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Chime Communications PLC is today pleased to announce the recent acquisition of pmplegacy, the global sporting events consultancy. The move marks a further addition to the capabilities of the Sports Marketing Division of Chime Communications, developing our major event bidding and planning expertise. pmplegacy has a long and distinguished twenty year track record of working with leading cities around the world on the evaluation, bidding, planning and delivery of major sporting events.

pmplegacy to assist with England Netball’s bid to host the 2015 Netball World Championships

England Netball has appointed pmplegacy to assist with the development of its bid to host the World Netball Championships in 2015. Working in partnership with Manchester City Council, UK Sport and the Northwest Regional Development Agency, pmplegacy is playing an integral role in developing a bid that plays to England’s strengths and sets out the potential for the delivery of a world class sustainable event with legacy at its core.

IRB Appoints pmplegacy to Advise on Rugby World Cup Tournament Strategic Plans

The International Rugby Board (IRB) has appointed global sporting events consultancy pmplegacy to assist in developing tournament specific plans for delivering IRB Rugby World Cup (RWC) properties. Following a detailed review of the goals enshrined within the recently updated IRB Strategic Plan, the IRB is working with the host countries for RWC 2015 and RWC 2019, England and Japan, to develop tournament-specific strategic plans.

Sports Legacy Agenda for Local Government

Hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will highlight how sport can help to achieve wider outcomes such as community cohesion, health, national pride, community safety and economic development. The Games present an enormous opportunity for the nation, and for local authorities, to focus on the development of sport for the benefit of local residents and communities.

pmplegacy to attend SportAccord Dubai

Peter Mann and Cathy Livock will be attending SportAccord Dubai on the 25 - 30 April 2010. Exhibiting as part of the UK Trade & Investment stand (A15) they will be available for meetings throughout the conference period.

Maximising the impact of major sporting events to create peace and social cohesion

While questions on the legacy of major sporting events in sport, economy, infrastructures and education are regularly debated, the question of their social impact is rarely discussed. Yet, major sports events can and should be catalysts for social change. They are a driving force for a number of factors that encourage greater social cohesion and the emergence of a more peaceful society.

Launch of major research tool on social impact at Legacy Lives 2010

Seven public sector partners across the UK have undertaken a major research project to develop a comprehensive Event Impact Framework for the UK events sector.

Backing the Bid - pmplegacy is an Official Supplier to England 2018

For the past five months pmplegacy has been helping to manage the city selection process of England’s bid to host the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The benefits of bidding

Peter Mann takes a look at the benefits of bidding for a major sporting event. The world of major sporting events continues to evolve at a very fast pace. One of the most significant changes witnessed over recent months has been the recognition by many cities around the world that major events can be a new and important ‘route to market’. In other words, they see the global appeal that major events offer as an important part of a city’s strategy to raise its profile on the world stage.

Rio to host 2016 Olympic Games

pmplegacy took its client Madrid 16 all the way to second place today in a closely fought competition to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Although narrowly missing out to Rio de Janeiro it was a result that the whole team are immensely proud of.