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Speci f i cpr obl emsci t edbyr espondent si ncl udedt hef actt hat r ecr ui t mentagenci esr ar el yputt heneedsofani ndi vi dualhi r eror j obseekerabovemaki ngapr of i t ,of t enhavel i t t l ei ndust r yorsect or exper t i se,don’ tl i st ent or equi r ement sandpostf akej obadver t i sement s t ol ur ei nt al ent .

Ther ewasal soaf eel i ngt hatr ecr ui t er sr el i edt oomuchont echnol ogy wi t hover90% st at i ngt hati twasi mpor t antt oensur et hat r ecommendat i onscamef r om r ealpeopl eandnotal gor i t hms. “ Youdon’ tr eal l yt r ustanapporawebsi t eoni t sown.Ineedt ot al kt ot he peopl ewhoar er eal l yi nt heknowaboutt hej ob, ”sai doner espondent–a hi r i ngmanagerf r om apr oper t ybusi ness-whi l eaj obseekerf r om Bi r mi ngham sai d:“ Ever yt hi ngi sonl i ne,noi ssuewi t ht hat .Ican’ tseet hat t r endeversl owi ngdownbutsomet i mesIf eell i keI ’ m wr i t t enof fbef or e anyonehasachancet ogett oknowmeorevent al kt opeopl ewhoknow whatIcando. ” “ Thi si sani ndust r yr i pef ordi sr upt i on, ”saysJul i etEccl est onf ounderof AnyGood?apl at f or m wher epr of essi onal sr ecommendt hei rpeer sf or r ol es. “ Let ’ sbecl ear–t her ear eundoubt edl ygoodhonestr ecr ui t mentf i r msout t her ebuti ti sal soappar entt hatt r usti nt her ecr ui t mentsect orasawhol e i satanal lt i mel ow.Whatwehavet odayi sanunderr egul at edunl i censed t hi r dpar t yi nt er medi ar ywi t hl evel sofser vi cet hatsi mpl ywoul dnotbe t ol er at edi nanyot hersect or .Thi nkest at eagent sandPur pl ebr i cks.Thi nk t r avelagent sandAi r bnb.Thent hi nkr ecr ui t mentagent s–wi t hour r esear chshowi ngt hatover45% ofr espondent swer enowusi ng r ecr ui t mentagenci esl essornotatal l ,t hewr i t i ngmaywel lal r eadybeon t hewal l .Thi sr esear chi sj ustt hest ar tofacampai gnt ocl eanupt he sect or-i t ’ sbei ngopenl yshar edandwehopet hati tcanbet hest ar tofa conver sat i onf orchange. ”

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Hospi t al i t y&Cat er i ng

4Tr endyt i pst ost yl eyourChr i st masDi ni ngTabl e Rebec c aSnowden,I nt er i orSt y l eAdv i s oratFur ni t ur eChoi c e,s har esher4bes t i deasonput t i ngt oget herawar m,i nv i t i ngdi ni ngs et t i ngt hatc el ebr at esChr i s t mas .

I t ’ snotal l t r ees ,t i ns el andf ai r yl i ght s ,Chr i s t masi sal s oat i meofy earf ordi nner par t i esandc el ebr at i ngov ereggnogandmul l edwi ne-whi c hal s omeanss et t i ng t hes c enewi t hapi c t ur eper f ec t ,r us t i cdi ni ngt abl e.

1.Gobi gwi t ht het abl e St ar twi t hanex c el l entf oundat i on:agoodt abl e.“ Dar kwoodi sper enni al l yel egantandc l as s i cl ookf oras t ur dyt abl et hatwi l l s t andt het es tof t i me,butal s ohasi nt er es t i ngdet ai l s ,s uc hasa c har mi ngpedes t al ort r es t l e, ”adv i s esRebec c a.

Andt henl ay eronabol d,at t ent i ongr abbi ng c ent r epi ec e-s omet hi ngt hatgi v est hedi ni ng r oom av i s ual f oc us .Thi sappr oac hal s or educ es dec orwor k ,s i nc ei twi l l domos toft heheav y l i f t i ng. “ Thi sc oul dbeass i mpl easbei ngar t f ul about howf oodi sar r angedont het abl e,f orav i s ual ( andl i t er al )f eas t .Butf orac hange,i tc anbe aboutwhat ’ sabov et het abl eandnotoni t .Rat hert hanhav i ngdec ort ak eup s pac eont het abl e,c ons i derhangi ngt hebaubl esandl i ght sf r om t hec ei l i ngt hi sal s ohast heef f ec tofopeni ngupt hes pac e,addi ngas ens eofai r i nes s , hei ghtanddr ama. ” 2.Embr ac enat ur al el ement s Aneas ys t ept odr es s i ngupt hedi ni ngt abl ei sbyt ak i ngal eafoutofnat ur e’ s pl ay book–l i t er al l y .

“ Nat ur al el ement sar ec l as s i cChr i s t mass t apl es ,s ot oupdat et hes t y l e,i t ’ sabout bei ngmor eadv ent ur ousandc r eat i v ei nt heappr oac h, ”s ay sRebec c a.“ Ev en s i mpl edet ai l sl i k er os emar yandc i nnamons t i c k sc anaddanor gani c ,c hi ct ouc h t onapk i nar r angement s ,whi l ewr eat hc handel i er sar ebec omi ngamoder ngot o l ook . ” Forabi ggerandmor edr amat i ct ak e,whynotc ombi net hebes tofbot hwor l ds wi t has t at ementDI Y:ahangi ngwoodenbr anc hc ent r epi ec ei mmedi at el yadds c har ac t er ,v i s ual t ex t ur e,andf es t i v ei mpac tt oy ourdi ni ngr oom. “ Thes ec r eat i v et ouc hesar enotj us tas ubt l enodt ot hewi l dout door s ,butt hey ’ r e al s oeas yt oc r af tandper s onal i z easf unhol i dayac t i v i t i es . ” 3.Don’ tf or gett hef i nerdet ai l s Dur i ngt hi ss pec i al t i meofy ear ,Chr i s t masf eas t ss houl dbedel i c i ous–andpr et t y t oo!“ Det ai l sgoal ongway ,es pec i al l ywi t ht het abl es et t i ng, ”Rebec c aadv i s es . “ Getc r eat i v ewi t hunex pec t edpr i nt s ,pat t er ns ,andc ol our sons mal l erel ement s l i k et abl ewar eandnapk i ns . ” “ Andasf orc ol our :s i l v er ,bl uesandgr ey sc anl endas of t , l ux et ouc h,whi l edeeperhuesl i k eemer al dandbur gundy s ett het onef oragl amor ous ,f es t i v emeal . ” 4.Adds omes par k l et oaneut r al s et t i ng Neut r al sar eal way sc hi candagr eats t ar t i ngpoi ntf oranyt abl es et t i ng-whi t e ands i l v ert abl ewar ear eal way sont r end-butt het r i c ki si ndr es s i ngi tup. “ Fort hi st i meofy ear ,s et t i ngaf es t i v edi ni ngt abl ej us twoul dn’ tbec ompl et ewi t houts omegl i t zands hi ne, ”s ay sRebec c a.“ Us i ngbr as sandgol di ns t r at egi c dos esaddswar mt handgl amouri nequal meas ur e.Cons i dergol denc andl ehol der sandev engol dr i bbonsf ort henapk i nsaseas yway st oi nt egr at et hi si nt ot he ov er al l l ook . ”

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Headaches& mi gr ai neatt he menopasue Asyouappr oacht hemenopause,youmayexper i enceheadachesmor eof t en.Oryoumay f i ndt hatmi gr ai nesst ar t ,orwor sen,att hi st i meofl i f e,of t ent r i gger edbyhor monalchanges.

Buthowdoyouknowi fyou’ r esuf f er i ngf r om ast r essr el at edheadacheorami gr ai ne?And what ’ st hebestwayt ot r eatyoursympt oms?

I nt heSummer2018i ssueofTheMenopauseExchangenewsl et t er ,GPDrJeniWor dendi scussest hesympt oms,di agnosi sandt r eat mentofheadachesandmi gr ai near oundt het i me oft hemenopause.Sheal sol ooksatcommonmi gr ai net r i gger s,mi gr ai nepr event i on( i ncl udi ngt her ol eofHRT)andwhenyoushoul dseeyourGPaboutyoursympt oms. “ Headachesandmi gr ai necanbeacommonpr obl em f orwomenatt hemenopause, ”says Nor maGol dman,f ounderanddi r ect orofTheMenopauseExchange.“ Theycanusual l ybe easedwi t hsel fhel pmeasur esandphar macypr oduct sbut ,occasi onal l y ,sever eorr egul ar headachesormi gr ai neneedt obet r eat edwi t hpr escr i bedmedi ci nesf r om aGP.I t ’ si mpor t antt hatwomendon’ tt akepai nki l l er st oor egul ar l yf orheadachesormi gr ai ne,ast hi scan maket hei rsympt omswor se. ” TheMenopauseExchange,whi chwasest abl i shedi n1999,i scompl et el yi ndependentandi s notsponsor edbyanycompani es.I tpr ovi desi mpar t i al ,easi l yunder st oodi nf or mat i ont o women,heal t hcar epr of essi onal sandot her sr esponsi bl ef ort hewel l bei ngofempl oyees.The MenopauseExchangequar t er l ynewsl et t ercont ai nsar t i cl eswr i t t enbyt opmedi calexper t s, suchasgynaecol ogi st s,GPs,consul t ant s,speci al i stmenopausenur ses,phar maci st s,di et i t i ans,compl ement ar ypr act i t i oner sandaspeci al i stcounsel l oret c.

Ot herar t i cl esi nt heSummer2018newsl et t eri ncl udeHRT:maki ngadeci si on,cont r acept i on f ort heover 40sandpi l at esandyogaf orbegi nner s,aswel lasr ecentnews,Askt heExper t s Q&As,bookr evi ewsandi nf or mat i onaboutNor maGol dman’ sUnder st andi ngt heMenopauset al ks.

TheMenopauseExchangequar t er l ynewsl et t eri savai l abl evi aemai lf orf r ee.Si gnuponour websi t e,www. menopauseexchange. co. uk.Fi ndusonFacebookandTwi t t er( @MenopauseExch) .

Formor ei nf or mat i on,wr i t et oTheMenopauseExchange atPO Box205,Bushey ,Her t sWD231ZS,cal l0208420 7245,oremai lnor ma@menopauseexchange. co. uk.

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Lat estj obsdat a:Per manentpl acement sup,but demandf ort al entsl ows -Per manentpl acement si ncr easeby10% -Vacanci esf orper manentpr of essi onal sdi p3% -Numberofcont r act or soutonassi gnmentf al l s15% -Demandf orcont r act or sdown7% -Aver agesal ar i esup1.

3% Per manenthi r i ngup Pr of essi onalr ecr ui t mentf i r msr epor t edt hatt henumberofcandi dat essecur i ngper manentr ol esi nJul y2018i ncr easedby10% year onyear ,accor di ngt onewsur veydat af r om t heAssoci at i onof Pr of essi onalSt af f i ngCompani es( APSCo) .

APSCo’ sr esear ch,whi chf ocusesonpr of essi onalr ecr ui t ment ,r eveal snot abl evar i at i onsbet weent het r adeassoci at i on’ scor esect or gr oupsi nt er msofhi r i ngact i vi t y .Whi l eper manentpl acement swi t hi n I Tandf i nanci alser vi cesi ncr easedby33% and10% r espect i vel y overt he12mont hper i od,t henumberofmar ket i ngpr of essi onal ssecur i ngper manentr ol esdur i ngt hi st i mesl i ppedby1 1%.

Vacanci esf orper manentst af f ,meanwhi l e,r emai nedl ar gel yst abl e acr osst heboar d,di ppi ngbyj ust3% i nJul y2018.

Cont r actmar ketr emai nssl ow Demandf orcont r act or scont i nuedt osl owi nJul y2018,wi t hvacanci esdecr easi ngby7% acr osst heboar d.Thenumberofcont r act or s outonassi gnmenti nJul y2018was15% l owert hant hepr evi ous year .

Despi t et hi sover al ldi p,t hecont r actmar ketwi t hi nf i nanci alser vi ces r emai nsst r ongwi t hdemandf ornonper manentpr of essi onal sup 27% year onyearacr osst hesect or .Thenumberoff i nancecont r act or soutonassi gnmenti ncr easedby3% i nJul y2018.

Thi sst r engt hi sl i kel yt obeat t r i but edt oBr exi tuncer t ai nt y ,wi t hsome f i r mshesi t antt oi ncr easeper manentheadcountunt i lt her ei smor e cl ar i t yar oundser vi ceexpor t sonceBr i t ai nl eavest heuni on.

I Tcont r act or smovet oper m Themostsi gni f i cantswi ngi nhi r i ngact i vi t ycanbeseenwi t hi nt heI T sect or ,wher et henumberofcont r act or soutonassi gnmentpl ummet edby33% year onyeari nJul y2018.Per meantpl acement s wi t hi nt hesect or ,meanwhi l e,i ncr easedbyt hesameper cent age overt hesameper i od.

Thi scanl i kel ybeat t r i but edt or ecentchangest ol egi sl at i onar ound of f payr ol lwor ki ngi nt hepubl i csect or ,andt hepossi bi l i t yt hatt hese r ul eswi l lsoonbeext endedt ot hepr i vat esect or .

Aver agesal ar i esst abl e APSCo’ sf i gur esal sor evealt hatmedi ansal ar i esacr ossal lpr of essi onalsect or si ncr easedby1.

3% year onyear .Thi sf i gur ei schar act er i sedbynot abl ef l uct uat i onsi nt er msofsect or ,wi t hi nsur ance,f or exampl e,r ecor di nganupl i f tof2.

5% whi l ebanki ngsal ar i esdi pped by4.

5%.

AnnSwai n,Chi efExecut i veofAPSCocomment s: “ Whi l eover al lhi r i ngact i vi t yr emai nsst r ong,t hecur r entcl i mat ei scer t ai nl ycr eat i ngi nt er est i ngact i vi t yi nt hemar ket .Br i t ai n’ sexpor t soff i nanci alser vi cest ot heEur opeanUni onhi tar ecor dhi ghl astyear ,and al t houghf i r msneedt al entt omeetdemand,manyar eunder st andabl y r el uct antt obr i ngonboar dper manentt al ent .However ,whi l econt r act ordemandwi t hi nf i nanci alser vi cesi sboomi ng,I Tpr of essi onal s seem t obet ur ni ngt oper manentposi t i ons.Whi l echanges,andpr o posedamends,t oI R35wi l lcer t ai nl yhavepl ayedahandi nt hi sshi f t ,i t i suncl eari fi ti sl ar gel yempl oyer s–ort hepr of essi onal st hemsel ves– whoar el eadi ngt hi sr evol ut i on. ” JohnNur t hen,St af f i ngI ndust r yAnal yst s’ Execut i veDi r ect orofGl obal Resear chcomment ed: “ Whi l eoursur veydet ect syear onyearweaknessi npl acement sand vacanci esf ort empor ar yj obs,t hegener all abourmar ketshowssi gns ofheal t h,wi t h32.

4mi l l i onper sonsempl oyedandt ot alj obvacanci es up6.

6% t or each829, 000. ”

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Ski l l sshor t agesdr i vi ngshar pi ncr easei n const r uct i onpayr at es,r esear chr eveal s Newr es ear c hhasr ev eal edt heex t entofpayr at er i s esi nt he c ons t r uc t i oni ndus t r yass k i l l ss hor t agest ak ehol d,wi t hs ome r ol ess eei nghour l yr at esmor et handoubl i ngi nt hel as tf our y ear s .

Ac c or di ngt ot hedat af r om s of t war eands er v i c es uppl i er , EngageT ec hnol ogyPar t ner s ,Cr awl erCr aneOper at or shav e not edt hegr eat es ti nc r eas ei nr at es( 82%)i nt hey ear s2015 –2018,wi t hmuc hoft hi sdemandl i k el yc omi ngf r om t he Cr os s r ai l pr oj ec t .

Dr eyFr anc i s ,Di r ec t oratEngagec omment edont hedat a: “ Thec ons t r uc t i oni ndus t r yhasl ongs t r uggl edwi t has k i l l s s hor t aget hathasar guabl ybeenex ac er bat edbyt hes t er eot y peoft hei ndus t r yas‘ mal eonl y ’ andt heper c ept i ont hati t i snota‘ c ar eerofc hoi c e’ f ormos t .Howev er ,t hi sdear t hof t al enthasl edt omanyempl oy er sus i ngf i nanc i al i nc ent i v es t os our c et hepr of es s i onal st heyneedt odot hej ob–henc e t hes t ar kr i s ei nhour l ypayt hatwe’ v enot edi nr ec enty ear s .

“ Gi v ent hec ur r entdr opi npr oj ec tc ont r ac t s ,t hough,t hi si nEWP W oper at or ss awt hes ec ondgr eat es tr i s ei npaywi t ha c r eas ei npayi sc er t ai nl yawor r yf orempl oy er swhowi l l 77% i nc r eas e,whi l eEl ec t r i c al T es t er sr ank edt hi r dont hel i s t hav et oj uggl er es our c i ngneedsands t r i c tbudget s .Howev wi t hagr owt hi nwagesof66%.I nc ompar i s on,r ol ess uc has er ,whi l et hel i k esofCr awl erCr aneOper at or sc anc ur r ent l y Mai nt enanc eCar pent erandGr ound/Hi ghwayLabour er demandhi gherwages ,f i r msc ans t r eaml i nec os t sel s ewher e hav er epor t edadi pi npay ,not i ngadec r eas eof27% and –t hr oughmor eef f i c i entadmi ni s t r at i v er epor t i ngand 19% r es pec t i v el yov ert hel as tf oury ear s . t i mes heetmoni t or i ngs y s t ems–t obet t erens ur et hei rbus i nes swi t hs t andst hi ss l owper i od. ” Thi si nf or mat i onc omesatat i mewhent hel at es tBar bour ABIEc onomi c&Cons t r uc t i onMar k etRev i ews ugges t st he i ndus t r yi sf ac i ngadi pi nac t i v i t y ,wi t ht hev al ueofnewc ons t r uc t i onc ont r ac t sawar dedi nJ une2018r epor t edl yt he l owes tf i gur ei nmor et hanf i v ey ear s .

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Gl oucest er shi r e

Womeni nshi ppi ng–i t ’ st i mef or a21stcent urywor kf or ce I nani ndust r yf aci ngsi gni f i cantski l lshor t agesmanyor gani zat i onsar er eadyt ot akeaf r esh appr oacht or ecr ui t i ngandr et ai ni ngwomeni nt heshi ppi ngwor kpl ace.Accor di ngt oLee Cl ar keatDynama,t hef i r stpl acet ost ar ti sest abl i shi nganaccur at egenderpr of i l eofyouror gani zat i onusi ngwor kf or cemanagementt echnol ogy .

Oft heest i mat ed1.

25mi l l i onseaf ar er si nt hewor l d,f ewert han2% oft hem ar et houghtt obe women( i ) .Forexampl e,i nt heUKt hemar i t i memi ni st erNusr atGhaniMP–whoher sel fi s onl yt hesecondwomant ohol dt heUKDepar t mentf orTr anspor tpor t f ol i of ort hecount r y’ s mar i t i mesect or–haspr ai sedt heest abl i shmentoft he‘ Womeni nMar i t i meTaskf or ce’ .Setup byMar i t i meUK,t heor gani zat i onai mst oi dent i f ypr act i calst epst or ecr ui tandr et ai nmor e women,par t i cul ar l yt hosei nmi dorseni orposi t i onsacr ossmar i t i me’ sshi ppi ng,por t s,mar i ne andbusi nessser vi cesi ndust r i es.I tal soseekst oaddr esscr i t i calar eassuchascar eerpr ogr essi onpat hsf orwomeni nt hesect orandanygenderpaygap.

Dynama’ spar entcompanyAl l ocat eSof t war ehaspl edgedt ohave50% ofwomenont hei r payr ol lby2022andDynamai sf ol l owi ngt hei rl ead.Butwher et ost ar t ?Howdoyouknowhow manywomenyoual r eadyempl oy?Howdoyour ecr ui tmor eandhowdoyousuppor tand r et ai nwomeni nt heanyi ndust r y?

Usi ngwor kf or cemanagementt ocr eat echange Thef l exi bi l i t yoft oday’ swor kf or cemanagement( WFM)sol ut i onscanhel pt onur t ur et al enti n t heshi ppi ngi ndust r yr egar dl essofgender .Thi si swher et headvanceddat amanagement andsuper i orr epor t i ngcapabi l i t i esofmoder nt echnol ogycomei nt ot hei rown.Let ’ st akea cl oserl ook!

•Est abl i shabenchmar k–t hef i r stst ept ocr eat i ngchangei st ounder st andt hecur r entst at e ofdi ver si t yacr ossyouror gani zat i onandt hi scomesdownt ot hequal i t yofdat ahel d.The beaut yofmoder ni nt egr at edWFM syst emsi s,t hatunl i kemanualspr eadsheet s,t heyl i nk seaml essl ywi t hcr i t i calHRdat abasest opr ovi dear eal i st i cper spect i veofempl oyeesacr oss anor gani zat i on.Theycapt ur ear eal t i mevi ewofmar i t i mest af f ,i ncl udi ngper sonaldet ai l s suchasgender ,age,car eerandpayhi st or y ,pastr ol esandact i vi t i esi ncl udi ngpr oj ect s wor kedonandwher e.Thi smakesi teasyt oanal yset hegenderpr of i l eofanor gani zat i onand t ocont i nual l yt r ackanygapsi nspeci f i cj obsoratdi f f er entmanagementl evel sandmat ch ski l l st oj obsavai l abl e.

•Usedat at osuppor tr ecr ui t mentdr i ves–or gani zat i onswantt hebestpeopl ef ort hej ob, whet hert heyar emal eorf emal e.Butmaybet heyar emi ssi ngoutongoodqual i t ycandi dat es f r om 50% oft hepopul at i on?Recr ui t mentcampai gnsshoul demphasi set hebenef i t st hatwi l l appealt oal lcandi dat esbutf ocusont hoseofpar t i cul ari nt er estt owomen,f orexampl e,f l exi bl ewor ki ngpr act i ces,t r anspar entpayst r uct ur es,oppor t uni t i esf orsabbat i cal s,mat er ni t y l eaveandexcel l entcar eerpat hs.

Onceyouhaveat t r act edt hebestt al entr egar dl essofgender ,t hendat acanhel pt okeep t hem i npostandst opt hem f r om st r ayi ngt ot hecompet i t i on.Forexampl e,byf ocussi ngon r el evantandt ai l or edet r ai ni ngpr ogr ammesandal l owi ngpeopl et ol ear natat i meandpl ace t hatbestsui t st hem i twi l lhel pwi t hbal anci ngt hedemandsofwor kandf ami l yl i f e.

•Revi ewi ngwor ki ngcondi t i ons Mar i t i mecont r act sandwor ki ngcondi t i onscanbever yr est r i ct i ve,wi t hshar edaccommodat i onaf f ect i ngt hequal i t yofr estandl ongper i odsawayt hatneedt obebal ancedwi t ht i me spentathome.Phasi ngoutshar edf aci l i t i esandbei ngmor ef l exi bl eoverper i odsoft i meat seacaneaset hi s,i mpr ovi ngcr ewwel l bei ngandf ami l yl i f e.Longhour sexpect edofseaf ar er s shoul dal sobebal ancedandmanagedsuf f i ci ent l ysot hatt hecr ewr ecei vet henecessar y r est ,hel pi ngt or educewor kerf at i gueandst r ess.

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Wh e t h e ry o ur e q u i r eaCh r i s t ma sp a r t yt h i sDe c e mb e r ( wi t he x c l u s i v ed i s c o u n t s ) , as p o r t i n ge v e n tt oe n t e r t a i nc l i e n t s a t , o rav e n u e , c a t e r i n go re v e n tma n a g e me n tf o ry o u rn e x t e v e n t , Sma r tGr o u pc a nh e l p .

Wi t ho v e r2 0y e a r s ’e x p e r i e n c ea tt h o u s a n d s o fe v e n t s , Sma r tGr o u pp r o v i d e u n f o r g e t t a b l ee x p e r i e n c e sa c r o s st h e h o s p i t a l i t ya n de v e n t si n d u s t r y .

He r e ’ sa n i n s i g h ti n t owh a tt h e yh a v et oo f f e r , a l o n g wi t hh o wt oc l a i my o u re x c l u s i v ed i s c o u n t f o rCh r i s t ma sp a r t i e st h i sDe c e mb e r …

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Ea c hf e s t i v es e a s o n , Sma r tCh r i s t ma sPa r t i e sh o s to v e r1 0 0 , 0 0 0 g u e s t sa tp a r t i e sa c r o s sLo n d o na n dSt Al b a n s , o f f e r i n gs h a r e d p a r t i e sf o rg r o u p so f8o rmo r e , o re x c l u s i v ep a r t i e sa tt e n u n i q u ev e n u e sf o ru pt o4 , 0 0 0g u e s t s .

Ch o o s eb e t we e nt h el i k e s o fi c o n i cmu s e u ms , v e n u e sh i g hu pi nt h es k yo rb l a n kc a n v a s v e n u e s , a l le x p e r t l yt r a n s f o r me di n t oi mme r s i v eCh r i s t ma s e x p e r i e n c e s .

Wi t ht h eg u a r a n t e eo fs p e c t a c u l a rt h e mi n g , me s me r i s i n g e n t e r t a i n me n t , e x q u i s i t ef o o da n de x c e p t i o n a ls e r v i c e , t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e sa r ee n d l e s swh e ny o ub o o kwi t hSma r tCh r i s t ma s Pa r t i e s .Th i sy e a r , s h a r e dp a r t y g o e r sc a nc h o o s ef r o mAr o u n d Th eWo r l dI n8 0Da y sa tBa t t e r s e aEv o l u t i o n , Ch r i s t ma si n Ne wYo r ka tFi n s b u r ySq u a r e , Ap r è sa tWi l l o wsFa r m, o r Ch r i s t ma sa tt h eCu t t ySa r k .

Qu o t e‘ Pu b l i cSe c t o rTo d a y ’wh e n e n q u i r i n ga n dy o u ’ l lr e c e i v e1 0 %o f fo fs e l e c t e dp a r t yd a t e s .

To f i n dy o u rn e x te x c l u s i v eo rs h a r e df e s t i v ep a r t y , t a keal o o ka t t he i re x t e ns i v eo f f e r i nghe r e .

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Sma r tVe n u e so f f e ras t u n n i n gr a n g eo fe v e n ts p a c e si ni c o n i c l o c a t i o n sa c r o s sLo n d o na n db e y o n d , i n c l u d i n gBa t t e r s e a Ev o l u t i o n , t h ec a p i t a l ’ smo s tv e r s a t i l ea n dd y n a mi cv e n u e , La n d i n gFo r t yTwo , t h e5 0 0 f t h i g hv e n u ei nt h eh e a r to ft h e Ci t y ’ sf i n a n c i a ld i s t r i c t , a n dHe r eEa s t , t h ef o r me rPr e s sa n d Br o a d c a s tCe n t r ef o rt h eOl y mp i c s , l o c a t e di nt h eh e a r to f Qu e e nEl i z a b e t hOl y mp i cPa r k .

Th e i rp o r t f o l i oo fv e n u e sp l a yh o s tt oa n y t h i n gf r o ms ma l l b e s p o k ed i n n e r st h r o u g ht ol a r g e s c a l ec o n f e r e n c e sa n da wa r d c e r e mo n i e s .

Th e ya r ea l s oa c c r e d i t e dc a t e r e r sa ta l lo ft h e i r v e n u e s , me a n i n gy o uc a ns i tb a c ka n dr e l a xa st h eGr o u pt a k e c a r eo fa b s o l u t e l ye v e r y t h i n gf o ry o u .

Br o ws et hr o ug ht he v e nue st he yha v et oo f f e rhe r e .

Smar tHos pi t al i t yandMovi ngVe nue

Bo t hc a t e r i n gd i v i s i o n swi t h i nt h eGr o u pa r er e n o wn e df o r d e l i v e r i n go u t s t a n d i n gc a t e r i n ge x p e r i e n c e s .

Sma r tHo s p i t a l i t y e x c e li nl a r g e s c a l ec o r p o r a t e , c h a r i t ya n ds p o r t i n ge v e n t s , a n d a r ep r o u dt oh a v ed e l i v e r e dd e l i c i o u s , me mo r a b l ec a t e r i n g e x p e r i e n c e sa tt h el i k e so fRo y a l As c o ta n dt h eWi mb l e d o n Ch a mp i o n s h i p s .

Mo v i n gVe n u ei st h e a c c r e d i t e dc a t e r e ra t o v e r5 0p r e s t i g i o u s , u n i q u ea n dh i g hp r o f i l e v e n u e sa c r o s sLo n d o n a n db e y o n d , i n c l u d i n g t h eNa t u r a lHi s t o r y Mu s e u m, Ke n s i n g t o n Pa l a c ea n dt h eTo we r o fLo n d o n .

Noma t t e rwh a ty o u re v e n t , e a c hc a t e r i n ge x p e r i e n c ei sc r a f t e da n d t a i l o r e dt oy o u rs t y l e , b u d g e ta n dn e e d s , me a n i n gt h ed e l i v e r yo f e x c e p t i o n a le v e n t si sg u a r a n t e e de v e r yt i me .

Tog e tat a s t eo f Mo v i ngVe nue , v i s i tt he i rwe bs i t ehe r eo rc l i c khe r et os e eho w Sma r tHo s pi t a l i t yc a ns uppo r ty o urne x te v e nt .

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Sma r tSp o r ta r ewe l l k n o wnf o rc r e a t i n gwo r l d c l a s sh o s p i t a l i t y p a c k a g e sa n dh a v eb e e na p p o i n t e dt os u p p l yo f f i c i a lh o s p i t a l i t ya t ma n yo ft h ewo r l d ’ sl e a d i n gs p o r t i n ge v e n t si n c l u d i n gWi mb l e d o n , Th eCl u b h o u s ea tTwi c k e n h a ma n dTh eRo y a l As c o tVi l l a g e .

Fr o m t h ei n i t i a lb o o k i n gt od e l i v e r yo nt h ed a y , Sma r tSp o r te n s u r eg u e s t s r e c e i v et h eh i g h e s tq u a l i t ya n dt h eb e s tp o s s i b l es e r v i c e .Di s c o v e r wha two r l dc l a s sho s pi t a l i t ypa c ka g e sSma r tSpo r ta r e s uppl y i nghe r e .

Smar tLi ve

Sma r tLi v ea r eap r o g r e s s i v ea n di n c r e d i b l yp a s s i o n a t ee v e n t ma n a g e me n ta n dd e s i g na g e n c ywh oh a v ewo r k e dwi t hap l e t h o r a o fc l i e n t s , a l lwi t hc o mp l e t e l yd i f f e r e n tv i s i o n s , t oc r e a t eu n i q u ea n d c r e a t i v ee v e n t st h a tp e o p l er e me mb e rl o n ga f t e rt h e yl e a v e .

Th e y t a k ec a r eo fe v e r y t h i n gt oma k ey o u rj o ba se a s ya sp o s s i b l e ;f r o m d i g i t a lr e g i s t r a t i o na n dc o mmu n i c a t i o np l a t f o r ms , e v e n td e s i g na n d c o n t e n td e v e l o p me n t , t of u l lp r o j e c tma n a g e me n t .

Fi ndo utmo r e a bo utt hi sv i br a ntt e a mo fe v e ntpr o f e s s i o na l she r e .

Asy o uc a ns e e , Sma r tGr o u pa r emo r et h a ne q u i p p e dt ot a k eo na n y e v e n ty o uh a v ei nmi n d , a n dt h e i ri n c r e d i b l yd r i v e n , p r o f e s s i o n a l a n de x p e r i e n c e dt e a ma r ea l wa y swi l l i n gt oh e l p .

Wh e t h e ry o u ’ r e l o o k i n gf o rLo n d o n ’ sh o t t e s tCh r i s t ma sp a r t y , a wa r d wi n n i n g c a t e r i n go rwo r l d c l a s sh o s p i t a l i t ya tWi mb l e d o n , v i s i tt heSma r t Gr o upwe bs i t ehe r eo rc a l lt h et e a mo n0 2 07 8 3 61 0 3 3 .

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