London 25th June 2004: On the first anniversary of its formation, The Westminster Collection (TWC), an exclusive consortium of venues within the London borough of Westminster, has increased its membership to a total of ten.
New members now include the BA London Eye, Woods River Cruises and the Royal Society, and join founder members the Royal Horticultural Halls & Conference Centre, Church House Conference Centre, Central Hall Westminster, Banqueting House Whitehall, One Birdcage Walk (IMECHE), the Grange Hotels Group and City Inn Westminster.
Commenting on their membership of TWC, Eleanor Harris, Head of Commercial at BA London Eye said; "British Airways London Eye is delighted to join The Westminster Collection. As a venue located just opposite Big Ben, it is great to combine forces with other partners in the Westminster area to offer a complete event experience".
In addition to the 10 full members, TWC has recruited its first Associate member, Parrimark Technology. Parrimark are an international software development company specialising in the field of venue management software. "The Westminster Collection is a very attractive consortium of prestigious establishments with a whole raft of shared values both in terms of quality and a dedication to customer service" said Michael Scroop, founder and managing director of Parrimark Technology. "Our primary aim is to assist The Westminster Collection in adopting new technologies to include iSmart Mail, an easy-to-use online marketing and communications module and the introduction of EPOnline, a groundbreaking meeting and conference space booking module".
Commenting on the new members, Chairman of The Westminster Collection, René Dee said, "The success of TWC is a tribute to the fact that all venues, whilst essentially being competitive, are in fact complimentary in terms of their desire to keep business within the area, and I offer our new members a very warm welcome".
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