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BLAND GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED WINTER EDITION/2018

SINGING IN THE NEWYEAR

Blands Travel Buspool Karaoke hits the highs in support of GBC Open Day

BLAND GROUP
CHRISTMAS

CELEBRATIONS

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PLUS: THE ROCK HOTEL | GIB AIR | GRIFFON | HOVER TRAVEL | OSG | SKYBREAK

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Blands DMC and Rock Hotel co-exhibited at the World Travel Market. Minister of
at this years FITUR, travel trade show in Tourism Gilbert Licudi addressed press
Madrid with the Gibraltar Tourist Board. and trade explaining what the campaign
This saw Gibraltar return to the yearly event was about. For Blands DMC this was a
after a few years of not exhibiting, and successful event giving the opportunity to
arriving with the new campaign A Year Of meet with existing clients and developing
Culture which was launched in November relationships with new and potential clients.

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Gibraltar University launched the new
School of Sport this month offering Sports
Management courses.
Lord Sebastian Coe, President of the
International Association of Athletic
Federations was the guest of honour at the
ceremony that took place at the University.
At the event the Chief Minister the Hon
Fabian Picardo QC also addressed those
invited to the opening. Charles Danino
and Nuria Saccone (above) attended the
event and had the opportunity to meet Lord
Sebastian Coe.

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BUSPOOL KARAOKE WAS A BLAST Blands Travel are proud to announce a NEW
daily shuttle bus service between Gibraltar
Blands Travel had a great time putting together To see both of the Buspool Karaoke footage Midtown Coach Park and Malaga Airport.
Buspool Karaoke in support of GBC Open please visit the GBC Open Day YouTube The service will be available twice daily.
Day with our very own driver Paul Smith page or click the following link below:
staring alongside local singers Louise Peach Gibraltar Midtown Coach Park to Malaga
(we are proud to say she is one of our own Watch both Buspool Airport at 07:30 hours & 14:30 hours
too) and JetStream lead singer Nolan Frendo. Karoke Videos Here Malaga Airport to Gibraltar Midtown
Coach park at 11:00 hours & 20:00 hours

For more information or reservation please
contact: [email protected] or call
Blands Travel on: +00 350 20050932

Need to get to
Malaga Airport?

Daily airport shuttle to Malaga Airport

Gibraltar to Malaga Airport daily shuttle now available

£25.00 one way | £45.00 return

Blands Travel are now offering two daily shuttle services to and from Malaga Airport

Gibraltar Midtown Coach Park to Malaga Airport 07:30/14:30 hours daily
Malaga Airport to Gibraltar Midtown Coach Park 11:00/20:00 hours daily

To reserve your shuttle please contact:
(+350) 2005 0932 or [email protected]

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December was a fantastic and busy month BGI PARTY: BGI held their Corporate in through the window with a beautiful
for everyone at The Rock Hotel as they have Christmas party at The Rock Hotel and clients view of the bay, and it could not have been
had as many as 3 events in one day. From from all the Bland Groups were invited to better! Festivities didn’t stop there as
Baptism Lunches to Afternoon Teas and enjoy a fantastic evening to thank them for Boxing day was an Afternoon tea delight
finishing the evening off with Christmas their trusted and loyal custom throughout the and an amazing array of cakes and pastries
parties. year. They were treated to live music in the were enjoyed by all.
Victory Suite as well as a DJ and Cocktails
The Rock Hotel was again the perfect Venue for in the Sunset Terrace and then taking home X1 BOXING DAY: New Year’s Eve didn’t
the Chief Minister to host his Annual Christmas our very own Signature Homemade Jam as a cease to impress and music was catered
party. This was the first Party of the Season treat to enjoy. for all tastes. The evening started with
and the evening was enjoyed by all. The a 3 piece band whist guest enjoyed their
newly placed images of a few of Gibraltar’s CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS: Guests fantastic 6 course dinner and then when
historical Events in the Victory Suite was the coming to visit The Rock Hotel during the clock struck midnight the resident
perfect backdrop to accompany the beautifully Christmas and New Years this year were DJ cracked up the tunes and had people
presented canapes and desserts served. in for a treat as events for the Festive dancing and enjoying themselves until the
season started with Welcome cocktails early hours. A definite memorable evening
SANTA FLIES IN: Father Christmas visited on Christmas Eve accompanied by music and guest didn’t hesitate to go on social
The Rock Hotel and surprised children from Nigel Palmer. A packed to capacity media and express their views.
who came for Sunday lunch during Victory Suite was the perfect venue for our
December. The children were delighted Wonderful Christmas Day lunch and as
with their gifts and Santa even managed one guest pointed out that while most other
a visit to the kitchen staff to thank them countries in Europe were under snow and
for all their hard work and dedication. freezing cold, we enjoyed the sun pouring

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At the BGI Christmas Party in Gibraltar, we
were fortunate enough to get a picture of the
Chairman with some of our longstanding
employees. This picture represents 264 years
of service to the Group. What a wonderful
moment to capture.

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WSTOAERTLACHHOEM&TEIANDMUGNIA Sarah Marr is our newest member of Dunia Garcia Bakkach has been with us
staff to join our team at The Rock Hotel since 2016 when she joined our food and
and started with us at the beginning of Beverage department.
December as our Head of Sales.
She spent time at the pool bar restaurant
Sarah will continue to work with established and when this closed for the winter was
relationships within companies and a very valued member of staff for her
organisations in Gibraltar whilst at the same conscientious and positive attitude at the
time enhancing even further the reputation of lobby bar/ restaurant. When a position
the Rock Hotel through successful collaboration. in our Reception Team became vacant
Sarah is excited to lead our events team forward she did not hesitate to apply and is now
continuing to offer our clients flexibility, well established and enjoying her position
competitiveness, top notch service and attention meeting and greeting our guests whilst
to detail as well as assisting the local business ensuring guests requests are efficiently
community with all their accommodation and seen to and enhancing every guests
event requirements for 2018. experience.

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ATM Engineers worked on the new
Windows upgrade for all RBSI ATM’s.
ATM Engineers assisted the new ATM
Company NoteMachine installing 3 ATMs at
Morrison’s. Two new contracts were awarded
to the OSG Guard manning department,
Mons Calpe Mews Estate and Gib 5 Estate.

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GIB AIR As part of its HoverCare programme “ The children, their parents and teachers met
to develop greater understanding of the at Hovertravel’s Ryde terminal at 1015 – just
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The team at Skybreak are taking part in
the Chestnut Tree House £50 incentive
challenge, with Skybreak also contributing
£50 to each team.
Chestnut Tree House, Skybreak’s chosen
charity partner, cares for over 300 children and
young people with life shortening illnesses
across the South East of England.
The challenge will raise vital funds for Chestnut
Tree House along with developing essential
skills in business and entrepreneurship in a
practical, fun and innovative way in which all
of the teams can be involved with.

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TITLE: Following on from the windfall films
footage we received about the 12000TD - it has
been confirmed that the ‘Ultimate Hovercraft’
episode of ‘Rise of the machines 2’ will be /
was shown on the TV channel ‘Quest’ at 9pm
on Tuesday 16th January.

TITLE: We are doing lots of preparation work
for some bids we are tendering for the ‘Future
Boats Support’ project for the MOD. If we win
any of these bids it will involve the maintenance
work on multiple craft and boats for the MOD for
7 years.

TITLE: The Suna-X which is a large BHT
hovercraft that has been based in Alaska will be
coming back to our site in Southampton. We
will be refitting it so it is ready for use in the
Caspian Sea.

TITLE: We have received confirmation of
our first 995ED order from the Malaysian
Marine Department. The contract is being
finalised. The build will be starting before
the end of the month.

TITLE: We have sold a stock 2000TD
to eHealthAfrica which will be used as a
medical unit and vaccination campaigns in
Borno, North East Nigeria.

TITLE: We were awarded a contract at the
end of last year to manufacture a hovering
cricket pitch cover for Glamorgan Cricket
Club (South Wales). This is in production
currently.

TITLE: As of 18th and 19th January - we
are being audited for our ISO 9001 new
2015 standard.