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The Terrace, new Cloth Hall Court Leeds city
meeting, conference venue, Leeds panorama view
and events space Beckett University
focus of a collaborative marketing
approach, and help to support
independent (and sometimes
smaller) venues compete in the
competitive conference and events
market. Having the opportunity to
work with these amazing Leeds
venues, a city where I went to
university, is fantastic and a really
proud moment.”
It’s innovation like this which draws
the eye of large organisations. In
October 2019 Well Met, the
conference department for Leeds
Beckett University, hosted British
Water’s national Data: Now and
Beyond conference at its Cloth Hall
Court venue.
The purpose of the event is to
provide the water industry with
insight into how the sector can
manage data more effectively and
provide a better service to
customers.
More than 100 delegates
attended the conference,
participating in workshops and
presentations with speakers from
water companies, the supply chain
and more.
Data is used in every aspect of the
water industry which includes: saving
water, preventing leaks, protecting
the environment and reducing
customer disruption, forward
planning, customer service and site
management.
Dr Mar Batista, technical manager
of British Water said: “This event is
an opportunity to collaborate and,
with our industry peers, learn the
best ways of working with data, how
to get the most from it and how it can
help companies drive efficiencies
and improve service for customers.”
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The organisers say they chose
Cloth Hall Court for its convenient city
centre location, making it an ideal
venue for delegates from across the
water industry.
The innovation and clear ambition
in the city continues to bring in
business. MEPC, a developer and
asset management company, in
October announced the opening of
its new meeting, conference and
events space, The Terrace. Located
near Leeds station, the space aims
to meet the growing demand for
event space in the city, for
businesses based at Wellington
Place and other companies in the
region. The space includes four
meeting and conference rooms
which can accommodate between
one and 150 people. It can be used
to host larger events or intimate
meetings and will be run by Ashdown
Phillips & Partners, a property
management company.
The development of 7 and 8
Wellington Place is expected to be
completed at the end of 2019. The
construction of four Wellington Place
is also ongoing and it will offer
14,500sqm of office space.
However, as a city, Leeds doesn’t
stand still waiting for the business to
come to it: it actively researches and
creates events with long term
benefits in mind. In September 2019,
Leeds announced the arrival of the
SME China Forum which encourages
UK SMEs to trade with China.
The event provided opportunities
for businesses in the UK, such as
Leeds, to establish trading
opportunities, best practice for
market entry and discuss compliance
and legal matters within the Chinese
market.
Leeds College of Music hosted the
event for 150-200 delegates,
together with the China Britain
Business Council, which helps
British and Chinese businesses
collaborate.