Woodland Grange, Leamington Spa.[/caption]Makes Venues has underlined its commitment to ‘complete inclusion’ within its businesses by signing up to the Department of Work and Pensions’ Disability Confident Scheme. The scheme recognises businesses with a long-term commitment to providing equal employment opportunities to the disabled community, and form part of both the group’s 2022 recruitment and wider business strategies.
The government scheme provides employers with the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need to attract, recruit, retain and develop disabled people in the workplace and will work in tandem with Make Venue’s own policy of inclusion within the business, and its desire to create long term career pathways for those entering the industry.
RedBull Racing has appointed a new Senior Events Manager to join its Milton Keynes-based events and hospitality team. Emily Falconer previously served as General Manager at office provider Clockwise Offices and brings with her many years of events and marketing experience. She has also worked for established M&E brands such as No. 4 Hamilton Place and Lord’s Cricket Ground. 
Leeds Marriott Hotel has recently undergone an extensive refurbishment, making it one of the most exciting places to stay in the city. The hotel has impressed guests with a complete transformation of its bedrooms and Meetings and Events space, and a brand-new Executive Lounge. 
Hilton Birmingham Metropole – one of the UK’s most expansive overnight meetings and events destinations – has unveiled its new-look and highly flexible bedroom options, which are aimed at meeting the evolving needs of its guests. More than 600 of the hotel’s rooms have been upgraded and adapted as part of the venue’s much anticipated, multi-million pound refurbishment. 
Make Venues is experiencing a buoyant return to business across its three UK venues, with trading between September, October and November bouncing back to 2019 levels.
Red Bull Racing is set to mark a record-breaking year for its conference and events team, as C&E occupancy levels at the team’s upgraded Milton Keynes facilities match pre-pandemic figures. 
Corporate event organisers have pledged their support for the event industry’s framework on climate change, which was agreed at the COP26 conference last week. As well as representatives from across the industry’s global associations, ICE (in-house Corporate Events) presented the voice of the corporate buyer, who impressed the importance of collaboration between corporates, venues and agencies. 
The inaugural CHS Birmingham show took place in the UK’s ‘first city for events’ last month, bringing hundreds of event professionals from across the country, to network and meet some of the biggest and best-known brands in the UK meetings industry. 
The Eastside Rooms hosted its official cross-industry launch party earlier this week under the theme; The Great Big Take Off. Over 450 event professionals attended the event, which saw international food stations, a full gala reception, and even a plane in the main halls of the venue. 