Rufus» Events

The G-Force hits As You Like It

rufusshmufus — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:31:15 +0000

On the 28th of May, the G-Force (ie. Gareth and Graeme 2) were kindly invited to a Non-Bosses Free Food and Drink night by Codeworks Connect in conjunction with Thursday Fizz at As You Like It in Jesmond.

It was a networking event for anyone working in the creative, digital or media industries and consisted of free drinks and a range of Indian cuisines. There was also live music, retro games machines and a beer tasting competition. The lads had a great night, even though they nearly fell out over a game of connect 4!

There was a great atmosphere, loads of free drinks on arrival, a beer tasting competition and Connect Four… what more can you ask for!?

- Ninja Graeme

Miss Newcastle 2009

rufusshmufus — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:02:01 +0000

Ian, our MD, was kindly invited to the finals of Miss Newcastle 2009 – The Year of Burlesque, by Richard and Denise Dobson-Cudmore, Lynn Sanderson and Sam Trainor from Dandy Events.

We have recently completed the re-branding for Dandy Events, who are the north’s leading event decoration specialists.

They have over 20 years of experience in planning, designing and coordinating the finest weddings and events in the North East of England and throughout the UK.

The event was held at the Newcastle Marriott Hotel, Gosforth Park on Friday 22nd May and was sponsored by Nu-Age Medical Spa.

All proceeds were donated to Charlie Bear 30/60 Appeal.

Sunderland Summer “Fire & Ice” Ball

rufusshmufus — Thu, 28 May 2009 08:36:50 +0000

Our good selves designed and printed all the materials for the ‘Fire & Ice” Ball at the Stadium of Light on the 9th May 2009. The Fire and Ice Ball (in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support and the SAFC Foundation) is one of the highlights on the city’s calendar and we were very kindly given a table which we used to not only wine and dine our staff but also some of our clients. It was a black tie affair, so we were looking swish as per usual… (cough cough).

A special thank you goes to Colin Ranson – Sunderland Council, Rob Burton – Sunderland University, Stuart Smith – Wood Holmes and Ian, Elaine, Gareth and Ninja Graeme for all coming and making it a cracking night.

It was great to see young Graeme win the star prize of the night, a large red triffid which he took home for his mam - Ian

Have a look yourself at the snazzy pics.

Networking brings new friends

rufusshmufus — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:53:40 +0000

We thought ‘The Marketing Show’, which took place on Thursday 20th November at the Ramside Hall, would be a great networking opportunity and give us the chance to tell the North East business community about what we do.

We made some great new friends while we were there – Helen and Malcolm from ‘Helen Hendry, artist in chocolatier’ (mmm, their luxury hand made chocolates were to die for!), Chris Blacklock from ‘K2 Sound’ and John Davidson from ‘querido & davidson innovative eye care’. John won a £250 design voucher, which was wrapped in a Rufus chocolate bar. Well done John! We’re looking forward to working with you.

We’ve cracked the code

rufusshmufus — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:15:54 +0000

Rufus is now an official Codeworks Connect member, after learning of all the fantastic services they have to offer.

Codeworks Connect is the trade association for digital businesses working in North East England, which was set up in 2004, to provide first class support to businesses working in the region’s thriving digital sector.

The membership came about after Rufus were invited to one of Codeworks’ legendary ‘Think and Drink’ events.

We were impressed with what Codeworks had to offer in terms of support for local businesses in the digital industry, so we invited Julie Moore, Codeworks’ membership executive, to our place to tell us more about it.

- Alex Haswell, Rufus’ Marketing Manager

It’s early days, but already we’re taking advantage of what they have to offer, like PR support and the funding of graduate placements. It’s excellent value for money and the connections we will make at their events will be worth while too.”