Strong growth in sales over the last 12 months has prompted Lane End Conference Centre to stop taking late bookings so it can concentrate on core business.

Rapidly increasing demand for conference facilities means Lane End will now not accept last-minute bedroom reservations unless they are part of a group booking through a corporate account.

At least 60 per cent of our business at Lane End Conference Centre comes from existing customers.

And the overwhelming message they give us is that they choose Lane End because it is a dedicated conference venue that focuses specifically on the business sector.

Ever been to a working lunch that was more ‘lunch’ than ‘working’?

Perhaps the food took too long to arrive. Or maybe it took ages for the messy plates to be cleared. There must be a better way…

They say not everyone can be a winner. However, being nominated in the best UK conference centre category at the 24th annual M&IT awards was a prize in itself. We did not win the gold award this year, but we returned to Lane End as one of four finalists in our category of this UK-wide industry award, voted for by customers.

Lane End Conference Centre has launched Japanese-style Bento boxes to help make clients’ working lunches at its conference and team building venues even more productive.

Bento boxes are ideal for working lunches at conference venues. They comprise a single-portion meal neatly packed in a box with individual compartments for each tasty option.

IDEXX Laboratories - global market leader in animal health diagnostics and IT solutions - needed modern residential conference facilities in order to launch its new sales strategy and train its growing UK sales team.

This summer’s London 2012 games will be unmissable – for people all over the UK it will be the sports spectacular of a lifetime.

Lane End Conference Centre is celebrating London 2012 by launching a new series of Lane-O-Lympics themed team building days at its conference venues.

Teams will compete to win gold, silver and bronze medals ­ the one that gains the most at the end of each day will be declared the winner.

Lane End Conference Centre has been shortlisted for two major UK awards in a matter of weeks.

The popular Buckinghamshire conference venue has just been nominated in the Best UK Conference Centre category of the Meetings & Incentive Travel (M&IT) Industry Awards 2012.

It comes just weeks after Sales and Marketing Manager Heni Fourie was selected as a finalist in the Meetings Industry Association’s prestigious MIA-List awards.

Lane End Conference Centre has been shortlisted for another major UK industry award – our second national award nomination in a matter of weeks.

Our newly transformed Wycombe Court is now open to delegates again after the latest phase of refurbishments was completed on schedule.

It’s not what’s under the Christmas tree that counts – what really matters is who is standing around it.