- Wed 10 Mar 2010 – Future Looks Bright for BIC – The future looks bright for the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) after recently winning a new event for 2010, the Unlock the Future Conference.
- Fri 05 Mar 2010 – EMAIL NEWSLETTER – TECHNICAL PROBLEM – Please note we are currently experiencing technical problems sending our weekly email newsletter.
- Wed 03 Mar 2010 – Beach Huts Make Bournemouth STAND OUT At Confex – It’s Beach Hut inspired stand at International Confex really made Bournemouth stand out this year, and meant it won Best Stand in the UK venues and destinations section.
- Fri 19 Feb 2010 – BIC Secures £8m Worth of Business for Bournemouth – The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) is on a roll after securing ten big events for future years - as far ahead as 2017 - that combined will bring an estimated £8m to Bournemouth in terms of delegate expenditure.
- Fri 19 Feb 2010 – BIC Promotes Boscombe’s Beach Pods at Meetings and Incentive Exhibition in London – The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Bournemouth’s conference bureau, the BICB, exhibit annually at International Confex, the largest UK meetings and incentive travel exhibition in London.
- Tue 19 Jan 2010 – BIC Makes it Mark by Winning New Event – The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) has definitely made its mark by winning a two day tattoo convention called Bournemouth Ink, crammed full of interesting and unusual entertainment. The event is taking place on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th May in the BIC’s Purbeck Hall and Tregonwell Hall.
- Fri 27 Nov 2009 – BIC Voted Best Evening Experience at Bournemouth Tourism Awards – The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) won Best Evening Experience of the Year at the Bournemouth Tourism Awards last night, held at the Carrington House Hotel.
- Thu 13 Aug 2009 – BIC team win Labour Party vote! – The Labour Party has chosen Bournemouth to host their Annual Conference at the Bournemouth International Centre and Pavilion in 2013
- Wed 22 Jul 2009 – Bournemouth Flies the Green Flag – Bournemouth has raised its green credentials by winning the bid to host the prestigious Green Flag Award winners event next month.
- Wed 29 Apr 2009 – BIC Wins Business Worth £10.8m for Bournemouth – The BIC conference and exhibitions sales team are on a roll
- Thu 11 Dec 2008 – BIC and Pavilion Make the Energy Grade – The recent government requirement for Display Energy Certificates (DEC) has demonstrated that the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Pavilion Theatre make the energy grade.
- Tue 17 Jun 2008 – BIC has Just the Ticket! – The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) has launched an innovative parking scheme that offers visitors a guaranteed parking space in the BIC multi-storey car park, as its website sees major growth in ticket sales!
BIC and Pavilion Make the Energy Grade
The recent government requirement for Display Energy Certificates (DEC) has demonstrated that the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Pavilion Theatre make the energy grade. The grading system runs from A (good) to G (poor), where A is very efficient and G is least efficient and is based on the actual amount of metered energy used by the building over a period of 12 months. The Pavilion achieved a B and the BIC achieved a C.
An advisory report accompanies the DEC and contains recommendations for improving the energy performance of the building. The BIC and Pavilion’s Green Team, consisting of representatives from each department, are delighted with the gradings. Green Team member and Head of Building and Technical Services at the BIC and Pavilion, Martin Belbin said: “We are thrilled that both venues achieved such good gradings and we will use the report to work towards improving the grading in the future. We have a responsibility to recognise the real threat of climate change and as an organisation we do our part to improve the energy efficiencies of the buildings we manage.”
As a leading UK conference and exhibitions venue, the BIC is a major player in the UK meetings industry hosting events like the Liberal Democrats Annual Conference earlier this year, with over 6,000 delegates attending the five day event. Belbin adds: “There are environmental implications of hosting events likes this but they are a great boost to the local economy so we must make sure our approach is as ‘green’ as possible; especially based on the fact that buildings are responsible for almost 50 per cent of the UK's energy consumption and carbon emission - a higher percentage than road or air traffic.”
Amongst other activities, the BIC undertook an intensive recycling procedure after the Liberal Democrat Conference to ensure the event was as ‘green’ as possible. In total, 31 stillages of paper and cardboard were recycled by the BIC team. That’s 20.77 cubic metres of recycling and made up approximately a seventh of the BIC’s yearly collection!
The BIC and Pavilion’s Green Team are responsible for initiatives based on the daily running of the building that improve efficiency, covering areas such as energy and water efficiency and waste management. For example, the lighting controls in the BIC car park saved 16,000 kWh over three months (June to August), compared with same time last year. Recent refurbishment of the original light fittings in the listed Pavilion Ballroom and the introduction of energy efficient light bulbs have resulted in using a third less than the previous power consumption!