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Yesterday, Warren Rogers joined the Poppy's | Certified B Corp team at their culture day. Warren has been Director since we opened our doors back in 2005. He was invited to share his experience of growth, change, and the resilience that goes into delivering many years of significant social impact, hand-in-hand with top service. Thank you Clare Montagu and the Poppy's | Certified B Corp team for inviting him to join you all. Congratulations on your growth over the past few years! #CultureDay #KeyNote #SocialEnterprise #BCorp #BusinessForGood

Last Friday, Stacey and I had the absolute pleasure of a site visit to Brixton House. Richard Owen gave us a tour of the theatres and rehearsal rooms – showing us where our crew works, how the theatres are set up, taking us through their plans, and much more. For those of you who like a bit of trivia as much as I do: Brixton House is the first theatre in Brixton for 140 years, if you could believe it! The team at Brixton House have built something absolutely incredible. They've created a building that's accessible for all, including technical staff in a way that – unfortunately – isn't as usual as it should be. The entire space is eco friendly, bespoke, inclusive, thoughtful, built with intersectional diversity and sustainability in mind. It is a true cultural hub that's comfortable, affordable, and importantly: fun. I highly recommend popping into their café for a delicious cappuccino, then catching one of the performances: https://lnkd.in/eqMGg_ET. And don't forget to check out the incredible artwork. Covering all the lift shafts in the building is a hand-drawn sharpie mural by South London artist and illustrator Damilola Odusote. And in the main foyer, you can have a look at a beautiful woven art piece by local children. #Brixton #WhatsOn #EventProfs #LondonCulture #BrixtonHouse

Tomorrow, we'll be hosting our second ESG Roundtable -- in house at Connection Crew HQ! These are small, intimate, informal sessions aimed at promoting collaboration, idea sharing, and open forum discussion. The focus for this session is: Pushing social impact and sustainable practices across the industry from the bottom of the supply chain up, with an emphasis on behavioural change. For our second roundtable, we're welcoming representatives from: 👉 Film London 👉 Strata 👉 STEELDECK RENTALS LTD 👉 Broadsword | Certified B Corporation 👉 The Bulb 👉 Wise Productions 👉 emc3 | Certified B Corp 👉 Brixton House The first session in the ESG Roundtable series was held in July, and was attended by: 👉 Encore 👉 eventdecision ® 👉 massive (ltd) 👉 Pixel Artworks 👉 OneTwo 👉 Eclipse 👉 The Bulb We've already put things into action following this insightful session! Facilitated by Charlotte and Camilla. With coffee from Change Please, tea from NEMI Teas, and shortbread from Half the Story! #SocialEnterprise #ESG #Roundtable #Collaboration #SocialImpact #Sustainability

It's been a festival summer for our crew! 😎 Here's a glimpse of Connection Crew handling the goods behind the scenes at Boomtown Festival. Another major UK festival under our belts 💪 Our team went along to support stage lighting and tech at the immersive parallel world - "a music festival, but not as you know it"! #BTS #BehindTheScenes #EventCrew #StageCrew #EventProfs #CrewLife #FestivalCrew #BoomtownFair

What if the greenest gig of its scale - ever - didn’t feel any different to a 'regular' concert?   That’s exactly what Massive Attack achieved last weekend.   They set a new bar for sustainability with their Bristol gig, and the best part? The audience couldn’t tell the difference.   At Connection Crew, we’ve been pioneering this approach for years -- impact without compromise.   Read our Director, Warren's first article to find out why this matters for the future of live music. 🌍   #ClimateAction #LiveMusic #GreenEvents #MusicForChange #EventProfs

Earlier this month, 20+ of our crew camped out in the beautiful Brecon Beacons to support Green Man 2024. The largest contemporary music and arts festival in Wales, Green Man is one of "one of the UK's most beloved festivals" (but don't take it from us - that's the Guardian talking!) Green Man took place from 15th - 18th August this year, bringing approx. 25,000 people per day into the Bannau Brycheiniog, also known as the Brecon Beacons. From set up to de-rig, load-in to load-out, working on the Mountain Stage, and so much more - our crew supported the festival from before the gates opened until the stragglers were halfway home with their tents. Green Man Festivalis the best! 💚 #GreenManFest #EventCrew #FestivalCrew #StageCrew #EventPros #CrewLife

We'll say it again: great service and positive impact go hand in hand! And our clients think so too - they value exceptional service and love that they're generating positive impact for people and planet, all in one package. Thanks to working with them, here's what we've achieved in the first 6 months of our 2024 reporting year… From 1st December 2023 - 31st May 2024, we: - Hired 49 people affected by homelessness - Delivered 12,243 hours of social impact on-site - Accounted for 59,314.2kg of CO2e emissions Since 2005, we've been committed to creating positive social impact, on a mission to end homelessness by providing training and meaningful work for people affected by homelessness and those furthest from the job market. In 2021, we added to this mission and took our environmental concerns a step further by introducing our Carbon Levy to track and reduce CO2e emissions on-site, working towards net zero 2030. As part of our mid-year review, we get to share the social and environmental impact that our clients have helped us to generate so far in 2024. Every project we work on plays a part in this - from the 2 hour calls to the 8-week builds. If you'd like to learn more, check out our blog about our mid-year report here: https://lnkd.in/e7Xur_7D #SocialImpact #Sustainability #ESG #EventProfs #CorporateSocialResponsibility #EventsCrew

This Sunday and Monday, Carnival comes to Notting Hill for the 58th time! Our crew chief Thanos has been preparing the streets of West London with his crew, fixing hundreds of metres of HERAs fencing around more than 140 properties. So what does it take to get the neighbourhood party ready? A strong team, solid planning, motivational leadership, great skills on the tools, and shed-loads of positive energy 🎉 #NottingHillCarnival #EventProfs #Logistics #Leadership #CrewingIndustry

At Connection Crew, we believe that businesses can be a force for good - and deliver top-notch service at the same time. When you work with us, you're not compromising on quality to achieve social and environmental benefits, you're getting both in one package. Our award-winning services reflect our commitment to excellence in every aspect of what we do. And in today’s world, transparency and sustainability more than buzzwords - they're essential parts of corporate responsibility. Charlotte Scotland takes us through the benefits of working with social enterprises in our latest blog. #SocialEnterprise #SEUK #EventProfs #Sustainability #CSR #Business

Last year was certainly a test for events and crewing. Still recovering from the pandemic, off the back of Brexit, faced with a 'mild' recession... 2023 and the first months of 2024 were definitely "cautious" times. #EventProfs #CrewingIndustry #EventsCrew #Changes