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UTC Reading gears up for landmark opening
UTC Reading, a new University Technical College specialising in computer science and engineering for 14 to 19 year olds, starts the new build and refurbishment programme of the old Thames Valley University site, keeping the project on track for a September 2013 opening. To celebrate this development, a ceremony was held in February at the Crescent Road site.
UTC Reading’s principal Joanne Harper and vice-principal Wayne
Edwards, who have officially been in post since January 2013, hosted the launch of Kier’s building and refurbishment work and were joined by chair of governors for UTC Reading, Lee Nicholls.
Harper and Edwards provided an overview of all landmark successes to date and confirmed the timeline for further activities. A selection of students who have already accepted offers were on hand, as well as representatives from
academic and industry partners including Network Rail, Cisco, Peter Brett Associates, Logica (now part of CGI) and the University of Reading.
The Crescent Road site was officially hoarded off and investigations took place immediately after Christmas to ensure the project remained on time and internal finishes and
furniture requirements are just being finalised. The campus is due to have buildings dedicated to areas of specialism in computer science, engineering and related project work, as well as brand new centres to include facilities for music, art, model- making and media.
Details:
www.utcreading.co.uk
Oxford acquisition makes Dorset firm the market leader
A Christchurch-based company has become the country’s market leader in organising Masonic events – which bring millions of pounds to the local economy. Square Events has acquired Perfect Weekend, an Oxford firm that was its only serious competitor.
It now organises more Masonic events than anyone else, and east Dorset remains one of the most popular locations. Hotels and traders all benefit from the thousands of Freemasons who come with their wives, partners and friends for an evening or weekend organised by Square Events.
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The Perfect Weekend brand will now be dedicated to other parts of the benevolent sector, including Round Table. The company’s success is partly down to the fact that its service is free to clients because it takes its commission from the venues. This policy helps events happen that would otherwise never have got off the ground.
Square Events’ managing director, the aptly-named Guy Mason, who
also heads the business events firm Brief2Event, believes the acquisition is a sound investment.
He said: “Square Events has seen year- on-year growth over its 15 years, with lots of repeat custom, and we are delighted to have acquired Perfect Weekend. Not only is our service free, but because we know venues so well we get deals that are cheaper than if a client went direct.
“It really is a business model with no losers and we believe other areas of the benevolent sector will increasingly benefit under the Perfect Weekend brand. Bournemouth and the surrounding area is probably the most popular destination for Masonic weekends and they bring in huge numbers to the area.
“We believe this sector has potential for more growth and we hope to add to our team over the year ahead. We are delighted to have acquired Perfect Weekend to add to Square Events and Brief2Event.”
Details:
www.brief2event.com www.squareeventsmanagement.com www.perfectweekend.co.uk
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