The ss Great Britain is an enduring symbol of enterprise, innovation and endeavour – a perfect partner for business.
The ship offers excellent opportunities for brand development, product launches, team building, corporate hospitality and positive PR. In return, your company’s commitment to Brunel’s ss Great Britain means the Trust can continue to conserve the ship and dockyard where she rests so future generations may enjoy and learn from her.
See a list of the Trust's current corporate supporters.
The ss Great Britain Trust is proud to have developed strong links with companies over many years, demonstrating the mutually beneficial, collaborative nature of these relationships.
Our Corporate Partnership team will work with you to understand your business objectives and develop an appropriate package to suit your company’s needs.
Corporate Partnership Programme
By becoming a Corporate Partner in 2008 you have the chance to be one of the Founders of the new Brunel Institute Conservation and Learning Centre that will enable the ss Great Britain Trust to reach many more people and deliver exciting education.
Furthermore, by becoming a Corporate Partner you can ensure your company makes full use of the networks and services the ss Great Britain has to offer, including excellent PR opportunities through the association with this multi award-winning charity. Below are some of the comments from the Trust’s current partners:
“A visit to Brunel’s ss Great Britain is an amazing educational experience that brings subjects such as science and engineering alive for young people and we are excited about helping to improve and extend the opportunities available through focusing our Gold partner support on the Education Programme.”
James Rant, Regional Director, Brunel Ford
"Brunel's ss Great Britain was one of the great engineering achievements of the nineteenth century. As a Bristol-based scientific organisation we are delighted to be a corporate partner in its conservation and restoration. Our staff and friends will visit the ship and will share in the pride of its past and its future."
Jerry Cowhig, Managing Director, Institute of Physics Publishing
“By supporting the Brunel Institute we are able to show our long-term commitment to the Trust, its ongoing conservation work, and its education and learning programmes.”
Andrew Elliot, Director, Heritage Engineering & Restoration Ltd
“Partners at John Lewis are over the moon with this new corporate partnership and cannot wait to come and discover the hidden treasures that the ship holds.”
Sarah Jewell, Leisure Benefits Coordinator, John Lewis Partnership
Choose to become a Gold, Silver or Bronze Partner, or for bespoke packages please contact fundraising@ssgreatbritain.org
Gold Partners
£6,000+VAT for one year, £15,000+VAT for three years, or £20,000+VAT for five years.
Benefits include:
- Association by supporting Brunel’s ss Great Britain, Bristol’s heritage icon and multi award-winning charity. Research by Business in the Community demonstrates that staff are highly motivated by an effective charity policy and that this "is increasingly a key factor in attracting and retaining a talented and diverse workforce".
- Winner of 14 major awards in as many months, including the Gulbenkian Prize for best UK Museum 2006, Winner of UK Large Visitor Attraction of the Year 2007, and The Micheletti Prize 2007 as ‘Best Industrial Museum’ in Europe.
- Two tickets to exclusive events held by the ss Great Britain Trust, offering excellent business-to-business networking opportunities, in Bristol or London (subject to availability).
- Free hire of any of the ss Great Britain’s function rooms, ideal for a memorable meeting, conference/seminar, trade fair, training or banqueting event (conditions apply*).
- 40 free admission tickets for day visitors that could be used by staff and their families, plus the opportunity to get further discounts on additional tickets that could be used for incentive schemes for staff or for entertaining clients.
- Acknowledgement on the ss Great Britain Trust’s website with links to your corporate website (over 13,000 visitors per month), in the ss Great Britain’s newsletter.
- Agreed use of the ss Great Britain name and logo in your company’s publicity (subject to conditions - please contact the Trust’s Head of Communications and Marketing for details).
- Media announcement of the partnership with the ss Great Britain Trust, organised by the Head of Communications and Marketing in association with your PR Department.
- Further opportunities for arranging photo shoots/filming/product launches and for the Trust to supply images from its extensive photo library to support further media work.
- Enhance brand image and help with positive PR - research has demonstrated tangible benefits that a charity connection can have on corporate brand image.
- Opportunities for staff to be invited to a special VIP tour of the ship.
- Receipt of up to 10 copies of the ss Great Britain newsletter (3 times per year).
*The hire includes room hire in the Dining Saloon (on board - up to 140 people) Hayward Saloon (on board - up to 40 people for a sit down meal, 60 for a conference/seminar), the Medlock Education Centre (dockyard - up to 30 people for a conference/seminar), or the Maritime Heritage Centre Lecture Theatre (100 people in a custom-built conference space). For single use only, on Sunday-Wednesday, during times when the site is closed to visitors, but excluding the month of December and all Bank Holidays (please check for details). Please book in advance to secure date. In-house caterers must be used.
Silver Partners
£3,000+VAT for one year, or £7,500 for three years or £10,000+VAT for five years.
Benefits include:
- Association by supporting Brunel’s ss Great Britain, Bristol’s heritage icon and multi award-winning charity. Research by Business in the Community demonstrates that staff are highly motivated by an effective charity policy and that this "is increasingly the key factor in attracting and retaining a talented and diverse workforce".
- Winner of 14 major awards in as many months, including the Gulbenkian Prize for best UK Museum 2006, Winner of UK Large Visitor Attraction of the Year 2007, and The Micheletti Prize 2007 as ‘Best Industrial Museum’ in Europe.
- A ticket for one of your senior executive to attend exclusive events held by the ss Great Britain Trust, offering excellent business-to-business networking opportunities, in Bristol or London (subject to availability).
- A voucher for 10% discount on the hire of any of ss Great Britain’s function rooms, ideal for a memorable meeting, conference/seminar, trade fair, training or banqueting event.
- 20 free admission tickets for day visitors that could be used by staff and their families, plus the opportunity to get further discounts on additional tickets that could be used for incentive schemes for staff or for entertaining clients.
A voucher for 10% discount on the hire of any of ss Great Britain’s venues.
- Acknowledgement on the ss Great Britain Trust’s website with links to your corporate website (over 13,000 visitors per month), in the ss Great Britain’s newsletter.
- Agreed use of the ss Great Britain name and logo in your company’s publicity (subject to conditions - please contact the Trust’s Head of Communications and Marketing for details).
- Supplying images and factual information to support media work, which could include a media announcement of the partnership that your PR Department may wish to release.
- Enhance brand image and help with positive PR – research has demonstrated tangible benefits that a charity connection can have on corporate brand image.
- Receipt of up to 5 copies of the ss Great Britain newsletter (3 times per year).
Bronze Partners
£1,000+VAT for one year, or £2,500 for three years, or £4,000+VAT for five years.
Benefits include:
- Association by supporting Brunel’s ss Great Britain, Bristol’s heritage icon and multi award-winning charity. Research by Business in the Community demonstrates that staff are highly motivated by an effective charity policy and that this "is increasingly the key factor in attracting and retaining a talented and diverse workforce".
- Winner of 14 major awards in as many months, including the Gulbenkian Prize for best UK Museum 2006, Winner of UK Large Visitor Attraction of the Year 2007, and The Micheletti Prize 2007 as ‘Best Industrial Museum’ in Europe.
- 5 free admission tickets for day visitors that could be used by staff and their families, plus the opportunity to get further discounts on additional tickets that could be used for incentive schemes for staff or for entertaining clients.
- Acknowledgement on the ss Great Britain Trust’s website with links to your corporate website (over 13,000 visitors per month), in the ss Great Britain’s newsletter, and in the Annual Report.
- Agreed use of the ss Great Britain name and logo in your company’s publicity - subject to conditions (contact the Trust’s Head of Communications and Marketing for details).
- Supplying images and factual information to support media work, which could include a media announcement of the partnership that your PR Department may wish to release.
- Enhance brand image and help with positive PR – research has demonstrated tangible benefits that a charity connection can have on corporate brand image.
- Receipt of the ss Great Britain newsletter (3 times per year).
Sponsorship
Sponsorship is a popular choice for many companies. With a range of opportunities including a programme of events which features royal receptions, public events and business-to-business activities, we work with you to create tailored packages to meet your business objectives.
With proven expertise in delivering successful and focused PR and marketing plans, we work hard to ensure our sponsors get excellent value for money.
Here are some comments from past and present corporate sponsors:
"By sponsoring the Brunel Institute Campaign launch event at St James's Palace it cements our partnership on this flagship development for Linden Homes, especially as we are building the Brunel Institute, which will create a fantastic new backdrop to the ship. "
Nigel Palmer, Managing Director, Linden Homes Western Ltd
“By providing Mumm Champagne for the ss Great Britain’s top events, we are guaranteed great opportunities to build brand awareness with our primary target audiences”.
Bryan Smith, Champagne Mumm
“The London event we sponsored, attended by HRH The Duke of York, provided an excellent, hassle-free way to entertain key clients and introduce them to some very interesting people”.
Stevan Usher, Managing Director, Crest Nicholson (South West) plc
“We chose to support the costumes for the education programme, as it helps us meet our own objectives to investing in the local community”.
Sharon Cross, Western Power Distribution
Contact
For more information regarding sponsorship and corporate partnerships please email the team or call 0117 9260680.