PREMIER MEMBERS GREATER BIRMINGHAM’S LEADING COMPANIES
Halesowen-based specialist security provider has won a prestigious contract to
provide a new high-definition camera system for a world famous
club. Bloomfield Group has replaced
the club’s old analogue cameras with a new digital system, in an ambitious upgrade. The club is the Reform Club, in
London’s Pall Mall, famously featured in Jules Verne’s ‘Around the World in 80 Days’, with adventurer Phileas Fogg’s journey beginning and ending at the club. The club (pictured) was founded
in 1836 by Edward Ellice, the MP for Coventry whose riches had come from the Hudson’s Bay Company but whose main claim to fame was the Reform Act 1832. The club founders commissioned
a leading architect of the day, Charles Barry, to build an imposing and palatial clubhouse. Membership was restricted then to those who pledged support for the Reform Act of 1832. The many MPs and
‘The system that has been installed is perfect for what we required’
Whig peers among the early members developed the club as the political headquarters of the Liberal Party. These days, the club is no longer
associated with any political party, and now serves a purely social
function. Today’s ‘Reformers’ are men and women drawn from many backgrounds and a wide field of professional life. The new security system was
required to provide high-quality coverage of the premises, but also
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blend in with the club’s ambience, as it is still regarded by many as the finest of London’s private members clubs. Dr Mary Piper, then chair of the
House & Fabric Committee, at the Reform Club, said: “We wanted a security system that was not only capable of recording and reviewing high quality footage, but one that was discreet as to not unnerve or invade our members privacy when frequenting the club. “The system that has been
installed is perfect for what we required with the cameras blending in with the decor and surroundings wonderfully.” Bloomfield chairman David
Trimmer said: “The Reform Club required a surveillance system providing great quality images, easy search facilities and a cost effective solution that fits within the surroundings discreetly and stylishly. The Avigilon system, recommended and installed by the Bloomfield Group, has fulfilled and surpassed our customer’s expectations.”
On top (L-R): Rebecca Delmore, Lord Mayor Raymond Hassell and Robin Ford Sneak peak at luxury
A topping out ceremony was held at Europe’s first Park Regis Hotel, which is in Birmingham, as construction work nears the end of its final phase. During a sneak preview inside the hotel, guests were given a tour of the
£50 million project and saw the scale of the building ahead of its opening. Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Raymond Hassell, attended the
ceremony alongside West Midlands’ business people, booking agents and stakeholders in the development. The 253-bedroom hotel has seen former office building Auchinleck House at
Five Ways transformed into a four-star hotel which will boast some of the best views across the city from its newly built 16th floor sky bar. Robin Ford, general manager at the hotel, said: “As we head towards our
grand opening, we’re thrilled to be able to bring people into the building to show them the culmination of all of the hard work that has been going on.” Park Regis is teaming up with Birmingham Hippodrome to sponsor ‘Does
your Mamma know?’, a major fundraising event taking place alongside smash-hit musical ‘Mamma Mia’. On 30 June, the Hippodrome is inviting its supporters to an informal evening of entertainment as it recreates the Greek wedding banquet from the show. The event will be in aid of Hippodrome Creative, which provides learning opportunities for young people.
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