Out There Events
Out There Events

World Cup success at Ask Developments First Street


June 2010 - With Manchester City Councils recent move to their new offices at First Street, Ask Developments wanted to welcome staff and take advantage of the great June weather!


Out There Events provided a number of outdoor activities for staff to get involved in, including a World Cup day with a giant human table football and penalty shoot out to a Wimbledon Day with tennis courts and Giant Wii Tennis.  Staff and kids from the Nursery participated in the games in the rare British sunshine!

 

 

Energy Innovation Awards

 

On 17 June individuals and companies flying the flag for energy innovation and sustainability were honoured at the Inaugural Energy Innovation Awards organised by Out There Events.


Leading figures from across the energy sector descended on Manchester for the prestigious black-tie dinner at the Hilton Deansgate Hotel, hosted by writer, columnist and presenter Guy Browning.  The awards, the brainchild of Cheshire’s world-class Energy Innovation Centre, attracted entries from across the UK and Europe and companies from Merseyside, Greater Manchester and the Republic of Ireland were among the award winners. Plans are already in place to build upon this in 2011.


Addressing the 200 strong audience, Denise Massey, Director of the Energy Innovation Centre, paid tribute to all of the winners and runners up as she said: “These awards not only recognise the marvelous advancements in technology being developed behind the scenes, but also the sheer tenacity of individuals and teams investing their all in creating new solutions and technologies. Success happens after most people have given up and we’ve shared our evening with some truly remarkable individuals. We hope that these awards inspire further innovation within the industry here in the UK and internationally, and we look forward to building upon the success of our inaugural awards in the years to come.”

 

MAG Innovation Summit exceeds expectations!

 

On the 16 June Manchester Airport Group held their very first Innovation Summit at the Concorde Conference Centre.  This inaugural event provided first class speakers, Q and A panel debates and a world leading technology showcase.


The event was attended by over 150 delegates and 24 exhibitors who all showcased the latest innovation products and services. The keynote speaker at the summit was the former trade minister Sir Richard Needham, who is known as Sir James Dyson’s right hand man and is currently Dyson’s Independent Director for International and Commercial Affairs.  The event closed with a panel discussions from Juergen Maier, Managing Director Siemens UK Industry Sector and Dr. Moneeb Awan, President of the Greater Manchester Chamber and Sir Richard Needham.


Neil Bradley, Head of Strategy at The Manchester Airport Group commented “We have received some wonderful feedback from the delegates and exhibitors, as well as from our MAG colleagues.”  It’s great to hear people saying they are already looking forward to next year!”
 

Oddfellows create A Strictly Come Dancing Affair
A 200-year legacy of making friends and helping people is something to celebrate, so that’s exactly what Oddfellows did on with their Bicentennial party at the Lancashire County Cricket Ground on Saturday 12 June.  The event which was created and managed by Out There Events was attended by over 700 members of the society from all over the world.


On arrival guests were greeted by an Authentic Oddfellows pub complete with themed signage, fireplace and Victorian Bar.  Not so Victorian were the TV’s in the corner showing the England V USA World Cup match!


Guests were then brought through to the main room which was transformed into a stunning ballroom complete with a sparkling dancefloor, glitter balls and professional lighting.  Cole Page and his 6 piece band entertained guests throughout the night with songs from throughout the decades.


Professional ballroom dancers took to the dancefloor first with a superb performance before taking partners from the audience to teach!


Outside the main ballroom guests were treated to a fully themed Oddfellows Fete complete with games such as Hoopla, Coconut Shy and Test of Strength.

 

Chemicals Northwest Awards


Building on the success of the inaugural awards in 2009, the Chemicals Northwest 2010 Awards took place on the 20 May at the Midland Hotel, Manchester.  Over 270 delegates from across the industry, academia and support services celebrated the region’s world-class chemical companies at the Gala Awards dinner organised by Out There Events.

This year’s awards included nine categories that highlighted the achievements of the chemical sector in the region and the awards provided a platform to showcase the successes of individual businesses to a wider business audience.


The night was a great success with host Steve Mould even demonstrating his very own scientific experiment live on stage!
 

Yorkshire Rising Stars Honoured


Up-and-coming finance professionals from across the region were honoured at the inaugural Yorkshire Rising Star Awards held at Wakefield’s Cedar Court Hotel on the 13 May 2010.

The awards, organised by Out There Events and co-sponsored by Cobbetts and Grant Thornton, were established by financial recruitment firm Sharp Consultancy to promote the new breed of finance professionals across the Yorkshire region.

Vicky Godliman, financial controller at York-based software licensing company Trustmarque Solutions, was recognised with the coveted Overall Yorkshire Rising Star award.

Guy Jackson, head of corporate, commented "The awards evening was a great success with over 150 people attending from some 35 of the region's top businesses, brought together by the culmination of drive, energy and support from all those involved,"

Founder and director of Sharp Consultancy Chris Sharp said: “We had a fantastic number of high calibre nominations from companies across Yorkshire, and it’s been an honour to recognise the very best of them. We’re looking forward to the Rising Star Awards becoming an annual fixture on the Yorkshire business calendar.”
 

Forum of Private Business Launch

 

The "Growth Beyond the Recession" event allowed the Forum of Private Business to launch their new branding and range of tailored support solutions. The event focused on providing small and medium-sized businesses with support, advice and guidance to assist in the growth and success of their companies through and beyond the recession. Mr Phil Orford, Chief Executive of the Forum spoke about changes to business finance, customer expectations, relationships with suppliers and changes to employment demographics.

 

Kavita Oberoi, one of Britain's top 100 female entrepreneurs and a star of TV's The Secret Millionaire shared her story and secrets of her success.  "I think a lot of what I'm doing - and my drive - is about proving that you can do a number of things. I was told I couldn't do medicine because - at 26 - I would be far too old when I finished for anyone to want to marry me," she said.  "I've made mistakes - If I'd have known about the Forum and development agencies I would certainly have taken advantage of them, but I didn't. It was all a learning curve, you learn from your mistakes and life teaches you a lot.  For me, if you want something the first thing is dreaming it, visualising it - then it's done."

Also speaking at the event was Tim Sheward, Director of Enterprise at the North West Development Agency. In addition, there was a workshop on accessing finance held by Gaynor Dykes, Manager of Business Link Northwest's Access to Finance Initiative, and another on equality at work run by Les Venus of the UK Council for Access and Equality (UKCAE).

The event closed with a question and answer session featuring a panel including Mrs Oberoi, Mr Sheward, Managing Partner at Yorkshire Bank Trevor Forrester and John Doyle, Trade Adviser to UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).

 

Out There Events host the first Geoff Thomas Foundation Sporting Challenge in the Country

 

The dinner took place on Thursday 11 February at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate and featured a champagne reception, three-course dinner, a celebrity sports challenge and an auction of a range of sporting memorabilia.

 

The sporting challenge was hosted by Nick Hancock and the panels consisted of celebrities and personal friends of Geoff who kindly gave their time for the evening, including team captains  Sam Allardyce and Mark Hughes and quiz panelists Gareth Southgate, Danny Mills, Don Goodman, Mark Hughes and Ashley Giles.  "We wanted to put on a dinner with a difference," said Geoff. "Rather than just stage a sports-themed dinner, we thought it would be great to get high-profile names from the world of football together to pitch their sporting knowledge against each other.  I am really grateful for the amount of support I've received from Manchester-based business people and my colleagues in football."

 

The evening successfully raised £15,000 for the team looking after leukaemia patients at the MRI.

 

Full project management and event delivery by Out There Events included:

  • Concept creation & consultancy
  • Full guest management
  • Venue and catering liaison
  • Full production, stage set, sound and a/v management
  • Host and panel management

 

 

Out There Events delivered the North West Finance Director of the Year Awards for the second year running

 

 

Finance Directors from the North West were honoured at the awards which were held at the Lowry Hotel on 4 February. There were eight categories in total:

  • Young Finance Director - Darren Rajanah of The Hut Group
  • Finance Director of the Year - company turnover Under £25 million - Gerald Andrews, Arena and Convention Centre Liverpool
  • Finance Director of the Year - company turnover between £25-50 Million - Chris Stephenson, Canterbury of New Zealand Limited
  • Finance Director of the Year - company turnover Over £50 Million - Paul Berry, Multisol Group
  • Finance Director of the Year - company turnover Over £250 Million -Tarsem Dhaliwal, Iceland Foods Limited
  • PLC Award - Gordon Oliver, JAMES HALSTEAD plc
  • Graeme Whittaker Entrepreneurial Award - Andy Bridden, Gamma Global (UK) Limited. Created to honour the late Graeme Whittaker, of Grant Thornton, who sadly passed away last year.
  • Lifetime Achievement Award - Jim Martin, Chairman, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

The awards, established by financial recruitment firm Sharp Consultancy with support from Barclays Commercial Bank, Grant Thornton and Halliwells, attracted over 170 guests on the evening,  including James Timpson, Managing Director of Timpson Ltd who delivered an after dinner speech. Timpson Ltd has been supporting ChildLine and the NSPCC Since 2001 and the event raised £1818 for the charity.

 

Out There Events win new clients for 2010

 

Out There Events is cautiously optimistic about 2010 following a number of new business wins. We have picked up three new pieces of business, as well as retaining a number of key events for 2010. The new business includes;

  • The UK’s largest price comparison site, Moneysupermarket.com – Out There has been appointed to deliver a staff conference for over 400 staff.

  • Geoff Thomas Foundation – Out There has created a high profile celebrity charity event to raise funds for the Ex-England and Crystal Palace Footballer’s foundation. The event will be an annual event, the first taking place in February.

  • Energy Innovation Centre- Out There has devised the 1st ever awards in the NW for the energy sector.


In addition, Out There will continue to manage the Big Chip Awards for the 9th year running, the Chemicals Northwest Awards for the 2nd year and the FD of the Year Awards for the 2nd year.


Managing Director Marcie Incarico said, “We’re delighted to have picked up these three fantastic new pieces of business. There’s no doubt that 2009 has been tough for everyone but this is an encouraging and exciting start for us. The last year has shown how it important it is to be able to adapt your business model swiftly, to respond to the changing conditions and the opportunities that exist. I believe Out There has continued to prove that we can deliver high quality events that provide real results for our clients.”

 

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