Archive for December, 2011
CHARITY organisers left high and dry
CHARITY organisers have been left high and dry – after their Boxing Day “Dip in the Sea” failed to recruit a single person. The organisers of the event at Portobello Beach, Edinburgh, hoped the idea of a bracing dip would draw a decent crowd. But the event had to be cancelled after the city’s no-show. [...]
Outdoor events in winter – how to keep warm
Advertising Feature The New Year and Christmas period is a time of many meetings, holiday fairs, concerts and parties. Although the weather is usually chilly, many of these events are held outdoors or under temporary structures. Among the many details that the organisers have to sort out is the provision of heating. The proven solutions [...]
HSL Supplies the 2011 British Military Tournament
UK lighting rental company HSL supplied all lighting equipment to the 2011 British Military Tournament at Earls Court in London … for LD Steve Sinclair’s dynamic design which helped showcase the action presented by a cast of 700 troops, 100 horses, massed bands and featuring the famous ‘field gun run’. HSL tendered and won the [...]
Global Event Summit and Melville – announcing a three year partnership!
The Global Event Summit and Melville Exhibition and Event Services, a GES Worldwide Network company, have announced a three year partnership. Melville Exhibition and Event Services has been supporting the event from its creation and this partnership shows mutual loyalty. “The Global Summit pulls together the industry’s key decision makers from around the world. As [...]
Brecon Jazz Festival seeks new promoter pulls out
A search is beginning for a new promoter to run Brecon Jazz after the Hay Festival organisation announced that it is pulling out. Brecon Jazz has suffered a number of financial difficulties, and the Hay Festival took over the running in 2009. But director Peter Florence said it would be concentrating on the Hay Festival’s [...]
Elf But No Safety
In the case of Dufosse v Melbry Events Ltd, an elderly lady accompanying five members of her family to Santa’s grotto at a well known department store in London fell during the visit injuring her leg. She successfully sued the events management company organising the festive treat blaming Santa and his elf for failing to [...]
Silverstone Masterplan gains planning approval
Both Aylesbury Vale District Council and South Northamptonshire Council have approved* Silverstone Circuit’s outline planning application, which supports the venue’s 20-year Masterplan – the next big step towards securing the long-term future of the international venue, which is owned by the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC). This significant outcome demonstrates both Councils’ support of the [...]
Max Wifi Supplies Wifi To The Largest & Most Prestigious Internet & Social Media Conferences In The World
Last week, event wireless specialists Max WiFi deployed a robust WiFi and communications network to one of the world’s largest and most prestigious Internet and social media conferences: Le Web. The conference was held in Paris 7th-9th December and was attended by 3,500 delegates from 70 countries. With speakers from Google, Facebook and Microsoft, this [...]
Announcing the Launch of Plasa Focus: Leeds 2012
The fourth annual PLASA Focus: Leeds event launches today with a brand new website and a sold out floor-plan. The leading event for audio, video, lighting and staging technology in the north of England will be held on 17-18 April 2012, at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. Long-standing exhibitors such as White Light, Martin [...]
Summer Eventia 2012 open for bookings
Registration is now open for Trade body Eventia’s annual conference, The Summer Eventia, which is being held at Kings Place in London on 23rd and 24th April 2012. The format for this year’s event will see sessions running for a full day on both Monday and Tuesday with a revolving mechanism designed to offer delegates the freedom [...]
International Outdoor Event Expo backed by industry’s heavyweights
As the event industry faces a busy 2012, the industry’s most respected companies and figureheads have come out in force to support IOEX (International Outdoor Event Expo), the new exhibition from UBM, from 6th – 8th March, ExCeL London. The exhibition has confirmed a series of industry heavyweights on the show floor including feature areas [...]
Meet ‘Team De Boer’ – gearing up for its busiest-ever year of UK assignments!
Forget global predictions of economic doom and gloom, the UK team at structure specialist De Boer is gearing up for the most hectic year in its history. With 2012 just around the corner, the next 12 months are already looking phenomenally busy for the group, which operates in this country from a purpose-built HQ in [...]
Faultless Service Game From Blackout At Barclays 2011 Atp World Tour Finals
The atmosphere reached fever pitch with a record quarter of a million fans in London’s O2 Arena enjoying Roger Federer’s victory as the world’s eight top seeds competed over the eight day tournament. More than 100 million global viewers watched the event on television and online. Blackout worked closely with client Detail Management to create [...]
Event Production Awards 2012 moves to Hilton Hotel, Park Lane
A staggering 40 per cent up on target table bookings, the Event Production Awards has outgrown its original venue at Olympia and will now take place at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane. Senior Event Manager, Michelle Lewis said: “We’re delighted with the response we’ve had. It’s brilliant that in the first year we’re so far [...]
Olympic tests events at Excel ‘a success’
Olympic organisers have expressed delight with the successful staging of seven test events at ExCel. Athletes have competed in table tennis, weightlifting, boxing, wrestling, judo, fencing and taekwondo at the Docklands venue in east London in recent weeks. New cameras in the corner of the boxing ring were tested out as well as floor lighting [...]
Council agrees Sandbach Transport Festival funding
TOWN leaders in Sandbach have agreed to hand over £10,000 of funding to next year’s 21st Sandbach Transport Festival. At a meeting on Thursday night, Sandbach Town Council ruled to support the festival organising committee’s application for funds, however its donation fell short of the £14,000 event organisers had requested. The two-day event is by [...]
How Event Management Companies Can Utilise the Cloud
The latest hot topic in the IT industry is the Cloud. Put simply, the Cloud is the delivery of shared resources, software and information over the Internet. It is a relatively new model, but provides users with a cost effective way to deploy software solutions and manage IT platforms. The Cloud has many benefits to [...]
Dungannon Event Manager Scoops Award
An Events Manager from Dungannon has helped her public relations firm scoop a top award for organising a glittering event to honour unsung heroes from across Northern Ireland. Sarah Weir, originally from Moy, picked up the gold PRide award for Best Event at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations Awards on behalf of the company [...]
ScotRail on track to keep customers up-to-date with countrywide roadshow
Mobex Ltd have provided two fully branded and mobile exhibition trailers to deliver a 16-venue roadshow throughout November as part of ScotRail’s £2million plans to be better prepared for severe winter weather. During the four-week campaign, 333,000 people have seen the trailers and ScotRail staff have spoken to more than 84,000 commuters who stopped at [...]
YSLV provides total screen solution for Channel 4’s satirical drama Black Mirror
YSLV has provided a complete screen solution for Channel 4’s latest hot drama Black Mirror. The episode, 15 Million Merits, is set in an alternate version of a future reality and relied heavily on the idea of a world filled with huge wall-covering screens. Early on it was decided by the production to take the [...]
AP Security Enjoys A Second Summer Of Swing
After being an integral part of four highly successful outdoor shows by teen heart-throbs JLS in 2010, AP Security was asked back by promoter Dave Suter of Beat Up Music to lend the company’s expertise to five more major shows in 2011. Proving that contestants on TV’s The X Factor don’t need to win the [...]
Echo Barrier Recognised At National Noise Abatement Society Awards
Echo Barrier, manufacturers of the innovative solution to on-site construction noise, has been recognised by the Noise Abatement Society, at their 11th annual awards. The awards acknowledge innovative ideas that have made a positive impact on the reduction of excessive noise in the community. Echo Barrier’s ground-breaking acoustic screen, which simply attaches to temporary fencing [...]
Event Production Awards 2012 Announces New Sponsor
The Event ProductionAwardsis pleased to announce that Table Art will sponsor the Event Furniture Supplier of the year at the ceremony, scheduled to take place on Wednesday 1 February inLondon. Luke Galliana, Event Production Show, Sales Manager says: ” I am very happy that Table Art have decided to support the Event ProductionAwardsfor the [...]
Holiday & Travel Show Celebrates 25 Years At Manchester Central
The Discover Daily Telegraph Holiday & Travel Show will be returning to Manchester Central Convention Complex once again in 2012, celebrating its 25 year anniversary at the North West venue. The three day event, which is sponsored by The Daily Telegraph, will be opening its doors to visitors on 6th January 2012. With over 100 [...]
You’re hired! Now it’s our turn to take on The Apprentice
Thorns’ Group has made a commitment to offering apprenticeships across all departments in a bid to attract the workers of the future. Clair Whitecross, Thorns’ Group Head of Sales, says: “We have had real success with apprentices and are committed to extending our apprenticeship scheme throughout the company across sales, operations and administration. Yasmin Anastasiou [...]
Seatwave launches iOS SDK, becoming first ticketing player to expand consumer offering into developer platform
Seatwave, Europe’s largest fan-to-fan ticketing marketplace, has today announced the launch of its iOS SDK, enabling developers to sell tickets through their apps. Seatwave is the first ticketing player to open up its marketplace to developers in this way, moving beyond the destination-oriented ecommerce model of proprietary websites and apps and allowing consumers to discover ticketing [...]
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