Following a rebrand, Academic Venue Solutions has announced three new members into of its consortium: Cardiff University, the University of South Wales and ORTUS.
The University of South Wales offers event organisers venues in Cardiff, Newport and Pontypridd, and its spaces can cater for meetings and training courses, through to exhibitions and residential conferences. The venues are available all year round, and during the summer their portfolio is extended to include en suite accommodation, large auditoriums for up to 800 delegates, exhibition halls of 805sqm, plus onsite marquees and sports facilities.
Cardiff University’s venues include Birchwood House, a purpose conference centre able to host 230 delegates. Additional meeting facilities are also available at Cathays Campus, which is situated in the heart of the civic centre, and Aberdare Hall. Also, from mid-June to early September, there will be 1,300 bedrooms available for groups and residential events.
The other venue joining the portfolio is ORTUS. The south London venue was originally built by the Maudsley Charity to provide meeting and training spaces for the NHS Foundation Trust.
ORTUS has 1,500sqm of flexible event space over four floors, and the largest room can accommodate up to 150 theatre style.
Natalie Williamson, general manager at Academic Venue Solutions, commented: “I’m delighted to be able to welcome three new members into consortium so soon after the rebrand. Our portfolio of over 40 venues provides event planners with a great selection of facilities.
“Both Welsh venues provide an extra dimension to the university venues that we have, whilst ORTUS is another great example of how we aim to expand the membership to other types of academic venues.”
