STRATEGIC PARTNERS AND PATRONS
Games have a Purpose
Full-service marketing agency Purpose Media has been unveiled as the lead digital partner of the 2017 UK Corporate Games – Europe’s largest multi-sports festival for business. The Games, which take place in Nottingham between
6-9 July, will see thousands of competitors from hundreds of employers across the UK take part in a range of sports. They aim to promote corporate and individual
wellbeing through sport, competition, fun and fitness. Competition is open to all, with businesses, national and multinational companies, retailers, Government agencies, partnerships and sports clubs all eligible to enter. Teams can include employees, colleagues, clients,
family and friends and there is no limit on age or ability. Individual and team medals are on offer and the winners in each sport will get the chance to represent their organisation at the World Corporate Games, in Texas, in November. Purpose Media will help to raise the profile of the
Games to local businesses as part of the deal, as well as providing marketing and digital support. Its Marketing Services Director, Katrina Starkie, said:
“We’re pleased to be partnering such a high-profile event. It was a real coup for Nottingham to be selected as host city for 2017 and the Games is set to be one of the city’s biggest events of the year. “Purpose Media is passionate not only about sport, but also about helping local businesses to succeed and
University among world’s art elite
Nottingham Trent University has been named among the top ten per cent of art and design education providers in the world. The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017 placed the university 124th out of almost 1,700 institutions. Barbara Matthews, Head of
Ben Sedgemore and Katrina Starkie at Corporate Games host venue, the David Ross Sports Village
grow, so we’re pleased to have the opportunity to share our expertise to support the event, raise its profile and encourage as many local businesses as possible to enter.” Corporate Games Director, Ben Sedgemore, added:
“We’re delighted to have Purpose Media on board as our official digital partner and have been impressed by the advice and support they have given us so far.”
the College of Art, Architecture, Design and Humanities and Pro Vice- Chancellor (Culture), said: “With roots dating back to 1843, Nottingham Trent University has long been a leading provider of art and design education in the UK. “It’s fitting that almost 175
years later we’re recognised among the best in the world for nurturing creative talent. This ranking is an indication of the true quality of art and design education provision we provide.”
Property developer shortlisted for top award
Nottingham-based property developer Blueprint, which specialises in creating sustainable homes and workspaces, is celebrating after being shortlisted for a prestigious national industry award. The team, headquartered in the
city’s Creative Quarter on St Mary’s Gate, has been picked as a finalist in the Small Developer of the Year category in the RESI Awards 2017. They will join property developers from up and down the country at the award ceremony in London in May, where they will find out if they have scooped the award. Blueprint’s award entry focused
on its current development at Trent Basin, in Nottingham, a new ultra- sustainable community on the
awards, and is testament to the creativity and innovative approach the team takes to each and every Blueprint project. “We focused our award entry on
The Trent Basin development
banks of the River Trent which marks the first phase of regeneration for Nottingham Waterside, a 250-acre site just over a mile from the city centre. Trent Basin, a multi phased £100m
project, will eventually create more than 500 new homes for local people. Chief Executive of Blueprint, Nick
Ebbs, said: “It’s an honour to be selected as a finalist for the RESI
Trent Basin, our current development centred around an historic inland dock in Nottingham. This new community is leading the way in sustainable living, with properties ranging from two bedroom apartments to five bedroom houses built using a fabric first approach. “All of the homes have high
levels of insulation, are zero carbon and will benefit from a UK first community energy system which has been designed and created especially for Trent Basin.”
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