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Hs2: Have Your BUSINESS IN THE HEART OF BIRMINGHAM Spring 2011 www.colmorebusinessdistrict.com TAKE TO THE STREETS PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION THISTLE BIRMINGHAM CITY HOTEL CROCKETT & JONES HS2: HAVE YOUR SAY BUSINESS COLMORE BUSINESS DISTRICT WELCOME YOUR TEAM Welcome to the Spring edition of CBD Digest Michele Wilby BID Manager Colmore Business District will be holding its first Food Festival this summer, on Thursday 7th July, to highlight the excellent quality of CBD’s food and drink offering. The one day event will take place on Victoria Square and include stalls from Tahreen Kutub restaurants, bars, pubs and coffee shops in the area, all offering Communications Co-ordinator tasters of their signature dishes at affordable prices. This edition gives a special preview to the event, profiling each participant and hearing from the creators behind the festival. The Food Festival will be accompanied by live music, as part of our involvement with the Birmingham International Jazz & Blues Festival. Kirsten Henly The business section of CBD Digest includes news on the recently combined legal practice, Projects Co-ordinator Squire Sanders Hammonds, the move of recruitment group Blusource into the District, as well as the 25th anniversary of Smith Cooper, a firm of chartered accountants and business advisers. Clare Perkins Effective and sustainable transport links both within CBD and across the region are CBD Administrator essential to the future of our business district and this edition looks at CBD’s plans to build a sustainable transport infrastructure. We also have an update on the public consultation for High Speed 2. Colmore Business District is delighted to welcome back Clare Perkins to the team, In partnership with Birmingham City University, Birmingham City Council and local who has returned from maternity leave. businesses, CBD will bring a photographic exhibition to the area in spring. The ‘Take to Clare will be the ‘first point of contact’ for the Streets’ exhibition will be outside Snow Hill Station from 18th May to 3rd July and will CBD and will work on a number of projects showcase images of cities and streets from around the world, captured by photographers including the floral displays, Christmas lights at Magnum Photos. This edition features a preview of the exhibition. and managing the deep cleaning of District streets. In addition to the latest news in the District, CBD Digest includes further tips on delivering presentations and contains the magazine’s first review of a performance at The Old Joint Stock Theatre. CBD Showcase will feature Crockett & Jones, the Colmore Row based shoe CREDITS shop with over 100 years of history. The magazine also contains a list of forthcoming events in the city, competitions, and a recipe from Italian restaurant, Caffè Uno. Managing Editor Michele Wilby If you would like to get in touch about CBD Digest or would like to find out more about the Production Manager & Journalist District, please contact Tahreen Kutub, CBD communications co-ordinator: Tahreen Kutub [email protected]. Designed and produced by CONTACT DETAILS BranchMartinSpicer 2nd Floor Whitehall Chambers 23 Colmore Row, Colmore Business District Gary Cardin Birmingham, B3 2BU CBD Chair Tel: 0121 236 4689 Whilst every care has been taken to ensure the information contained in this 0121 695 5647 Newsletter publication is accurate, Colmore Business District cannot accept responsibility in respect of any error or omission which may have occurred. [email protected] [email protected] CBD Showcase . 7 Feature . 19 BAck Crockett & Jones A day in the life of a CBD Street Warden Business . 3-11 Cover Story . .12-17 Culture & Lifestyle . .20-22 Feature . 4 CBD Food Festival Recipe . 21 Thistle Birmingham City Hotel Feature . 18 Theatre review . 22 Feature . 6 Rita McLean - BMAG Community & Competitions . 23-24 ‘Take to the Streets’ 2 www.colmorebusinessdistrict.com BUSINESS SQUIRE SANDERS HAMMONDS CBD based law firm Hammonds LLP recently The increase in resources and expertise has combined with Squire Sanders & Dempsey, strengthened the Birmingham office’s services resulting in a legal practice with increased in the areas of life sciences, marine work and global links. The newly formed Squire Sanders international disputes. Industry groups in Hammonds provides clients with access to construction, environment and banking have 1,275 lawyers in 37 offices and 17 countries. seen the extension of teams, whilst there has Nick Green, head of the Birmingham office, been a growth in the provision of services talks to Tahreen Kutub about the benefits of for leisure and hospitality. Nick comments the combination and the importance of the that the office’s major strengths remain in Birmingham clients and markets to the firm on corporate finance, real estate and pensions. Edmund Street. The latter helped Squire Sanders Hammonds win the “Global Pensions Law Firm of the Year” The combination, officially completed in in March this year. January 2011, has brought together two firms with strengths in different parts of the The office on Edmund Street underwent world. Hammonds LLP had prominence in refurbishment last year, following the firm’s the UK, Western Europe and China whereas decision to stay in the current location. Squire Sanders & Dempsey was strong in Nick comments, “We are in exactly the right Nick Green, head of Birmingham Office North America, South America and Eastern place to do business! Being located within a Europe. Nick comments that aside from the concentration of professional and business This is an exciting time for the City, given the international fit, the two firms made a good services benefits visiting clients who may wish significant planned infrastructure investment. cultural match, as both were global players in to make use of the other services. There are The CBD Board and team are also working on the mid tier market. fantastic transport links, as we are close to a number of legacy projects, including the Snow Hill Station, New Street Station and the Church Street public realm enhancement. In regards to the extended global reach, Nick bus routes. This provides great accessibility for These projects will further enhance the said, “Our Birmingham clients and markets clients and staff.” District to make the area an exciting place are our absolute priority. Clients without for both work and play. As a large employer international links will continue to get the Melanie Williams, partner at Squire Sanders in the heart of CBD, we look forward to our same dedicated service. The difference with Hammonds and CBD board director, said, “The international colleague visits so we can show the new firm is that it can now offer extra firm is now ideally placed at international, them an area of which we are proud.” services for clients with parent companies or national and local level to embrace the suppliers in different parts of the world. We are opportunities that the combination will www s. sd c. om a large global practice with a core local focus.” bring, particularly as the economy improves. BLUSOURCE EXPANDS WITH OFFICES IN COLMORE BUSINESS DISTRICT aving launched in the East Midlands in 2009, recruitment group number of legal and accounting practices and is now regarded as one Blusource has expanded this year with new offices on Colmore of the key players across the Midlands region. HRow in CBD. Further to locating in CBD, Blusource has joined forces with Birmingham CEO, Andrew Springhall said ,“It had been a top priority to have a Forward as one of its patrons for 2011. Birmingham address pretty much from the start. Over 50% of our revenue can be attributed to our relationships with West Midlands www b. lusource c. o u. k based firms and we are now extremely pleased to have a base here too”. Based in the heart of Colmore Business District, Blusource will be perfectly located to continue with its fresh approach to professional services recruitment for the legal, accounting and banking sectors. Andrew Springhall said his vision is to continue to create a “superior professional search and selection business across the region”. Since its launch, Blusource has developed strategic partnerships with a www.colmorebusinessdistrict.com 3 FEATURE THISTLE BIRMINGHAM CITY HOTEL histle Birmingham City Hotel, based on St Chad’s Queensway in Colmore Business District, is just a five minute walk from Snow THill Station and half a mile from New Street Station. The hotel can plan guests’ travel and lodging needs, including last- minute weekend city breaks in Birmingham, and caters for corporate events and parties. It offers 12 air conditioned meeting rooms and 133 bedrooms, including suites. The largest of the meeting rooms seats up to 200 delegates theatre style. The hotel can offer a range of food and drink as part of an event package, and provides discounted parking to guests at the adjoining NCP car park. Look out for the summer edition of CBD Digest for a review of the bar meals and for a great lunchtime offer for Digest readers. General Manager, Peter Farrow has been with Thistle Birmingham City Hotel for one year and the Thistle Group for five years. Peter said, “Thistle Birmingham City Hotel has undergone a £1 million refurbishment over the past year, which has been invested in the room stock and public areas. We have got 2011 off to a great start with significant growth year on year. Located in the heart of the professional quarter in Birmingham means we are in an ideal location for business meetings and corporate events.” www thistle. com. FAMILY LAW EXPERT FOR COBBETTS’ BIRMINGHAM OFFICE Law firm Cobbetts LLP has appointed family Graham Muth, head of Cobbetts’ Birmingham law expert Nigel Mears as a partner in its office, comments, “Nigel is extremely Birmingham office at One Colmore Square experienced and well respected in the field in Colmore Business District.
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