1813 Club and Premier Members


1813 Club and Premier Members


Greater Birmingham’s leading companies In Brief


Atherstone-based corporate events company Garlands Leisure has taken over Tamworth rival Eventurous. Eventurous, established in 1989,


is also a corporate events firm, and is known for organising commercially-focused and highly interactive conference days, corporate family fun days and team building activities


Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital Charity has launched a new ‘Virtual Velo’ fundraising drive which will see volunteers pedal up to 1,000 miles during the summer months. The miles don’t even have


to be cycled on the road – anything done on an exercise bikes at the gym or at home will also count. The best fundraisers will go into a draw to win a weekend away in Hamburg or Rome.


Students from Ace Academy in Tipton gained an insight into the legal world when they visited the offices of Clarke Willmott in Birmingham. The Year 12 students heard


from head of office Rayner Grice, who told them about her journey to being a partner at the firm.


Longbridge-based Aardvark Marketing Consultants won two awards at the CV Magazine Technology Innovators awards. The firm walked off with the


‘Excellence in Marketing Management Services’ and the ‘Social Media & Content Marketing Strategy Specialists’ awards.


Uttoxeter-based Infinity IT Solutions won a top award at the IT Europa Awards in Kensington. The firm won the ‘Enterprise Solution of The Year’ award.


Expanding team: Lauren Davies and James Modley 32 CHAMBERLINK July/August 2018


‘We are looking to expand our overall business offering’


The difference between


Eventurous and Garlands is that the former stages events at a variety of off-site venues, whereas the latter uses its 150-acre Mythe Barn site. Eventurous is moving its


operations to Mythe Barn but will continue to trade as a separate


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Corporate events firms join forces in ‘natural’ merger


Teaming up: Garlands Leisure and Eventurous


entity, working in parallel with Garlands. Garlands director Joe Garland


said: “There’s an exciting future ahead for both Eventurous and Garlands Corporate. As we align resources to work across both companies, we are looking to expand our overall business


offering to cover a much broader range of specialist activities for corporate events and team building activities. “There is an obvious, natural


synergy between the two companies – it was the right time to buy and the purchasing decision was an easy choice to make.”


Lawyers welcome dynamic duo


Law firm Freeths has bolstered its dispute management team in Birmingham with the appointment of associate solicitor James Modley. Mr Modley, who has joined from rival firm Shoosmiths, has experience in representing a range of businesses and high-net worth individuals, by providing general dispute management advice. He has also specialised in advising the latter, along


with sports stars and celebrities, in reputational management issues. Within this field, he is an expert in the misuse of


private information, and was instrumental in recovering significant damages for his clients during the recent ‘phone hacking’ scandal. Mr Modley’s new team has also seen former trainee


Lauren Davies qualify as an assistant solicitor. She specialises in contractual disputes. Richard Coates, partner and head of dispute management in Birmingham, said: “Lauren and James are part of our commitment to recruit and retain the highest calibre lawyers in the city. “As a result, the team continues to see fantastic


growth, providing first class advice to our impressive range of clients.”


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