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Hello and welcome


to the March issue of Venue Insight Magazine, the MUST HAVE publication for the UK hospitality industry.


Let’s hope that the persistent rain and winds that have battered the UK are now easing off and that we can now look to the spring and summer season with a sense of optimism. Fingers crossed the Coronavirus can be contained and that the spring hospitality and events season kicks off in style.


With the warmer weather on the horizon, now would be the time to give your outdoor areas some TLC, or perhaps you need to look at a complete overhaul? If so, our cover stars Skyline Design are on-hand to provide the highest quality, all weather outdoor furniture. From the smallest terrace to the most luxurious of hotels, you’re covered with Skyline.


We catch up with Derek McNee & Mikey Duncan, founders of Scotland’s first ever Electronic Music Conference. On the 17th & 18th July, SEMCON2020 will bring more than 100 industry insiders, speakers and experts to The Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, that promises to bring the whole industry


together for two unmissable days of knowledge sharing and networking.


We round up our ‘Looking to the Future’ feature with Mark Roberts, Director of Sales at Lanchester Wines. Mark once again gives his expert opinion on what we can expect from wine in the near future.


Sustainability is absolutely key to success going forward. We hear from Heineken who have helped save over 100 million pints of water and 360 tonnes of keg CO2 over the past six years, thanks to the installation of their innovative SmartDispense system in venues throughout the UK. Staying with sustainability, Servaclean — experts in the designing, planning and installation of bars, discuss the importance of their BARFrame system which allows existing layouts to be altered, extended or even totally dismantled and reconfigured to your new design at a fraction of the ‘as new’ price.


Be sure to put a spring in the step of your cocktail menu this spring by serving a cocktail with passion. The Floradora (Passionate) Dame is a Brockmans Gin twist on the classic drink.


Rob Taylor Editor


6 UK Hospitality 8


Gordon's in association with 8 12


Looking to the Future The Wine Guide


16 20


12 SEMC 2020 Q&A 14 Void Acoustics 16 Central Foods 18 Bob Dylan’s Heaven’s Door 20 Lanchester Wines 24 Brockmans Gin 28 NDML 30 Young’s Pubs 32 Heineken 34 Servaclean 36 Artis 38 Greene King & Pubaid 40 Winterhalter 42 K9 Nation 44 Feed It Back 46 Impact Data


Crystal Design & Media Ltd and the publication Venue Insight Magazine assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material or the accuracy of information received. All material will be treated as unconditionally assigned for publication under copyright and within the editors rights to edit and offer comment. All editorial contributions are to be sent to: editor@venue-insight.com


VENUE EDITOR Rob Taylor


rob@venue-insight.com 01634 568927


PUBLICATION MANAGER Dan Scudder


dan@venue-insight.com 01634 568928


DESIGNER Michael Hayes


design@venue-insight.com 01634 568927


PUBLISHER Robert Robinson


Crystal Design & Media Ltd 01634 568925


INSIGHT A PLATFORM FOR THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTR Y


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