18 May 2012 Attractions Management: Industry news and jobs
 
   
 
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National Manager Scotland
Salary: Circa £42,000 pa
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Leisure Assistant
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Activity Instructor
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Skills Tutors
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Visitor Assistants (D1)
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Property & tenders
Expressions of interest are sought from suppliers of fitness centre equipment
Location: Colchester Company: Colchester Borough Council
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0.9 Ha Artificial Grass Pitch To Let
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Exciting Leisure / Entertainment Tender
Location: Felixstowe Company: Suffolk Coastal District Council
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Procurement of management services for the Riverside Leisure Centre
Location: Norwich, Norfolk Company: Norwich City Council
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Long or short lease available - Ingol Golf Course
Location: Preston, United Kingdom Company: Strutt and Parker
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High ropes adventure facility - High Woods Country Park
Location: Colchester Company: Colchester Borough Council
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Leisure Development Opportunity
Location: Stratford-upon-Avon Company: St Modwen
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Leisure / Gym Facility To Let
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Contract for provision of (Service Concession for the Management and Maintenance of Tennis Courts)
Location: London Company: Wandsworth Borough Council
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Exciting Leisure and Entertainment Opportunity
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Improve and Develop Branksome Park Tennis Club
Location: Poole Company: Borough of Poole
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Community Centres in the London Borough of Bexley with potential
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An extraordinary opportunity to deliver a world class cultural destination on London's South Bank
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FOR SALE: New Build Health & Fitness Studio OR Children's Nursery OR Dance Studio
Location: London SE13 Company: Richards Chartered Surveyors
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Leisure Development Site / Woodland
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News headlines
Merlin to open two new attractions in Oberhausen, Germany

By Tom Walker

Visitor attractions operator Merlin Entertainments will invest 15m euro (US$19m, £12m) in developing two new attractions at the CentrO mixed-used complex in Oberhausen, Germany. More>>
  Merlin to open two new attractions in Oberhausen, Germany
Verbolten coaster to open at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Verbolten coaster to open at Busch Gardens Williamsburg  
By Pete Hayman

Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Virginia, US, is to unveil one of its largest-ever attractions tomorrow (18 May) with the launch of the new indoor/outdoor multi-launch rollercoaster, Verbolten. More>>
 
AFRICA>>
Heritage Museum opens in Uganda
ASIA-PACIFIC>>
AECOM announces Rockwell Group partnership
C & S AMERICA>>
Brazilian football club Gremio to open visitor attraction
EUROPE>>
£22.7m ArcelorMittal Orbit unveiled at London's Olympic Park
MIDDLE EAST>>
Iran announces tourism vision for Abu Musa
NORTH AMERICA>>
New US$10m extension to open at Maryhill Museum of Art
SOUTH ASIA>>
Work begins on Ring of Harmony attraction in Shenfu, China
2012 Museums and Heritage award winners announced
BY Tom Walker

National Museums Scotland (NMS) and The Holburne Museum in Bath, Somerset, were declared joint winners of the 2012 Museums and Heritage award for Permanent Exhibition. More>>
  2012 Museums and Heritage award winners announced
 
HERITAGE & MUSEUMS>>
HLF announces initial support worth £76m for eight UK projects
Nine successful applicants to receive museum development cash
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery director to step down
Wellington Arch reopens as London's 'latest exhibition space'
Attractions Management features
Legoland Florida

Mystery shopper:

Legoland Florida

We look at Merlin Entertainment's fifth Legoland Park which opened in October on the former Cypress Gardens site View>>
  Time is money

Analysis:

Time is money

Alan Love analyses the impact of extending visits on increasing revenue View>>
  Plant Life

Expo:

Plant Life

Sky-Skan's Glenn Smith describes the work he's doing for Floriade 2012 View>>
  Culture Club

Waterparks:

Culture Club

Stephen Galbraith advises on waterpark culture in Asia and the Middle East View>>
News in brief
Plans for Spanish Ferrari World back on table

16 May 2012

Plans for Spanish Ferrari World back on table

Plans to develop the world's second Ferrari World attraction in the Spanish city of Valencia have been revived after the local government announced its support for the scheme. More>>
 
Europe's tallest roller coaster opens at PortAventura

14 May 2012

Europe's tallest roller coaster opens at PortAventura

PortAventura theme park in Salou, Spain, has launched its new Shambhala roller coaster; the tallest and fastest in Europe. More>>
 
Marine-themed Expo 2012 to open for three-month run in South Korea

11 May 2012

Marine-themed Expo 2012 to open for three-month run in South Korea

The 73m (240ft) Sky Tower created from a pair of abandoned silo and the Big-O landmark will be among the attractions at Expo 2012, which opens in Yeosu, South Korea, on 12 May. More>>
27 Apr 2012

KSL withdraws Great Wolf takeover interest

Apollo Global Management appears to have won the race to purchase US-based waterpark group Great Wolf Resorts after increasing its bid to US$7.85 (£4.80, EUR5.92) per share. More>>
25 Apr 2012

Restored Cutty Sark unveiled by The Queen

The Queen has today (25 April) officially reopened the restored Cutty Sark to the public in Greenwich, London. The historic clipper was severely damaged by fire in 2007, but has since been fully restored thanks to a £50m redevelopment project that has taken five years to complete. More>>
23 Apr 2012

First phase of Tate Modern's £215m project to open in July

The first phase of Tate Modern's £215m redevelopment project - the opening of the former power station's Oil Tanks - is to be completed in time for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. More>>
20 Apr 2012

FIFA plans new museum for Zurich base

FIFA, the international governing body for football, is planning to establish a new museum dedicated to the sport as part of an expansion of its Zurich base in Switzerland. More>>
18 Apr 2012

Titanic exhibit launches at Mystic Aquarium

A new multi-million dollar installation marking the 100th anniversary of Titanic's ill-fated voyage in 1912 has opened at Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut, US. More>>
09 May 2012

Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery director to step down

Martin E Sullivan, director of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, US, has announced he is to relinquish the post at the end of the month due to health reasons. More>>
04 May 2012

Smithsonian's natural history museum to get new dinosaur hall

The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) has announced plans for the construction of a new dinosaur exhibition hall at its home in Washington, US. More>>
04 May 2012

Brighton's new i360 tower attraction 'back on track'?

The development of Brighton's new 175m (574ft)-tall viewing tower attraction on the UK's south coast could be back on track with the help of government and local authority support. More>>
 
03 May 2012

Moscow arts centre to move to new site

Garage Center for Contemporary Culture has announced plans to move to a new location at Gorky Park in Moscow, Russia, in the first of a two-phase development later this year. More>>
02 May 2012

Queen Beatrix opens new-look Dutch museum

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands has marked the official relaunch of Asten's Klok and Peel Museum following the completion of an extensive renovation and expansion programme. More>>
01 May 2012

Merlin reveals plans for London Dungeon move

Merlin Entertainments has unveiled plans to relocate its London Dungeon attraction from its current location on Tooley Street, near London Bridge, to County Hall on London's South Bank. More>>
 



Attractions product news
Anolis lights the Droplet

Anolis lights the Droplet

FROM ATTRACTIONS-KIT.NET

Anolis ArcPad 48 LED fixtures are internally lighting artist Stuart Green's gleaming 'Droplet' sculpture, a 6m tall, 3m wide stainless steel work in Canberra, Australia.
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Timberplay to appear at Chelsea

Timberplay to appear at Chelsea

FROM ATTRACTIONS-KIT.NET

Timberplay has been selected by landscape designer Nicholas Dexter for incorporation in his entry for this year’s Chelsea Flower Show – entitled Climate Calm.
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Kenco Millicano now available out of home

Kenco Millicano now available out of home

FROM ATTRACTIONS-KIT.NET

Kenco Millicano is now available out of home, supplied to operators in 300g vending bags for use in free standing and table top dispense machines.
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Museum product news
Cadw unveils new retail and visitor concept at Conwy Castle

Cadw unveils new retail and visitor concept at Conwy Castle

FROM MUSEUM-KIT.NET

Conwy Castle was chosen by Cadw as the trial site for a new retail and visitor concept, which has just opened to the public.
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Electrosonic accessing European politics - past, present and future

Electrosonic accessing European politics - past, present and future

FROM MUSEUM-KIT.NET

Electrosonic has engineered and installed the main exhibition audio-visual hardware for the Parlamentarium, the new visitor centre at the European Parliament in Brussels.
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Creating amazing exhibitions - the latest expert thinking

Creating amazing exhibitions - the latest expert thinking

FROM MUSEUM-KIT.NET

With just 2 weeks to go the buzz is really starting and over 3,000 museum and heritage professionals have already registered for their free pass to the Museums + Heritage Show (16+17 May at Earls Court, London).
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Company profile
Triotech

Founded in 1999 by Ernest Yale, Triotech has developed award-winning products, gained recognition on an international scale and continues to innovate by bringing revolutionary experiences to the attractions market.

Our flagship product - XD Theater - is a 6D Motion Simulator Ride with six to 106 seats. We also offer Typhoon, an advanced coin-operated motion simulator. Added to this is our new 7Di interactive theatre - XD Dark Ride.
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16-17 May 2012

Screen Media Expo 2012

Earls Court 2, London,

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16-17 May 2012

The Museums + Heritage Show

Earls Court, London, United Kingdon

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22-24 May 2012

Sustainabilitylive! 2012

NEC (Halls 3 & 3a), Birmingham,

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24 May 2012

Travel Leisure and Tourism North 2012

Chester Racecourse, United Kingdom

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31 May 2012

Future of Tourism - Vancouver

The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts, Vancouver, Canada

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25-26 Jun 2012

31st Facilities Management Forum

Heythrop Park Resort, Chipping Norton, United Kingdom

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25-29 Jun 2012

TED Global 2012

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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22-26 Jul 2012

IPS: 21st biennial conference

Baton Rouge River Center, Baton Rouge, United States

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