A Full-Service Marketing Agency

The marketing line that
shows its working.

Metis House builds revenue-generating communities for four industries, Fit-Out & Interiors, Construction Recruitment, Renewables and MedTech, and runs three ways to use the room: Revenue Gatherings, Industry Clubhouses and Eclectic Corporate Days. Same five teams behind every one, so nothing is left for a sponsor to hope for.

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The market backs this up

This isn't a hunch.
It's where budgets are moving.

Every figure below comes from published 2025 and 2026 B2B events research, not a Metis House estimate.

47%
Of marketers rank in-person events as the highest-ROI channel they run
Corporate Event Statistics, 2025
79.8%
Of B2B organisers call in-person conferences critical to their business
Bizzabo, 2026
72.7%
Of organisers say their C-suite actively backs in-person event strategy
Bizzabo, 2026
~1%
Typical lead conversion rate at a mid-market trade show stand
HockeyStack, 2025

See the full business case, and work out your own number →

Why a curated room works
Every other event is built for one relationship: a sponsor hoping a buyer walks past. A Metis House room is built for three.

Put the right thirty people in a screened, invitation-only room, and something other than sales calls starts happening. Suppliers stop competing for the same five minutes of a buyer's attention and start finding each other. Buyers stop guessing whether a recommendation is genuine and start asking the person next to them. None of that happens in a hall of eight hundred strangers.

Peer to Peer

Supplier and supplier

  • Complementary partnershipsJoint bids with a business that does what you don't, never a competitor for the same contract.
  • Shared industry leadershipCo-author the research, share the panel, be seen solving a problem together.
The core introduction

Purchaser to supplier

  • Pre-matched meetingsEvery introduction is screened and matched to a stated brief before anyone sits down.
  • Straight to the decision-makerNo gatekeeper. The person across the table can actually say yes.
Peer to Peer

Purchaser and purchaser

  • Peer benchmarkingFind out how the business next to you solved the same brief, at the same scale.
  • A referral networkRecommendations from people with nothing to sell you.
The profiling behind it

You know who has a project before you walk in.

This is the same qualification sheet behind every Metis House community. Every one of the 80 decision makers in a room completes it before they arrive: a live project, a budget stage, a decision date, and what they care about most. Pick a sector to see a sample sheet, and the room profile a sponsor sees before the edition opens.

See a sample for your community

Three ways to use the room.

One agency, five teams behind every one. Open a page below, or see all three, and the numbers behind them, in Metis House Services.

01

Revenue Gatherings

A closed-door event, twice a year. Every sponsor meeting pre-booked and confirmed before you arrive.

See how a Gathering works →
02

Industry Clubhouses

A season-long box at a major national venue, shared by twenty companies from one sector, never mixed with another.

See how a box works →
03

Eclectic Corporate Days

A bespoke day out for your own people, clients or channel partners, built around your brief, not a fixed package.

See how a day is built →

Four sectors we focus on.

Fit-Out & Interiors, Construction Recruitment, Renewables, MedTech. See each community →

LiveFit-Out & Interiors BuildingConstruction Recruitment BuildingRenewables BuildingMedTech
“Twelve meetings, all with people who'd actually agreed to be in the room.” · Lead Sponsor●THE CLUBHOUSE · Your industry. Your box. Every event at the venue, all year.●“I stopped introducing myself and started finishing sentences.” · Clubhouse Member●THE GATHERING · Speed meetings, pre-arranged. Key speakers. A gala dinner with real entertainment.●“We budgeted it like a stand. It performed like a sales team.” · Marketing Director●THE CLUBHOUSE · Restricted to your community only, never shared with another sector.●“Every fixture at the venue that season, not just one flagship date.” · Clubhouse Member●THE GATHERING · 12 pre-booked meetings for a Lead Sponsor, confirmed before you arrive.●“Twelve meetings, all with people who'd actually agreed to be in the room.” · Lead Sponsor●THE CLUBHOUSE · Your industry. Your box. Every event at the venue, all year.●“I stopped introducing myself and started finishing sentences.” · Clubhouse Member●THE GATHERING · Speed meetings, pre-arranged. Key speakers. A gala dinner with real entertainment.●“We budgeted it like a stand. It performed like a sales team.” · Marketing Director●THE CLUBHOUSE · Restricted to your community only, never shared with another sector.●“Every fixture at the venue that season, not just one flagship date.” · Clubhouse Member●THE GATHERING · 12 pre-booked meetings for a Lead Sponsor, confirmed before you arrive.●
Talk to Sue

Four sectors.
One room worth being in.

Fit-Out & Interiors, Construction Recruitment, Renewables or MedTech, tell Sue which room you belong in and she'll tell you honestly what's open.

Request An IntroductionSee the calendar
ROI CalculatorWork out what a room is worth Revenue GatheringsRevenue Gatherings, twice a year Industry ClubhousesIndustry Clubhouses, one sector Eclectic Corporate DaysFun days, incentives, built to order Channel Partner ProgrammesOwned by you, not by us
The Business Case

Work out what
a room is worth.

Every Metis House community is built on the same two standing products. This page is the numbers: what the market data says about the channel, what a sponsorship costs, and what it could return. Sector detail lives on each community's own page, reached from the menu above.

80Decision makers per edition. That is the target.
6 to 24Guaranteed meetings on a plan, before any extras.
~1%Lead conversion at a typical trade show stand.
£0Cost to any attending decision-maker, ever.
How Metis House builds a community

A full-service agency,
built to build the room.

Metis House is a full-service marketing agency that focuses on one thing: building revenue-generating communities. Five capabilities do the work behind every edition. The end product is the same as it's always been, the Gathering and the Clubhouse. This is what builds them.

01

Social Media

Builds content strategies

The sector conversation, kept warm between editions, not just promoted in the run-up to one.

02

Digital Engagement

Creates the structures

The registration flow, the qualification sheet, the matching logic. The scaffolding nobody sees, that makes the room work.

03

Event Management

Creates the day itself

Venue, catering, AV, entertainment, run properly, so the only thing anyone remembers is the conversation they had.

04

KOL Building

Builds thought leadership

The keynote, the panel, the plenary. What earns a senior person's day, and what a sponsor's name gets attached to.

05

Delegate Attraction

Creates the buying group

Research, warm introductions, one-to-one calls. Not a mailing list. The hardest part, and the one that makes the rest worth having.

The room, or the day

Revenue Gatherings, Industry Clubhouses, or Eclectic Corporate Days

Everything on the left converges on one thing: a screened, curated room, twice a year or all season, or a bespoke day out, built to the same standard every time.

The market backs this up

This isn't a hunch.
It's where budgets are already moving.

Every figure below comes from published 2025 and 2026 B2B events research, not a Metis House estimate.

47%
Of marketers rank in-person events as the highest-ROI channel they run
Corporate Event Statistics, 2025
79.8%
Of B2B organisers call in-person conferences critical to their business
Bizzabo, 2026
72.7%
Of organisers say their C-suite actively backs in-person event strategy
Bizzabo, 2026
~1%
Typical lead conversion rate at a mid-market trade show stand
HockeyStack, 2025
27%
Executive events rank as the second-strongest ROI driver in account-based marketing, just behind personalised content
2026 ABM Benchmark Survey
20 to 30+
Days shaved off the sales cycle for deals sourced through an event, on average
Industry analysis, 2026
86%
Of B2B marketers plan to increase event spend in 2026
Experiential Marketing Statistics, 2026
64%
Of teams cite poor post-event visibility as their biggest barrier to proving ROI
Vendelux 2026 B2B Events Survey

This is exactly the gap Metis House is built to close. Every meeting is pre-booked, matched and logged before the day starts, not reconstructed from badge scans afterwards.

Work It Out Yourself

The ROI Calculator.

Every edition aims for 80 decision makers, and your guaranteed meetings are the floor, not the ceiling. Everyone in the room can sign something off, so the conversations you have beyond the guaranteed ones are real ones. Pick your plan, tell it what a deal is worth to you, and see the safe number and the upside side by side.

Your plan

Sponsorship
Editions per year
Communities
Planning horizon

Your business

Average deal value
£250,000
£100K£2.5M

Drag to set what an average deal is worth to you.

Your usual close rate

The room

Extra conversations beyond your guaranteed meetings

The share of the other delegates you also end up talking to. Your assumption, not a promise.

Delegates with a live project

The share of the 80 who tell us on their qualification sheet that they have a live project. Your assumption, not a promise.

Conversations across your plan
51
24 guaranteed 27 likely extra

Guaranteed meetings are the only number we commit to. Everything else comes from the assumptions you picked.

£35,000
Total investment
160
Decision-maker places in the room, across your plan
£1,458
Cost per guaranteed meeting
£686
Cost per conversation, guaranteed plus extra
38
Conversations with a delegate who has a live project, known before you arrive
Pipeline from guaranteed meetings only
£120,000
3.4× return on £1
Pipeline including likely extra conversations
£255,000
7.3× return on £1
Conversations here51
Visitors a typical stand needs for the same number*5,100
See the qualification sheet behind the live-project figure

*Based on the roughly 1% lead conversion rate reported for mid-market in-person events (HockeyStack, 2025). Eighty decision makers is a target for each edition, not a guarantee. Extra conversations and live-project counts come from the assumptions you choose, not from a commitment by SueCo. Pipeline and return apply your close rate and deal value to every conversation and are illustrative, not a guarantee. Figures exclude VAT.

Know Before You Arrive

Every delegate is qualified before the room fills.

Each delegate completes the same short qualification sheet at registration. It tells us whether they have a live project, whether the budget is approved, when they decide and what they care about most. With their consent, you see it too. You know who has a project before you walk in, so you spend your meetings where the money already is.

Everyone answers the same questions

All 80 decision makers complete it. No badge scans, and no guessing who is worth a conversation.

You see it first

Sponsors get the room profile and the answers from their matched delegates before the edition, with each delegate's consent.

Your meetings go where the project is

Guaranteed meetings are matched to delegates with a live project and a budget. The rest of the room is open to you as well.

See a sample for your community

Illustrative sample. Every delegate, figure and answer on this page is invented to show the format. Real sheets are completed by real delegates, who choose whether their answers are shared with the sponsors they are matched to.

Reading the results

How the numbers
are worked out.

One number is a promise. The rest are your own assumptions, shown honestly, so you can argue with them.

Guaranteed meetings

The only figure Metis House commits to. Twelve per edition for a Lead Sponsor and six for a Partner, matched to a stated brief and confirmed before the edition opens.

Likely extra conversations

Each edition aims for 80 decision makers. Once your guaranteed meetings are done, the rest of the room is still yours to talk to. You choose what share of the other delegates you also speak to. That is your assumption, not a promise.

Live-project conversations

Every delegate completes the qualification sheet. You choose what share of the 80 have a live project, and the calculator shows how many of your conversations that gives you, known before you arrive.

Pipeline and return

Pipeline applies your usual close rate and your average deal value to your conversations. The safe number counts guaranteed meetings only. The upside adds the likely extra. Both are illustrative, and neither is a guarantee.

The stand comparison

A typical mid-market trade show stand converts around 1% of visitors into leads (HockeyStack, 2025). The bar shows how many visitors a stand would need to produce the same number of conversations.

Built for every stakeholder

One proposal,
six reasons to sign it.

Everyone in the buying group cares about something different. Here is what each of them gets, from both products.

For the CEO

Positioning, Not Just Pipeline

The Gathering

Your name on the Welcome Address, in front of the whole room, twice a year.

The Clubhouse

A standing presence at Wembley or the O2, all season, not a one-off appearance.

For the CFO

A Number Before You Sign

The Gathering

A fixed cost, a fixed number of guaranteed meetings, calculable before you sign, not after.

The Clubhouse

One line in the annual budget, twelve months of access, no repeat sponsorship fees mid-season.

For the Marketing Director

A Metric You Can Defend

The Gathering

A pre-matched meeting converts differently to a scanned badge, attribution built in, not bolted on.

The Clubhouse

Twelve months of brand presence in the room that matters, not two days a year and then silence.

For the Sales Director

Forecastable Pipeline

The Gathering

Twelve to twenty-four confirmed conversations a year with a screened, matched buyer.

The Clubhouse

A standing invitation into the room with the twenty companies most worth knowing in this sector.

For the Operations Director

One Thing To Manage, Not Twenty

The Gathering

Two fixed dates a year to plan around, not a rolling calendar of ad hoc sponsorship asks.

The Clubhouse

One relationship, one account manager, one invoice, not twenty separate diary invitations.

For Partnerships & BD

Where Partnerships Actually Start

The Gathering

A room built for exactly the kind of complementary introduction real partnerships run on.

The Clubhouse

The same twenty faces, all season, the deepest kind of partnership pipeline there is.

Talk to Sue

Ready to work out
your number?

Only two Lead Sponsor places exist per community, ever. Tell Sue which community you want and she'll tell you honestly if there is a fit.

Request An IntroductionSee how a Gathering works
Keep going

The rest of the case.

Revenue GatheringsSee how a Gathering works, from the qualification sheet to the gala dinner and the meetings in between.Open this pageIndustry ClubhousesA season-long box at Wembley, the O2 or the NEC, shared by twenty companies from one sector.Open this pageChannel Partner ProgrammesOwn the room yourself. Your channel sponsors it, your customers attend free.Open this pageEclectic Corporate DaysA bespoke day out, built around your brief and run start to finish.Open this page
ROI CalculatorWork out what a room is worth Revenue GatheringsRevenue Gatherings, twice a year Industry ClubhousesIndustry Clubhouses, one sector Eclectic Corporate DaysFun days, incentives, built to order Channel Partner ProgrammesOwned by you, not by us
The Business Case

Meetings booked
before you arrive.

Old-school, physical, in-the-room networking, because people buy people. Every sponsor meeting is pre-booked and confirmed before either edition opens, so the room is working for you before you've even arrived.

2Editions a year, South and North, on the same programme.
80Decision makers per edition. That is the target.
12 or 6Guaranteed meetings per edition, Lead or Partner.
2Lead Sponsor places per community, ever.
The Gathering

Old-school networking, done properly.

A closed-door event, part business, part genuinely good night out, run twice a year as a South and a North edition on the same programme.

Senior decision-makers attend entirely free, and every application is reviewed for seniority before an invitation goes out. The room is small, screened and invitation-only, which is why the conversations in it are different.

The day runs into a proper gala dinner and evening entertainment, including a comedian or a celebrity speaker, because the best conversations happen after the keynote, not during it.

Why it works

Three reasons it beats a stand.

Guaranteed

Guaranteed, not hoped for.

Twelve confirmed meetings for a Lead Sponsor, six for a Partner, each matched to a stated brief. No stand, no scanning badges, no waiting to see who walks past.

The platform

A platform, not just a stand.

A keynote or panel seat puts a Lead Sponsor in front of the whole room at once, before the one-to-one meetings even start. Partner Sponsors take a 60-second pitch. Key industry speakers share the main stage, not a generic circuit act.

After dinner

The deal happens after dinner.

The gala dinner and a comedian or celebrity speaker are built in, not bolted on, because the real conversation rarely happens in the first meeting. It happens over the second glass of wine.

The process

How a meeting
gets made.

Nothing is left to the day. By the time the doors open, the room has already been worked.

  1. 1

    Delegates apply

    Every application is reviewed for seniority before an invitation goes out. Senior decision-makers attend on a complimentary pass, hospitality included.

  2. 2

    Everyone is qualified

    Each delegate completes the qualification sheet: live project, budget, timing and buying priorities. See the sheet.

  3. 3

    Matched to your brief

    Delegates are screened for seniority and an active requirement, then matched against each sponsor's brief.

  4. 4

    Confirmed before the day

    Your meetings are in the diary before either edition opens. You see who you are meeting, and why they were matched to you.

  5. 5

    The day itself

    Keynotes, panels and rounds of pre-arranged speed meetings, with the rest of the room open to you as well.

  6. 6

    After the dinner

    A gala dinner and evening entertainment, then the follow-up. Lead Sponsors get the full delegate list, Partners get their own meetings, and a dedicated account manager stays with you.

The profiling behind every meeting

This is the profiling that makes a Gathering meeting worth having.

Every one of the 80 decision makers in the room completes this before they arrive. Not a badge scan, not a job title off LinkedIn: a live project, a budget stage, a decision date and the three things they care about most, in their own words. It's why a Lead Sponsor's twelve guaranteed meetings are matched to people who can actually say yes, and why the room profile below exists before a single delegate has walked in.

Every delegate, the same sheet

All 80 decision makers complete it at registration. It takes a few minutes, and nobody gets into the room without it.

You see your matches first

Before the edition, a Lead Sponsor gets the room profile and the answers from their twelve matched delegates, with consent.

It's why the meetings work

A pre-booked meeting with a qualified budget holder converts differently to a badge scan. This sheet is the reason.

See a sample for your community

Illustrative sample. Every delegate, figure and answer on this page is invented to show the format. Real sheets are completed by real delegates, who choose whether their answers are shared with the sponsors they are matched to.

The shape of a day

A day built
around the meetings.

Illustrative only. No agenda build has formally started for either edition. This shows the shape of a Gathering day, not a running order.

  • 08:00
    Registration
  • 08:45
    Chair's opening remarksAn independent chair sets the room
  • 08:55
    Welcome addressFrom the Lead Sponsor, in front of the whole room
  • 09:05
    KeynoteThe state of the sector, from a senior industry voice
  • 09:30
    Panel oneA live issue from the sector's agenda
  • 10:10
    Panel twoA second live issue, different speakers
  • 10:50
    Speed networking, round onePre-arranged meetings
  • 12:00
    Panel threeThe sector's craft, quality and standards
  • 13:40
    Speed networking, round twoPre-arranged meetings
  • 14:35
    Sponsor-hosted breakoutsOne room per Lead Sponsor
  • 15:15
    Panel fourWhat's coming next, and what it means for buyers
  • 16:10
    Speed networking, round threePre-arranged meetings
  • 16:50
    Closing remarksProgramme closes at 17:00
  • Evening
    Gala dinner and entertainmentA three-course dinner, then a comedian or a celebrity speaker. This is where the second conversation happens.
The curated room

A curated room changes
who benefits, and how.

Most events are built for one relationship: a sponsor hoping a buyer walks past. A Metis House community is built for three, and all three are why a closed room outperforms an open one.

Put the right thirty people in a screened, invitation-only room twice a year, and something other than sales calls starts happening. Suppliers stop competing for the same five minutes of a buyer's attention and start finding each other. Buyers stop guessing whether a recommendation is genuine and start asking the person next to them. None of that happens in a hall of eight hundred strangers. It happens because the room is small, the membership is screened, and everyone in it has a reason to be honest with everyone else.

Peer to peer

Supplier and supplier

  • Complementary partnershipsJoint bids with a business that does what you don't, never a competitor for the same contract.
  • Shared industry leadershipCo-author the research, share the panel, be seen solving a problem together.
  • Warm introductionsMeet the specialist you'd otherwise be cold-calling, already vouched for.
The core introduction

Purchaser to supplier

  • Pre-matched meetingsEvery introduction is screened and matched to a stated brief before anyone sits down.
  • A guaranteed hearingTwelve confirmed conversations, not a stand and a hope someone walks past.
  • Straight to the decision-makerNo gatekeeper. The person across the table can actually say yes.
Peer to peer

Purchaser and purchaser

  • Peer benchmarkingFind out how the business next to you solved the same brief, at the same scale.
  • Shared due diligenceAsk the room who's actually used a supplier before you sign anything.
  • A referral networkRecommendations from people with nothing to sell you.
What's included

Everything around
the meetings, too.

On the day

  • A keynote or panel seat for a Lead Sponsor. A 60-second pitch for a Partner
  • Key industry speakers on the main stage, every edition
  • Full stage AV, and a sign-written, branded booth on the floor
  • Full-day catering and a three-course gala dinner
  • A comedian or celebrity speaker, and evening entertainment

Around your meetings

  • 12 guaranteed meetings per edition for a Lead Sponsor, 6 for a Partner
  • Every meeting matched to a stated brief and confirmed in advance
  • Team passes: 4 per edition for a Lead Sponsor, 2 for a Partner
  • Two editions a year, same programme, different cities

Afterwards

  • The full delegate contact list after each edition for a Lead Sponsor. A Partner receives their own meetings
  • A dedicated account manager
  • Every meeting logged, so the return can be proven
The investment

Lead against Partner,
one edition or both.

Prices are per community and exclude VAT. Every attending decision-maker pays nothing, ever.

 Lead SponsorPartner Sponsor
Guaranteed meetings, per edition126
Speaking opportunityKeynote or panel seat60-second pitch
Places available in totalTwo, non-competingUnlimited
Team passes, per edition42
Post-event delegate contact listFull listOwn meetings only
Investment, one edition£20,000 + VAT£15,000 + VAT
Investment, both editions£35,000 + VAT£25,000 + VAT
Cost per guaranteed meeting, both editions£1,458£2,083
24Guaranteed meetings across both editions, Lead Sponsor
80Decision makers in each edition, the target
£0Cost to any attending decision-maker, ever

Cost per guaranteed meeting is the both-editions price divided by the guaranteed meetings: £35,000 by 24 for a Lead Sponsor, and £25,000 by 12 for a Partner.

Work out your own number

First up

Fit-Out & Interiors
is live now.

The first community to open. Two editions, one programme, and one Lead Sponsor place still open.

South Edition
10 and 11 March 2027
St Albans, Hertfordshire
North Edition
21 and 22 April 2027
Manchester
Lead Sponsor places
1 of 2 secured
Enquire About The Remaining Place Register As A Delegate See the community

The other nine communities are building. Dates and places for those are not yet confirmed.

Find your industry

Pick your community,
then become a sponsor.

Each community has its own page, its own sample agenda and its own two Lead Sponsor places.

data-view="v-comm-fitout"> Live

Fit-Out & Interiors

Corporate occupiers, developers and landlords, meeting the fit-out contractors who deliver for them.

On the room's mind
  • Speed to Occupation
  • Sustainable Timber & Compliance
  • The Flight to Quality
See the community data-view="v-comm-recruitment"> Building

Construction Recruitment

HR directors and talent leads, meeting the recruiters and training providers closing a 41,200-a-year skills gap.

On the room's mind
  • The 41,200 Gap
  • Retention, Not Just Recruitment
  • The Competence Shortage
See the community data-view="v-comm-renewables"> Building

Renewables

Developers and grid specialists delivering Clean Power 2030, meeting the supply chain helping them connect.

On the room's mind
  • The 700GW Queue
  • Clean Power 2030
  • Storage as Infrastructure
See the community data-view="v-comm-medtech"> Building

MedTech

NHS procurement leads, meeting the device makers navigating the new UK medical device regulations.

On the room's mind
  • The New Medical Devices Regulations
  • AI As A Medical Device
  • The International Reliance Route
See the community
Feature by feature

The Gathering and The Clubhouse,
side by side.

FeatureRevenue GatheringsIndustry Clubhouses
FormatTwice yearly, South & North editionsSeason-long, twelve months
Guaranteed meetings12 (Lead) / 6 (Partner) per editionContinuous access, not slot-based
Speaking platformKeynote or panel seat, main stageGathering only
Key industry speakersIncluded, every editionGathering only
CateringFull-day catering, three-course gala dinnerFull hospitality at every visit
AV & productionFull stage AV, branded booth signageGathering only
EntertainmentComedian or celebrity speaker, evening entertainmentWhatever the venue is showing that night
Venue accessTwo days, ticketed edition onlyEvery event the venue hosts that season
Industry exclusivity2 Lead Sponsor places, per community, ever20 debentures, one community only
Guest capacity per visitFull delegate room, both editions2 to 4 guests, per booking
Account managementDedicated account managerDedicated account manager
Post-event contact listFull delegate list, after each editionNot applicable, a standing relationship instead
Investment£20k to £35k per communityEnquire, founding pricing open
Questions

Frequently asked.

No. Senior decision-makers attend on a complimentary pass, hospitality included, and are never asked to pay. Every application is reviewed for seniority before an invitation goes out.

Every delegate is profiled at registration through the qualification sheet, screened for seniority and an active requirement, then matched against each sponsor's brief.

Yes. Sponsors receive the room profile and the answers from their matched delegates before the edition, with each delegate's consent.

Two per community, ever, and they go to complementary, non-competing trades. Partner Sponsor places are unlimited.

A Lead Sponsor receives the full delegate contact list after each edition. A Partner Sponsor receives the contacts from their own meetings. Both have a dedicated account manager.

Pick your community above, then use Become A Sponsor on that community's page. Or email Sue and describe what you do. She'll tell you honestly if there is a fit.

Talk to Sue

Book your room
before the room fills.

Only two Lead Sponsor places exist per community, ever. Tell Sue which community you want and she'll tell you what is still open.

Request A Sponsor PackWork out your number first
Keep going

The rest of the case.

ROI CalculatorPut a number on it. Set your plan, your deal value and your close rate, and see the safe number and the upside.Open this pageIndustry ClubhousesA season-long box at Wembley, the O2 or the NEC, shared by twenty companies from one sector.Open this pageChannel Partner ProgrammesOwn the room yourself. Your channel sponsors it, your customers attend free.Open this pageEclectic Corporate DaysA bespoke day out, built around your brief and run start to finish.Open this page
ROI CalculatorWork out what a room is worth Revenue GatheringsRevenue Gatherings, twice a year Industry ClubhousesIndustry Clubhouses, one sector Eclectic Corporate DaysFun days, incentives, built to order Channel Partner ProgrammesOwned by you, not by us
The Business Case

Same twenty faces.
All season.

A permanent box leased for a full season at a major national venue, shared for twelve months by twenty companies from one community only. Your community, never mixed with another sector.

12Months, a full season, not a single afternoon.
20Members: ten decision-makers and ten suppliers.
1Community only. Never mixed with another sector.
3Venues include Wembley, the O2 and the NEC.
The Clubhouse

A season-long box,
not a single afternoon.

Where the Gathering is a concentrated sitting twice a year, the Clubhouse does the same introduction continuously, so a relationship that starts in one edition is still live long before the next.

A permanent box leased for a full season at a major national venue, shared for twelve months by twenty companies from one community only, your community, never mixed with another sector. That exclusivity is what makes the room work.

Membership also carries access to every event showing at the venue that season, not just the one flagship date, so the box gets used, and the relationship gets built, all year round.

Balanced by design

Never all sellers.
Never all buyers.

Ten decision-maker debentures and ten supplier debentures, so the room is never all sellers or all buyers.

Nobody is in the box by accident. Twenty seats are split evenly between the people who buy and the people who sell, in one sector only.

Why it works

Three reasons it beats
another reunion.

Continuity

A relationship, not a reunion.

Twenty members share the same box all season, so the conversation never has to restart from a cold open. A relationship that starts in one edition is still live long before the next.

The room

Honest by design.

The room is small, the membership is screened, and everyone in it has a reason to be honest with everyone else. Buyers ask each other who they would trust, and suppliers find each other, which never happens in a hall of eight hundred strangers.

Every night

More than one night out.

Every other event showing at the venue that season is yours to use too, so the box earns its keep long before the one flagship date arrives.

How membership works

From first email
to your flagship date.

  1. 1

    Enquire

    Tell Sue your community and whether you are a decision-maker or a supplier. Founding pricing is open now.

  2. 2

    Take your side of the room

    There are twenty debentures per community: ten for decision-makers and ten for suppliers. Yours matches your role.

  3. 3

    Meet the other nineteen

    Your dedicated account manager introduces you, so the first conversation is never a cold open.

  4. 4

    Use the box all season

    Every event the venue shows that season, with full hospitality and room for two to four guests per booking.

  5. 5

    Take your flagship date

    One guaranteed place on the flagship date, every year, for every holder.

The venues

Wembley, the O2
and the NEC.

Which events fall in your season depends on what each venue is showing. The Clubhouse gives you the box for all of them.

Wembley

London

Football, rugby and NFL fixtures, and stadium concerts.

The O2

London, Greenwich Peninsula

Arena concerts, comedy and sport.

The NEC

Birmingham

Exhibitions, conferences and arena shows.

What's included

One relationship,
one invoice.

In the box

  • Twelve months, a full season, not a single afternoon
  • Access to every event showing at the venue that season, not just one date
  • Full hospitality at every visit
  • Two to four guests per booking

The room

  • Twenty members: ten decision-maker debentures, ten supplier debentures
  • Restricted to your community only, never shared with another sector
  • Venues include Wembley, the O2 and the NEC

The relationship

  • One guaranteed flagship-date place per holder per year
  • A dedicated account manager: one relationship, one invoice, not twenty separate diary invitations
  • A standing relationship instead of a post-event contact list
Founding cohort

Founding pricing
is open.

The founding cohort is forming. There is no confirmed launch date yet, and founding members get first choice of debenture.

20Debentures per community, ten for decision-makers and ten for suppliers
EnquirePricing is scoped per community. Founding pricing is currently open
1Guaranteed flagship-date place per holder, per year
Enquire About A Debenture
Four communities

One Clubhouse per industry.

Every community gets its own box, filled only with its own people. Pick yours to see what the room is talking about.

data-view="v-comm-fitout"> Live

Fit-Out & Interiors

Corporate occupiers, developers and landlords, meeting the fit-out contractors who deliver for them.

On the room's mind
  • Speed to Occupation
  • Sustainable Timber & Compliance
  • The Flight to Quality
See the community data-view="v-comm-recruitment"> Building

Construction Recruitment

HR directors and talent leads, meeting the recruiters and training providers closing a 41,200-a-year skills gap.

On the room's mind
  • The 41,200 Gap
  • Retention, Not Just Recruitment
  • The Competence Shortage
See the community data-view="v-comm-renewables"> Building

Renewables

Developers and grid specialists delivering Clean Power 2030, meeting the supply chain helping them connect.

On the room's mind
  • The 700GW Queue
  • Clean Power 2030
  • Storage as Infrastructure
See the community data-view="v-comm-medtech"> Building

MedTech

NHS procurement leads, meeting the device makers navigating the new UK medical device regulations.

On the room's mind
  • The New Medical Devices Regulations
  • AI As A Medical Device
  • The International Reliance Route
See the community
In the pipeline

Ten is not the limit.

Metis House's community model isn't sector-specific. These are next, still under wraps.

Coming laterHospitality & Leisure Development
Coming laterLegal & Professional Services
Coming laterRetail & Consumer Brands
Coming laterWater & Utilities

Don't see your sector? If Metis House doesn't already have that community, it's likely we know how to build it. Tell us who you need to reach.

Feature by feature

The Gathering and The Clubhouse,
side by side.

FeatureRevenue GatheringsIndustry Clubhouses
FormatTwice yearly, South & North editionsSeason-long, twelve months
Guaranteed meetings12 (Lead) / 6 (Partner) per editionContinuous access, not slot-based
Speaking platformKeynote or panel seat, main stageGathering only
Key industry speakersIncluded, every editionGathering only
CateringFull-day catering, three-course gala dinnerFull hospitality at every visit
AV & productionFull stage AV, branded booth signageGathering only
EntertainmentComedian or celebrity speaker, evening entertainmentWhatever the venue is showing that night
Venue accessTwo days, ticketed edition onlyEvery event the venue hosts that season
Industry exclusivity2 Lead Sponsor places, per community, ever20 debentures, one community only
Guest capacity per visitFull delegate room, both editions2 to 4 guests, per booking
Account managementDedicated account managerDedicated account manager
Post-event contact listFull delegate list, after each editionNot applicable, a standing relationship instead
Investment£20k to £35k per communityEnquire, founding pricing open
Questions

Frequently asked.

Pricing is enquire-only and scoped per community. Ask Sue directly for the figure relevant to a decision-maker or supplier debenture. Founding pricing is currently open.

Twenty members from your community only: ten decision-makers and ten suppliers. Never mixed with another sector.

Venues include Wembley, the O2 and the NEC.

Yes. Each booking covers two to four guests.

There is no confirmed launch date yet. Founding members get first choice of debenture, so register your interest early.

The Gathering is a concentrated sitting twice a year, with meetings booked before you arrive. The Clubhouse does the same introduction continuously, all season, with the same twenty faces.

Talk to Sue

Take a seat
in the box.

Founding pricing is open and there are only twenty places per community. Tell Sue which community you are in and whether you buy or sell.

Enquire About A DebentureCompare with the Gathering
Keep going

The rest of the case.

ROI CalculatorPut a number on it. Set your plan, your deal value and your close rate, and see the safe number and the upside.Open this pageRevenue GatheringsSee how a Gathering works, from the qualification sheet to the gala dinner and the meetings in between.Open this pageChannel Partner ProgrammesOwn the room yourself. Your channel sponsors it, your customers attend free.Open this pageEclectic Corporate DaysA bespoke day out, built around your brief and run start to finish.Open this page
ROI CalculatorWork out what a room is worth Revenue GatheringsRevenue Gatherings, twice a year Industry ClubhousesIndustry Clubhouses, one sector Eclectic Corporate DaysFun days, incentives, built to order Channel Partner ProgrammesOwned by you, not by us
The Business Case

Your event.
Your channel.
Your customers.

The Gathering and the Clubhouse are Metis House's own communities, open to a sector. This is different: a room you own, filled by the companies who already sell alongside you, meeting the customers you most want in front of them.

YouOwn and host the programme. It runs under your name, not ours.
Your channelPays to sponsor it. Subsidised by you where that suits.
FreeYour own customers attend at no cost, as delegates.
4Elements do the work, the same four every time.
What it is

The same format.
A different owner.

Small, senior, invitation-only events work as an open industry programme. They work just as well when one company owns the room and uses it to meet its own buyers.

You already have a channel: partners, resellers, distributors, manufacturers, who sell alongside you or through you. And you already have customers you'd like more time with. A Channel Partner Programme puts both in one room, on your terms.

Metis House does the part that's hard to do well: getting the right people there, and turning their attendance into profiled data and pre-booked meetings. You get the platform, the room and the relationship. Your channel partners fund it.

How it's different

Not a sector community.
Your own room.

The Gathering and the Clubhouse are built around a sector, open to any qualifying sponsor in it. A Channel Partner Programme is built around one company: you.

 Revenue Gatherings & Industry ClubhousesA Channel Partner Programme
Who owns the roomMetis HouseYou
Who the sponsors areAny qualifying business in the sectorYour own channel partners only
Who the delegates areSenior people from across the sectorYour own customers and prospects
Who paysSponsors, delegates attend freeYour channel partners, delegates attend free
Runs under whose nameThe community's name, e.g. Fit-Out & InteriorsYour name
Who gets the delegate dataThe sponsors, matched to their briefYou, and your matched partners, with consent
What Metis House doesAttracts, qualifies and runs the whole roomThe same: attracts, qualifies and runs the whole room
Sits alongsideFour sector communitiesYour own channel, one programme at a time
How the format works

The same four elements,
every time.

This is the same machinery behind every Metis House room. Here, all four point at your own market.

01

Delegate attraction.

A careful, personal attraction process for hard-to-reach people. Research, warm introductions and one-to-one conversations, not a mailing list and a registration page. Every delegate agrees in advance to take part in a small number of meetings.

02

Profiled data.

Every delegate is profiled before the day against their current spend authority and their budget plans for the next 24 months. With consent, that goes to you and your matched partners. The data has value in its own right.

03

Pre-confirmed meetings.

Depending on sponsorship level, each partner receives a set number of pre-confirmed meetings with delegates who match its profile, run speed-date style. Every meeting is qualified and booked before anyone arrives, so the ratio of qualified leads to meetings is far higher than at a large conference.

04

Plenary content.

Your standing, and your partners' reach, build a plenary strong enough to persuade senior people to give up a day. The filmed sessions and the report carry value long after everyone's gone home.

Two shapes it can take

Same format.
Two different rooms.

Shape one

A senior buyer forum

  • DelegatesSenior decision-makers from your customer base, the people who hold or shape the budget.
  • SponsorsYour channel partners, who want direct access to those same buyers.
  • The pitchA neutral room, away from the noise of a big trade show, that only you could credibly host.
Shape two

A customer incentive series

  • DelegatesYour best customers, invited as a reward, not sold to.
  • SponsorsThe same channel partners, meeting your top accounts on neutral ground.
  • The pitchA day that strengthens the relationship first, and does business second.
The return

What each side
gets out of it.

Illustrative, not a quote. The real figures depend on your market, your channel and how many partners sponsor.

ElementReturn to youReturn to a channel partner
Delegate attractionA room full of your own customers, filled by people who don't work for youDirect access to the customers your own team finds hardest to reach
Profiled dataA mapped view of your customer base: spend, timing, prioritiesProfiles of the delegates they're matched to, before they arrive
Pre-confirmed meetingsEvery meeting logged against a named customer and a named partnerA set number of qualified, booked meetings, not a stand and a hope
Plenary contentYour name on the platform, in front of your own marketPanel exposure and reusable, co-branded content

Compare that to a stand at a large trade show: often £25,000 to £40,000 all in, producing a few hundred badge scans, a small share qualified, and no meeting booked before the day. Here, every meeting is qualified and booked before anyone arrives.

Questions

Frequently asked.

Yours. Metis House runs it, but the room, the branding and the invitation carry your name, not ours.

Only the partners you choose to invite, typically your own channel: resellers, distributors, manufacturers or advisers who sell alongside you.

Your own customers or prospects, attending free. Which ones depends on the shape you choose, a buyer forum or a customer incentive series.

Every programme is scoped to your market and channel. Sponsorship funds the day, so it can be cost-neutral to you. Ask Sue for a working figure.

Yes. A Channel Partner Programme and a Gathering or Clubhouse sponsorship are different products and can run side by side.

The four elements. Most companies can book a venue. Very few can attract hard-to-reach delegates, profile them properly, and pre-book qualified meetings before the day starts. That's what Metis House does.

Talk to Sue

Own the room.
Let your channel fund it.

Tell Sue about your channel and the customers you want in the room. She'll tell you honestly whether a buyer forum or an incentive series is the better shape.

Ask About A Channel ProgrammeSee the sector communities instead
Keep going

The rest of the case.

ROI CalculatorPut a number on it. Set your plan, your deal value and your close rate.Open this page Revenue GatheringsSee how a sector-owned Gathering works, start to finish.Open this page Industry ClubhousesA season-long box at Wembley, the O2 or the NEC, shared by one sector.Open this page Eclectic Corporate DaysA bespoke day out, built around your brief and run start to finish.Open this page
ROI CalculatorWork out what a room is worth Revenue GatheringsRevenue Gatherings, twice a year Industry ClubhousesIndustry Clubhouses, one sector Eclectic Corporate DaysFun days, incentives, built to order Channel Partner ProgrammesOwned by you, not by us
The Business Case

Fun days.
Incentives.
Built to order.

Not a conference and not a networking room. A bespoke day out for your own people, clients or channel partners, built around whatever brief you give us, from a private zoo takeover to a full day at the track.

You brief itHeadcount, occasion, budget. We do the rest.
1Invoice. Venue, transport, catering and the activity, all on our account.
Staff, clients
or channelPriced and run the same way, whoever the day is for.
WeeksNot months. No twelve-month lead time to book a day.
What it is

A day built
around your brief.

Every other Metis House product exists to get the right people in a room to do business. This one exists so a day off actually feels like one.

Staff reward days, client entertainment, channel partner incentives. Different names, same format: tell us who's coming, why, and roughly what you'd like to spend, and a named day lead builds the rest.

It might be a private zoo takeover, a track day, a chef's table, or something nobody has suggested to you yet. What it won't be is a laminated menu of three fixed packages.

Examples, not a menu

Four days we've
been asked for.

Every brief is different. These are the kind of thing a day can turn into, not the only four options.

The Private Zoo Day.

A conservation park, closed to the public for the afternoon. Keeper talks, a behind-the-scenes tour, then lunch among the enclosures. Built for a client thank-you or a reward day that isn't another dinner.

The Track Day.

Karting, hot laps in something faster than a company car allows, and a paddock lunch. A reliable favourite for channel partner incentives and end-of-quarter rewards.

The Chef's Table Day.

A private kitchen takeover: teams cook in pairs against the clock, a chef judges, then everyone eats what they made. Built for teams who already know each other and want a proper afternoon, not an icebreaker.

The Field Day.

Clay shooting, archery and a long lunch in a marquee on an estate. The classic for client entertainment, built around the season and the weather.

How it works

From brief
to booked.

  1. 1

    The brief

    Headcount, budget, occasion and who's coming. Staff reward, client entertainment or a channel partner incentive, each is priced and run the same way.

  2. 2

    Three options, not a brochure

    A named day lead comes back with three real venues and a running order for each, not a menu of forty packages to wade through.

  3. 3

    One booking, one invoice

    Venue, transport, catering and the activity are all on our account. You sign once.

  4. 4

    The day itself

    A Metis House day lead is on site from arrival to departure. Nothing is left to a venue's own duty manager.

  5. 5

    Afterwards

    Photos, a short write-up and, if it's a repeat booking, first refusal on the same slot next year.

Who it's for

Three reasons
to book a day.

Staff reward

A thank you that isn't a bonus

  • WhoYour own team, after a hard quarter or a project landed.
  • Why book itThe kind of day people mention in their leaving speech, not just their payslip.
Client entertainment

A relationship, not a sales pitch

  • WhoThe clients you'd struggle to get thirty unbroken minutes with otherwise.
  • Why book itA day where nobody's selling anything is, oddly, where most of the trust gets built.
Channel incentive

A reward your channel remembers

  • WhoTop-performing partners or resellers, invited as a reward.
  • Why book itPairs naturally with a Channel Partner Programme, as the thing that closes the year.
What's included

One booking.
Nothing to chase.

Always included

  • A named day lead, on site from arrival to departure
  • Venue sourcing and booking, on our account
  • Catering, matched to the day and the headcount
  • A running order, shared with you before the day

Arranged on request

  • Transport and transfers
  • Photography or a short filmed recap
  • Branded signage or gifting for the day
  • A second, linked evening event

Pricing. Every day is quoted against your brief, headcount and venue choice. As a rough illustrative range, a half-day for twenty runs from £2,500, a full day with a private venue takeover from £150 to £300 a head. Ask Sue for a working figure against your brief.

Questions

Frequently asked.

There isn't a fixed minimum, and we've run days from twelve people to well over a hundred. The format and venue change with the number, not the standard of running it.

For a straightforward day, a few weeks is often enough. Anything needing a specific venue on a specific date, an exclusive takeover, a popular season, needs longer. Ask and we'll tell you honestly.

Yes. A Corporate Day is entirely separate from a sector community and can run alongside any other Metis House product, or entirely on its own.

Yes. Plenty of client entertainment days are booked without the venue or supplier knowing who the guests are in advance. We handle that discreetly as a matter of course.

Tell your day lead as early as you can. Catering and headcount can usually flex within reason; a full venue change gets harder the closer you are to the date.

Corporate Days are private bookings, so most don't appear publicly. A couple of illustrative examples are shown on the calendar to give a sense of timing.

Talk to Sue

Tell us the occasion.
We'll build the day.

Headcount, budget and who it's for is enough to start. Sue will come back with three real options, not a brochure.

Ask About A Corporate DaySee the calendar
Keep going

The rest of the case.

ROI CalculatorPut a number on it. Set your plan, your deal value and your close rate.Open this pageRevenue GatheringsSee how a Gathering works, from the qualification sheet to the gala dinner.Open this pageIndustry ClubhousesA season-long box at Wembley, the O2 or the NEC, shared by one sector.Open this pageChannel Partner ProgrammesOwn the room yourself. Your channel sponsors it, your customers attend free.Open this page
The Business Case

Everything on
one calendar.

Every Gathering edition, every Clubhouse launch and every illustrative Corporate Day, in one place. This is also where to find a community by its sector, in place of a menu of names.

2Fit-Out & Interiors editions confirmed for 2027.
2Illustrative Corporate Days shown, to give a sense of timing.
4Sector communities, tagged on every entry below.
LiveStatus shown per entry: live, building, or illustrative.
The next few months

Pencilled in
so far.

Only Fit-Out & Interiors has confirmed dates. The two Corporate Days shown are illustrative, to show how a private booking sits alongside a public one.

Fit-Out & InteriorsCorporate Day, illustrative

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Every entry,
tagged.

Looking for a specific industry? Each entry below is tagged by sector, and links straight to that community's own page.

Renewables and MedTech don't have dates on the calendar yet. See the business case for what's still building, or ask Sue directly.

Talk to Sue

Want a date
held?

Whether it's a Gathering sponsorship, a Clubhouse debenture or a Corporate Day, tell Sue the date you have in mind.

Ask About A Date
Fit-Out & Interiors CommunityThe Fit-Out & Interiors Gathering
Fit-Out & Interiors Community · Two Products, Made Specific

Revenue Gatherings & Industry Clubhouses,
built for Fit-Out & Interiors.

Twice a year, The Fit-Out & Interiors Gathering puts you in twelve pre-booked meetings with the corporate occupiers, developers and landlords commissioning their next fit-out. Year-round, The Fit-Out & Interiors Clubhouse keeps you in the room with the contractors and specifiers who trade in this space too.

Corporate occupiers, developers and landlords, meeting the fit-out contractors who deliver for them. How both products work, in general →

South EditionSt Albans, Hertfordshire · 10–11 March 2027
North EditionManchester · 21–22 April 2027
Register As A Delegate Become A Sponsor See The Clubhouse ↓
The Gathering
SouthSt Albans, Hertfordshire · 10–11 March 2027
NorthManchester · 21–22 April 2027
Lead Sponsor Places1 of 2 secured
Enquire About The Remaining Place
The Clubhouse
StatusFounding cohort forming, no launch date confirmed
VenuesWembley · The O2 · The NEC
Debentures Claimed0 of 20, founding pricing open
Enquire About Founding Membership
Why This Community Needs A Room

UK commercial fit-out is a fragmented market to sell into: decision-makers are senior and time-poor, trade shows sell stand space and hope, and procurement cycles rarely let a supplier into the room early enough to shape the brief.

Speed to Occupation

Delivering a 6–16 week fit-out programme without the usual compromise on quality.

Sustainable Timber & Compliance

The Building Safety Act, embodied carbon, and chain-of-custody sourcing in practice.

The Flight to Quality

What Cat A+ occupiers and heritage buildings now expect of bespoke joinery and fit-out.

AI, Modular Joinery & Smart Buildings

Where digital design and offsite manufacture are genuinely changing delivery.

A Sample Agenda

Illustrative only.

No agenda build has formally started for either edition. What follows shows the shape of a Gathering day, not a running order.

08:00
Registration
08:45
Chair's opening remarks
Helena Grant, Independent Chair, tentative
08:55
Welcome address, from the Lead Sponsor
James Taylor, TMJ Interiors, invited
09:05
Keynote: The State of UK Fit-Out 2027
Marcus Webb, Group Director of Real Estate, tentative
09:30
Panel: Speed to occupation
Owen Latimer, Regional Director, Main Contracting, tentative
10:10
Panel: Sustainable timber & compliance
Daniel Osei, Head of Sustainable Sourcing, tentative
10:50
Speed Networking, round one
Pre-arranged meetings
12:00
Panel: Heritage, craftsmanship & the flight to quality
Priya Chandra & Eleanor Voss, tentative
13:40
Speed Networking, round two
Pre-arranged meetings
14:35
Sponsor-hosted breakouts
One room per Lead Sponsor
15:15
Panel: AI, modular joinery & smart buildings
Speakers tbc
16:10
Speed Networking, round three
Pre-arranged meetings
16:50
Closing remarks
Programme closes 17:00
The Lead Sponsor

Backed by real relationships, not a stand fee.

James Taylor
Chairman & Founder, TMJ Interiors

James Taylor

Founded TMJ in 1981, trading from a 1,500 sq ft barn in Suffolk. Built it into a 200-strong tier-one joinery contractor behind the Windsor Castle restoration, the Royal Opera House, Bloomberg's London HQ and the London 2012 Olympics.

James Taylor's name, history and photo are real, sourced from TMJ Interiors' own public team page. His appearance at the Welcome Address is invited, not yet confirmed.

A second Lead Sponsor place is open to a complementary, non-competing trade: M&E contractors, FF&E and joinery manufacturers, flooring and partitions specialists, smart building & AV providers, ESG consultancies, cost consultants, modular and offsite manufacturers, acoustic and fire safety specialists.
The Investment

Lead against Partner, one edition or both.

 Lead SponsorPartner Sponsor
Guaranteed meetings, per edition126
Speaking opportunityKeynote or panel seat60-second pitch
Places available in totalTwo, non-competingUnlimited
Team passes, per edition42
Post-event delegate contact listFull listOwn meetings only
Investment, one edition£20,000 + VAT£15,000 + VAT
Investment, both editions£35,000 + VAT£25,000 + VAT
The Numbers
24
Guaranteed meetings across both editions, Lead Sponsor
£1,458
Cost per guaranteed meeting, both editions
£0
Cost to any attending decision-maker, ever
Cost per meeting is the Lead Sponsor "both editions" price of £35,000 divided by 24 pre-booked meetings.
The Fit-Out & Interiors Clubhouse

A season-long box, not a single afternoon.

Where the Gathering is a concentrated sitting twice a year, the Clubhouse does the same introduction continuously: the same twenty faces sharing a box all season at a major national venue.

12Months, a full season
20Members, 10 buyers, 10 suppliers
1Guaranteed flagship-date place a year

Venues include Wembley, the O2 and the NEC. No confirmed launch date yet; register interest and founding members get first choice of debenture.

Enquire About A Debenture
Frequently Asked Questions

No. Senior decision-makers attend on a complimentary pass, hospitality included, and are never asked to pay. Every application is reviewed for seniority before an invitation goes out.

Every delegate is profiled at registration, screened for seniority and an active requirement, then matched against each sponsor's brief.

Pricing is enquire-only and scoped per community. Ask Sue directly for the figure relevant to a decision-maker or supplier debenture.

Construction Recruitment CommunityThe Construction Recruitment Gathering
Construction Recruitment Community · Two Products, Made Specific

Revenue Gatherings & Industry Clubhouses,
built for Construction Recruitment.

Twice a year, The Construction Recruitment Gathering puts you in twelve pre-booked meetings with the HR directors and talent leads trying to close a 41,200-a-year skills gap. Year-round, The Construction Recruitment Clubhouse keeps you in the room with the recruiters and training providers doing the same.

HR directors and talent leads, meeting the recruiters and training providers closing a 41,200-a-year skills gap. How both products work, in general →

South EditionBirmingham · proposed 14–15 April 2027
North EditionLeeds · proposed 12–13 May 2027
Register As A Delegate Become A Sponsor See The Clubhouse ↓
The Gathering
SouthBirmingham · proposed 14–15 April 2027
NorthLeeds · proposed 12–13 May 2027
Lead Sponsor Places0 of 2 secured
Enquire About Lead Sponsorship
The Clubhouse
StatusFounding cohort forming, no launch date confirmed
VenuesWembley · The O2 · The NEC
Debentures Claimed0 of 20, founding pricing open
Enquire About Founding Membership
Why This Community Needs A Room

CITB's Industry Picture 2026 puts the UK construction skills shortfall at 41,200 workers a year to 2030, over 206,000 in total, driven by an ageing workforce, the loss of 200,000+ EU workers since Brexit, and a training pipeline that isn't replacing leavers fast enough.

The 41,200 Gap

CITB's Industry Picture 2026 calls the shortfall structural: an ageing workforce, 200,000+ EU workers lost since Brexit, and a training pipeline that isn't replacing leavers.

Retention, Not Just Recruitment

Over a third of the workforce is 50 or older. Workers leaving too soon is one of four connected causes of the gap.

The Competence Shortage

Heat pumps, passive fire protection and Building Safety Act competency are creating shortages vacancy statistics don't capture.

Winning Young People Back

Apprenticeship starts, career progression and the industry's image. Closing the gap needs new entrants, not just faster hiring.

A Sample Agenda

Illustrative only.

No agenda build has formally started for either edition. What follows shows the shape of a Gathering day, not a running order.

08:00
Registration
08:45
Welcome address, from the Lead Sponsor
Speaker tbc
09:05
Keynote: Closing the 41,200 Gap
Fiona Marsh, Group People Director, tentative
09:30
Panel: Retention, not just recruitment
Craig Whitfield, Head of Talent, tentative
10:10
Panel: The competence shortage
Sadia Rahman, Director of Learning & Development, tentative
10:50
Speed Networking, round one
Pre-arranged meetings
12:00
Panel: Winning young people back
Speakers tbc
13:40
Speed Networking, round two
Pre-arranged meetings
14:35
Sponsor-hosted breakouts
One room per Lead Sponsor
15:15
Panel: Technology & modern recruitment
Speakers tbc
16:10
Speed Networking, round three
Pre-arranged meetings
16:50
Closing remarks
Programme closes 17:00
The Lead Sponsor

Backed by real relationships, not a stand fee.

Both Lead Sponsor places are open for Construction Recruitment. The first company to agree terms secures the founding place and helps shape the agenda from day one.

No Lead Sponsor is confirmed yet for this community. Potential categories: Specialist construction recruiters, apprenticeship and training providers, workforce management software, HR and payroll platforms, CSCS and competency scheme providers, immigration and right-to-work specialists. Any additional sponsor is agreed with the first Lead Sponsor before anyone else is approached.

The Investment

Lead against Partner, one edition or both.

 Lead SponsorPartner Sponsor
Guaranteed meetings, per edition126
Speaking opportunityKeynote or panel seat60-second pitch
Places available in totalTwo, non-competingUnlimited
Team passes, per edition42
Post-event delegate contact listFull listOwn meetings only
Investment, one edition£20,000 + VAT£15,000 + VAT
Investment, both editions£35,000 + VAT£25,000 + VAT
The Numbers
24
Guaranteed meetings across both editions, Lead Sponsor
£1,458
Cost per guaranteed meeting, both editions
£0
Cost to any attending decision-maker, ever
Cost per meeting is the Lead Sponsor "both editions" price of £35,000 divided by 24 pre-booked meetings.
The Construction Recruitment Clubhouse

A season-long box, not a single afternoon.

Where the Gathering is a concentrated sitting twice a year, the Clubhouse does the same introduction continuously: the same twenty faces sharing a box all season at a major national venue.

12Months, a full season
20Members, 10 buyers, 10 suppliers
1Guaranteed flagship-date place a year

Venues include Wembley, the O2 and the NEC. No confirmed launch date yet; register interest and founding members get first choice of debenture.

Enquire About A Debenture
Frequently Asked Questions

No. Senior decision-makers attend on a complimentary pass, hospitality included, and are never asked to pay. Every application is reviewed for seniority before an invitation goes out.

Every delegate is profiled at registration, screened for seniority and an active requirement, then matched against each sponsor's brief.

Pricing is enquire-only and scoped per community. Ask Sue directly for the figure relevant to a decision-maker or supplier debenture.

Renewables CommunityThe Renewables Gathering
Renewables Community · Two Products, Made Specific

Revenue Gatherings & Industry Clubhouses,
built for Renewables.

Twice a year, The Renewables Gathering puts you in twelve pre-booked meetings with the developers and grid specialists delivering Clean Power 2030. Year-round, The Renewables Clubhouse keeps you in the room with the supply chain helping them connect.

Developers and grid specialists delivering Clean Power 2030, meeting the supply chain helping them connect. How both products work, in general →

South EditionBristol · proposed 12–13 October 2027
North EditionGlasgow · proposed 9–10 November 2027
Register As A Delegate Become A Sponsor See The Clubhouse ↓
The Gathering
SouthBristol · proposed 12–13 October 2027
NorthGlasgow · proposed 9–10 November 2027
Lead Sponsor Places0 of 2 secured
Enquire About Lead Sponsorship
The Clubhouse
StatusFounding cohort forming, no launch date confirmed
VenuesWembley · The O2 · The NEC
Debentures Claimed0 of 20, founding pricing open
Enquire About Founding Membership
Why This Community Needs A Room

The UK needs an additional 120GW of renewable generation and storage connected to hit Clean Power 2030, against a reformed but still 700GW-deep connection queue. Developers and the supply chain need to be talking directly, more than once a year.

The 700GW Queue

NESO's reformed Gate 1 and Gate 2 connection process is clearing out speculative projects, but readiness now decides who connects first.

Clean Power 2030

An additional 120GW of renewable generation and storage needs to connect to hit the target.

Storage as Infrastructure

Battery co-location with generation assets, and what the government's Flexibility Roadmap means for how projects are financed.

Skills for a Rewired Grid

New demand for HV engineers and connection planners the sector doesn't yet have enough people to fill.

A Sample Agenda

Illustrative only.

No agenda build has formally started for either edition. What follows shows the shape of a Gathering day, not a running order.

08:00
Registration
08:45
Welcome address, from the Lead Sponsor
Speaker tbc
09:05
Keynote: Delivering Clean Power 2030
Dr Hannah Vetterlein, Director of Grid Strategy, tentative
09:30
Panel: The 700GW queue
Ross MacAllister, Head of Development, tentative
10:10
Panel: Storage as infrastructure
Chidi Okonkwo, Head of Battery Storage, tentative
10:50
Speed Networking, round one
Pre-arranged meetings
12:00
Panel: Planning, permitting and community consent
Speakers tbc
13:40
Speed Networking, round two
Pre-arranged meetings
14:35
Sponsor-hosted breakouts
One room per Lead Sponsor
15:15
Panel: Skills for a rewired grid
Speakers tbc
16:10
Speed Networking, round three
Pre-arranged meetings
16:50
Closing remarks
Programme closes 17:00
The Lead Sponsor

Backed by real relationships, not a stand fee.

Both Lead Sponsor places are open for Renewables. The first company to agree terms secures the founding place and helps shape the agenda from day one.

No Lead Sponsor is confirmed yet for this community. Potential categories: Grid connection consultancies, battery storage manufacturers, cable and substation contractors, HV engineering recruiters, planning and environmental consultancies working the Clean Power 2030 pipeline. Any additional sponsor is agreed with the first Lead Sponsor before anyone else is approached.

The Investment

Lead against Partner, one edition or both.

 Lead SponsorPartner Sponsor
Guaranteed meetings, per edition126
Speaking opportunityKeynote or panel seat60-second pitch
Places available in totalTwo, non-competingUnlimited
Team passes, per edition42
Post-event delegate contact listFull listOwn meetings only
Investment, one edition£20,000 + VAT£15,000 + VAT
Investment, both editions£35,000 + VAT£25,000 + VAT
The Numbers
24
Guaranteed meetings across both editions, Lead Sponsor
£1,458
Cost per guaranteed meeting, both editions
£0
Cost to any attending decision-maker, ever
Cost per meeting is the Lead Sponsor "both editions" price of £35,000 divided by 24 pre-booked meetings.
The Renewables Clubhouse

A season-long box, not a single afternoon.

Where the Gathering is a concentrated sitting twice a year, the Clubhouse does the same introduction continuously: the same twenty faces sharing a box all season at a major national venue.

12Months, a full season
20Members, 10 buyers, 10 suppliers
1Guaranteed flagship-date place a year

Venues include Wembley, the O2 and the NEC. No confirmed launch date yet; register interest and founding members get first choice of debenture.

Enquire About A Debenture
Frequently Asked Questions

No. Senior decision-makers attend on a complimentary pass, hospitality included, and are never asked to pay. Every application is reviewed for seniority before an invitation goes out.

Every delegate is profiled at registration, screened for seniority and an active requirement, then matched against each sponsor's brief.

Pricing is enquire-only and scoped per community. Ask Sue directly for the figure relevant to a decision-maker or supplier debenture.

MedTech CommunityThe MedTech Gathering
MedTech Community · Two Products, Made Specific

Revenue Gatherings & Industry Clubhouses,
built for MedTech.

Twice a year, The MedTech Gathering puts you in twelve pre-booked meetings with the NHS procurement leads deciding what gets adopted. Year-round, The MedTech Clubhouse keeps you in the room with the device makers navigating the new UK medical device regulations.

NHS procurement leads, meeting the device makers navigating the new UK medical device regulations. How both products work, in general →

South EditionCambridge · proposed 25–26 May 2027
North EditionNottingham · proposed 22–23 June 2027
Register As A Delegate Become A Sponsor See The Clubhouse ↓
The Gathering
SouthCambridge · proposed 25–26 May 2027
NorthNottingham · proposed 22–23 June 2027
Lead Sponsor Places0 of 2 secured
Enquire About Lead Sponsorship
The Clubhouse
StatusFounding cohort forming, no launch date confirmed
VenuesWembley · The O2 · The NEC
Debentures Claimed0 of 20, founding pricing open
Enquire About Founding Membership
Why This Community Needs A Room

The draft Medical Devices (Amendment) Regulations 2026 are realigning GB rules with the EU MDR and IVDR, an international reliance route is due from autumn 2026, and a dedicated MHRA framework for AI as a medical device is landing the same year. Every one of those decisions carries a real commercial choice for manufacturers, and NHS procurement is reforming in parallel to try to make approval actually convert into adoption.

The New Medical Devices Regulations

Draft Medical Devices (Amendment) Regulations 2026, aligning GB rules with EU MDR and IVDR, with adoption expected late 2026.

AI As A Medical Device

The MHRA's dedicated SaMD and AI framework landing in 2026, built on learning from the AI Airlock regulatory sandbox.

The International Reliance Route

A faster path to market for devices already approved in Australia, Canada or the US, expected from autumn 2026, and the 2026 decision of whether to wait for it.

NHS Adoption & Procurement

DTAC's refreshed criteria and transition deadline, and the push to align MHRA approval with NICE evaluation so approval actually converts to NHS use.

A Sample Agenda

Illustrative only.

No agenda build has formally started for either edition. What follows shows the shape of a Gathering day, not a running order.

08:00
Registration
08:45
Chair's opening remarks
Independent Chair, tentative
08:55
Welcome address, from the Lead Sponsor
Speaker tbc
09:05
Keynote: The new medical devices regulations
Regulatory Affairs Director, tentative
09:30
Panel: AI as a medical device
Speakers tbc
10:10
Panel: The international reliance route
Speakers tbc
10:50
Speed Networking, round one
Pre-arranged meetings
12:00
Panel: NHS adoption & procurement
Speakers tbc
13:40
Speed Networking, round two
Pre-arranged meetings
14:35
Sponsor-hosted breakouts
One room per Lead Sponsor
15:15
Panel: Cybersecurity for connected devices
Speakers tbc
16:10
Speed Networking, round three
Pre-arranged meetings
16:50
Closing remarks
Programme closes 17:00
The Lead Sponsor

Backed by real relationships, not a stand fee.

Both Lead Sponsor places are open for MedTech. The first company to agree terms secures the founding place and helps shape the agenda from day one.

No Lead Sponsor is confirmed yet for this community. Potential categories: Device manufacturers, regulatory affairs and UKCA consultancies, clinical evidence and health economics specialists, NHS procurement advisers, connected device cybersecurity providers. Any additional sponsor is agreed with the first Lead Sponsor before anyone else is approached.

The Investment

Lead against Partner, one edition or both.

 Lead SponsorPartner Sponsor
Guaranteed meetings, per edition126
Speaking opportunityKeynote or panel seat60-second pitch
Places available in totalTwo, non-competingUnlimited
Team passes, per edition42
Post-event delegate contact listFull listOwn meetings only
Investment, one edition£20,000 + VAT£15,000 + VAT
Investment, both editions£35,000 + VAT£25,000 + VAT
The Numbers
24
Guaranteed meetings across both editions, Lead Sponsor
£1,458
Cost per guaranteed meeting, both editions
£0
Cost to any attending decision-maker, ever
Cost per meeting is the Lead Sponsor "both editions" price of £35,000 divided by 24 pre-booked meetings.
The MedTech Clubhouse

A season-long box, not a single afternoon.

Where the Gathering is a concentrated sitting twice a year, the Clubhouse does the same introduction continuously: the same twenty faces sharing a box all season at a major national venue.

12Months, a full season
20Members, 10 buyers, 10 suppliers
1Guaranteed flagship-date place a year

Venues include Wembley, the O2 and the NEC. No confirmed launch date yet; register interest and founding members get first choice of debenture.

Enquire About A Debenture
Frequently Asked Questions

No. Senior decision-makers attend on a complimentary pass, hospitality included, and are never asked to pay. Every application is reviewed for seniority before an invitation goes out.

Every delegate is profiled at registration, screened for seniority and an active requirement, then matched against each sponsor's brief.

Pricing is enquire-only and scoped per community. Ask Sue directly for the figure relevant to a decision-maker or supplier debenture.

Personal ConciergeYour private fixer Ultra ExperiencesOnce-in-a-lifetime, by invitation Eclectic BreaksUnique UK weekend getaways
Services for Individuals

Say the word.
Consider it done.

A personal concierge for construction's most valuable client and partner relationships. Twenty years of relationships, on call, put to work. Not an app, not a ticketing site, a single number that answers.

1 personSue answers. No call centre, no junior filtering your request.
20 yearsOf venues, chefs, pilots, drivers and box offices who pick up her calls.
7 daysA week, for Personal Signature members.
12 placesSignature membership is capped at twelve, permanently.
How it works

One number.
One person.
No queue.

There's very little Sue hasn't already been asked for once: a sold-out final with four days' notice, a helicopter, a table that isn't listed anywhere.

You tell her what you want, when you want it, and who's coming. She tells you straight whether it can be done. If it can, she does it. If it can't, she says so on the first call, before you've spent a day hoping.

There is no portal, no ticket number and no menu of packages. The person who answers the phone is the person who solves the problem. She does it through twenty years of people who take her calls: box office managers, head chefs, pilots, hoteliers, drivers who know which door the lift really opens on.

Most members start small. A table for Friday. Two seats for something that's sold out. Then the calls get bigger, because the first ones worked.

What Sue arranges

Four kinds of yes.

Event access

Centre Court at Wimbledon. The paddock at a Grand Prix weekend. Closed auctions. Fashion Week front rows. If it sells out publicly, our members were already confirmed privately.

  • Sport's big days. Wimbledon in SW19, Silverstone in Northamptonshire, Royal Ascot in Berkshire, Cheltenham in Gloucestershire.
  • Culture after hours. Private views, closed auctions and opening nights in London, with a name on the door.
  • Fashion Week. Front-row seats and the parties that happen once the shows are over.

Private dining

A chef's table that isn't listed anywhere, and a room that closes to every other guest for the night, because you asked.

Sue always asks three things: how many, what's the occasion, and who's the fussy eater. Then she picks up the phone to a chef she has known for years.

  • The counter you can't book. A table for six at a restaurant that takes no reservations, in central London.
  • A whole room to yourselves. A private dining room over a Soho restaurant, or a Mayfair townhouse laid for twelve.
  • Out of town. A long table in a Cotswold barn with the chef cooking behind you.

Travel & aviation

A helicopter from a Mayfair rooftop to pitchside in twenty minutes. A yacht crewed and waiting before you land.

The small things matter just as much. A driver who is already at the right door of the right terminal. A car that is warm. A hotel room that is ready when you arrive at 7am, not 3pm.

  • By air. Helicopter transfers, private charter, and commercial seats in cabins that were supposedly full.
  • By sea. Crewed yachts in the Solent, the Med and the Caribbean, booked for a day or a fortnight.
  • On the ground. Chauffeurs who know the route, the back entrance and the fastest way out.

Landmark occasions

A retirement marked properly. A proposal timed to the second. An anniversary that becomes the thing people talk about for years.

  • The proposal. A private launch on the Thames as the lights come on along the South Bank, with the ring handed over by the skipper.
  • The fortieth. A Scottish estate for a weekend, pipers at the door, whisky in the library.
  • The retirement. Sixty guests in a livery hall in the City, with a menu built round the guest of honour's favourite things.
The 2027 diary

The dates members ask about first.

Most members plan the year in one call. These are the fixtures that come up again and again, and every date below is on the 2027 calendar.

Whether a particular seat, box or paddock pass is available is a conversation with Sue. The earlier it starts, the more there is to choose from.

  • Fri 5 Feb to Sat 13 Mar2027

    Six Nations

    Five rounds across six grounds: Twickenham, Murrayfield, Cardiff, Dublin, Rome and Paris. Rugby by day, the right table in the right city by night.

  • Tue 16 to Fri 19 Mar2027

    Cheltenham Festival

    Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Four days of jump racing and twenty-eight races, ending with the Gold Cup on the Friday.

  • Thu 8 to Sat 10 Apr2027

    Grand National meeting

    Aintree, Liverpool. Three days at the most famous steeplechase in the world, with the National itself on the Saturday.

  • Fri 4 to Sun 6 Jun2027

    Monaco Grand Prix

    Monte Carlo. A sprint weekend for the first time, which means two qualifying sessions and a harbour full of yachts to watch them from.

  • Tue 15 to Sat 19 Jun2027

    Royal Ascot

    Ascot, Berkshire. Five days of racing and hats. Gold Cup and Ladies' Day is the Thursday.

  • Fri 2 to Sun 4 Jul2027

    British Grand Prix

    Silverstone, Northamptonshire. A sprint weekend, and the paddock is where the weekend really happens.

  • Mon 28 Jun to Sun 11 Jul2027

    Wimbledon

    SW19. Two weeks on grass. The ladies' final is Saturday 10 July and the gentlemen's final is Sunday 11 July.

  • Thu 15 to Sun 18 Jul2027

    The Open

    The Old Course, St Andrews. The 155th Open, a hundred years after Bobby Jones won here in 1927.

  • Fri 17 to Sun 19 Sep2027

    Ryder Cup

    Adare Manor, County Limerick. The hundredth anniversary of the contest, with practice days from 13 September.

  • Thu 18 to Sat 20 Nov2027

    Las Vegas Grand Prix

    The Strip. The only Grand Prix of 2027 run on a Saturday night. Also the setting for Ultra Experience Two.

Recently arranged

Three calls, three answers.

Four days'
notice

Centre Court, sold out.

Four days before a Wimbledon final, there was nothing on sale anywhere. Sue rang a hospitality partner she has worked with for years. Two seats were confirmed within a day.

Tickets went to a phone, a car was booked for SW19, and a table was held for the interval.

Where: Wimbledon, SW19. Lead time: four days.
No bookings
taken

The chef's table.

A client was in London for two nights and wanted somewhere nobody had ever taken him. The restaurant of choice doesn't take reservations. Sue called the chef directly.

Six of them ate at the pass that week, a few feet from the fire, at a table that didn't exist on any booking site.

Where: central London. Lead time: the same week.
Same day

Wheels up in an hour.

A site visit two counties away was brought forward at nine in the morning. By ten a helicopter was waiting on a Mayfair rooftop.

The client landed in time for a working lunch on site. The drive would have taken most of the morning.

Where: Mayfair to a site two counties away. Lead time: booked that morning.
The process

How a request works.

  1. 1

    Tell Sue

    Message or call with what you want, when, and how many. A rough idea is enough. She fills in the gaps.

  2. 2

    Get a straight answer

    She tells you what's possible, what it costs and what the catch is, before anything is booked.

  3. 3

    She arranges it

    Sue calls in the venues, chefs, pilots, drivers and box offices. You hear from one person only.

  4. 4

    You turn up

    The tickets, the car and the table are waiting. Afterwards she asks what worked, and remembers it next time.

We work with partners to deliver. Sue is your single point of contact, but every request is fulfilled through a trusted network of venues, hospitality operators, chefs, drivers and box office contacts built over twenty years. You make one call. The delivery happens through relationships, not a booking engine.

Membership

Two ways in.

Personal Signature

Sue handles every request herself, seven days a week. There are twelve places, and the number is capped permanently. When they're taken, they're taken.

Personal Essentials

The same network, handled by Sue's team during standard hours. Places are open.

 Personal SignaturePersonal Essentials
Handled bySue, personallyThe team
Response coverage7 days a weekStandard hours
Places availableCapped at 12, permanentlyOpen
InvestmentEnquireEnquire
Ask About Membership
Personal ConciergeYour private fixer Ultra ExperiencesOnce-in-a-lifetime, by invitation Eclectic BreaksUnique UK weekend getaways
Services for Individuals

The ultimate
once-in-a-lifetime.

Three experiences a year, capped at forty guests each, that most people only ever hear about afterwards. Each one is built once and never repeated the same way twice. If you have to ask what it costs, you're exactly who this is built for. If you already know, you already understand why.

3Experiences in 2027: the Aegean, Las Vegas and the Caribbean.
40Guests on each one, hard cap, guest list final once accepted.
Apr to JanFrom late April 2027 to the first days of 2028.
£17.5KThe lowest price per guest. The highest is £22.5K.
The 2027 programme

Three trips.
Forty seats each.
Once.

Every Ultra Experience starts with one question: where could forty people go that nobody else can? Then Sue spends a year making the answer true.

Places are offered to people Sue knows or has been introduced to. The guest list is built so the room works, because the people around the table are half the experience. Once the guest list is accepted, it is final.

Ultra Experience One

The Island, Closed To Everyone Else.

When Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 April 2027
Where A private island in the Cyclades, Greece
Guests 40, hard cap

For four days, an island in the Cyclades belongs to forty people. No other boats moor in the bay. No day-trippers walk up from the harbour. Every member of staff on the island is yours for the duration, and there is no reception desk to buy your way past.

Late April is the best week of the Aegean year that nobody talks about. The hillsides are still green and full of wild flowers. The light is soft and long. The summer crowds are two months away. The sea is fresh, so swimming is for the brave, and the rest of the island is for everyone else: boat trips round the coves, long lunches on the sand, a fire lit on the beach after dark.

You arrive by private charter from Athens. The bay is empty, a table is laid on the terrace, and a glass is already in your hand. Nobody asks you to fill in a form.

“The kind of exclusivity that can't be bought at any hotel, because there's no reception desk to buy it from.”

Day by day

Thursday22 April

Arrival

2.00pm

Meet in Athens for the private charter transfer. Your bags go ahead of you.

5.00pm

Land on the island. Rooms, a walk up to the terrace, first drinks.

8.30pm

Welcome dinner on the terrace, as the last day-boats leave the bay and the island empties of anyone who isn't a guest.

Friday23 April

The island is yours

9.00am

Breakfast whenever you like. From ten the boats leave the jetty for the coves. Nobody is counting heads.

1.00pm

A chef-run beach lunch: whole fish over the coals, tomatoes that taste like tomatoes, cold white wine.

4.00pm

A free afternoon. Watersports for the brave, a hillside walk, a hammock. The water is still cool in April, so wetsuits are on the jetty for anyone who wants one.

9.00pm

One long table under the stars, forty places, no speeches.

Saturday24 April

A slower day

10.00am

Spa and villa time. A spa team is on the island for the weekend.

2.00pm

A late lunch, then nothing on the schedule until dinner.

7.45pm

Departure dinner on the water, a table set out on the jetty as the sun goes down.

Sunday25 April

Departure

10.00am

A last breakfast. Your bags are already on the boat.

11.30am

Charter back to Athens for your onward flights.

What's included

  • Three nights, full island buyout
  • Private charter transfers from Athens, both ways
  • Every meal and every drink, with a resident chef team
  • Boat trips, watersports and spa access
  • Sue on the island for the whole weekend

Arranged separately

  • International flights to Athens. Sue can book them for you
  • Travel insurance
  • Extra nights in Athens before or after, if you'd like them
Request An Invitation

Forty places. Ask early, and tell Sue who you'd like to be in the room with.

Ultra Experience Two

The Paddock, From The Inside.

When Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 November 2027
Where Las Vegas, Nevada
Guests 40, hard cap

The Las Vegas Grand Prix is the only race on the 2027 calendar run on a Saturday night. The cars go down the Strip after dark, past the fountains and the lit-up casinos, under a sky that never quite goes black. You will watch it from the inside.

Forty guests, strip-side suites and paddock-level access for the whole weekend. That means the paddock club, a private walk through a team garage while the mechanics work, and trackside hospitality all weekend. It does not mean a grandstand seat and a screen.

Between sessions the city does what it does best. Private transfers get you through a town that grinds to a halt on race week. Dinner is booked at tables that don't exist on any reservation app.

“This is watching motorsport from inside the sport, not from the stands.”

Day by day

Thursday18 November

Arrival

Afternoon

Private transfers from the airport to your strip-side suite. Check in whenever you land.

7.00pm

Welcome reception with paddock-adjacent guests: people from the teams, the sponsors and the sport.

Late

The first cars run after dark, on the same street you walked in on.

Friday19 November

Practice and qualifying

Morning

A long, slow start. Breakfast whenever you're up.

Afternoon

Paddock club access and a private walkthrough of a team garage.

Night

Practice and qualifying run late into the night in Las Vegas. Your day is planned around it: a slow morning, a rest if you want one, then out to the paddock.

Saturday20 November

Race day

Morning

Brunch and a free day. The Strip is quiet before the race.

Afternoon

Trackside hospitality opens. The paddock fills up.

Night

The race starts late on Saturday night, local time. Hospitality throughout, and a closing party once the flag falls.

Sunday21 November

Farewell

Late morning

A long brunch for anyone who slept.

Afternoon

Private transfers to the airport whenever you're ready.

What's included

  • Three nights in strip-side suites
  • Paddock-level access for the full weekend
  • Private team-garage walkthroughs
  • Trackside hospitality and private dinners
  • Private airport and circuit transfers

Arranged separately

  • International flights to Las Vegas. Sue can book them for you
  • Travel insurance
  • Extra nights either side of the race weekend
Request An Invitation

Race weekends sell out a year ahead. Ask Sue now and she'll hold you a place while the guest list is built.

Ultra Experience Three

New Year, At Sea.

When Wednesday 29 December 2027 to Sunday 2 January 2028
Where Antigua, Barbuda and Nevis, Caribbean
Guests 40, hard cap

A chartered superyacht, forty guests, four nights and one crossing into a new year. You leave Antigua at sunset on the 29th. Somewhere between islands you won't be able to name afterwards, and won't especially want to, the year turns over.

The plan is simple. The Leeward Islands sit close together, so the days are short hops and long swims. Barbuda has miles of pale sand and almost nobody on it. Nevis has a volcano wearing a cloud and a beach bar where everyone knows the owner. Between them there is open water, warm and very dark, and December is when the Caribbean season starts and the trade winds settle in.

New Year's Eve is at anchor off an empty coast. Dinner at ten. Fireworks at midnight, fired from a support boat well clear of the shore.

“Fireworks over open water at midnight, and no one else for miles in any direction.”

Day by day

Wednesday29 December

Boarding

4.00pm

Board in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua. Bags go to your cabin, a glass goes into your hand.

6.00pm

Cast off at sunset.

8.30pm

First dinner underway, as the coastline disappears behind you.

Thursday30 December

Barbuda

Morning

Wake at anchor off Barbuda. Pale sand, clear water, hardly a building in sight.

11.00am

Tenders ashore for the beach and snorkelling, then a boat trip into the lagoon to see the frigatebird colony.

8.00pm

Chef-led dinner on the aft deck.

Friday31 December

New Year's Eve

Morning

A slow one. Swim from the back of the boat.

4.00pm

Champagne on the foredeck, as the light turns gold.

10.00pm

Dinner, then music on deck.

Midnight

Fireworks over open water. The only guests for miles in any direction.

Saturday1 January 2028

Nevis

Morning

A late breakfast under way. The boat sails south to Nevis, about five hours.

Afternoon

Ashore for a beach and a long lunch, with the volcano behind you.

Evening

Last dinner on board.

Sunday2 January 2028

Home

Morning

Breakfast on the way back to Antigua.

1.00pm

Disembark at Falmouth Harbour for your onward flights.

What's included

  • Four nights aboard a chartered superyacht
  • Full crew and chef-led dining every night
  • Every meal and every drink
  • Tenders and water toys
  • The New Year's Eve fireworks
  • Private transfers from Antigua airport

Arranged separately

  • International flights to Antigua. Sue can book them for you
  • Travel insurance
  • Extra nights in Antigua before or after
Request An Invitation

New Year's Eve is the hardest date in the year to get. Forty places, and that's all of them.

How to get an invitation

Ask. Talk. Confirm.

  1. 1

    Ask for an invitation

    Email Sue and tell her which experience you have your eye on.

  2. 2

    Have a conversation

    She'll ask who you are and who you'd like to meet. If it isn't the right fit, she'll tell you.

  3. 3

    Places are confirmed

    The guest list is built so the room works. Once it's accepted, it is final.

We work with partners to deliver. Every Ultra Experience is produced with hand-picked specialists: private island operators, motorsport hospitality partners, luxury charter crews. Every detail is handled by people who do exactly this for a living, not generalists.

Figures are illustrative production estimates, not a confirmed quote. Guest list, once accepted, is final.

Personal ConciergeYour private fixer Ultra ExperiencesOnce-in-a-lifetime, by invitation Eclectic BreaksUnique UK weekend getaways
Services for Individuals

Unique weekend
breaks.

Three days, two nights, somewhere in the UK you didn't know you could get access to. Fixed at £1,250 per person, all-inclusive. Never found by searching, never commonly advertised, and rarely available twice.

£1,250Per person, all-inclusive. Same price on every break.
3 daysFriday to Sunday, two nights, on a fixed itinerary.
2 peopleOne booking per date, so the place is yours.
3 placesThe Highlands, Northumberland and Manchester, two dates each in 2027.
The 2027 breaks

Three places.
Two dates each.
Two people.

Sue's phone is full of people who own or look after places the public can't book: an estate glen, a keeper's cottage, a chef with a table nobody has heard of.

Each break is one of those places, for one weekend, on a fixed itinerary. You don't choose from a menu. You pick a date and turn up. One booking per date, so the place is yours, and the price is the same for all three.

Eclectic Break One: Scottish Highlands

Off-Grid & Airborne.

When Fri 11 to Sun 13 June, or Fri 10 to Sun 12 September 2027
Where A private glen in the West Highlands
For Two people

A private glen in the West Highlands, a mountain guide with the keys to it, and a helicopter that saves you the last stretch of a six-hour hike. You earn the first part of the view. The helicopter is for the rest.

The weekend starts before anyone else is awake. Via ferrata at first light: iron rungs and steel cable up a rock face above a river gorge, clipped in the whole way. Then the swim, in a deep, clear pool that is cold enough to reset your entire week. By evening you are on a summit with a flask and the whole range spread out beneath you, and a helicopter waiting to take you down before dark.

In June the light lasts past ten and the sky never quite goes dark. In September the air turns crisp, the midges are on their way out, and the bracken goes rust and gold. Both are good. They are different weekends.

“The kind of weekend that ruins ordinary weekends for you, permanently.”

Day by day

Friday11 June or 10 September

Arrival

Midday

A driver meets you at Inverness Airport or Fort William station.

3.00pm

Reach the glen. Kit fitting with your guide: harness, helmet, boots, waterproofs and a wetsuit for the swim.

4.30pm

An easy walk up the glen to loosen the legs, and to see what tomorrow looks like.

8.00pm

Dinner by the fire: Highland venison or hill lamb, and a dram from somewhere small.

Saturday12 June or 11 September

Rock, water, summit

First light

Via ferrata above the river gorge. In June that's before six, and the sky is already light, so there's no cruelty in the alarm.

Midday

Wild swimming in a deep, clear pool. Lunch on the rocks afterwards, still wrapped in a towel.

Evening

The heli-lift, timed to the light: around nine in June, around half past six in September. Sunset from the top, a flask of something warm, then down before dark.

Late

Supper back at the lodge. Nobody talks much.

Sunday13 June or 12 September

A slow way out

9.00am

A breakfast that goes on.

11.00am

A last guided walk, to a waterfall.

2.00pm

A late lunch, then the drive out. Your driver takes you back to Inverness or Fort William.

What's included

  • Two nights in a private lodge at the head of the glen
  • A private chef, all meals and drinks
  • A mountain guide for the whole weekend
  • Kit hire: harness, helmet and wetsuit
  • The heli-lift to the summit
  • Transfers from Inverness Airport or Fort William station

Arranged separately

  • Travel to Inverness or Fort William. Sue can book it for you
  • Travel insurance
  • Your own boots, if you have a pair you love
Ask About This Break

One booking per date. Tell Sue which weekend you want and she'll tell you if it's still free.

Eclectic Break Two: Northumberland Coast

The Lighthouse Keeper's Break.

When Fri 8 to Sun 10 October, or Fri 12 to Sun 14 November 2027
Where The Northumberland coast
For Two people

A working lighthouse cottage, taken over entirely for two people. You reach it at low tide, on a crossing that is dry sand for a few hours a day and open sea for the rest. When the water comes back in, the only people on this side are you, a chef, and a great deal of weather.

This is a break built on autumn. The light is low and gold. The beaches are empty. In October and November the grey seal pups are on the rocks of the Farne Islands, and a private boat takes you out to see them.

There's a stove, a kettle that takes for ever, a shelf of other people's paperbacks, and a chef who arrives with the day's catch: crab, oysters and lobster from the Northumberland coast, Craster kippers for breakfast, lamb from the hills behind.

“There is no wifi worth mentioning, which is rather the point.”

Day by day

Friday8 October or 12 November

The crossing

Afternoon

A driver from Berwick station. Then the crossing itself: wet sand, marker poles and a very slow, very careful drive.

Late afternoon

Settle in. Kettle on, stove lit, a walk out to the point.

Dusk

Your host takes you up to watch the light come on.

8.00pm

First private dinner. Local crab first, then lamb, with the sea as the soundtrack.

Saturday9 October or 13 November

A day at your own pace

9.00am

Kippers, eggs and proper tea.

11.00am

A coastal walk. Empty beaches, dunes, and a castle on the skyline.

2.00pm

A private boat from the harbour at Seahouses out to the Farne Islands and the seal colony, weather permitting.

7.30pm

A chef-led tasting menu, coast to field, with the light going outside.

Sunday10 October or 14 November

Out on the next low tide

9.30am

Breakfast overlooking the water.

Late morning

Pack up and go when the tide lets you.

Afternoon

Back in Berwick in time for an afternoon train south.

What's included

  • Two nights in the keeper's cottage
  • A private chef for every meal
  • Drinks throughout
  • The private boat trip to the Farne Islands, weather permitting
  • Transfers from Berwick-upon-Tweed station

Arranged separately

  • Rail travel to Berwick-upon-Tweed. Sue can book it for you
  • Travel insurance
  • Anything you buy on the way
Ask About This Break

One booking per date. The tide decides the times, so Sue confirms them a few weeks out.

Eclectic Break Three: Manchester

The City After The Tour Groups Leave.

When Fri 15 to Sun 17 October, or Fri 19 to Sun 21 November 2027
Where Central Manchester
For Two people

Manchester doesn't hide. It just has a great deal it can't be bothered to advertise. A rooftop with no public access. A members' bar through a door with no sign. A chef's table that doesn't take bookings, in a neighbourhood where the old cotton mills are now kitchens.

You see the city as the people who live here see it. A private walk with someone who would never call themselves a guide, through the mill streets of Ancoats, along the canal at Castlefield where the railway viaducts stack up over the water, and past the record shops of the Northern Quarter.

The nights are long. The first is rooftop drinks as the offices empty out. The second is dinner at a counter you can't book, at a table Sue can. Both end somewhere you'll try to describe to your friends on Monday and get slightly wrong.

“One last look from somewhere with no sign on the door.”

Day by day

Friday15 October or 19 November

Arrive after work

3.00pm

Check in. The suite has a view and a bottle of something on the side.

6.00pm

Welcome drinks on a rooftop the public can't get to, as the offices below empty out.

8.30pm

Dinner at a neighbourhood place Sue has been sending people to for years.

Saturday16 October or 20 November

The real Manchester

10.30am

A late breakfast at a cafe where the regulars have their own mugs.

12.00pm

A private walk with a local who'd never call themselves a guide: Ancoats, the Castlefield canal basin, the Northern Quarter's back streets.

4.30pm

A members' bar through a door with no sign. You're a member for the night.

8.00pm

Dinner at the chef's table that doesn't take bookings. A handful of seats, one sitting.

Sunday17 October or 21 November

One last look

10.30am

Another late breakfast.

12.30pm

One last look from somewhere with no sign on the door.

2.00pm

Check out, and a train home.

What's included

  • Two nights in a central suite
  • Welcome drinks on the rooftop
  • Two dinners, one at the chef's table
  • Both breakfasts
  • The private walk
  • Members' bar access for the night

Arranged separately

  • Rail travel to Manchester. Sue can book it for you
  • Travel insurance
  • Lunches, and anything you buy in the record shops
Ask About This Break

One booking per date. Tell Sue which weekend you want.

Before you ask

Most are never listed at all.

The three breaks above are examples of the range. Sue has plenty more that never make a page like this one, because the people who look after them would rather not have a page.

If you'd like a weekend that isn't on the list, tell her what you like doing and how far you're willing to travel.

We work with partners to deliver. Every Eclectic Break is arranged with local partners: guides, chefs, keepers and hosts who know the place better than any guidebook.

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About Us

Twenty years of relationships,
now built into a model.

Metis House was founded in 2009 by Sue Carcary, out of a simple observation: the people who could genuinely help each other in business were still meeting each other by accident, at the wrong event, or not at all. Everything since has been an attempt to fix that on purpose.

How Metis House builds a community

Five teams.
One room.

Every Gathering and every Clubhouse is built by the same five capabilities, not bought in from a stand-alone events supplier. That's what a sponsorship is actually paying for.

01

Social Media

Builds content strategies

The sector conversation, kept warm between editions, not just promoted in the run-up to one.

02

Digital Engagement

Creates the structures

The registration flow, the qualification sheet, the matching logic. The scaffolding nobody sees, that makes the room work.

03

Event Management

Creates the day itself

Venue, catering, AV, entertainment, run properly, so the only thing anyone remembers is the conversation they had.

04

KOL Building

Builds thought leadership

The keynote, the panel, the plenary. What earns a senior person's day, and what a sponsor's name gets attached to.

05

Delegate Attraction

Creates the buying group

Research, warm introductions, one-to-one calls. Not a mailing list. The hardest part, and the one that makes the rest worth having.

The room, or the day

Revenue Gatherings, Industry Clubhouses, or Eclectic Corporate Days

Whatever built it, the standard doesn't change: a screened, curated room, or a bespoke day, with a named point of contact and nothing left to chance.

Leadership

Sue Carcary & Bob Gilkes.

Metis House is run by its two founders, day to day, not handed off to a management layer underneath them. One built the relationships the model runs on. The other built the sectors it now runs in.

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Founder & Co-Chief Executive

Sue Carcary

Sue spent close to twenty-four years in premium event ticket sales and corporate hospitality, arranging the kind of access, event tickets, private dining, travel, that most companies assume is out of reach until they actually ask. Across that career she noticed the same thing, told to her by client after client: the deal that mattered most had come from a relationship, not a marketing campaign, and it had almost always started somewhere physical, over dinner, at an event, in a room.

She founded Metis House in 2009 to build that observation out properly. Twenty years on she still leads every Lead Sponsor relationship personally, and every gala dinner runs to a standard she sets herself.

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Co-Chief Executive

Bob Gilkes

Bob spent his career in senior commercial roles selling digital products into the NHS, including as CCO and UK Country Director at EBO and CEO and CRO at Epro. That's left him with deep, current relationships across NHS commissioning and digital leadership, ICBs, trusts and the frameworks that govern how the health service actually buys.

He joined Sue as Co-Chief Executive to take the Metis House model, proven over twenty years in construction and hospitality circles, into sectors with the same problem: senior people who need to meet each other and no honest room to do it in. He leads the MedTech community directly, and the commercial build behind every sector Metis House adds.

How We Got Here

2009 · The Beginning

Metis House founded on corporate hospitality and personal concierge work, built on relationships rather than a brochure of services.

The Years Between

Two decades of arranging what most people assumed couldn't be arranged, learning exactly which relationships actually move a business forward.

The Model Emerges

The same pattern kept showing up across every sector we touched: a curated room outperforms an open one, every time, for buyer and supplier alike.

Communities, Built Properly

Four sector communities live or building today, each carrying the same two standing products, because the model works whether you're in fit-out or fintech.

Industry Advisors

A sense-check from someone who isn't selling anything.

Every community carries an independent industry advisor: a senior figure from that sector, unpaid by any sponsor, who reviews the agenda, the delegate profile and the plenary topics before either edition is confirmed. They're recruited as each community moves from building to live, so the panel below fills in one seat at a time, not all at once.

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Fit-Out & Interiors

Industry Advisor

A senior voice from occupier or main-contractor side, sense-checking every agenda against what's actually live on site.

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Construction Recruitment

Industry Advisor

Someone who has run a recruitment or training business through the current labour gap, not just read about it.

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Renewables

Industry Advisor

A developer or grid specialist who can tell a real connection-queue story from a theoretical one.

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MedTech

Industry Advisor

A former NHS commissioner or device-side leader, keeping the room honest about how procurement actually moves.

Advisor seats are recruited alongside each community. Named appointments will be confirmed here as they're made; none are confirmed yet.

What We Believe

People buy people.

Not a landing page, not a lead form, not a banner ad. Every product Metis House builds, the Gatherings, the Clubhouses, Personal Concierge, Ultra Experiences, Eclectic Breaks, exists to put the right people in the same physical room, on purpose, and then get out of the way.

Curated, Not Crowded

A screened, invitation-only room outperforms an open one. We'd rather have thirty right people than three hundred maybe.

Honest About What's Confirmed

If a speaker is tentative or a date is proposed, we say so. Trust is the whole product, and it's the first thing we'd lose by overstating anything.

We Work With Partners

Venues, chefs, guides, hospitality operators. We coordinate the relationship; specialists who do one thing brilliantly deliver it.

Built To Last A Season

A single afternoon is easy to forget. A year-round Clubhouse relationship isn't, which is the entire point of building both products, not just one.

Giving Back

Fifteen per cent goes further than a mission statement.

A room like this only works if the people in it trust the person running it. Part of how Metis House earns that is straightforward: fifteen per cent of profit goes to charity every year, and every gala dinner raises more on the night.

Every Year

15% Of Profit

Committed annually, not just in a good year. Recipient charities are reviewed each year rather than fixed in perpetuity.

Every Gala

The Lead Sponsor Chooses

Every gala dinner runs a charity auction. The Lead Sponsor for that edition nominates the charity, so the cause means something to the room raising money for it.

On The Night

Raised, Not Just Pledged

Auction proceeds are additional to the 15%, raised on the night from delegates and sponsors, and go directly to that edition's chosen charity.

No edition has run yet, so no charity has been nominated or auction held. This is the standing commitment for every Gathering going forward.

The Model, By Structure

What "curated" actually means here.

4
Sector communities, live or building
2
Lead Sponsor places, per community, ever
20
Debentures per Clubhouse, ten and ten
2×
Gathering editions a year, South and North

These are structural facts about how each community is built, not a claim about current bookings. See each community's own page for its live status.

Current Opportunities

We're small on purpose. That might change.

There are no live vacancies right now. Metis House hires for a specific need as a community moves from building to live, rather than keeping a generic job ad open. Register your interest and you'll hear first when that changes.

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The Company

Metis House.

Metis House is a trading style of SueCo VIP Limited, registered in England & Wales, Company No. [XXXXXXX]. Registered office: 124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX.

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Careers

We're small on purpose.
That might change.

There are no live vacancies listed here right now. Metis House grows a community at a time, and we'd rather hire for a specific need than post a generic job ad. If that changes, it'll change here first.

What We Look For

Relationship-First People

Comfortable on the phone, in the room, and following up three weeks later without being asked.

Comfortable With Detail

A guaranteed introduction only works if the screening behind it is done properly, every time.

Genuinely Curious About Sectors

You don't need to be an engineer to run the Renewables community, but you do need to want to understand it.

Honest Under Pressure

We'd rather tell a sponsor a date has slipped than quietly hope no one notices.

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How We Work

A small team, running four communities.

Each community has an account manager who owns it end to end, the sponsor relationship, the delegate list, the agenda, the night itself. That's a lot of ownership for one person, which is exactly why we hire slowly and specifically rather than building a large generalist team.

The Trade-Off

Real Ownership

You run your community's Gathering and Clubhouse yourself, not a slice of ten other people's.

The Trade-Off

Fewer Layers

Decisions get made by the person doing the work, not routed through three levels of approval.

The Trade-Off

Physical, Not Remote-First

This is a job built around being in the room, at the venue, in front of the sponsor. It won't suit everyone, and that's fine.

Privacy Policy

How we handle your data.

This is a draft placeholder policy for site development purposes and has not been reviewed by a solicitor. A finalised version, compliant with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, will replace it before launch.

What We Collect

Name, company, role, email and phone number, when you register interest in a community, apply for a delegate place, or contact us directly. We don't collect payment details on this site, and we don't use third-party advertising trackers.

How We Use It

To confirm delegate places, process sponsor enquiries, and send you information about the community or communities you've expressed interest in. We do not sell or share personal data with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

Cookies

This site uses only the essential cookies required for it to function correctly. No advertising or third-party tracking cookies are set.

Your Rights

You can ask to see, correct, or delete the personal data we hold on you at any time by writing to sue@sueco.vip. As a UK company, we're registered with the Information Commissioner's Office; ICO registration number to follow.

Terms & Conditions

The terms of entry.

This is a draft placeholder and has not been reviewed by a solicitor. Full sponsorship agreements are issued separately and take precedence over this page.

Delegate Places

Delegate places are complimentary and reviewed for seniority before an invitation is issued. Metis House reserves the right to decline or withdraw an invitation at its discretion.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship packages are confirmed only once a signed agreement and payment terms are in place. Figures shown on this site are indicative and subject to a formal proposal.

Cancellation

Cancellation and postponement terms will be set out in full in the signed sponsorship or membership agreement, not on this page.

Governing Law

These terms, and any agreement entered into with SueCo VIP Limited (trading as Metis House), are governed by the law of England & Wales.

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