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International Women's Day 2019 - Chairperson Teruko Iwanaga

As the world unites to celebrate International Women’s Day on Friday March 8, calling for a more gender balanced world, Lane End Conference Centre celebrates the phenomenal woman at its helm, Chairperson, Teruko Iwanaga OBE.

Meet the Team: Heni Fourie

Heni joined the team at Lane End ten years ago as Director of Sales & Marketing. He has worked tirelessly to build the venue's reputation and brand, improving the conference experience for our customers and promoting excellent levels of customer retention. 

Upgrade Your Company Meetings

Company meetings can be incredibly productive and an ample opportunity for teams to come together to plan strategy, organise events or set goals and objectives. However, they can also be the source of great unproductivity and used as an opportunity for staff to catch up on what they watched on T.V. the night before or have shallow discussions about the same old subjects.

Lane End Customer Feedback 2018

At Lane End, we pride ourselves on providing high quality facilities with matching service. Throughout 2018, we surveyed a number of our customers to recieve feedback on things like customer service, quality of facilities and whether or not customers would recommend us to a colleague. We are incredibly proud of the results and and feel they reflect just how far Lane End has developed in the last year...

Lane End Conference Centre Enters 50th Year on a High

We’re proud to announce that we’ve started Lane End Conference Centre’s 50th year in business on a high. 

Heni Fourie Elected to IACC European Board

The IACC is an international community of likeminded business professionals representing the top 1% of conference venues globally. Lane End Conference Centre has been a member since 2015 and honoured to be associated with a group of people dedicated to shaping the future of the meetings industry.

How to Engage Your Staff in the New Year

Returning to work after the festive period can be a frustrating experience for both business owner and employee. Several weeks spent away from the desk can lead to a lack of motivation and desire to perform as workers contemplate the prospect of a dark gloomy January in front of a screen.

Conference Facility Trends 2019

When it comes to the staging of conferences re-invention is all important, indeed events hosted in 2018 are far removed from those held ten years prior.

The Cost Of Not Training Your Staff

Workplace training should be embedded into any business that wants to thrive. With continually changing technology and increasingly competitive markets, training your staff to become more adaptable to change will only benefit your business. So, what is the true cost of not training your staff?

3 Ways to Boost Productivity During the Festive Season

As we approach the festive countdown there is always a danger that businesses may suffer the consequences of reduced productivity in the workplace.  Keeping your staff motivated during this period can certainly be a challenge. So how can companies ensure that crucial things such as team development and personal learning don’t fall to the wayside in favour of some sneaky online shopping?

3 Reasons Why Online Training Doesn't Work

From corporate seminars to sales, health and safety or management courses, this modern age is awash with different tactics when it comes to engaging and motivating your workforce. 

What does remain constant however, is the universal truth that staff training is vitally important to a company’s bottom line. The question is – what is the most effective way to educate your team so that maximum benefit is gained from each course or seminar.

World Mental Health Day

The most recent figures have shown that 26% of adults have been diagnosed with at least one mental disorder – an increase of 68% in just 7 years from the 17.6% it was at in 2014. Even more alarmingly is the forecast that by 2030 approximately there will be 2 million more adults with a mental health condition than there were in 2013.