Partners
The European Union of Gymnastics (UEG)
The UEG counts 47 national member federations. It is a sports organisation, which reaches far beyond the borders of political Europe but nevertheless bears the idea of a united gymnastics nation.
As guarantor of interests of its more than 10 000 000 gymnasts, the UEG represents quite different facets of European gymnastics: from Olympic sports to gymnastics for all.
European gymnasts transmit their understanding of being together beyond the borders and set an example in community.
No other sports federation in Europe proposes such a diversity of offers as the European Union of Gymnastics.
One can find not only high-level sport in the four Olympic disciplines and the three non-Olympic disciplines, but also leisure sport with offers for all age groups, from toddlers to senior citizens.
No other discipline can be found with not only organised attractive international events, but also galas, general gymnastics festivals, youth festivals and gymnaestradas, where hundreds of thousands of athletes come together.
www.ueg-gymnastics.com
EBU
The European Broadcasting Union is the largest association of national broadcasters in the world. We promote cooperation between broadcasters and facilitate the exchange of audiovisual content. The EBU works to ensure that the crucial role of public service broadcasters is recognised and taken into consideration by decision makers.
www.ebu.ch
Stadler
As a family-owned joint-stock company Stadler Rail Group employs over 2'400 people in a total of eight locations in Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Poland and Algeria. Stadler focuses on the regional and suburban service market segments, the light regional express railway service, streetcars and intends to remain the global Number One in the rack railway vehicle market.
www.stadlerrail.com
British Gymnastics
British Gymnastics (BG) is the UK National Governing Body for the sport of Gymnastics. It is a not for profit organisation dedicated to developing levels and quality of provision across a range of disciplines.
One of the world’s first sports governing bodies, BG was founded in 1888 as the British Amateur Gymnastics Association and is a member of the World Governing Body for Gymnastics (FIG), the European Governing Body (UEG), the British Olympic Association (BOA) and the Central Council of Physical Recreation (CCPR).
Gymnastics is an accessible and inclusive sport offering opportunities to all ability levels and ethnic groups within a range of controlled learning environments. It promotes an active and healthy lifestyle and is recognised as forming the basis for physical literacy by developing fundamental movement skills.
Interest in the sport has never been stronger. Hundreds of thousands of young gymnasts enjoy the sport in the school environment, take part in the recreational sessions offered at many leisure centres, and enjoy membership of British Gymnastics registered clubs that offer a complete development pathway from beginner through to Olympian.
www.british-gymnastics.org
Advantage West Midlands
Advantage West Midlands is the Regional Development Agency (RDA) for the West Midlands. We are one of nine RDAs in England that were established to transform the English regions through sustainable economic development.
Our role is to lead the economic development of the West Midlands, working alongside a wide range of public, private and voluntary sectors partners to help our region to prosper - building upon our many strengths and addressing our unique challenges.
We drive economic development by identifying where the greatest impact can be made either by targeting need or investing in success.
Our key task is to provide leadership for the development and delivery of the West Midlands Economic Strategy – the framework for our region’s growth. This enables us to leverage and maximise investment into our region and thereby create a far greater impact than we could do by acting in isolation.
Among the broad spectrum of work includes the development of major land and property projects - such as Fort Dunlop and Ventureast in Birmingham - to regenerating communities - such as Camp Hill in Nuneaton - and investing in projects which improve the performance of our region's businesses - such as Business Link West Midlands.
www.advantagewm.co.uk
Marketing Birmingham
Marketing Birmingham puts partnership to work to make a bold new vision of Birmingham and the region a reality. It’s a vision in which our city is a thriving economic hub and a pleasure to visit, time and again. A city that’s proud of its story and confident of its future. A city that’s among the best in Europe.
We take the lead in taking the city we love out to a wider world, but we don’t do it alone. We rely on hundreds of powerful partners to help make it happen.
We are more than a destination marketing specialist and a passionate advocate for our city. We’re a vibrant private-public partnership supported by Birmingham City Council and over 350 member companies, champions and private investors from all over the West Midlands.
Our vision is to cement Birmingham’s position as a leading global event city, knowledge capital and international city of choice that delivers a world-class visitor experience; a city where tourism contributes to economic success.
www.marketingbirmingham.com
Lottery Funded UK Sport
UK Sport is the Government agency responsible for maximising British success in the Olympic and Paralympic Games through investing in our most talented athletes. This involves working together with other sports bodies to deliver excellent results. To achieve this we target Lottery funding at athletes capable of delivering medal-winning performances
On 1 April 2006, UK Sport took on responsibility in the UK and England for the performance pathway – the period of an athlete’s career that takes them from the time when their talent is identified through to the Podium.
Through our Lottery funded Major Events programme, we coordinate and support plans to stage major sporting events in the UK over the next 20 years. This long term approach to planning ensures that each sport bids for events that fit in with their Performance Pathway programmes and that funding is in place to support the cost of staging the events.
UK Sport supports the UK’s top sportsmen and women, and those on the performance pathway, to train and compete against the best athletes in the world, by funding sports national governing bodies and direct to athletes through personal awards. We also distribute funds to sporting and other organisations to bid for and stage world class events in the UK.
Grants range from around £1,000 to support an individual athlete on a programme, to a four year award of over £8 million to a key Olympic sport.
www.uksport.gov.uk
Continental
Continental is the UK's leading manufacturer of equipment for gymnastics, trampolining, sports halls, physical education and changing rooms.
In gymnastics, our reputation is second to none - from the start of formal gymnastics in the UK to the present day, we have been at the forefront of gymnastics development in the UK. We are the only British manufacturer to have a complete range of equipment, floors and mats approved by the governing body of gymnastics, the FIG and have provided equipment for World Championships in gymnastics, trampolining and sports acrobatics plus countless other events including European and National Championships.
We have a wealth of knowledge in the design and installation of specialist gymnastic centres having supplied the majority of such centres in the UK, including the National Gymnastic centres at Lilleshall and Inverclyde and the National Gymnastics Performance and Research Centre at Loughborough University.
In recognition of the role played by Continental in the development of gymnastics in the UK, British Gymnastics has awarded us the status of official 'Competition Apparatus Supplier'. As a result, all major British Gymnastic events throughout the UK will exclusively use Continental equipment, floors and mats. Gymnasts who train on Continental equipment will therefore gain a vital competitive edge.
www.continentalsports.co.uk
Altodigital
Established for over 20 years, altodigital is one of the largest independent suppliers of digital solutions in the UK. We supply and maintain equipment and software solutions from chosen leading manufacturers.
altodigital Networks Limited has grown rapidly into one of the UK's largest companies in it's field, with a nationwide network of five regional offices. As a result, customers benefit from the expertise, efficiencies and buying power of a national organisation together with the personalised service and support of a local supplier.
Strong relationships with many of the world's leading manufacturers of digital equipment mean that altodigital can offer its customers comprehensive services - everything they need to create the best office solution for their business.
Through servicing over 20,000 customers altodigital has built up an excellent understanding of the needs of businesses both in the UK and through altodigital Inc. in the United States. This knowledge combined with the company's breadth of services and its network of local offices, ensures that altodigital can deliver the exact solution a customer is looking for - from implementation through to ongoing service and support.
www.altodigital.com
Renault
Louis Renault and his brothers founded their company in 1898. They quickly made a name for themselves in motor racing notching up a string of wins with their voiturettes. The privatisation of the company in July 1996 marked a milestone in its history. Taking advantage of its newfound freedom, Renault took a stake in Nissan in 1999. The company continued to innovate and renew its range with vehicles including Mégane and Laguna. Success in Formula 1 raised the Renault brand's profile. In 2008, Renault pursued its product offensive with the launch of New Mégane and rolled out numerous initiatives regarding the electric vehicle, partnering with Better Place and electricity utility EDF and presenting a prototype fuel-cell Scénic and the Z.E. Concept concept car.
www.renault.co.uk
Birmingham City Council
Birmingham City Council is the largest local authority in the Europe. The city has a population of almost one million and is a successful, confident, growing city with a diverse culture and strong links to cities across Europe and the globe.
However Birmingham is a global city with a local heart and the city council actively encourages its residents to live happier and healthier lives. Initiatives including Kids Swim4Free, Over 60s Swim For Free and Gym4Free are available to give access to leisure activities to as many people as possible.
Birmingham has a passion for sport and has a fantastic reputation for staging successful major sports events. Birmingham City Council has enabled the city to stage more World and European Championships than any other city, including the Gymnastics World Cup in 2004, the European Indoor Athletics Championships in 2007 and the World Half Marathon Championships in 2009.
The European Gymnastics Championships is another event helping to put Birmingham on the sporting map.
www.birmingham.gov.uk/sportsevents
National Indoor Arena
The National Indoor Arena (The NIA) is one of the busiest large scale indoor sporting and entertainement venues in the Europe. Since opening in 1991, it has welcomed visitors to over 30 different sports (including indoor rowing!) and an extensive variety of entertainment and music.
The NIA provides a perfect home for indoor sport at every level: its Mondo athletics track is the world’s premier surface and was first used at the European Indoor Athletics in March 2007, an event that attracted a worldwide television audience of more than 160 million. Fourteen world athletics records have been set at The NIA since it opened.
But it’s not just about sport. The multi-purpose arena is as flexible as they come – it can stage concerts, entertainment spectaculars, business conferences and exhibitions. Ad the adaptable format of The NIA Academy creates a more intimate theatre-style auditorium to accommodate smaller concerts, ballet as well as comedy and theatre.
www.thenia.co.uk
BRMB - Made in Birmingham
Built in the Seventies and restored for 2010, BRMB has undergone a whole host of changes as we aim to rebuild a station that truly belongs to Birmingham.
BRMB is now home to many new and interesting characters entertaining Birmingham every day. The Jo Show wakes you up every morning with award winning Jo Russell – she’s won more awards than anyone else in commercial radio. Foxy & Giuliano are new to afternoons making your journey home from work more fun. Plus BRMB does it differently at 10pm with the return of Caroline Martin on The Sanctuary – it’s all talk for 3 hours and anything goes!
And have you noticed what we’ve done with the music? BRMB is still famous for playing the songs that you love right now, but see if you can spot some of the great songs from the 80’s/90’s and 00’s that we’re now playing too.
Sport plays a big part in the plans for 2010, and anything that happens in Birmingham you can bet that BRMB will be there.
Plus this year you can expect to see the return of some iconic events, the chance to win big cash prizes, and stunts that have made BRMB famous over the years.
www.brmb.co.uk
Birmingham Mail
The Birmingham Mail has been providing the UK’s second city and surrounding areas with unrivalled coverage for more than 130 years. Every day, we aim to provide readers with all the latest news, sport, comment and information for the area through the paper and online at BirminghamMail.net
www.birminghammail.net
Elite International
Elite International is a family run business with 25 years experience in the gymnastics and sports market.
We pride ourselves on our wide range of top quality merchandise and safety products and aim to be your ‘One Stop Shop’, whether you spend one hour in the gym or ‘live there’. We have always appreciated the importance of Customer Satisfaction and are always on hand for any personal enquiries or concerns.
We are the UK distributors for the best known brands in the gymnastics world, including GK and Moreau for leotards and tracksuits, Reisport and Jagers for handguards, Venturelli for shoes, and we also offer a wide range of t shirts and clothing, together with personalised shorts, novelties, accessories and gifts. We even supply leotard glue and natural crystal deodorant both of which are invaluable to the competitive gymnast.
www.elitegymwear.co.uk
Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil is a Quebec company recognized the world over for high-quality artistic entertainment, with over 4,000 employees and 1200 artists from over forty countries. Cirque du Soleil ‘raison d’être’ is the creation of shows, to be presented under Big Tops, in theaters or arenas around the world and has brought wonder and delight to more than 100 million spectators in over 250 cities on five continents. Nearly two hundred creators have contributed their talent to that end since 1984.
Cirque du Soleil is offering on-stage career opportunities for athletes, actors, circus performers, clowns, dancers, singers, instrumentalists and other talents in its 21 current shows. Every year, the Casting team casts its nets far and wide to find hundreds of artists to meet the needs of current and upcoming shows. Scouts attend major sports competitions, along with various festivals and multidisciplinary events and auditions are held around the world to discover and assess new artists. Visit our website for more information and to sign up for the Casting newsletter.
www.cirquedusoleil.com/jobs