De Vere Venues expands with two contract wins
Thursday, 08 July 2010
Training, meeting and conference specialist De Vere Venues has announced two new contract wins.
The Ricoh Arena in Coventry and the Tesco training centre at Ponsbourne Park, Hertfordshire, become part of the De Vere Venues portfolio.
The Ricoh Arena will rebrand its hotel, conference and event facilities as part of De Vere Venues this month. Compass Group wil continue to manage the site; with plans for the venue including a £1m development project to expand the hotel and the launch of a De Vere training suite.
The training centre will incorporate De Vere Venue’s signature training and meeting space, syndicates and bespoke breakout and coffee points. The Ricoh, which can accommodate up to 5,000 delegates, expects to complete the expansion by the end of the year.
Ponsbourne Park is a 17th century building set in 200 acres. It includes dedicated residential meeting and event space, an award winning restaurant and a health and leisure offering incorporating a gymnasium, five all-weather tennis courts and a large outdoor heated swimming pool.
Tony Dangerfield, De Vere Venues CEO, said: “We pride ourselves in our ambitious growth strategy and both the Ricoh Arena and Ponsbourne Park are fantastic assets to our diverse portfolio.
"In a time when other businesses are struggling its great to see our team continuing to grow the De Vere Venues brand.”
Pictured: Tony Dangerfield, De Vere Venues CEO (left) and Daniel Gidney, chief executive of the Ricoh Arena.
