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{{short description|UK-based nightclub operating company}}
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{{Use British English|date=October 2024}}
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| logo= Deltic Group logo.png
| logo =
| type = Private company
| type = Private company
| foundation = [[Milton Keynes]] ({{Start date|December 2011}})
| location = [[Milton Keynes]], UK
| key_people = Bob Brannan, [[Chairman]] <br/> Peter Marks, [[CEO]] <br/> Russell Margerrison, [[Finance director]]
| area_served = United Kingdom
| area_served = United Kingdom
| key_people = Peter Marks (CEO)
| industry = Late Night Entertainment
| industry = Late Night Entertainment
| net_income =
| net_income =
| num_employees =
| owner =
| owner =
| num_employees = 1,000 - 1,900
| parent =
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| homepage = {{URL|www.delticgroup.co.uk}}
| footnotes =
| footnotes =
| foundation = 1988
| defunct = {{End date|2024|01|17}}
| fate = Administration
| location = [[Milton Keynes]], England
| homepage = https://rekomgroup.com/
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'''Rekom UK''' (formerly '''Deltic Group & The Luminar Group Ltd.''') is a private company with an estate of 35 nightclubs and 12 late-night bars across the United Kingdom. Rekom owns the brand names of PRYZM & ATIK. Rekom called in administrators 17 January 2024 blaming higher energy prices and lower student spending due to the cost of living crisis.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-15 |title=UK's largest nightclub owner calls in administrators |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67986689 |access-date=2024-02-02 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
'''The Deltic Group Limited''' (formerly The Luminar Group Limited) is a private company with an estate of approximately 59 nightclubs and has the largest square footage of nightclub capacity in the United Kingdom.


==History==
==History==
The Luminar Group Ltd was established in 1988, with the opening of its first nightclub, Manhattan Nitespot in [[King's Lynn]], Norfolk. The continued growth in the [[discotheque]] division and the creation of the popular [[Chicago Rock Cafe]] concept meant Luminar became a successful leisure company of the early 1990s.<ref>''The Makings of Luminar'', The Luminar Staff and Shareholder Handbook, 2005, page 1.</ref> It floated on the stock exchange in May 1996. There was a large expansion of Chicago Rock Cafes in the late 1990s. Luminar also ran and owned a couple of themed Australian restaurants, Tuckers Smokehouse, which opened at [[Kettering]] in Northamptonshire and [[Chelmsford]] in Essex. From August 1999 there were discussions with Northern Leisure about a possible merger. In November 1999, Luminar bought twenty nightclubs and seven bars from Allied Leisure for £34m.
The Luminar Group Ltd was set up after Luminar Group Holdings PLC went into administration in October 2011, retaining the brands and most of the venues the previously company operated.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Nightclub firm Luminar in administration|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15468868|website = BBC News|accessdate = 2015-05-22}}</ref>


Luminar bought Northern Leisure in May 2000 for £392m with a combined total of 237 nightclubs and late-night bars. In 2001 it opened 41 new venues, 44 in 2002, and 30 in 2003. In November 2003, it consolidated its range of nightclub brands into the four main divisions – Oceana, Liquid, Life and Lava-Ignite. In June 2005, it sold 49 nightclubs to a [[management buyout]], which became CanDu Entertainment for £27m (which was later bought by [[Agilo]] in March 2008 after entering administration in March 2008).
The Luminar Group Ltd was incorporated on the 5th December 2011 and is led by Peter Marks, CEO.<ref>http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Business/Luminar-saved-from-administration-by-former-MD-Peter-Marks</ref>


Luminar sold the Entertainment division that included the Jumpin Jaks and [[Chicago Rock Cafe]] brands to 3D Entertainment in December 2006 for £79m, in a [[Leaseback|sale and leaseback]] deal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=19330|title= 3D Entertainment begins trading|date=24 January 2007|accessdate=21 October 2007}}</ref>
The Luminar Group Limited acquired both Chicago Leisure Limited and Chicago Leisure (MK) Limited on 7 November 2014. On 17 May 2015, The Luminar Group was rebranded as The Deltic Group Limited, with their recent expansion into the late bar market.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Luminar Group Rebrands After Three Years of Consecutive Growth|url = http://delticgroup.co.uk/press/the-luminar-group-rebrands/|accessdate = 2015-05-22}}</ref>


The Luminar Group Ltd was placed into liquidation on 26 October 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-15468868|title=Death club firm in administration|work=BBC News |date=26 October 2011}}</ref> Luminar Group Ltd was incorporated on 5 December 2011 and headed up by former managing director Peter Marks, retaining the brands and most of the venues the previous company operated.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Nightclub firm Luminar in administration| work=BBC News | date=26 October 2011 |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15468868|accessdate = 2015-05-22}}</ref>
==Range of nightclubs==
{{advert|date=September 2014}}
[[File:Lava & Ignite.jpg|thumb|Lava & Ignite Nightclub [[Middlesbrough]] (now closed).]]
Currently the company has numerous brands and products across the country. Brands include PRYZM,<ref>http://pryzm.co.uk/</ref> Fiction,<ref>http://www.fictionclub.co.uk/</ref> Cameo,<ref>http://www.cameonightclub.co.uk/</ref> [[Oceana (nightclub)|Oceana]] and Liquid.<ref>[http://www.luminar.co.uk/default.asp?pageID=4 Luminar Group Holdings plc – Brands<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Products include Love Social (club nights for under 18's),<ref>[http://www.luminar.co.uk/default.asp?pageID=75 Luminar Group Ur Music Network<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Big Night Out (themed club nights)<ref>[http://www.urbignightout.com/ Big Night Out – products – Ur Music Network<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and Vibe (An urban music night).<ref>[http://www.vibeurbanmusic.com/ Vibe – products – Ur Music Network<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> As well as running large brands of nightclubs Luminar operate several smaller, independent clubs.


The Luminar Group Limited acquired both Chicago Leisure Limited and Chicago Leisure (MK) Limited on 7 November 2014. On 17 May 2015, The Luminar Group was rebranded as The Deltic Group Limited, with their recent expansion into the late bar market.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Luminar Group Rebrands After Three Years of Consecutive Growth|url = http://delticgroup.co.uk/press/the-luminar-group-rebrands/|accessdate = 2015-05-22}}</ref>
===Locations===
* Aberdeen - The Institute
* Andover - Cameo & Vinyl
* Ashford - Cameo & Cameo II
* Basildon - Chicago's
* Basildon - Unit 7
* Brighton - Pryzm & Myu
* Bristol - Pryzm & Myu
* Bournemouth - Cameo & Myu
* Bournemouth - Vinyl
* Camberley - Tru
* Cambridge - Ballare
* Cambridge - Kuda
* Canterbury - Steinbeck and Shaw
* Cardiff - Pryzm & Myu
* Chelmsford - Bar and Beyond
* Chelmsford - Evoke
* Colchester - Liquid & Envy
* Coventry - JJ's
* Crawley - Moka
* Dartford - Air & Breathe
* Dundee - Liquid & Envy
* Eastbourne - Cameo
* Edinburgh - The Cav
* Exeter - Unit 1
* Gloucester - Liquid & Diva
* Guildford - The Casino
* Guildford - Vinyl
* Halifax - Liquid & Maine Street
* Hanley - Chicago's
* Hanley - Fiction & JJ's
* Hereford - Play & Play 54
* Hull - The Sugar Mill
* Ipswich - Unit 17
* King's Lynn - Chicago Rock Cafe
* Kingston Upon Thames - Pryzm
* Kingston Upon Thames - The Hippodrome
* Leeds - Pryzm
* Leicester - Liquid & Envy
* Lincoln - Moka & Shack
* Nottingham - Oceana
* Norwich - Chicago's
* Oldham - Liquid & Envy
* Oxford - Atik
* Plymouth - Oceana
* Portsmouth - Liquid & Envy
* Preston - Cameo & Vinyl
* Preston - Evoque
* Romford - Fiction & Cameo
* Southampton - Oceana
* St Albans - Club Batchwood
* Stevenage - Chicago Rock Cafe
* Stourbridge - Chicago's
* Swansea - Fiction & Myu
* Tamworth - Kuda & Vinyl
* Uxbridge - Liquid & Envy
* Watford - Oceana
* Windsor - Atik
* Wrexham - Liquid & Envy
* Yeovil - Chicago Rock Cafe
* York - Kuda


In December 2020, Deltic Group announced that it was on the brink of administration and looking for a buyer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last1=Munbodh |first1=Emma |last2=Grimshaw |first2=Emma |date=2020-12-11 |title=Owner of Gloucester's Atik on brink of collapse |url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/owner-gloucesters-atik-brink-administration-4791996 |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=GloucestershireLive |language=en}}</ref> On 17 December 2020 it was reported that Scandinavian company Rekom had purchased The Deltic Group with Peter Marks continuing on as CEO of the UK sites.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Deltic Group saved by Scandinavian company|url = https://www.thecaterer.com/news/deltic-nightclub-bought-administration-rekom-scandinavian |accessdate = 2020-12-18}}</ref>
==Charity (ECHO)==
The Luminar Group Limited operate and support the Echo Trust charity, (registered charity no. 1096255), which was created in 2002 and since that time has raised approximately £3,000,000.


Rekom called in administrators on 17 January 2024 blaming higher energy prices and lower student spending due to the cost of living crisis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mucklejohn |first=Lars |date=2024-01-15 |title=Nightclub giant Rekom calls in the administrators |url=https://www.cityam.com/the-day-the-music-sort-of-died-nightclub-giant-rekom-calls-in-the-administrators/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=CityAM |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Rekom UK nightclub operator calls in... |url=https://www.thecaterer.com/news/rekom-uk-nightclub-administrators-closure |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=The Caterer |language=en}}</ref> The administration process will only affect the UK branch of the company.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-15 |title=Venues at risk as nightclub giant Rekom UK set to hire administrators |url=https://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/national/24051306.venues-risk-nightclub-giant-rekom-uk-set-hire-administrators/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=Bracknell News |language=en}}</ref>
Echo's aim is to help as many sick children and young adults in the UK as possible, by providing grants which will enable the purchase vital medical or similar equipment which they so desperately need that cannot can't be funded from alternative sources.


==Controversies==
All grants are made possible by the support of The Luminar Group Limited. Luminar allow the Echo Trust to hold collections during the year in its nightclubs across the UK under the ‘Give a Kid a Quid’ banner, meaning that all grants are given from donations raised through the generosity of staff and customers visiting Luminar nightclubs.<ref>http://www.echotrust.org/</ref>
In June 2019, the company, and its former general manager Wayne Mason were ordered to pay £110,000 in fines and court costs, for creating a fire risk hazard at its Kuda nightclub in York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/17722589.fire-risk-yorks-kuda-nightclub-too-awful-contemplate/|title=Fire risk at York nightclub 'too awful to contemplate'|website=York Press|date=22 June 2019 }}</ref>

==UKCN (United Kingdom Club Network)==
UKCN is an overarching clubbers brand that Luminar use for national nightclub campaigns, it allows clubbers to select offers and promotions across the whole of the Luminar estate.<ref>http://www.ukcn.com/</ref>
==UKCN App==
The UKCN app was launched by Luminar in November 2012. It’s the first app of its kind that deals with real time/dynamic pricing, timely promotions & loyalty and is fully integrated to the EPOS till system. It connects web services, EPOS, CRM database and payment with a seamless intuitive and speedy delivery.<ref>http://evvnt.com/2012/11/case-study-ukcn-app-launch/</ref>

==HYPE / Love Social Under 18s Events==
The Luminar Group Limited operate under 18s events under the Hype and Love Social brand, where a safe and secure environment is provided for 13- to 17-year-olds at its nightclubs.<ref>http://hypeunder18.co.uk/</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.delticgroup.co.uk}}
* {{official website|http://rekom.uk}}

*[http://www.ukcn.com UKCN]
{{Authority control}}
*[http://www.ukcn.com/app UKCN App]
*[http://www.echotrust.org Echo Trust]
*[http://www.hypeunder18.co.uk Hype]
*[http://www.lovesocial.co.uk Love Social]


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[[Category:Hospitality companies of the United Kingdom]]
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[[Category:Rekom UK]]

Latest revision as of 21:37, 26 October 2024

Rekom UK
Company typePrivate company
IndustryLate Night Entertainment
Founded1988
DefunctJanuary 17, 2024 (2024-01-17)
FateAdministration
HeadquartersMilton Keynes, England
Area served
United Kingdom
Key people
Peter Marks (CEO)
Number of employees
1,000 - 1,900
Websitehttps://rekomgroup.com/

Rekom UK (formerly Deltic Group & The Luminar Group Ltd.) is a private company with an estate of 35 nightclubs and 12 late-night bars across the United Kingdom. Rekom owns the brand names of PRYZM & ATIK. Rekom called in administrators 17 January 2024 blaming higher energy prices and lower student spending due to the cost of living crisis.[1]

History

[edit]

The Luminar Group Ltd was established in 1988, with the opening of its first nightclub, Manhattan Nitespot in King's Lynn, Norfolk. The continued growth in the discotheque division and the creation of the popular Chicago Rock Cafe concept meant Luminar became a successful leisure company of the early 1990s.[2] It floated on the stock exchange in May 1996. There was a large expansion of Chicago Rock Cafes in the late 1990s. Luminar also ran and owned a couple of themed Australian restaurants, Tuckers Smokehouse, which opened at Kettering in Northamptonshire and Chelmsford in Essex. From August 1999 there were discussions with Northern Leisure about a possible merger. In November 1999, Luminar bought twenty nightclubs and seven bars from Allied Leisure for £34m.

Luminar bought Northern Leisure in May 2000 for £392m with a combined total of 237 nightclubs and late-night bars. In 2001 it opened 41 new venues, 44 in 2002, and 30 in 2003. In November 2003, it consolidated its range of nightclub brands into the four main divisions – Oceana, Liquid, Life and Lava-Ignite. In June 2005, it sold 49 nightclubs to a management buyout, which became CanDu Entertainment for £27m (which was later bought by Agilo in March 2008 after entering administration in March 2008).

Luminar sold the Entertainment division that included the Jumpin Jaks and Chicago Rock Cafe brands to 3D Entertainment in December 2006 for £79m, in a sale and leaseback deal.[3]

The Luminar Group Ltd was placed into liquidation on 26 October 2011.[4] Luminar Group Ltd was incorporated on 5 December 2011 and headed up by former managing director Peter Marks, retaining the brands and most of the venues the previous company operated.[5]

The Luminar Group Limited acquired both Chicago Leisure Limited and Chicago Leisure (MK) Limited on 7 November 2014. On 17 May 2015, The Luminar Group was rebranded as The Deltic Group Limited, with their recent expansion into the late bar market.[6]

In December 2020, Deltic Group announced that it was on the brink of administration and looking for a buyer.[7] On 17 December 2020 it was reported that Scandinavian company Rekom had purchased The Deltic Group with Peter Marks continuing on as CEO of the UK sites.[8]

Rekom called in administrators on 17 January 2024 blaming higher energy prices and lower student spending due to the cost of living crisis.[9][10] The administration process will only affect the UK branch of the company.[11]

Controversies

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In June 2019, the company, and its former general manager Wayne Mason were ordered to pay £110,000 in fines and court costs, for creating a fire risk hazard at its Kuda nightclub in York.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "UK's largest nightclub owner calls in administrators". BBC News. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  2. ^ The Makings of Luminar, The Luminar Staff and Shareholder Handbook, 2005, page 1.
  3. ^ "3D Entertainment begins trading". 24 January 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Death club firm in administration". BBC News. 26 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Nightclub firm Luminar in administration". BBC News. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  6. ^ "The Luminar Group Rebrands After Three Years of Consecutive Growth". Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  7. ^ Munbodh, Emma; Grimshaw, Emma (11 December 2020). "Owner of Gloucester's Atik on brink of collapse". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  8. ^ "The Deltic Group saved by Scandinavian company". Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  9. ^ Mucklejohn, Lars (15 January 2024). "Nightclub giant Rekom calls in the administrators". CityAM. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Rekom UK nightclub operator calls in..." The Caterer. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Venues at risk as nightclub giant Rekom UK set to hire administrators". Bracknell News. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Fire risk at York nightclub 'too awful to contemplate'". York Press. 22 June 2019.
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