...so let’s drag it out for as long as we possibly can!
Or so seems most retailers’ strategy when it comes to the festive season.
Christmas started at the end of October in shops around the area and will probably end around mid-January. I am not some Scrooge like character that dislikes Christmas, I love it though I do feel it is losing a bit of its charm as I get older. To add a bit of sparkle to this years Christmas I am jetting out to New York to see in the New Year in style! Fab!!!
Anyway, now I have bragged about my up-coming holiday...
We are definitely not using the run up to Christmas as an excuse to sit back and relax and are more than merry getting into the festive spirit whilst out on shows... in fact we have 6 shows about to fly out of the doors!
Everyone is a little bit on edge as traditionally, Secret Santa is drawn in the first week of December. With the day fast approaching everyone is a little anxious as to who they will pull out of the bag. Who will have to buy a present for the MD?! Who will receive the funniest present?! Who will receive the best?!
The excitement is reaching boiling point!!!
We have created our new all singing, all dancing (not literally might I add) email-able Christmas card which will be hitting inboxes of our nearest and dearest in December. If you want to receive an e-card from us send me an email to me, rdollman@comtec-presentations.com and I will put you on my ‘good kids’ list. Equally, if you want to send me an e-card, feel free :)
Anyway, that’s enough of a ramble from me regarding Christmas.
Enjoy the rest of November.
Becs
Showing posts with label awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label awards. Show all posts
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Thursday, 1 October 2009
North of England Excellence Business Awards
When I first started at Comtec, I was a Project Manager and the North of England Excellence Business Awards was my first event. The event was held in the Hilton Hotel in Manchester and it was a very exciting few hours for me – but it was also extremely tiring! I vividly remember, at 3am perching on the edge of the stage during the de-rig, coiling cables and wishing I was at home, in bed!
Fast forward two years and I was in a very different position. I was sat on the other side of the set, dining in style (foie gras to start, garlic and herb chicken with some sort of wonderful potato side dish for the main course and finally a raspberry mousse type thing for dessert).
The set looked incredible. It was lit in the NOEE brand colours, lots of purples and pinks with two 42-inch plasma lecterns at the front. Star cloth behind the set twinkled as the awards were handed out and it was such a different feeling to two years ago. I had time to take it all in and be proud of what the Comtec staff had achieved. From the first moment we are handed a contract, the teams work hard to design and build the perfect set, put together a slick presentation, and of course, to deliver to the clients expectations.
The Leeds Armouries was the back drop for the North of England Business Excellence Awards and what an incredible venue that is! The evening began with a drinks reception and we were treated to a demonstration by some of the staff dressed in replica armour from centuries ago and armed with some pretty heavy-looking swords! The demonstration was a lovely touch and was a very original way of kicking an event off. The host for the evening was BBC North West’s Dave Guest and swept through the presentation with his usual wit and charm!
Unfortunately for me, the night ended in a very similar way to the way it did two years ago. Perched on the edge of my seat at the table (which was sporting a lovely red wine stain thanks to not-so-steady hand), I nursed a glass of water and looked forward to going home to bed. Sadly, it was only 10:30pm – I think I’m getting old!
Rach
Fast forward two years and I was in a very different position. I was sat on the other side of the set, dining in style (foie gras to start, garlic and herb chicken with some sort of wonderful potato side dish for the main course and finally a raspberry mousse type thing for dessert).
The set looked incredible. It was lit in the NOEE brand colours, lots of purples and pinks with two 42-inch plasma lecterns at the front. Star cloth behind the set twinkled as the awards were handed out and it was such a different feeling to two years ago. I had time to take it all in and be proud of what the Comtec staff had achieved. From the first moment we are handed a contract, the teams work hard to design and build the perfect set, put together a slick presentation, and of course, to deliver to the clients expectations.
The Leeds Armouries was the back drop for the North of England Business Excellence Awards and what an incredible venue that is! The evening began with a drinks reception and we were treated to a demonstration by some of the staff dressed in replica armour from centuries ago and armed with some pretty heavy-looking swords! The demonstration was a lovely touch and was a very original way of kicking an event off. The host for the evening was BBC North West’s Dave Guest and swept through the presentation with his usual wit and charm!
Unfortunately for me, the night ended in a very similar way to the way it did two years ago. Perched on the edge of my seat at the table (which was sporting a lovely red wine stain thanks to not-so-steady hand), I nursed a glass of water and looked forward to going home to bed. Sadly, it was only 10:30pm – I think I’m getting old!
Rach
Friday, 18 September 2009
What a week?!
We had more than our 15 minutes of fame on Tuesday 15th September.
If you were watching BBC news that evening you would have spotted us in reports from this year’s TUC conference as well as at GG2 Leadership & Diversity awards.
Gordon Brown addressed the TUC delegation in Liverpool’s BT Convention Centre about the state of the economy.
At the same time, we were also in London at the GG2 Leadership & Diversity Awards at which Tony Blair spoke.
The crew are all exhausted and ready for the weekend now.
Unfortunately we lose a few members of the team today – Kay is leaving to have baby number 2 and Nick and Laura are returning to university after their placement year with us.
We wish all three the best of luck and of course we will miss them!!!
Becs
If you were watching BBC news that evening you would have spotted us in reports from this year’s TUC conference as well as at GG2 Leadership & Diversity awards.
Gordon Brown addressed the TUC delegation in Liverpool’s BT Convention Centre about the state of the economy.
At the same time, we were also in London at the GG2 Leadership & Diversity Awards at which Tony Blair spoke.
The crew are all exhausted and ready for the weekend now.
Unfortunately we lose a few members of the team today – Kay is leaving to have baby number 2 and Nick and Laura are returning to university after their placement year with us.
We wish all three the best of luck and of course we will miss them!!!
Becs
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Motor Trader
As usual July comes round and the Comtec crew takes to the road for the Motor Trader Industry Awards. With happy smiley faces the Comtec crew, loaded up Big Bertha (the truck) and the crew jumped into the bus heading down to ‘the big shmoke’. The journey was long to say the least, as the motorways came to yet another stand still. All magazines had been read for the 2nd time - yawn - and after 9 long hours we saw the bright lights of London and the crew bus pulled up outside the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane where we were soon joined by Bertha...
As Fode lowered the tail lift and everyone eagerly awaited the start of the load in, the heavens opened. At first this wasn't too bad, until the sky went from grey to black and the rain changed from a heavy summers rain, to Arctic pebbles of ice!
As the pebbles hit us they felt like needles in our backs. Luckily we had Rowan on hand to brighten the mood as he decided to do a bit of singing in the rain and the crew couldn’t fight back the hysterical laughter.
The load in was the quickest yet, there's a new record to beat crew!
Helen Ford
As Fode lowered the tail lift and everyone eagerly awaited the start of the load in, the heavens opened. At first this wasn't too bad, until the sky went from grey to black and the rain changed from a heavy summers rain, to Arctic pebbles of ice!
As the pebbles hit us they felt like needles in our backs. Luckily we had Rowan on hand to brighten the mood as he decided to do a bit of singing in the rain and the crew couldn’t fight back the hysterical laughter.
The load in was the quickest yet, there's a new record to beat crew!
Helen Ford
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