Richmond Event Management Ltd

Richmond Event Management Ltd Richmond Event Management (REM) has enjoyed a record breaking calendar of summer events in 2008. The team have been travelling all over the country producing and managing some of the UKs highest scale productions. Amongst many highlights, our managing director Mike, project managed Liverpool’s European Capital of Culture “Tall Ships Race”. With a small team from the Bristol office and expert advice from our sister company “The Event Safety Shop” - the event formed a major highlight of the city’s year of celebration. Working with the local council’s Major Events Team the operation saw 1,000,000 visitors flock to Liverpool to see the greatest fleet of tall ships assembled in European waters in 2008. Further additions to our spectacular summer included the “Meet your Navy” Extravaganza at HMS Naval Base Portsmouth and the two day Danson Festival in Bexley Heath. Not to mention our ongoing involvement to Bristol’s running events, the continuation of our long standing relationship with British Waterways to produce Crick Boat Show and the good weather we always enjoy during Glasgow River Festival – now firmly established as one of Scotland’s biggest outdoor events. REM Proven Success Our efforts have not gone unrecognised and the team received the excellent news only weeks after our summer event season was drawing to an end – that we had been awarded a five year contract for the Event and Site Management services of Danson Festival. REM wins five year contract with Danson Festival The Danson Festival, organised by the London Borough of Bexley, has awarded a five year event management contract to Richmond Event Management. The two day community-based festival, which takes place annually in July, has five stages and attracts over 25,000 people per day. The contract follows REM’s successful delivery of the festival over the last two years. The company was able to deliver better value for money for Bexley Council, using its budget management experience to bring together a top level production with a varied entertainment programme that reflected the diversity and depth of talent in the local community. REM was able to return Danson park, awarded ‘London’s Best Park’ in 2007 by London in Bloom, to a pristine condition after the event and the entire production maintained the highest standards of health and safety throughout the weekend, earning special praise from the local Police. “We are delighted to be working in partnership with the London Borough of Bexley,” says Jim Davey, REM’s Project Manager for the event. “The longevity of the contract allows REM to further develop the cultural programmes of activity at the event, in a strategically important part of London. It gives us a unique opportunity to grow the festival and support our client in their aim of celebrating and developing the cultural wealth in the area.”
Investors in People award We have always believed that one of our greatest company assets are the people who work here. Just to make sure that nothing is being taken for granted, we undertook the rigorous assessment and interview procedures for the Investors in People award. In April of 2006, we received the award and are even more confident that we have the framework to attract, motivate and retain the right people. For further information: www.investorsinpeople.co.uk

Achilles accreditation

The Achilles Group is a leading provider of supplier management services, prequalifying 20,000 suppliers to major sectors of the economy. It is an internationally recognised benchmark of corporate responsibility and worthiness and includes an in - depth analysis of health and safety procedures – which we very nearly scored 100% on. For prospective buyers it takes a huge amount of work out of the supplier selection decisions.

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