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Water UK’s 9th Annual City Conference
Water UK’s 9th Annual City Conference, which takes place on Thursday, 26 February, London has already attracted unprecedented interest from the industry, its regulators, government and City institutions, and looks set to be another hugely successful day.
Key Account Management is key to survival in difficult times
Managing client relations critical to survival in tough times.
According to the Pareto Principle, 80% of most businesses’ income comes from 20% of their customers. In some cases, that 80% can come from just a handful of major contracts.
What's it all about? Water Framework Directive
The Water Framework Directive(WFD) is the most ambitious project ever undertaken by Europe's water companies, their suppliers and regulators.
ICSC RECon Las Vegas
Lodestar has just jetted back from helping ICSC European members debate and deal make at another successful RECon.
Water UK Customer Operations Forum & Workshop
The Customer Operations Forum will continue to bring together the water industry and its key customer and consumer stakeholders to share best practice and exchange knowledge on operational issues.
MIPIM 2008, MIPIM Cannes, MIPIM news
MIPIM proved to be an extremely successful week for the Lodestar team, including the launch of the 2009 ICSC European Conference, which will take place in Barcelona from 22 to 24 April.
The Pre-MIPIM Party - en-route to MIPIM 2008
In its third successful year, this year’s party was once more hosted by Lodestar Marketing, 48 Fitzroy, Davies Arnold Cooper and the new addition of Gleeds.
AMF Workshop April 24 - Resilience of Water Infrastructure and Assets
This year's Water UK Asset Management Forum membership runs from March 2008 to February 2009.
Water UK City Conference 2008
A record 160 representatives from the water industry, its stakeholders and investors attended Water UK’s flagship 8th Annual City Conference.
ICSC Retail Connections 2008
ICSC held the first Retail Connections at Excel London, the one-of-a-kind event was a great success and took place on Tuesday 29 January with attendees from across Europe and beyond.
Friends and clients join Lodestar to give light to St. Martin-in-the-Fields
A big thank you to all those who joined Lodestar to celebrate our 10th anniversary with a magical Christmas party at the Crypt, St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
Who's who in the water industry 2008
Water UK’s Who’s who in the water industry – the definitive guide to an essential UK industry and the people who run it – has now been published for 2008.
Your essential guide to surviving MIPIM
MIPIM is nearly upon us and this year’s event promises to be as big as ever. Ensure you make the most of this unique opportunity and avoid any potential pitfalls by following our helpful hints below.
Queen's Club Win
Lodestar is delighted to be working with The Queen’s Club on the analysis of its member survey relating to a proposed extension and refurbishment.
A successful week at MAPIC
With a record 10,640 participants, MAPIC 2007 provided an excellent platform for companies to explore and promote new ventures and meet prospective clients.
ICSC European Shopping Centre Awards 2008
ICSC has released the list of finalists for the 2008 European Shopping Centre Awards.
Water UK Customer Operations Forum Workshop
The second workshop of Water UK's new Customer Operations Forum met on Monday 26 November to explore the design of utility bills and discuss the consumer experience and priority.
10th Expo Real, Munich 8-11 October 2007
Lodestar has just attended the 10th EXPO REAL property fair in Munich. Visitors attended from 77 countries totaling nearly 24,000 property industry visitors in all.
ICSC 2008: Dates for your diary
2008 is upon us and ICSC has already set dates for all its major events. Make sure you don't miss out by saving these dates in your diary.
ICSC brings US-style deal-making to Europe
Lodestar client the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), the largest retail real estate organisation in the world, is to stage its first ever pan-European dealing-making retailer/developer forum at ExCel in London, UK on 29 January 2008.
Water UK Asset Management Forum 2007
Water UK has been working hard to address how the changing climate will affect the water industry and how such risks are mitigated and managed.
10th Expo Real, Munich, 8 – 11 October 2007
Lodestar has just attended the 10th EXPO REAL property fair in Munich. Visitors attended from 77 countries totaling nearly 24,000 property industry visitors in all.
Private Sewers Think Tank
Water UK’s Private Sewers Think Tank provided an ideal platform for industry regulators and stakeholders to debate the transfer of ownership for lateral drains and private sewers to statutory water and sewerage companies.
Water industry gathers to discuss future of leakage
Over 120 representatives from the water industry and its stakeholders attended the 8th Annual Water UK Leakage Conference chaired by Gary Dixon, Operations Director – Water for United Utilities.
The water industry fights climate change
Over 82 representatives from the water industry and its stakeholders attended the Water UK Climate Change Conference on 26 September chaired by Jonson Cox, Chief Executive of Anglian Water Group.
New Appointments at Lodestar
Delighted to add more skills to the expanding Lodestar team, we are pleased to announce the imminent arrival of...
Water UK delighted to welcome DLA Piper as new partner - October 2007
Water UK is delighted to welcome DLA Piper as a new partner to the organisation. This is a welcome addition to the partnership profile for both the Water UK team and fellow partners and is evidence of DLA Piper's strong commitment for the UK water industry.
Culture of innovation should go beyond technical efficiency
Water UK Chief Executive calls for innovative ways of setting priorities and engaging public perception in water resources management.
Lodestar Ladies Team takes to the high seas…
As reward for great work and commitment to the business over the past year, the Lodestar team spent a day learning to sail together on a sparkly new Beneteau 40.7’.
Las Vegas Spring Convention
Bigger and better than ever - this year's very successful Spring Convention in Las Vegas really had the 50,000 plus delegates on their toes. Here's our round-up from the event....
ICSC Annual European Conference
Lodestar developed, promoted, secured and managed the sponsorship programme at this year's ICSC Annual European Conference, which involved 19 organisations including ING Real Estate, Aareal Bank, Eurohypo, Simon Ivanhoe, Multi Development, Sonae Sierra and AIG Lincoln.
Lodestar at MIPIM 2007
The Lodestar team had a very successful trip to MIPIM which this year boasted:
Cost of adaptation to climate change
This year's Asset Managment Forum seminar at IWEX addressed the cost of adaptation to climate change for the water industry. The Asset Management Forum has been desiged by Lodestar for Water UK to facilitate discussion around the price review mechanism for asset management professionals.
The water sector's annual high-profile City event 2007
As part of our ongoing programme of work for Water UK, Lodestar worked with the policy team at Water UK to deliver their high-profile flagship event.
Essential Pre-MIPIM party a great success
To help our colleagues and clients make the most of MIPIM 2007, we teamed up with KSB Law, 48 Fitzroy and the Pall Mall Property Club to host the Essential Pre MIPIM Party which took place on Tuesday, 20th February.
Action for St Martin-in-the-field
Thank you to all of you who joined us at St Martin-in-the-Fields on 12 December to celebrate the end of another successful year at Lodestar. A few images of the evening are shown below.
Water UK Customer Operations Forum
Lodestar on behalf of Water UK have worked with the industry to develop a new Customer Operations Forum designed to bring together the water industry and its key customer and consumer stakeholders to share best practice and exchange knowledge on key operational issues.
ICSC Opportunities
As part of our work to raise the profile of the ICSC Europe, we developed a partnership scheme to help deliver the programme of conference and event activity.
2012 Construction Commitments
The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games offer a unique opportunity to showcase the very best of Britain. The construction industry expects to make an outstanding contribution that delivers sustainable, exemplary projects with long-term benefits for the local community and the whole country.
Lodestar appointed to work on £21 million HLF bid
Lodestar has been appointed by Hill Adamson (formerly the Scottish National Photography Centre) to assist with their Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) application for £21 million.
Lodestar join London Better Together
As part of Lodestar's Giving it Back programme we are one of the first 50 organisations to sign up to London Better Together, a new Business in the Community (BiTC) initiative.
