Commercial Services

Commercial Services provides a range of facilities and services to the University community and beyond that include Sport and Physical Activity (SPA), Catering, Conferencing and Events. The facilities we manage include two large indoor sports centres, 100 acres of sports grounds, two outdoor activity centres, 12 catering outlets, a large campus refectory and hospitality function suite. Our conference & events service, MEETinLEEDS, offers a wide range of meeting facilities that, as well as providing hospitality for members of staff, attract an international audience to the University.

The services provided are extremely popular with students, staff and community users alike, with for example over 15,000 students and staff buying sports membership annually and on average 45,000 transactions a week in term time through our catering outlets.

Our Vision

The vision for Commercial Services is that by 2015 we will provide excellent, financially sustainable services and facilities to our customers, which will make a significant contribution to the University’s world class aspiration.

Our key aims are closely aligned to the University’s strategy map and can be summarised as:

Delivering an Excellent Customer Experience
A Sustainable, Effective and Efficient Organisation
Financial Sustainability
Valuing and Developing all our Staff

Departments

Catering

Catering Services is responsible for 13 restaurants and coffee shops across campus serving over 40,000 staff and students each week. Find out more by visiting the Catering website at www.leeds.ac.uk/catering

Conference & Events Facilities

MEETinLEEDS is the brand name for the conference, meeting, training and events facilities at the University of Leeds. Visit www.meetinleeds.co.uk for more information.

Sports & Physical Activity (SPA)

The Sport & Physical Activity service is responsible for the University's sports facilities, development programmes, and the well being of staff & student’s. Find out more about SPA, including The Edge, the new £12.5m fitness centre at http://sport.leeds.ac.uk

Newsletter - Commercially Speaking

Take a look at Commercially Speaking, the monthly newsletter from Commercial Services. Its purpose is to provide a means of keeping all staff up to date with key developments in our service.

If you have anything you’d like to add to a future newsletter please contact Matt Hamnett on m.hamnett@adm.leeds.ac.uk
Download the latest copy of Commercial Speaking Newsletter - December 2011 New