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Teambuilding in the trees makes for new corporate package
De Vere Venues, leading provider of meeting, training, conference and events space, has created a new tree house team building package at De Vere Venues New Place, Hampshire, designed to harness the psychological and physiological benefits of the great outdoors, and to inspire big thinking under the blue skies of the Solent.
The package, designed for either small meetings or as an added break-out solution for larger events, includes access to New Place’s eight-delegate tree-top informal meeting room, an inspired location for creative thinking, as well as the choice of several country-pursuit themed team-building exercises, ranging from duck herding to high- octane orienteering exercises.
Available on a day rate or as a residential package, delegates also have access to
in the fresh air and taking in more oxygen to the brain significantly improves productivity, creativity and increases the production of serotonin, the ’happy’ brain chemical, directly contributing to more dynamic and effective meetings.
the property’s health and leisure club, and contemporary restaurant and stylish Luyten’s Bar, both of which provide the perfect back drop for after-hours entertainment.
Mark Sampson, general manager of De Vere Venues New Place, commented: ’’Research has proven that the simple process of breathing
University of Southampton Science Park announces £2m deal
The University of Southampton Science Park has announced a 10-year, £2 million tenancy agreement with Chilworth Technology for Phi House, the biggest on the Park to date. The deal was orchestrated by the Science Park team and its agent Vail Williams, along with Chilworth Technology’s agent BNP Paribas.
The property is undergoing considerable refurbishment in an extensive refit project which will see it taken back to a shell in order to install improved electrical systems and more efficient insulation and heating. At 16,600 sq ft, the new accommodation will also be equipped with a whole laboratory wing, almost doubling the capacity of the facility for process safety
testing compared with its current Beta House home.
Peter Birkett, CEO of Southampton Science Park, said: “It’s always a pleasure to see Science Park companies achieve significant growth. Chilworth Technology is a great example of this – a small start-up that has grown into a significant force around the world from its base in Southampton. Announcing this 10-year lease reflects a great achievement and encouraging signs, not only for Chilworth Technology and the Science Park, but for the science and technology community across the south of England.“
Chilworth Technology, which will be taking up residency in Phi House in March 2015, has
“In addition, time spent around greenery has been shown to reduce
the stress hormone, lower blood pressure and increase the ability to focus, which means delegates utilising our tree-house package should leave feeling refreshed, revitalised and re-focused.’’
Details:
www.deverevenues.co.uk
pioneered process safety in the UK while sharing its testing, consulting and training expertise worldwide. The company has been a Science Park tenant for over 25 years and this is a big move for the business, as managing director Stephen Rowe explained: “Since starting in a single room in Chilworth Manor in 1986, while the Science Park was under construction, the company has seen remarkable growth to become a globally-recognised premium brand.
“Our parent company DEKRA is fully behind this move and we are delighted to have its backing for the next phase of our business’s evolution. The new purpose built, state-of-the-art facilities at Phi House will enable us to increase our testing and consulting capacity to support our continued growth plans on a global scale.“
Details:
www.science-park.co.uk
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THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – SOLENT & SOUTH CENTRAL – FEBRUARY 2015
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