent opportunity for all who participated to learn more about each neighbouring venue, meet the teams, tour the buildings, and discuss plans and ideas for the future.

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Certification International has strengthened its UK team with the appointment of a new member of staff. Ben Salter joins the technical team as a Certification Officer.

As Certification Officer, Ben is responsible for providing assistance to the Group Head of Certification at Certification International UK and management of certification schemes. His role involves approval of auditors and technical advisors, overseeing technical reviews and queries, conducting internal audits throughout the Certification International group, providing auditing support and implementing the policies of UKAS, alongside those of Certification International UK.

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Nexus Collections, the world’s leading producer of environmentally friendly conference bags, has launched a fully brandable sleeve for iPads and tablet computers.

The latest addition to the Nexus range is available in black, red and blue, and can be branded for individual events with sponsors logos, in full colour. The sleeves are made from shock and water resistant neoprene, and the sleeve has been designed so a tablet computer, such as an iPad, slides into the pouch and the lid simply folds over. The sleeves are also reversible, adding a splash of colour to the events and conference product market.

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Wembley Stadium is kicking off the New Year by offering delegates a new healthy eating menu at conferences and events. The ‘health kick package’ will run from now until the end of March and provides healthy eating options to help visitors get their diets back on track following the festive excess.

The new menu, which is available for as little as £45 + VAT per person (daily delegate rate), includes a wide variety of healthy choices, including homemade granolas with fresh fruit and yoghurt and fruit smoothies on arrival, spiced butternut squash soup and chargrilled chicken served with pitta bread and mint tzatziki for lunch and flapjacks and homemade oat and raisin cookies for morning and afternoon breaks.

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Whilst scientists expect to find habitable new worlds as part of the Kepler programme in 2012, event organisers can find the industry’s newest stars at International Confex 2012 on the Harrogate International Centre (HIC) stand. HIC’s recently completed £13 million redevelopment project created two new stars of the North, increasing HIC’s capacity and ability to host a variety of events and conferences.

The focus of its stand at Confex will be to show people how they can benefit from the improved facilities. Halls H and G have increased HIC’s space by 3,100m2 – 20% – and can be used for a wide range of experiential events, banquets, corporate productions and product launches. The new halls add more space to larger events and offers exhibition space with great flow from the 2,000 seat auditorium.

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To celebrate the installation of 64” plasma screens in several of its meeting rooms, organisers choosing Church House Conference Centre can entertain delegates by playing Wii Olympics 2012 on the new screens during their breaks throughout the day.

The new screens have been installed in the Westminster, Sir Herbert Baker and Abbey rooms, which are commonly used for small meetings for up to 30 delegates. To incorporate the new technology into an event in a fun way, organisers can use the Wii to entertain guests, at no extra cost, with ‘Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games’ as well as other games such as Wii Sport on request.

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Swindon based communications and PR agency Soaring Worldwide has signed up to exhibit at the Business Show Swindon 2012.

The company, which has its offices at Kembrey Park and has doubled in size year on year since it was established in 2006, will be using the event at STEAM to introduce the services it provides to companies in the Swindon area.

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The Granvia Hotel, Kyoto, is now offering organisations hosting business events the opportunity to participate in a traditional Summer Festival as part of its MICE package.

A number of Kyoto hotels incorporated Summer Festivals into their international conference reception parties during 2011 such as when the Grand Prince Hotel Kyoto hosted a reception organised for the International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.

The scheme achieved most success at the Granvia that has recognised the benefits it can offer to planners and the fun it can offer to attendees. A Summer Festival is an integral part of Japanese culture. The event involves the venue being decorated with traditional lanterns, a range of market stalls, caricature drawing and yoyo sukui – a traditional Japanese fishing game.

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