Studio Venues Manchester and Glasgow join Venues of Excellence

Venues of Excellence (VoE), the UK’s leading collection of exceptional and independent venues, have welcomed thestudio Manchester and thestudio Glasgow into the consortium.

Julian Kettleborough, Commercial Director, Studio Venues commented: “After the success of having thestudio Leeds within the Venues of Excellence portfolio over the last 4 years… we’re really pleased to have been able to add both our Manchester and Glasgow venues. Membership of Venues of Excellence demonstrates our commitment to providing unique and innovative venues, as well as delivering excellent service through our teams who are equally passionate about delivering the best for our guests.”

With over 40 venues within the consortium, VoE is seeing a growth of membership within the North of England and Scotland. Mandy Jennings, CEO, Venues of Excellence commented: “It has been an absolute pleasure to work with Julian and his fantastic team over the past few years, and I am delighted to welcome two more fabulous Studio Venues into the Venues of Excellence family.  These City centre locations are great for our clients holding non-residential events, offering great access with the rail and road networks, which makes it easy for delegates to plan their journeys.  Studio Venues offer unique, contemporary spaces, exclusive use and have most recently been awarded the Gold ECOsmart Accreditation, tantamount to their commitment to sustainability.  We love the Studio Venues mission statement created by their team, which is simple and real: CUSTOMER FIRST and totally aligns with our VoE ethos”.

With over 40 venues within the UK, VoE offers independent venues a great opportunity to join the consortium and benefit from a range of sales and marketing activities alongside a number of options to help them be cost effective and share best practice including our dedicated hospitality  Learning and Development Academy and a range of complimentary member forums and workshops providing great peer to peer networking opportunities.