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It seems ironic that a Government elected to cut public expenditure and hence take money out of the economy seems to have created a sudden surge in demand for corporate events. The private sector has been watching its corporate entertainment and team building wallet very closely for the last eighteen months. Having minimal exposure to the public sector purse gave KDM no cushion as the private sector retrenched, and like everybody in our sector, sales dropped alarmingly and sadly job losses resulted.

Now with cuts in public expenditure en route we would expect the private sector to feel the first cuts as central and local government outsourcing and consultancy work dries up. The result should be to stifle any upturn in demand for discretionary expenditure as the corporate belt remains firmly tightened. Whilst it is early days and a minor recovery this time last year died with the cancellation of the corporate Christmas in 2009 seems not to be the case in 2010 and there is a growing demand for corporate events and away days.

Can it be that corporate Britain sees more economic stability ahead with a Government determined to keep public spending in check and, whilst many economic uncertainties abound, feel that they are in a position to retain profitability as they chart a course through the coming year? Or alternatively have we all got used to economic crises and now accept them as the norm?

Had a fantastic night out at the Donna Louise Trust Summer Ball last Sunday. The Trust is our local Children’s Hospice and does fantastic work but needs to raise over £3m each year to keep up its work. Whilst not the usual corporate event that we might organise the principles are broadly the same; KDM designed the table centrepieces and dressed the tables, created the theme – ‘A Flight of Fantasy’ – produced the graphics and media stings, theming and props whilst Jonathan Wilkes used his show business contacts to create some fantastic entertainment. With 300 guests the event had fantastic support from local business and over £30,000 was generated to help the hospice.

My client was organising a two day corporate team building event for their team as a thank-you for the team’s performance! With ten people in the group they wanted to incorporate both indoor and outdoor team building activities that were purely fun, but not too strenuous. (more…)

We hear it a million times – “I’m organising our annual event and looking to do something different this year”. That’s how my Pentathlon event at Sports City Manchester started out and so I set off in my quest for that elusive, ‘never been done before’ event.

My client, a member of the sales team for a large sportswear company, had come back to me for the third successive year looking for an energetic, competitive sporting activity for a group of very fit individuals. They had done our Out of Office Olympics and School Sports Day in previous years.

I produced the idea of a Pentathlon event and put forward a few venue suggestions. We finally settled on Sports City and arranged for the guests to take part in high jump, long jump, shot putt, 60m hurdles and 200m sprint. Guests were given a coaching session in each activity by qualified coaching staff after which they competed against each other in a bid to be the best.

Feedback from the guests was very positive, 5* service a very enjoyable night in a great venue. The problem is  – what to do next year?

Craig
June 2009

After a quick Google search a new client came to us requiring full management of their two day apprentice training programme. The brief included two days of fun team based activities plus overnight accommodation. Fun, fun, fun was the name of the game and we did not disappoint. (more…)

The client had been there and done it all with a multitude of high profile past events under their belts but we like a challenge and with our wealth of experience and innovative flair we produced a truly unique bespoke event offering a once in a lifetime adventure – ‘Land, Sea and Air’. (more…)

One of our top clients needed help with a family afternoon they were organising for their staff and clients. This was to be a double purpose event with a focus on both rewarding loyalty and providing a networking opportunity. We provided an activity day of informal fun to entice both adults and children including… (more…)

With the aim to both make Dads feel special and showcase the venue we helped one of our leading venue partners to produce a unique Fathers Day drop in event. To add value to the elements already in place, we looked into outdoor activities designed to not only compliment the venue but also keep the boys entertained! (more…)

“Clay Pigeon shooting for a stag party? – Tomorrow? – No problem!” We received a phone call from Wood Hall asking if we could provide Clay Pigeon Shooting for seven people the following day. We are well known for our corporate teambuilding and company entertainment but we also cater for private parties, birthdays, weddings and even hen and stag parties. (more…)

One of our most established legal clients came to us asking for a ‘school sports day with a difference’ for their annual event. With the 2012 Olympics eagerly anticipated they wanted to have this as the main theme whilst still catering for those who may not be “active” as others! (more…)