Archive for January, 2012
An Estimated £2bn in buying power wielded by visitors at the Event Production Show
The Event Production Show, which starts tomorrow (Wednesday 1st February) at London Olympia, is set to experience its busiest year yet. Exhibitor numbers are on the brink of 250, with over 90 making their debut on the show floor. Exhibitor interest has been driven by the clamour for a share of the estimated £2bn in [...]
Jeremy King to Chair UK Venue Show Panel
Leaders of the UK events industry will be sharing best practice, discussing hot topics and debating the sector at this week’s UK Venue Show, Olympia 1-2 February 2012. Chaired by Event Magazine’s editor, Jeremy King; Rick Stainton, Managing Director, Smyle; Gareth Crowder, Global Procurement Director, Zibrant; Anna Golden, Commercial Director, EC&O Venues and Hugh Robertson, [...]
Buccaneers Praise Security as ISC Protects Cheerleaders
London-based Integrated Security Consultants Ltd (ISC) rose to a complex close protection challenge recently, when American Football took over the UK capital. As the Tampa Bay Buccaneers challenged the Chicago Bears at London’s Wembley Stadium, the USA’s National Football League (NFL) called on ISC to provide close protection and security not only for both football [...]
Global Children’s Charity Plan UK Hires BEcause for Event Campaign
Plan UK, the global children’s charity, has teamed up with brand experience agency BEcause to launch a year-long programme of consumer-facing events, aimed at boosting sponsorship and awareness levels. The national roadshow is designed to give Plan ambassadors a platform to talk directly to potential individual sponsors about the work the charity does to help [...]
Handsie Appoints New Business Development Manager
Handsie Display, the leading design and build company, for the event and exhibition industry, has appointed Gary Simpkins as Business Development Manager. Simpkins joins from CJ Media, a leading contract publishing company where he spent six years as advertising manager for Players Club; a magazine produced on behalf of the Professional Footballers Association. As a [...]
University of Greenwich students set to keep the Games moving
Three hundred University of Greenwich students are to receive specialist training for jobs at the London Olympic Games. The university’s Business School has teamed up with Jet Set Sports, a company that has provided hospitality work at the last 15 Olympic Games, to provide 16 weeks of training for students. There is a guarantee of [...]
International Outdoor Event Expo – About The Show Video
An introduction video from Mark Gordon on IOEX The International Outdoor Event Expo
Blackout At The National Television Awards
Blackout Ltd provided bespoke heart shaped draping for this year’s star-studded National Television Awards (NTAs) held at the O2 Arena, Wednesday 25th January 2012. Broadcast live on ITV1, the annual event was hosted by Dermot O’Leary and saw stars from across the TV world commended in 14 categories. Winners included Coronation Street for Serial Drama, [...]
ADI Launch Summer Screens Packages
Advertising Feature Leading Event LED Screen supplier ADI.tv have launched a new range of screen packages, designed specifically to cater for the summer 2012 events season and available to book at www.adi.tv/summer-screens With the Olympics, The Diamond Jubilee and Euro 2012, it’s set to be a bumper summer for the outdoor events industry and in [...]
Center Parcs completes revamp of Sherwood Forest venue
Center Parcs, respected UK destinations for the business event market has invested almost £200,000 over the last year in The Venue at Sherwood Forest. The funds have been invested in facilities including a new stage, partition walls and signage. The Venue has also undergone a refresh including newly decorated walls, new carpets, furniture and soft [...]
East Anglian agency appointed to head event programme
ARCHANT Anglia has appointed an award-winning PR agency to manage its growing portfolio of events throughout Norfolk and Suffolk. Lexia Media, based in Woodbridge, has been selected to handle the organisation and creative inputs of a series of awards dinners and presentations scheduled to take place this year. The company was chosen via a competitive [...]
SO Group to attend Confex 2012
SO Group is looking forward to meeting old friends and new at this year’s leading event for event organisers, Confex 2012. As one of the industry leaders in events and exhibitions, SO Group will be utilising all of their in-house skills to create a stand that will excite and welcome visitors. On show will be [...]
Aztec set to take Event Production Show by storm
Aztec Event Services is going interactive in a big way at the Event Production Show in 2012, with projections large and small, iPad games and a live Twitter feed throughout the show. Aztec’s projection mapping will feature at the show, with an interactive display between a large projection wall and a seamless screen made up [...]
Protouch Security Lock Down Place As Finalist In National Awards
Scunthorpe’s largest private security employer, ProTouch Security Ltd, are one of the finalists of the Event Production Awards 2012, in the category of Security Company of the Year. The Scunthorpe-based security firm was established in 2008 by Tommy Atkin, who started his career in the army, and then left due to injury and went into [...]
Innovative use of RFID at Business to Business events
Event solution provider Excelerated Apps recently deployed the first successful implementation of one-touch social sharing on LinkedIn at a business-to-business event, powered by their UpD8r RFID technology. The UK & Ireland SAP User Group is an independent organisation set up to serve the needs of all SAP and Business Objects users, providing members with a [...]
Branding Specialist Nominated for Event Production Award
Event branding specialist Sunbaba has been shortlisted in the Set Design/Finishing Touches category at the inaugural Event Production Awards. The company sees the shortlisting as recognition of their continued achievements in supplying event organisers with a rich tapestry of branding options. Sunbaba, who will also be exhibiting at the Event Production Show at London’s Olympia, [...]
Event Tender – New Schools Network needs Event Management Company
News Schools Network (NSN) is looking for an experienced event management company to run its flagship events: the annual conference & exhibition and a new annual awards ceremony celebrating excellence in the Free Schools Movement. The annual conference & exhibition takes place in the autumn and is the go-to event in the Free Schools calendar [...]
ISC keeps American football fans safe
When up to 12,000 American football fans visited London’s Trafalgar Square for a free promotional event this autumn, crowd management specialist Integrated Security Consultants (ISC) was responsible for ensuring their safety. The event was organised by the USA’s National Football League (NFL) in the run up to the match between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and [...]
TV stars to headline Event Production Show’s Live at the Grand
The Event Production Show, the first major event trade show of 2012, has announced its line-up for Live at the Grand. Taking place from Wednesday 1st February to Thursday 2nd February, and running alongside the inaugural UK Venue Show, the Event Production Show will showcase the best of the UK’s events industry from production to [...]
3,500 qualified event buyers will visit UK Venue Show
With less than a week remaining, anticipation is building for the inaugural UK Venue Show, taking place from 1st –2nd February at Olympia. Opening the trade show season for the live event sector, the UK Venue Show will centre on the Great British venue with exhibitors from both the capital and the counties already lined [...]
Worries Over Olympics Put New Festival On Hold
Plans for a brand new festival in the Suffolk area have temporarily been put on hold to allow the Event Promoters more development opportunities. The Foxburrow Festival was to have been a one day event staged near Brightwell in Suffolk, featuring a line up of successful 80’s bands. Planning behind the scenes including safety meetings [...]
IOEX predicts a bright 2012 for the events industry
International Outdoor Event Expo (IOEX) is predicting a bright 2012 for the events industry as it releases the results of its industry poll. IOEX has been carrying out a high level industry survey which has revealed that budgets for the event industry are looking positive with 83.4% of the respondents saying their investment budget would [...]
IPS is First UK Rental Stockist of New Prolyte H40R Truss
Milton Keynes based Impact Production Services (IPS) has added the new Prolyte H40R Truss to its extensive rental inventory. The truss has been supplied with a powder coated black finish. Launched at the 2011 PLASA show in September, and arriving now in the UK, this innovative product combines the compact dimensions of Prolyte H30V Truss, [...]
AIF Confront Festival Safety with Conference
Following the tragic festival stage collapses that shocked the world last summer, Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) will host a Structural and Crowd Safety Conference that examines the engineering details of outdoor structures, emergency planning procedures and insight into climate issues and resulting safety implications. Throughout the day there will be a range of panels [...]
EventScotland announced as Scottish Event Awards sponsor
The chief executive of EventScotland has praised the strength of the nation’s events industry as the organisation was today announced as the new title sponsor of the Scottish Event Awards. Paul Bush told The Drum that landmark events such as Hogmanay, T in the Park and the Edinburgh Festival have helped establish Scotland as a [...]
Government Continues Partnership With Ems To Extend Reach Of Student Finance Tour
The Student Finance campaign is reaching thousands more sixth formers with vital information on university grants, as the government extends its highly-successful tour. Event Marketing Services (EMS) has been working with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to deliver the initiative, informing sixth form students about the upcoming university fee reforms from September [...]
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