Pictured above: Michael Meakin - Clement Keys &
David Freeman - Mayridge
Chartered accountants Clement Keys has joined its' client
Mayridge to celebrate the winning of a major international project
that will spearhead the company's expansion into China.
Warwickshire based Mayridge is working with clock maker Smith of
Derby to design a heritage time gallery exhibition for a park in
China. Smith's has built the world's largest dial driven by a
mechanical movement clock, which sits on a tower, Harmony Tower
that is twice the size of Big Ben in the city of Ganzhou in south
west China.
Clement Keys partner Michael Meakin leads the team that provides
Mayridge with a wide range of services including helping them to
keep abreast of their financial responsibilities and legal
liabilities when operating overseas and is delighted with their
success.
He says, "It is fantastic to see a local company build strong
new markets overseas. We have worked with Mayridge for eight years
and supported them through all stages of their development from the
initial acquisition in 2002 to the purchase of their own offices,
which they move into at the end of the summer."
Mayridge provides design and project management services to
deliver exhibitions, conferences and product launches for a diverse
range of clients. The business employs 40 staff and they have
offices in the Czech Republic and the Middle East.
David Freeman, managing director at Mayridge says, "Our well
established and long term relationship with Clement Keys has proved
invaluable as the company has grown. The exhibitions industry has
been tough over the last few years but we have remained strong by
continuing to listen to our clients and offer them new innovations
such as our sustainable consultancy which offers the opportunity to
build planet friendly exhibitions and stands."
The time gallery at Harmony Tower will create a unique visitor
attraction to tell the story of time-keeping throughout the ages of
human evolution.
Real timepieces and clocks, replica pieces and demonstration
pieces will be brought together with images and signs to create an
educational and entertaining place for visitors of all ages to
experience man's measurement of time.
The complete Time Gallery will have as many pieces on display
and demonstration spaces as the British Museum clock room and is
scheduled to be ready in September 2010 when the park opens.