http://www.cceonline.co.uk News RSS feed en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:11:26 GMT Conference Centres of Excellence are pleased to announce three new members to the consortium. These new members have raised our member profile to now include 44 venues and has strengthened our geographical footprint, particularly in the North and North West of the country. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Conference%5FCentres%5Fof%5FExcellence%5Fexpands%5Fits%5Fportfolio%5Fwith%5Fthree%5Fnew%5Fmembers http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Conference%5FCentres%5Fof%5FExcellence%5Fexpands%5Fits%5Fportfolio%5Fwith%5Fthree%5Fnew%5Fmembers Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The chef’s challenge was an opportunity for some of the best chefs in our sector to be recognised by their peers and a distinguished panel of judges from across our industry. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Chefs%5FChallenge%5F2011 http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Chefs%5FChallenge%5F2011 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT With increasing demand for free wifi to be standard in venues within the meeting, training and conference industry, Conference Centres of Excellence are proud to be one step ahead with all 41 venues offering free wifi. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Free%5Fwifi%5Fin%5Fall%5FConference%5FCentres%5Fof%5FExcellence%5Fvenues http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Free%5Fwifi%5Fin%5Fall%5FConference%5FCentres%5Fof%5FExcellence%5Fvenues Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT This summer, Conference Centres of Excellence held their first annual conference. This successful event brought members of the association and industry colleagues together under one roof, providing a fantastic networking and learning environment, enabling benchmarking and best practise sharing opportunities and a real feeling of community within the sector. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Conference%5F%5FCentres%5Fof%5FExcellence%5Fhold%5Ftheir%5Ffirst%5Fannual%5Fconference http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Conference%5F%5FCentres%5Fof%5FExcellence%5Fhold%5Ftheir%5Ffirst%5Fannual%5Fconference Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Celebrating exceptional food at the Chefs Challenge Competition 2011 Conference Centres of Excellence look forward to this year’s Chef’s Challenge Competition, an annual event which brings together chefs from within Conference Centres of Excellence and IACC (The International Association of Conference Centres) and from a variety of styles of venues, giving them a wonderful opportunity to showcase their best menus and cooking ability. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Chefs%5FChallenge%5FCompetition%5F2011 http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Chefs%5FChallenge%5FCompetition%5F2011 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT The UK’s leading marketing consortium that represents over 40 of the UK’s award winning training and conference centres is to adopt the acclaimed BDRC Continental VenueVerdict customer satisfaction management scheme - designed to benchmark and raise standards in the industry. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Conference%5FCentres%5Fof%5FExcellence%5Fvenues%5Freceive%5Fthe%5Fverdict http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Conference%5FCentres%5Fof%5FExcellence%5Fvenues%5Freceive%5Fthe%5Fverdict Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Bringing people together is essential for the success of business, according to the UK’s leading sales and marketing consortium for specialist venues. And to underline its commitment to bring people together, Conference Centres of Excellence has just announced its first annual conference. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Face%5Fto%5FFace%5FConference%5FExcellence http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Face%5Fto%5FFace%5FConference%5FExcellence Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT A duo of high profile, historic sites have been signed up as the latest members of the UK’s leading sales and marketing consortium for dedicated conference and training centres. BMA House in London and IET Glasgow:Teacher Building have both joined Conference Centres of Excellence this month. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Conference%5FCentres%5Fof%5FExcellence%5Fannounces%5Fprestigious%5Fnew%5Fmembers http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Conference%5FCentres%5Fof%5FExcellence%5Fannounces%5Fprestigious%5Fnew%5Fmembers Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Conference Centres of Excellence member venues have swept the board at two high profile awards ceremonies, picking up a total of 17 awards. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Conference%5FCentres%5Fdemonstrate%5FExcellence%5Fin%5FIndustry%5FAwards http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Conference%5FCentres%5Fdemonstrate%5FExcellence%5Fin%5FIndustry%5FAwards Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Ambitious expansion plans by the UK’s leading member organisation for dedicated conference and training centres has prompted the appointment of a full service communications agency. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/CCE%5Fdrive%5Fmarketing%5Ffocus%5Fwith%5Fnew%5Fappointment http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/CCE%5Fdrive%5Fmarketing%5Ffocus%5Fwith%5Fnew%5Fappointment Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Executive Directory Anthony Lishman explains quality assessment for Conference Centres of Excellence - the UK's leading consortium of specialist meeting and training venues. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Defining%2DQuality http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Defining%2DQuality Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Conference Centres of Excellence welcomes Burn Hall, Yorkshire and Longhirst Hall, Newcastle to the consortium as Associate Members in the North of England. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/CCE%5Fwelcomes%2D2%2Dnew%2Dmembers%2Din%2Dthe%2DNorth%2Dof%2DEngland http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/CCE%5Fwelcomes%2D2%2Dnew%2Dmembers%2Din%2Dthe%2DNorth%2Dof%2DEngland Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT Hotline - the Conference Centres of Excellence newsletter is now available detailing 4 new members and develops at member venues. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Autumn%5FNewsletter http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Autumn%5FNewsletter Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Four more of the country’s top specialist conference and meetings venues have joined the Conference Centres of Excellence consortium, extending organisers’ choice still more widely both geographically and in terms of venue style. The consortium now has 38 of the country’s most successful venues in membership. The new members are Nottingham Trent University, the Leadership Trust, Burn Hall and Longhirst Hall. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/More%5Fnew%5Fmembers%5Ffor%5FConference%5FCentres%5FExcellence http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/More%5Fnew%5Fmembers%5Ffor%5FConference%5FCentres%5FExcellence Sun, 14 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Conference Centres of Excellence, the UK’s largest consortium of dedicated conference and training centres, believes that the effectiveness of training events carried out in dedicated environments is increased by between 10% and 15% compared to non-specialist venues. It now intends to commission formal research into the issue. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Learning%5Fis%5Fbetter%5Fretained%5Fin%5Fdedicated%5Ftraining%5Fenvironment http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Learning%5Fis%5Fbetter%5Fretained%5Fin%5Fdedicated%5Ftraining%5Fenvironment Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Chefs’ Challenge was first established in the 1990’s. It invites entries from members of the Conference Centres of Excellence consortium of specialist venues, and from members of IACC, the International Association of Conference Centres. Finalists are selected on the basis of written menus, and then compete in an ‘against the clock’ cook-off. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Conference%2DCentres%2Dof%2DExcellence%2DChefs%2DChallenge%2D2010 http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Conference%2DCentres%2Dof%2DExcellence%2DChefs%2DChallenge%2D2010 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Richard Harrison, general manager of Scarman - the largest of Warwick Conferences’ three training and conference centres - has become the new Chair of Conference Centres of Excellence. The group is the UK’s leading sales and marketing consortium of specialist conference venues: with 35 members nationwide, it is the country’s largest provider of dedicated meetings space. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/New%5FChairman%5Ffor%5FConference%5FCentres%5Fof%5FExcellence http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/New%5FChairman%5Ffor%5FConference%5FCentres%5Fof%5FExcellence Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Conference Centres of Excellence is now represented on one of the country’s most significant conference industry bodies. Its Executive Director, Anthony Lishman, has been co-opted to join the executive committee of the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO). http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Conference%5FCentres%5Fof%5FExcellence%5Fand%5FABPCO http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Conference%5FCentres%5Fof%5FExcellence%5Fand%5FABPCO Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT In its business year ending in May, sales generated by Conference Centres of Excellence were more than 50% up on the previous year. The group – the UK’s leading sales and marketing consortium of specialist meetings venues – says that growth is being significantly driven by event organisers who, having tried non-specialist venues during the recession, have come to realise that dedicated facilities and services are the best option. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Specialist%5FVenues http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Specialist%5FVenues Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Another prominent city centre venue has become the latest member of Conference Centres of Excellence, the UK’s leading consortium of specialist conference venues. It is Prospero House, situated on London’s South Bank close to London Bridge. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Prospero%2DHouse%2Djoins%2DConference%2DCentres%2Dof%2DExcellence http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Prospero%2DHouse%2Djoins%2DConference%2DCentres%2Dof%2DExcellence Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT Conference Centres of Excellence, the UK’s leading consortium of specialist conference and training venues, comes to HRD 2010 with yet another choice for training organisers. Its latest member is 76 Portland Place, the successful venue in the centre of London. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/HRD%5F2010 http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/HRD%5F2010 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Even though the year is less than three months old, members of Conference Centres of Excellence - the UK's largest group of specialist conference and training venues -have already clinched a significant spectrum of awards. Their success helps to emphasise the all-round standards of quality and service that the consortium represents. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Awards%5Fsuccess%5Funderlines%5Fall%2Dround%5Fquality%5Fof%5FConference%5FCentres%5Fof%5FExcellence%5Fline%2Dup http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Awards%5Fsuccess%5Funderlines%5Fall%2Dround%5Fquality%5Fof%5FConference%5FCentres%5Fof%5FExcellence%5Fline%2Dup Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT 76 Portland Place, the elegant conference venue in the heart of London’s West End, has become the latest member of Conference Centres of Excellence, the UK's leading consortium of specialist meetings providers. It becomes the 40th leading venue to join the group. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/CCE%2Dreaches%2D40 http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/CCE%2Dreaches%2D40 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Stand B862 at International Confex sees Conference Centres of Excellence, the UK’s leading consortium of specialist conference and training venues, returning to the event with a broader choice of venues than ever. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Conference%5FCentres%5Fof%5FExcellence%5Fback%5Fat%5FConfex http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/Conference%5FCentres%5Fof%5FExcellence%5Fback%5Fat%5FConfex Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Conference Centres of Excellence launches new generation brochure as part of integrated customer information service. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/New%5FCCE%5FBrochure%5Ffor%5F2010 http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/New%5FCCE%5FBrochure%5Ffor%5F2010 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Conference Centres of Excellence will be present at a number of national training and venue exhibitions over the next few months. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/CIPD%2DExhibition%2DNovember%2D2009 http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/CIPD%2DExhibition%2DNovember%2D2009 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Conference Centres of Excellence, the UK’s leading consortium of specialist conference venues, has enhanced its city centre presence with two significant new members, Maple House in Birmingham and Broadway House in London. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/TOP%5FCITY%5FCENTRE%5FVENUES%5FARE%5FLATEST%5FTO%5FBECOME%5FCCE%5FMEMBERS http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/TOP%5FCITY%5FCENTRE%5FVENUES%5FARE%5FLATEST%5FTO%5FBECOME%5FCCE%5FMEMBERS Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT There are 37 members of Conference Centres of Excellence, the UK’s leading consortium of specialist conference, meeting and training providers. As you’d expect from a group where quality of facility and service is the priority, there’s always a great deal going on. Investment in new facilities, hosting prestigious events, winning awards, developing sector-leading new services: here’s just a selection of its members’ recent achievements. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/CCE%5FMEMBERS%5FACHIEVEMENTS http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/CCE%5FMEMBERS%5FACHIEVEMENTS Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT The economic situation has produced some superficially spectacular offers from a number of conference and meetings providers – but organisers mustn’t take them at face value. That’s the belief of Conference Centres of Excellence Executive Director Anthony Lishman. http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/BEHIND%5FTHE%5FHEADLINES http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/BEHIND%5FTHE%5FHEADLINES Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT EYNSHAM HALL BECOMES LATEST MEMBER OF CONFERENCE CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/EYNSHAM%5FHALL%5FBECOMES%5FLATEST%5FMEMBER%5FOF%5FCONFERENCE%5FCENTRES%5FOF%5FEXCELLENCE http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/EYNSHAM%5FHALL%5FBECOMES%5FLATEST%5FMEMBER%5FOF%5FCONFERENCE%5FCENTRES%5FOF%5FEXCELLENCE Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT CONFERENCE CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE MEMBERS PERFORM STRONGLY AT MAJOR INDUSTRY AWARDS http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/CONFERENCE%5FCENTRES%5FOF%5FEXCELLENCE%5FPERFORM%2DSTRONGLY%2DAT%2DMAJOR%2DINDUSTRY%2DAWARDS http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/CONFERENCE%5FCENTRES%5FOF%5FEXCELLENCE%5FPERFORM%2DSTRONGLY%2DAT%2DMAJOR%2DINDUSTRY%2DAWARDS Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT CCE Press Release December 2008 http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/ALL%5FROUND%5FSUCCESS%5FFOR%5FCCE%5FVENUES http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/ALL%5FROUND%5FSUCCESS%5FFOR%5FCCE%5FVENUES Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Conference Centres of Excellence Press Release, Tuesday 14 October 2008 http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/NEW%5FCHAIR%5FFOR%5FCONFERENCE%5FCENTRES%5FOF%5FEXCELLENCE http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/NEW%5FCHAIR%5FFOR%5FCONFERENCE%5FCENTRES%5FOF%5FEXCELLENCE Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Conference Centres of Excellence press release 30 July 2008 http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/CCE%5FAPPOINTS%5FEXECUTIVE%5FDIRECTOR%5FAS%5FNEW%5FCHAIR%5FIS%5FELECTED http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/CCE%5FAPPOINTS%5FEXECUTIVE%5FDIRECTOR%5FAS%5FNEW%5FCHAIR%5FIS%5FELECTED Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Conference Centres of Excellence press release, July 2008 http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/THREE%5FNEW%5FMEMBERS%5FFOR%5FCONFERENCE%5FCENTRES%5FOF%5FEXCELLENCE http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/THREE%5FNEW%5FMEMBERS%5FFOR%5FCONFERENCE%5FCENTRES%5FOF%5FEXCELLENCE Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/VIEW%5FCCE%5FEXECUTIVE%5FDIRECTOR%5FANTHONY%5FLISHMAN%5FON%5FHIS%5FLATEST%5FWEBSITE http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/VIEW%5FCCE%5FEXECUTIVE%5FDIRECTOR%5FANTHONY%5FLISHMAN%5FON%5FHIS%5FLATEST%5FWEBSITE Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Conference Centres of Excellence Press Release 22 April 2008 http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/CCE%5FJOINS%5FNATIONAL%5FBUSINESS%5FTOURISM%5FGROUP%5FAS%5F%5FLENSBURY%5FBECOMES%5FITS%5FLATEST%5FMEMBER%5F http://www.cceonline.co.uk/news/News/CCE%5FJOINS%5FNATIONAL%5FBUSINESS%5FTOURISM%5FGROUP%5FAS%5F%5FLENSBURY%5FBECOMES%5FITS%5FLATEST%5FMEMBER%5F Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT