Archive for September, 2010
Arcstream AV appoint a new Director of Client Services
Liam Kidd has joined the Arcstream AV team in the new role of Director of Client Services to help the company bring a selection of exciting new technologies and products to the market. Liam joins Arcstream bringing 22 years experience from previous positions which have included JC Decaux and RBS with a background in business [...]
Registration Opens For the 2010 International Eevents Confrence
Events industry representatives can now register for the 2010 International Events Conference, presented by EventScotland. Taking place on Tuesday 14th December at Perth Concert Hall, the panel of international and national speakers combines industry experts from across the events industry with sessions designed to provide delegates with increased insight into emerging and future trends in [...]
Award Nominations For Audio Alliance Events
Audio Alliance, specialist corporate sound design and rental company, is proud to have designed and supplied the sound and communications systems, for two of the five productions that have been nominated for Best Conference at the upcoming UK Event Awards being staged this autumn. Rapport Events have been using Audio Alliance as their preferred audio [...]
AEV AGM 2010 Roundup
The UK’s leading venues were in attendance at the Annual General Meeting of the Association of Event Venues on 22 September at the NEC. AEV Chair Graham Stephenson opened proceedings with a review of the past 12 months and spoke about how the association had worked to increase its relevance to members. He cited a [...]
Andrew McQuillan, Managing Director of Select Managment & Security give us his response to goverment plans to scrap SIA
Select Management and Security ltd are an Approved Contractor based in Northern Ireland, operating throughout the United Kingdom. They provide Door Supervision, Event Security, Close Protection and Security Guarding services, all of which are regulated by the Security Industry Authority (SIA). Andrew McQuillan, Managing Director has said the following in response to the BBC news [...]
Home Office preparing to scrap The Security Industry Authority (SIA)
The Home Office is preparing to scrap the body which regulates bouncers and other security workers across the UK. The Security Industry Authority has been placed under the axe as part of a wider plan to cut the number and cost of public bodies. Abolishing the SIA will not save taxpayers money because it is [...]
Enchanted Forest Appoints Northern Light
The Enchanted Forest, the outdoor sound and light show at Faskally Wood in Highland Perthshire, has appointed the multi-award winning Northern Light to produce this year’s light show: Force of Nature. The show, which has been designed by award winning lighting designer Simon Wilkinson and has an original sound score composed by Ronnie McConnell, takes [...]
Sunbaba Supports Start Garden Party
From 8th to 19th September, ‘A Garden Party To Make A Difference’ is being held in the gardens of Clarence House, Lancaster House and Marlborough House. The event, part of the Start initiative, aims to demonstrate the steps that we can all take to contribute to a more sustainable future. Event branding specialists Sunbaba were [...]
RFID on track for events success
There is no doubt that the events sector has been hit hard by the economical storm and one only has to look at the £12.3m deficit posted by the NEC Group to see that the after effects are far from over. So, with the industry still suffering and budgets still stretched, there is now more [...]
Cowes Week Round Up
Cowes Week is celebrated as the largest sailing regatta in the world. Over 100,000 spectators, sailors, celebrities and royals descend upon Cowes to compete or take in the atmosphere every year. Cowes Yacht Haven, the event-based marina and home of international boating, is right at the heart of the action. Berthing many of the competitors’ [...]
Incentives are not a Silver Bullet!
The main reason for many companies to exhibit at an event is to engage with the delegates and generate business, or at least to generate new contacts and increase awareness of your brand to your target audience. There are numerous ways of encouraging people to visit your stand, such as having a high-impact colourful stand [...]
A Royal Appointment for Showsec Academy Graduate
Showsec’s London team showed professionalism at the highest level, securing The Garden Party To Make a Difference in the gardens of Clarence House, The Prince of Wales personal reside in London. The charity VIP event of the season opened on 8th September with a celebrity filled launch, seeing the Clarence House and St James Palace [...]
University of Westminster seeks to train event professionals of the future ahead of 2012 Olympics
The University of Westminster will be welcoming leading event management experts back to the capital in November to share their expertise at the university’s prestigious, four day Executive Certificate in Event Management. Organised in conjunction with the Australian Centre of Event Management (ACEM), based at the University of Technology, Sydney, the course will be presented [...]
Awesome Events launches La Soirée event venue for new show!
Following the successful launch of The Bloomsbury Big Top, Awesome Events are pleased to announce the launch of a second site on the South Bank behind the National Theatre where a Magic Mirrors tent will be constructed to create a specially prepared venue to present La Soirée for a season from October to February. Directors [...]
Iscoyd Park & Assured Events Form Perfect Partnership
South Manchester based events company has won the contract to be the preferred supplier to the stunning Iscoyd Park. The 18th Century estate known mostly as a breathtaking wedding venue, is now making its first foray into the corporate market and has awarded Assured Events preferred supplier status. Assured will now become the first supplier [...]
Pearce Hire successfully completes first year at Soul Survivor Festival
Pearce Hire has successfully completed the first year of a new three year contract to provide all the site power and lighting to Soul Survivor at Bath and West Showground. Soul Survivor is a Christian festival which took place from the 30th July – 25th August with the first week at The Stafford Showground and [...]
Pecha Kucha, social media or hybrid event technology are like puzzle pieces, MAP is what fits them together
A search in Google of ‘Pecha Kucha’ results in 474,000 hits. The FutureWatch 2010 report, by Meetings Professional International (MPI), finds out that ROI is ‘a major preoccupation’ for event planners. And according to the study Convention 2020 (Talwar & Hancock, 2010), if event planners want to stay competitive in the near future, the two [...]
MedRoc praised for work at Camp Bestival
Camp Bestival, held annually at Lulworth Castle in Dorset, was a weekend to remember for both festival-goers and MedRoc team members alike, thanks to the outstanding praise they received for their hard work and dedication. During the last weekend of July over 25, 000 people turned up for a fun-filled family weekend and we able [...]
Green & Fortune announces 20% growth on second anniversary
Restaurant and events company Green & Fortune, which includes Kings Place Events, has announced a growth of 20% in its second year of trading, contradicting a general stagnation in the catering and events business. Founded in September 2008 by former Searcy CEO, John Nugent, Green & Fortune provides in-house retail catering and events and hospitality [...]
Organisers of Jersey Live apologise for queuing problems
Jersey Live festival organisers have apologised to people who had to queue for a long time at the event. They said the queues happened because of the volume of people arriving on site within a short period of time. The entrance to the site was designed to cope with up to 1,500 people per hour [...]
Stageco’s London Weekend with Muse, Help for Heroes and Plasa.
International staging company Stageco will be enjoying an action packed weekend in London this September. The weekend highlights three of the company’s diverse services and culminates with a stand at Plasa Exhibition. The weekend for Stageco will kick off on Saturday 25th with the Muse concert at Wembley Stadium, one of the UK tour dates [...]
AP Security Is Up, Up And Away At Bristol International Balloon Fiesta
AP Security’s reputation for its quality safety and stewarding services is reaching an ever-wider audience, with more of the UK’s highest profile events inviting the company to work with them. One of the latest is Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. Four days in mid-August saw the Fiesta’s 32nd year, with 500,000 visitors enjoying the spectacle of [...]
Bucks New University to run Certificate in Pit Training course with Select Management and Security Ltd
Select Management and Security Ltd, the first Crowd Management company in Northern Ireland to hold SIA Approved Contractor status, have today announced approval from Bucks New University to run their Certificate in Pit Training course. The Certificate in Pit Training is recognised across the industry as the qualification required for staff working in the front [...]
2010 Visit London Awards to be hosted in The Bloomsbury Big Top
The Bloomsbury Big Top is thrilled to announce that the 2010 Visit London Awards will be hosted at the structure this December. Competing against a number of iconic London venues, the Bloomsbury Big Top was selected due to its ability to provide a unique events space for up to 700 people. Visit London have taken [...]
Academy of Medical Sciences announces refurbishment of London venue for events
The Academy of Medical Sciences is delighted to announce the refurbishment of 41 Portland Place, London which will open in October as a prestigious venue for non residential meetings and events. Located in the heart of London, the Grade II* listed building designed by James Adam in 1773 is close to Euston train station and [...]
Event Organisers are booking their events at the last minute
Many event organisers are waiting until the last-minute to book events, with cost considered as the deciding factor in the final venue choice by more than half of event organisers, according to new findings released today. The research, carried out by IET Venues, the premier family of venues across the UK, reveals that more than [...]
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