SPONSORS
Arnold Clark Car & Van Rental

Arnold Clark operate one of the UK's largest car rental and van rental fleets, with over 40 branches nationwide and coverage in every major town and city in Scotland. Their network also extends into England with branches providing coverage in Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Preston, Accrington, Huddersfield and Northwich.
Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is one of the world’s leading publishers of English Language Teaching material, supplying to almost every country in the world. A number of our market-leading courses and grammar books have sold several million copies since first publication from the two main publishing centres in Cambridge and New York. These learning materials exemplify the cutting edge of English teaching methodology and the quality of the Cambridge ELT list is universally acknowledged by the teaching profession for both British and American English.

Our business activities in English Language Teaching and educational publishing are consolidated under the brand of Cambridge Learning to recognise the opportunities presented by the strengths of the Cambridge brand. New business opportunities continue to present themselves as e-learning gains momentum globally, and the creation of Cambridge Learning as an umbrella brand is designed to respond to such opportunities in an integrated and coordinated way.

By using content from our ELT and educational publishing programmes together with electronic products developed by Cambridge–Hitachi, we are now able to offer blended learning solutions to a wide range of prospective partners, clients and customers.

We are delighted to sponsor the English Speaking Union World Members’ Conference 2008.
Highland Spring

More details will follow in the near future.
Standard Life

Established in Edinburgh in 1825, the Standard Life group is a financial services group whose principal activities consist of the provision of life assurance and pensions, investment management, banking and healthcare insurance products with approximately 10,000 employees spread across the UK, Canada, Ireland, Germany, Austria, India, Hong Kong and mainland China.

With a global fund management business, which currently (as at 31st December 2007) manages assets of over £140bn, a bank with £11bn worth of mortgages under management, a UK & Europe life and pensions company which has more than 4 million customers and a private medical insurance company which is one of the largest in the UK, the Standard Life group is well placed to deliver a comprehensive range of financial services products and services to its customers.

This wide range of financial products and services are designed to meet the changing needs of customers. These include savings, investments, mortgages, healthcare products and individual and corporate pension plans.

These products and services are sold through financial advisers, intermediaries, a direct sales force and direct from the company.

On 10 July 2006, after 80 years as a mutual company, Standard Life Assurance Company demutualised and Standard Life plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange. This followed a 98% in favour vote by those members who voted on the company's proposal to demutualise and float.
The Townhouse Company

The Town House Company is a group of four luxury boutique hotels located amidst the charming cobblestoned streets of Edinburgh’s centrally located New Town area. This collection of two five star and two four star hotels are each quite different from the other, yet all four properties share the same personal service, comfort and convenience. Whether a guest is seeking the traditional Scottish charm of The Howard or the contemporary chic of The Bonham, the discreet elegance of The Edinburgh Residence, or the homely atmosphere of Channings, The Town House Company can cater to almost every taste in top class Edinburgh accommodation. Blythswood Square, the company’s first property in Glasgow, will open its doors in late 2008.
William Grant & Sons Ltd

Founded in 1887, independent, family-owned William Grant & Sons Ltd is an international premium spirits company with a strength and depth in Scotch whisky. Its core portfolio of brands include the world's leading single malt Scotch Whisky, Glenfiddich, the esoteric Balvenie Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Grant's Blended Scotch Whisky and the handcrafted 'unusual' Hendrick's Gin.

The Company is developing its brand portfolio into new product categories with the launch of drinks such as Reyka Vodka - the first Vodka distilled in Iceland - and Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum. It is committed to upholding its highest award-winning standards of quality, innovation and long-term investment to become the most coveted branded spirits company in the world. In 2007, William Grant & Sons was named Worldwide Distiller of the Year by the International Wine & Spirit Competition.


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