A NEW service for finding conference venues is now available for companies which do not want to waste valuable time searching for suitable locations.

HelmsBriscoe International, a Gerrards Cross based firm, uses over 350 experienced associates to find venues for meetings, seminars, conferences, training, exhibitions and product launches across the world.

The free service, which profits directly from the venues, can offer meeting places both on and off dry-land through contacts which include a specialist in cruise ship conference facilities.

National account manager Mike Shiman said: "Working closely with our clients and using our extensive venues database and worldwide local knowledge, HelmsBriscoe can save time and money in sourcing the correct venue and obtaining the best possible prices.

"Searching for the right venue and negotiating prices is time consuming and can often be complicated, especially where the person in the organisation who is given this task also has other responsibilities.

"It makes sense to hand the task over to a professional organisation that specialises in venue finding and, because of its size, also has the capability to negotiate prices that individual companies and organisations may find hard to match."