Archive for February, 2012
Urban Entertainment at IOEX
Following their first successful trade exhibition at the Event Production Show, Urban entertainment with be showcasing their innovative range of inflatable big screens at next week’s inaugural IOEX. The screens, which range from 6.6ft wide to 40ft wide, are proving to be of huge interest to event organisers looking for high quality alternatives to traditional [...]
PLASA Focus Free Professional Development Programme Expands!
New sessions have now been added to the free programme of demonstrations, seminars and tutorials taking place at PLASA Focus: Leeds 2012, on Tuesday 17 & Wednesday 18 April, at the Royal Armouries in Leeds. Launching the programme on Tuesday, Ecler partners with Crestron to present How to Interface Digital Audio Products with Control Systems [...]
An Icon gives way for the future
The Iconic “house roof” at the National Bowl, Milton Keynes bows out this week as it is demolished to make way for the stages of the future, the first of which will see Swedish House Mafia play the Bowl on July 14th Clarke Osborne, CEO at Gaming International said, “The roof has served this venue [...]
City’s newest hotel marks Birmingham Convention Bureau milestone
Birmingham’s latest hotel development Hotel La Tour will be bringing a sweet touch to proceedings at this year’s International Confex as it presents Meet Birmingham with a specially-made cake to mark Birmingham Convention Bureau’s (BCB) 30 years at the top of the events industry. Created by the hotel’s newly-appointed Head Chef Alex Penhaligon, the cake [...]
Earl of Shaftesbury opens the doors of his estate and invites agencies to create their perfect event space
IOEX, the International Outdoor Event Expo taking place at ExCeL, London from 6th – 8th March, is giving agencies and organisers the chance to shape their perfect event space with the Earl of Shaftesbury during a seminar and networking session on 7th March. The Earl of Shaftesbury is currently in the process of transforming Shaftesbury [...]
FESTAXI cuts journey time from car park to campsite at festivals in 2012.
Daniel Jones – who studied arts management and cultural events management at De Montfort University – now runs a transport company that shuttles people around the sites of major UK festivals and events. Using a fleet of golf buggies, Cambridge-born Daniel and his FESTAXI team will be transferring hundreds of people from the car park [...]
Exhibitors focusing on digital marketing strategy for lead generation
Exhibitors are increasingly using a mix of integrated marketing techniques combined with technology to generate leads, says a new study. What is more, whereas the last five years has seen experimentation with technology, the research now shows businesses are much more assured in deploying these techniques and seeming a tangible return. The research, by exhibition [...]
Arena Seating Appoint Edward Mccarthy As Business Development Director
Arena Seating has appointed Edward McCarthy in the role of business development director for the Box Seat range of stadium seating – further enhancing its reputation as the foremost supplier of temporary and permanent stadium seating solutions. Edward has worked in the sales and business development area of the seating industry for more than 20 [...]
New Market Huts on display at IOEX
Specialist supplier PW Hire has unveiled a new range of market cabins that offer a modern alternative to the old style units. Manufactured from aluminium composite panels, the cabins can be up and running within three minutes of delivery. The units were launched at the recent Event Production show and will also be on display [...]
Confex chooses Melville Follow Me App
UBM has chosen to license the Melville Follow Me App for visitors attending International Confex 2012. The smartphone and tablet computer app, which will be fully branded as UBM and International Confex 2012, will help and inform visitors before, during and after the event and will also maximise marketing opportunities for exhibitors. The easy to [...]
DB achieves ISO9001 accreditation
IT & AV rental company DB Systems has achieved an ISO9001 accreditation following an audit by independent certification body ISOQAR. The ISO9001 accreditation means that DB has met internal standards for quality and that these standards meet internationally set guidelines. DB’s Operations Director, Mark Danvers, who led the project to get the accreditation, said: “The [...]
GSP Take Over Management Of Audi Quattro Rooms
Audi UK today announced that the Audi quattro rooms in West London and Piccadilly will be managed by the venue management arm of market-leading boutique events agency, GSP Ltd, from 1st March 2012. The expanding GSP team headed up by Head of Venues, Fiona Price, was also responsible for successfully establishing the Saatchi Gallery at [...]
Lift off Levin Balloon Festival Cancelled
Regional balloon festival Lift off Levin has been cancelled with organisers unable to secure funding for the annual event. Organiser Denis Hall said the decision came after Horowhenua District Council last night turned down a funding application. Mr Hall said the cancellation was unrelated to the Carterton balloon crash that claimed the lives of 11 [...]
Edinburgh Council & Glasgow City Council Entertainment License Changes Threaten Free Events
Changes to the licensing of public entertainment by the City of Edinburgh Council and Glasgow City Council have sparked a Scotland-wide campaign led by arts organisers and entertainers opposing the move. Currently, a Public Entertainment License is required for any public event that plans to charge admission. However, from April 1, licenses will be required [...]
BRIT Awards guests experience RFID wristbands
ID&C supplied The BRIT Awards with security wristbands to identify 10,000 guests, while over 1000 VIPs used RFID micro-chipped wristbands for cashless payments at the after party bar. Held at London’s 02 Arena last Tuesday 21st Feb, official partners, ID&C worked with BRITs organisers to supply a security wristband suite of 23 individual designs, each [...]
Rock Oyster Festival ticket sales suspended
Ticket sales for the third Rock Oyster Festival, due to take place in June, have been suspended. The decision was taken after councillors imposed new licence conditions for the event, which is held in St Minver in north Cornwall. Organisers said the new noise limits made the festival “unworkable”. The limit was imposed following a [...]
DBN supplies LED and Control Solution for Whitworth Art Gallery
Manchester based dbn Lighting has supplied a custom LED and control solution to the city’s Whitworth Art Gallery which will run for three months as part of the “Cotton : Global Threads” exhibition – a compelling story about the production, consumption and global trade in cotton. The light work is designed by artist Liz Rideal [...]
Maynineteen Expands Its Team As It Commences 2012’s Delivery Phase
Manchester based, specialist shopping centre events and entertainment company, Maynineteen, has recruited Nadia Widdall as Account Manager. Nadia joins with extensive experiential event experience most recently working with blue-chip clients like Nike, Visit Scotland, Shell and GSK for a national agency (TRO). Prior to that, Nadia worked for a shopping centre events and entertainment company [...]
PLASA 2012 Free Registration Ends In 48 Hours!
The PLASA 2012 free registration offer ends in 48 hours! Over 9,000 people have taken advantage of the free registration offer for this year’s PLASA 2012, taking place at Earls Court in London from 9 – 12 September. Register before midnight on the 29th February and save £20 on the standard ticket price. All previous [...]
Dedicated degree course launched for UK venue managers
One of Britain’s growth industries is building on its success by developing a series of bespoke academic courses, which can lead to an honours degree, to ensure venue managers stay at the forefront of their profession. Neil Levett, Director of the UK Venue Managers Association, told members attending the launch of the course at Wembley: [...]
Entec Struts its Stuff at London Fashion Week
UK lighting and sound rental company Entec supplied lighting production for three high profile shows at London Fashion Week – Paul Smith, Mulberry and Moschino. A projection system and media server was also provided for Paul Smith, and all three projects were once again managed for Entec by Adam Stevenson. Paul Smith featured the largest [...]
Ticketscript announces Jason Legg as Head of Sales UK
Ticketscript, European market leader in online, mobile and social ticketing solutions has announced today the appointment of Jason Legg as Head of Sales UK. Jason Legg comments, “I’m really chuffed to be joining ticketscript as they firmly establish themselves in the UK. Their innovative and ambitious plans for the UK event market made it an [...]
Star Events Group Celebrate A Double Win
The Inaugural Event Production Awards held at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane and hosted by the comedian Mark Steel saw Star Events Group Ltd win overall “Supreme Supplier of the year” and less than 2 weeks later they picked up Rigging company of the year at the Tpi Awards, an event which has consistently grown [...]
Tips On Using Your Own Laptop For Presentations At Events – by @sxsevents
At many of the events at which we provide Video Production Support presenters wish to use their own laptops. In these cases it is vital that the laptops are “show ready” – meaning that they can be used for live events. This article has been written to give you advice on how to make your [...]
XL Video for The Brits 2012
XL Video provided video production – including LED screens, projection system, PPU and cameras for the 2012 Brit Awards, staged for the second year running at London’s O2 Arena. The event was the 11th year in a row that XL Video and (XL Project manager Paul Wood) has been a supplier to the event, working [...]
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