Member Services

An overview of IVCA support services

Advertising

Discounted member advertising in all IVCA publications, including the IVCA Handbook which reaches over 12,000 readers

Awards

Discounted member entry fees for three prestigious international showcase IVCA Award ceremonies: The Clarion Awards; LiveCom Awards; and the industry bench marking IVCA Awards themselves

Business Lunches

Regular networking lunches with keynote speakers

Business Sponsorship

A portfolio of sponsorship opportunities which provide members with considerable promotional business benefits with their key markets

Commissioner’s Advisory Service

Objective communications’ advice and a problem-solving helpline for corporate commissioners

Conciliation

An informal service designed to defuse animosity and settle work disputes

Copyright Information

Advice regarding copyright and intellectual property matters

Corporate Programme Library

An easily accessed collection of award-winning programmes and show reels

CREATE-NET

A new programme to develop working partnerships between the corporate sector and the creative industries

Events

A regular member programme of activities for all sectors of the business

Handbook

Member listing in the IVCA Handbook, the essential guide to the visual communication industry, distributed to 3,000 key figures in the UK and Europe

Information Service

Information and advice on commissioning, copyright, crew finding, locations etc

Internet/Web Service

User-friendly access to the industry www.ivca.org,

Lobbying

Targeting messages to Government, the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (formerly the DTI) and the EU Commission to promote our industry further

Marketing

Expert marketing advice

MAPCOM

An annual event which maps the industry and puts forward recommendations to Government to maximise competitiveness

New Technology Evenings

Showcase events to identify the latest technological advances

Press Cards

Accredited press cards for members with legitimate news-gathering needs

Research

Access to the latest industry facts and figures

Recruitment

A specialised recruitment service for all areas of the industry

Social Events

Invitation to a wide range of formal and informal networking opportunities

Special Interest Groups

IVCA and BERR (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) fora for commissioners, events companies, video companies, interactive media companies, business television, hire, facility and equipment companies, and freelancers

IVCA Update

Bi-monthly IVCA newsletter full of facts, issues, job opportunities etc

World Affiliations

Access to 250 International UK Trade & Investment offices worldwide. Affiliations to ITVA/MCA-I organisations worldwide and global interactive contacts.

Specialist Member Services

IVCA Accountancy

provided by Michael Martin Partnership

Chartered Certified Accountants and Registered Auditors.

Whitstable:

18 Canterbury Road, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 4EY

t: 01227 770500

f: 01227 770547

 

Ashford:

3 Queen Street, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1RF

t: 01233 633336

f: 01233 633399

e: info@mmpaudit.co.uk

w: www.mmpaudit.co.uk

The Michael Martin Partnership has had the pleasure of supporting the IVCA for over seven years. We specialise in clients within the media, TV and related industry and support services. By understanding the business we give you more time to create yours. We can assist the IVCA member from the embryonic stage of a business, formulating structure, monitoring and assisting with its growth and continued stability of the business.

By knowing the business of the IVCA member, we free the time for the individuals to maximise their business opportunities. We service a client base throughout the UK and Europe, assisting with simple tax returns to large corporate audit work. With the range and introduction of computers available to most members, records may be sent electronically over the Internet or delivered to us on disk.

  Services

• company formations, secretarial services, registered office and Company Secretary facilities
• self-assessment tax services for sole traders and partnerships
• auditing, accountancy and management services
• corporate taxation services
• indirect taxation, including VAT, NI, etc 

Financial Benefits to the IVCA member

We have an established record of servicing IVCA members and understand both the working practices and problems which the IVCA member can encounter. We offer free initial consultation which can be carried out either at our offices or at the member’s. Our service is offered to IVCA members at discounted rates.

IVCA Artists and Performers

A full range of artists, performers and entertainers for corporate production with discounted agent’s fees:

1. Image Management
Contact: Adam Campbell
94, Roundhill Crescent, Brighton,
East Sussex, BN2 3FR
t: 01273 695 290
e: mail@imagemanagement.co.uk
w: www.imagemanagement.co.uk

 

2. Michael Browne Associates

Contact: Michael Browne
The Cloisters, 168C Station Road,
Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire, SG16 6JQ
t: 07050 186896
e: michael@mba-roleplay.co.uk
w: www.mba-roleplay.co.uk

 

3. Performing Artistes

Contact: JJ Jackson
F4 Group, 24A High Street,
Cobham, Surrey, KT11 3EB
t: 01932 590376
e: jj@f4group.co.uk
w: www.f4group.co.uk

IVCA Business Bookshop

provided by Intellect Books

The Mill, Parnall Road, Fishponds,
Bristol, BS16 3JG
t: 0117 958 9910
f: 0117 958 9911
e: masoud@intellectbooks.co.uk
w: www.intellectbooks.co.uk
Intellect Books publishing programme focuses on topics related to creative media, it has an extensive collection of titles related to: communication; design; marketing; film; television; education and language. Intellect provides members with any of their titles at a considerable discount price and also offers half price personal subscription to all journals. For details of this service and topical titles, please visit the IVCA website or contact Intellect direct.

 

provided by AMAZON.CO.UK

Patriot Court, 1-9 The Grove,
Slough, Berkshire, SL1 1QL
t: 020 8636 9200
f: 020 8636 9406
w: www.amazon.co.uk
Amazon.co.uk offers a catalogue of more than 1.5 million books, thousands of CDs, DVDs and videos, a wide range of software and PC & video games and a great selection of children’s products in Toys & Kids. The site also hosts online auctions and brings independent buyers and sellers together in Shops, our online marketplace. In addition, customers have access to a variety of other resources including customer reviews, email personal recommendations and gift certificates.

IVCA Business Programme Library

provided by the IVCA

Library access to award winning programmes and digital products
t: 020 7512 0571
e: info@ivca.org

IVCA Business Travel

provided by by Quorn

Business Travel (QBT)
20 Granite Way, Mount Sorrel,
Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 7TZ
Tel: 01509 410510
Fax: 01509 410510
e: colinboddy@qbtltd.co.uk
W: www.theqgroup.co.uk / www.qbtltd.co.uk
QBT are a leading Independent Travel Manage­ment Company based in the Midlands. Being a member of the Advantage Focus Partnership consortium gives us a buying power of half a billion pounds ensures that we have got access to the very best rates, be it trains, planes or automobiles. This coupled with our team of expert travel professionals (average 20 years industry experience) gives our customers the best solution to managing their travel spend.

IVCA Car Hire

provided by Avis

t: 0870 60 60 100
w: www.avis.co.uk
 

Great Car Rental Rates for Members

Avis, Europe’s leading car rental company, is delighted to offer IVCA members great preferential and discounted rates in the UK and other worldwide locations.
And with 4,000 worldwide locations and a choice of over 60 different models* - all on average less than 6 months old and rigorously checked - what better reason do you need to book Avis.
Call the Avis 24 hour Reservation Centre on 0870 60 60 100.
Alternatively, book online by visiting Avis Premier Partners under ‘Products and Services’ at www.avis.co.uk.
Remember to quote your Avis Worldwide Discount (AWD) Number: U606641
Terms and Conditions: Subject to availability at participating Avis locations. UK discounts only available in mainland UK. Standard Avis driver age and credit requirements apply. Minimum rental age 23. Subject to Avis standard rental terms and conditions. Proof of membership of your scheme may be requested at time of rental.
*Representative of number of models in the UK only. Varies by country.
IVCA members benefit from reduced fees.

IVCA Finance Facilities

provided by MediaLease

Nene House, Drayton Fields Ind. Est.
Daventry, Northants, NN11 8EA
t: 01327 872 531
f: 01327 706 898
e: info@medialease.com
w: www.medialease.com
MediaLease is a specialist finance company providing asset finance to the media and broadcast/production industry.
Whether you're looking for a £3,000 software licence on a bundled PC package, a non linear audio/video editor or compositing tool, a system upgrade or a fully loaded 96 fader digital audio console, or even a complete Telecine grading­/­scanning suite, Media­lease can provide a competitive and creative finance deal. There is no upper funding limit.
We will liaise with and advise our customers about the most appropriate and cost-effective term for each proposed transaction. We can offer trans­actions spread over 1-7 years, although we tend to recommend most new equipment purchases over 3 years as, in this ever changing tech­no­logical age, you may not wish to continue paying for equipment after it is considered obsolete!
We will be happy to fund equipment upgrades and look to offer this on all equipment currently on finance terms with us, as this often can be carried out without altering the monthly repayment, by simply extending the term if this is preferable.

IVCA Financial Services

provided by Parker Castle

5 Griggs Business Centre, West Street, Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1NT
t: 0845 0704 900
f: 0845 0704 901
e: maxcell@parkercastle.co.uk
w: www.parkercastle.co.uk
We work in conjunction with IVCA Insurance (Allan Chapman & James), providing a one-stop service to IVCA members for protection of businesses, and retirement planning for freelancers and companies. Our understanding and experience of IVCA members enables us to tailor a flexible solution to meet the member’s needs, offering financial security for members, their families and their businesses.

IVCA Financial Services offer:

• Income protection for media personnel to provide regular monthly payments if unable to work due to sickness or disability.
• Advice on a tax efficient ways to create a personal retirement income and the chance to retire when you want to.
• Provision of a capital sum for critical illness or death.
• Payment for prompt quality care when you need medical treatment, enabling a swift return to work.
• Parker Castle (Financial Management) Ltd is directly regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

Remember - time spent on financial manage­ment now, is an investment for your future.

IVCA Freelance Advisory Service

provided by the IVCA

Regular individual meetings can be arranged to discuss business issues
David Cambridge
t: 020 7512 0571
e: david@ivca.org

IVCA Insurance Services

provided by Allan Chapman & James

7 Phoenix Square, Wyncolls Road,
Colchester, Essex, CO4 9AS
t: 01206 505040
f: 01206 752216
e: insurance@acjltd.co.uk
w: www.acjltd.co.uk
We have provided a specialist insurance service to IVCA members for over 10 years. As the longest standing IVCA service provider, we place great value on our relationship with the Associa­tion. Over this time, we have developed, in consult­ation with and responding to customers’ requests, a variety of policies to protect members across the broad range of activities carried out by the IVCA membership.
Our understanding of your industry means that we respond quickly to your needs, and our covers are competitively priced with exclusive discounts for IVCA members.
IVCA Insurance offers a wide range of insurance products:

• All Risks Film Neg Video Tape Cover
• Film Video/Producers Indemnity
• Equipment Insurance
• Property Insurance
• Public Liability
• Employers’ Liability
• Adverse Weather
• Errors and Omissions Insurance
• Directors’ And Officers’ Liability
• Household and Motor Insurance

IVCA members benefit from a fast-track claim service administered by qualified staff familiar with the insurance needs of your industry.

IVCA Legal Services

provided by BRIFFA

Business Design Centre, Upper Street,
Islington, London, N1 0QH
t: 020 7288 6003
f: 020 7288 6004
e: margaret@briffa.com
In the beginning, only the large city firms have tended to offer specialist media and intel­lec­tual property law advice. However, big can often mean expensive, slow and impersonal.
Margaret Briffa gained experience in leading London practices, and set up Briffa as an alternative in 1995.
We are a modern legal practice specialising in media law, copyright, music, film and television agreements, contracts and all related business affairs. Our lawyers all have excellent legal back­grounds and are experts in their field.
Our approach is fresh and direct. We control our costs to deliver a value-for-money service. We work with you and we try to achieve a business result which fits your future plans. We are approachable and accessible and believe all members should be able to take preventative advice to avoid future litigation and legal costs.
The legal service offer the following to IVCA members:

• a free legal helpline - members receive up to half an hour’s free legal advice on any matter
• fixed price work for all other services

IVCA Press Card Service

provided by the IVCA

If you gather news and need identifi­cation to prove your credentials. The UK Press Card Authority is a voluntary scheme for issuing press/media identi­fication to professional news­gathers in the UK. Press Cards are nationally recognised and accepted by the police. They identify the bearer as a working journalist. Journalists, photographers and freelance news­gatherers working for the regional or local press can apply for a press card through the IVCA.
Please contact David Cambridge
020 7512 0571, david@ivca.org

IVCA Recruitment Service

Jacobs Massey

Premier House, 77 Oxford Street,
London, W1D 2ES
t: 020 7659 2068
f: 020 7659 2100
e: info@jacobsmassey.co.uk
w: jacobsmassey.co.uk

Jacobs Massey specialises in recruiting technical permanent and freelance contract audiovisual communications staff. As members of the Recruit­ment and Employment Confederation we adhere to a strict code of professional practice to ensure complete confidentiality for both companies and candidates/contractors.

From live event production through to system integration we provide staff across the following disciplines:

• Stage/Lighting/Sound and Video Technician
• Event Producer
• Editor
• Installation/Commissioning Engineer
• Project Manager
• Graphic Designer
• Creative Director

Jacobs Massey in summary offers permanent placements and managed contract assignments in support of IVCA members. For more information on current market trends and advice on career opportunities within the international visual communications industry please contact us.

Searchlight

125 Parkway, Regents Park, London, NW1 7PS
t: 020 7383 3850
f: 020 7383 3860
e: mail@searchlight.com
w: www. searchlight.com

Searchlight works exclusively in and around the television and film sectors and exists to fill a gap in the market - for a recruitment consult­ancy that specialises in (and really understands) the business.
For several years Searchlight has been the Search and Selection recruitment consultancy of choice for IVCA Members, offering a high quality, industry-friendly service run by professionals who have all worked in senior management positions themselves.
By using Searchlight, you won’t have to spend time explaining how the business works and what it takes to succeed - nor will you end up interviewing obviously unsuitable candidates.

We offer:

• a fully comprehensive service ranging from advice on market conditions and writing job specs through to complex solutions
• we handle assignments from junior manage­ment to managing directors across most disciplines in the industry

We also re-invest a substantial percentage of our fee income back in to the IVCA to benefit the membership directly.
If you are looking for work yourself, we may well be able to help and will always lend a sympathetic ear and offer advice.

IVCA Research Service

provided by the IVCA

A customised and confidential research service for members at highly competitive prices.
Please contact David Cambridge
david@ivca.org