Archive for June, 2011
Tuft joins Gorilla as Creative Director.
Gorilla Marketing & Events has appointed international event creative Nic Tuft to the position of creative director. Tuft, who has an worldwide reputation for delivering spectacular visual events, will be managing the creative output from the UK based specialist events team. Gorilla managing director Andy Butts said: “I am delighted to have Nic on board, [...]
Reducing The Burden Of Health & Safety Rules
Earlier this year the Government launched its plans for reform of the health and safety system in Britain, and an independent review of legislation is currently under way. Here, Heath Freeman, managing director of nationwide crewing company, Pinnacle Crew, looks at what this will mean to the live events industry. “The burden of health and [...]
Smiths Waste Management wins Recycling at the CLA Game Fair
Smiths Waste Management, a division of Smith’s (Gloucester) Ltd, has been chosen as the Event Waste Management partner for the Country Land and Business Association’s CLA Game Fair this summer. Smiths have been awarded an open-ended contract to provide a total waste management service using their unique approach to Event Recycling Services at the event. [...]
Sainsbury’s hosts three months of training events at Center Parcs
UK supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has chosen Center Parcs as the setting for a programme of over 70 training events between May and August 2011. By the end of the programme over 2600 senior Store Managers will have been trained across the four UK Center Parcs venues, as well as other key Sainsbury’s personnel including Operating [...]
Lights Out for Aberdeen Music Festival
The inaugural Northern Lights Music Festival, which was due to be held in Aberdeen, has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. The organisers have had to cancel the event just four weeks before it was due to take place. The announcement was made using the festival official facebook and twitter pages. The event was [...]
DBN Lights Parklife Festival
Manchester based lighting rental company DBN supplied the city’s new Parklife live music festival for the second year running – this time co-ordinating equipment for all 4 stages within the main arena. DBN was working for their regular client, Ear To The Ground, who also production manage regular, locally based dance party phenomena, Warehouse Project. [...]
New Commercial Director at Melville
Melville Exhibition & Event Services welcomes Sam Moseley as its new commercial director. His initial focus will be to oversee the Event Management team to continue the company’s delivery of successful shows, as well as maximising the delivery of services across the entire Melville portfolio. Moseley brings a wealth of experience in product and sales [...]
Payal Group appoint General Manager
To further strengthen their team Manchester-based Payal Group has appointed Martin Crank as General Manager. Martin joins the Group from Sodexo Prestige, providers of catering, event and corporate hospitality services, where he spent 10 years. Martin held various management positions in Swiss 5 star hotels for ten years prior to this and was the Event/Hospitality [...]
Summer Eventia 2011 delegates raise almost £4,000 for charity
Cardiff rolled out the red carpet for the Summer Eventia 2011 as almost 200 delegates raised £1,950, an amount to which MIMN (Meetings Industry Meeting Needs) has agreed to match fund giving a total contribution of £3,900 for local charity Tŷ Hafan. During two nights of educational insight, break-out seminars, networking and entertainment in the [...]
Industry players in full swing at the HBAA Golf Day
General managers from some of the UK leading hotels and venues, as well as major hotel booking agents and representatives of the corporate world, turned out last Friday (24th June) in force at De Vere Staverton Park in Northamptonshire, to compete for the coveted HBAA golf trophy and raise money for the Chairman’s charity for [...]
Norfolk Marquee Company Accounts Manager Wins Regional Apprentice Of The Year 2011
The accounts manager for a Norfolk marquee company is in the running for the Apprentice of the Year Award on Wednesday. Chloe Brown from First Choice Marquees will be representing the East of England at the National Apprentice Awards after winning the regional title last month. The national awards ceremony will take place in London [...]
Video Podcast of the Latest Event Industry News
Here is the first of our weekly video podcasts, providing you with a round-up of the latest industry news. Feedback is much appreciated, either comment at the bottom of this post or email editor@eventindustrynews.co.uk
Groundswell Festival Announce Media Partnership Deal With Factory Media Publishing
Factory Media is Europe’s largest Action Sports media owner publishing over 19 traditional print and 23 new media brands. The publishing house will be supporting Groundswell Festival through its action sport print titles and its online hub Mpora that will feature the latest content, news, interactive features and competitions via their international and multi-lingual action [...]
Stageco are centre stage for Take That’s 2011 tour
Stageco created the bespoke stage that supported Take That’s record-breaking UK and European ‘Progress’ tour, this technically ambitious production impressed the 1.75 million people fortunate to get tickets and witness the biggest selling tour in UK history. It required a custom designed and built Stageco structure to carry extensive technology, production and scenic elements that [...]
CPL Goes for Overkill at the Glade
Central Presentations Ltd (CPL), West Midlands and Bristol, UK, based AV rental specialist co-ordinated and supplied a full technical production package encompassing video, lighting & sound for the Overkill stage at the 2011 Glade Festival. The completely sold out 2-day event returned to the summer festival calendar with great style, flair, excitement, colour, energy and [...]
LarMac LIVE Event Manages Rockness & LED Festivals
UK production company LarMac LIVE (LML) continued an exceptionally busy summer providing full technical production and event management services for two major festivals the same weekend – Rockness in Inverness, on the shores of Scotland’s most famous Loch, and the new LED Festival at Victoria Park, London. Simultaneously, the design division of LarMac LIVE created [...]
Guidance on toilet provision back in the Purple Book
Many in the events industry rely on the Health & Safety Executive (HSE)’s Purple Book, officially titled the Event Safety Guide, an industry bible giving standards and advice on different aspects of events including fire procedures, noise and transport. For some months Phil Mist, General Secretary of Hire Trade Alliance (HTA) has been involved, through [...]
TAIT Towers’ Beautiful Day In Space With U2
Tait Towers scenic and motion control solutions are often praised for being “out of this World,” which was truly the case this summer when they helped U2’s 360 Tour achieve universal appeal. Willie Williams, lighting designer for U2’s 360 Tour, wanted to incorporate the space shuttle Endeavour’s Mission Commander Mark Kelly singing “A Beautiful Day” [...]
1 year and not out
On the 5th July, The Point at Lancashire County Cricket Club will celebrate its first birthday. Plans for the celebrations are now well underway and Lancashire cricketing hero, Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, stopped by the kitchens to lend a hand. The multi-million pound conference and events venue has enjoyed growing success since it was opened [...]
Elevations delivers third taste of Thailand to Dublin
For the third year in a row Elevations Design & Management delivered the stand presence for the group known as Team Thailand: A Taste of Thailand. The Thai Embassy, Thai Air, the Department of Thai Trade and Tourism Authority of Thailand came together to form Team Thailand: A Taste of Thailand. The pavilion at TASTE [...]
UK Event Awards: Entry Deadline Looms
The deadline for this year’s UK Event Awards is almost upon us. Event organisers and suppliers to the industry are invited to enter categories such as Best Large Festival, Best Exhibition and Best Caterer by the deadline of July 1st. Entrants are required to submit a 1500 word report which will then be put in [...]
Plymouth Air Show Cancelled
This years Plymouth Airshow has been grounded due to that late submission of an event plan, according to the local council. Organisers has planned to erect a funfair on Plymouth Hoe, providing what they say is a key stream of funding for the event. However, the council have cancelled the reservation made on the land [...]
Festival Accommodation Supplier Faces Uncertain Times
Festival Accommodation Supplier MyHab faces uncertainty in its future after recent media reports suggest that the company may have entered insolvency. MyHab were due to co-ordinate and run the campsite at Glastonbury. However, an announcement on their website states that The Green Tent Company will take over the management of the site. The alternative supplier [...]
Event Tender Opportunity – Stretford High School’s Event Car Parking Services
Main Contract Detail Buyer: Trafford Council Title: Stretford High School’s Event Car Parking Services Contact: Mr Chris Conway Email Address: christopher.conway@trafford.gov.uk Address: 2nd Floor Trafford Town Hall Stretford Greater Manchester M32 0TH United Kingdom Key Dates Estimated contract start date: 12/08/2011 Estimated contract end date: 11/08/2012 Expression of interest start date: 22/06/2011 12:00 Expression of [...]
HBAA Awards 2011 categories revealed
Now in their fourth year, the HBAA Awards are regarded as a benchmark of best practice within the association, whose buying power in meetings, events and accommodation exceeds £2.3bn. The awards underpin the association’s key objectives and recognise agencies, hotels and venues for their contribution to the booking agents sector. This year’s categories have been [...]
Bribery Act Advice for Eventia Members
Eventia’s legal eagle and Partner at Olswang LLP Brian McDonnell will take delegates through the implications of the UK’s new Bribery Act at this year’s Summer Eventia 26th-28th June 2011. Introduced by Brian Kirsch Eventia’s Head of Regulation this workshop session on the Tuesday morning will give delegates the low down on everything they need to [...]
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