BH Live has made it to the finals for the prestigious Company of the Year category in this year’s Venus Awards.
At the heart of the UK’s growing social economy BH Live’s mission is to get people active, promote cultural events and support the local and regional economy.
Last year, BH Live attracted more than 3.4 million visits to its venues, hosted 600 major events and generated £44 million for the regional economy. BH Live employs 1,600 people and supports around 4,500 local jobs through its business activity.
BH Live also supports sustainable activities, through its commitment to reducing energy consumption and buy locally to support home-grown suppliers. This has recently earnt them several accolades including being awarded five stars by Sustainable Food Cities, attaining AIPC Gold for Bournemouth International Centre (the only venue to reach this standard in the UK), multiple Certificates of Excellence from TripAdvisor, a Green Initiative of the Year title and the UK’s Leisure Trust Gym of the Year.
During the last three years BH Live has experienced significant business growth, increasing turnover by 44% and operating profits by 224%.
“Headlines such as these provide a great indication of our impact on the health and wellbeing of our customers, says Peter Gunn, BH Live’s Chief Executive.
“I am delighted BH Live is a Venus Award finalist and know the whole team is proud and excited to be recognised in this way.”
The Venus Awards will be held on Thursday 2 November at Bournemouth International Centre.
Find out more at bhlive.org.uk
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Notes to Editors:
For more information about BH Live please contact:
Elizabeth Symmons, PR & Corporate Communications Executive
E: press.office@bhlive.org.uk
T: (01202) 055562
About BH Live
BH Live is the south coast’s leading operator of leisure and event venues; a social enterprise that designs and builds engaging experiences to inspire people and enrich lives.
With 3.4 million visits a year and over £39 million turnover, the organisation is changing lives – placing it at the heart of the UK’s growing social economy.
In 2016/17 BH Live hosted more than 500 events, sold over half a million cultural, sporting and entertainment tickets. They had 2.9 million activity attendances in its leisure centres and welcomed 100,000 conference and exhibition delegates into its venues. This contributed an estimated £44 million to the local economy through business and cultural tourism. For more visit bhlive.org.uk
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About Venus Awards
The Venus Mission is to create a nationwide awards programme that recognises and rewards local business women and delivers business and personal development as a result.
Established in 2009, Venus now has direct engagement with 120,000 + women in business per year and operates in ten regions: Dorset, Southampton, Devon, Brighton, Bristol, Portsmouth, Oxford and Birmingham, Thames Valley, Isle of Wight.
The Venus growth-plan projects Venus into 52 + UK regions by 2019 with an international presence by 2020.