Linköping City has just had the pleasure of Groupe Geraud’s International Street Market in our City Centre for the the third time. Under the skilled guidance and coaching of Francois-Xavier Maurasin it was again a fantastic event with 30 European top quality traders from 11 countries.

To see the great relations between the professional and friendly staff, and the customers really warms an old city leader’s heart.

The market is increasing the number of people in the City Centre throughout the event in an amazing way, and all the shops in the town are happy to have the many (and new) customers invading the city.

I can sincerely recommend the Geraud International Street Market) and I congratulate the cities that manage to get this “EVENT OF THE YEAR” to their City Centres! 

The inhabitants of and visitors to Linköping and myself are really longing for the next Geraud Market in August!

 Pälle Strångert, Cityleader of Linköping, Sweden

The Municipaility of Copenhagen hereby confirms that we accommodated Geraud Markets in Central Squares in Copenhagen several times during the last few years. Every time we have worked with Geraud Markets we have had co-operation and the contacts have always respected the guidelines and restrictions given by the municipality. We have received a lot of positive feedback from the citizens as well as visitors and tourists. They think - as we do - that the products are of a high quality and that the market has a large product range.

Bettina Kajander, Copenhagen City Council

"Helsingborg city in South of Sweden has cooperated with Francois-Xavier Mauraisin and the Geraud Group during 2009. The International Street Market has visited Helsingborg twice during the summer and exposed their goods in an attractive way in our main square. The market goods are of high quality and have created a lot of interest among the citizens of Helsingborg. Cooperation with the market management has been easy and efficient.

I can very much recommend The international Street Market to any city wanting to develop their attraction for a broad audience."

Birgitta Freudenthal, Project manager, Helsingborgs stad

"Can I just place on record my thanks for your consistent delivery of a high quality, colourful, vibrant and authentic continental food market twice a year in the centre of Durham City.

Operating in an historic City Centre as we know brings with it its own complications but I have to say you and your team have been excellent at dealing with all the issues which have presented themselves over the 5 years we have been dealing with you.

The Continental Food Market supplements the Saturday outdoor market, as well as the other City Centre shops, perfectly well and we have consistently seen increases in footfall across the city over the four days in which you are in town.

We look forward to making you welcome once again this year."

Colin Wilkes, Durham City Markets

"Our experience of Geraud International Street Markets is that they provide a high level of professionality when establishing quality Street Markets. With enthusiasm and personal involvement Geraud representatives always do their best to fulfill our high expectations."

Marcus Odelstig, Malmo City

Colleagues,

Liverpool City Council’s Comprehensive Area Assessment score announcement is an important milestone for the Council. Whilst we will all recognise that we still have much more to do to deliver even better cost effective services to our customers and stakeholders it is important for us to take a moment to celebrate what has been achieved.

That success is due to many factors not least of which is the involvement of our service Partners in delivering services on the Council’s behalf through the hard work and dedication demonstrated day in day out by your staff.  I would like to thank you and your teams for your continued support and contribution.

I should be grateful if you would pass on my thanks to your colleagues.

Ben Dolan, Assistant Chief Executive, Liverpool City Council

We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to all members of staff across our Joint Venture Partnerships for their continued committment in delivering high quality services on behalf of Liverpool City Council. It is truly reconised both from within the City Council and outside that the services you provide to residents, business and visitors in the City is second to none...This could not have been possible without the hard work and deidication of colleaugues from across our Joint Partnership.'

Cllr Warren Bradley, Leader & Colin Hilton, Chief Executive, Liverpool City Council

'Aberdeen International Market, is recognised as one of the largest continental markets in the UK, at around 450 metres of stalls’ quotes Tom Moore, City Centre Manager in Aberdeen. ‘Despite running now for four years, we never cease to be amazed at its continuing and increasing appeal. It just seems to grow and grow. Overcoming the physical difficulties that arise from its unique location could only be achieved through the very close partnership that exists between Geraud UK and Aberdeen City Council. We also hope to be working closely with Geraud on other such attractions as well as a strategy for the future development of our general street market and indoor market’.
Tom Moore, City Centre Manager, Aberdeen City Council


“Glasgow has been pleased to welcome Continental Markets arranged by Geraud Markets for 5 years now.  They bring a wide variety of colourful stalls and characters 3 times per year.  We hold the markets in St Enoch Sq which is in the heart of the city centre.  Local businesses look forward to the markets arrival as they know the extra footfall coming into the area means more customers for them.  The market is held outside the St Enoch Centre, one of the city's largest and busiest shopping malls.  The centre supports the markets by putting details on its website and in its publications.  They always report an increase if footfall when we have the market.”
Robert Dawson, City Centre Manager, Glasgow City Council

On behalf of the Bridgend Festivals, I would like to thank you and your team for all the hard work they put into the Continental Market on the 20th - 22nd of April. We appreciated the true Continental Market with genuine traders all selling quality products. Your market manager did a great job, before in the way he positioned the stalls, during in that he was on site throughout the event and made sure every thing ran smoothly and afterward in that he made sure every thing was clean and tidy before he left. I have received several compliments during the event and expect to receive more at our town centre meeting which will be held on Tuesday. Please pass on my thanks to all the members of your staff who were involved in the organisation and running of this event and we look forward to working with you again in the future.

Barry King, Bridgend Festivals, Bridgend

"We have been working with Geraud Markets since 2004 and they have proven to be a good partner.  They have a conscientious, customer-focused approach, which shows in the high quality of the events they deliver on our behalf.  We are now looking at developing new initiatives with Geraud Markets, which build on our earlier successes."

Jim Breen, Town Centre Manager, Southport Business Enterprise