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Sygma Safety & Events Presented with Best Practice Award
The Best Practice award at the National Outdoor Events Association (NOEA) annual convention has been won by Sygma Safety & Events. The award, sponsored by the SRD Group, was given to Sygma after the judges were impressed by their attention to detail and for delivering a service that often went above and beyond the call [...]
Boxmart’s Patriotic Packaging
Advertising Feature What better way to fly the flag in 2012 than with these Union Jack boxes from BoxMart? Made in the UK, they’re a perfect way to show your support for the London 2012 Olympics or celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee! Available now in seven sizes, they’re ideal for gifts, clothing, books, photographs or [...]
Colour Mobile VMS To Provide Multi Colour VMS Signs To Support Olympic Route Network
Colour Mobile VMS and P&D Specialist Services are proud to announce that they will be supplying Solar Powered Portable Variable Message Signs in support of the Olympic Route Network over the Olympic and Para Olympic games period 2012. 177 multi colour variable message signs will be delivered, installed and supported for the Olympic Route Network, [...]
Giant Christie MicroTiles Display Cracks The Egg at Salford’s New Media City
The University of Salford’s unique digital learning, teaching and research space opened in October at MediaCityUK — the major development in Salford Quays which is also home to the BBC and independent creative, digital and media organisations. The public area on the ground floor is dominated by a digital interactive showcase that includes a formal [...]
Ticketing Like A Startup: How data collection, social media integration, and mobile development are shaping the world of ticketing
The ticketing industry has long been ready for disruption. By applying the technological innovation of a technology company to the pains of event management, Eventbrite has helped organisers throughout the world better promote their events, boost ticket sales, and capture valuable data about their attendees. The company has kick-started 2012 with two big announcements. Firstly, [...]
The Eventia Awards 2012 are open for entries
Entrants are urged to log-on to www.eventia.org.uk and head straight for the Eventia Awards pages to see all categories, specific criteria, what’s new and how to enter. The Eventia Awards recognise professionally managed, produced and executed events and the UK and International companies that originate them. The Awards give companies the chance to be compared to their [...]
AVT’s Diamond Do: Gatwick Diamond Business Awards go Funky
2012 marks the fourth year of the Gatwick Diamond Business Awards and the GDBA (Gatwick Diamond Business Association) pulled out all the stops to host a Black Tie event that will be talked about for years to come. The awards ceremony has doubled in size since the first event in 2009 and the GDBA wanted [...]
Arena Seating To Unveil New Box Seat Stadium Model At Soccerex
Arena Seating is exhibiting on stand 181 at this week’s Soccerex European Forum in Manchester, 28-29 March, showcasing the brand new BOX Seat 901 model. The BOX Seat is a custom engineered stadium seating solution designed with ergonomic comfort and aesthetics in mind. The range includes products for use in all areas of a stadium, [...]
Sail Royal Greenwich Team Up With Local Greenwich College
Sail Greenwich Ltd brings Shooters Hill Post 16 Campus on board for this summer’s maritime spectacular – ‘Sail Royal Greenwich 2012’. The event runs from 25th of July to 12th of August 2012 and incorporates corporate hospitality on a flotilla of 16 historical Tall Ships. Hospitality and catering students will be involved with the delivery [...]
Black Iris Exhibitions helps businesses maximise their show presence
With so many exhibitors competing for attention at a show it is important that your exhibition stand makes an impact. But, its more than just looking good on the day, and Black Iris Exhibitions has recognised this and teamed up with Zebra Marketing and Communications to offer its customers a little more. With every new [...]
St Paul’s Cathedral appoints Smyle as a technical partner
St Paul’s Cathedral has added Smyle to their list of preferred suppliers for technical production. The integrated event agency who recently received the accolade of ‘Agency of the Year’ at the 2011 Eventia awards has been added as a technical partner for the summer period with the view to a permanent agreement. Alana Buckley, St [...]
New appointment at Oasis Graphic Co.
Shaun Moseling has joined The Oasis Graphic Co. as a printer and finisher in the print room. The appointment is part of Oasis’ steady growth over the last four years, and his arrival will free one of Oasis’ current printer technicians, Bradley Grew, for a move to the studio. Shaun will be operating the newly [...]
Blast off at Silicon Roundabout, London.
When the digital culture agency onedotzero were commissioned to produce a series of digital installations and experiences for the launch party of the new Google Campus building in Shoreditch on March 20, they partnered with Aztec Event Services to help realise their goals. Working hand in glove to create a large installation that chimed with [...]
Le Maitre Expand R&D With Three New Appointments.
Pyrotechnics and Special Effects manufacturer Le Maitre Ltd, is delighted to announce the appointment of three new members of staff joining their Research & Development Teams. Dr. Hamish Cavaye (PhD) and Tobias Phillips (BSc.) join Le Maitre’s Pyrotechnics R&D division based in Peterborough, while Mark Rhind (MEng) has joined the Smoke & Haze and Special [...]
Small festivals to get financial boost through competition
Leading festival wristband supplier, ID&C will give £2000 worth of wristbands and passes to new festivals. A competition created to help small festivals survive their first years in the field will reward one a year with a tent-load of free accreditation. The online competition which runs from 22 March to 1 May, will lend a [...]
Event Cornwall Expands Team
A newly expanded client service with additions to the team has been announced for Cornwall’s award-winning events agency Event Cornwall. Three new recruits join the existing team to support the company’s expansion and introduction of new event services. The company is now seeking another addition to the team and is currently recruiting for a Marketing [...]
SIA launches telephone licence renewal service
A telephone renewals service that allows SIA licence holders to renew without having to complete an application form has been launched today (26 March 2012). The improved licence renewal service has been introduced in response to customer feedback, and is available for anyone renewing a licence, or applying for an additional licence in another sector, [...]
Woodhouse Build Stables to House the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery
Woodhouse Show and Event Specialists has designed, manufactured and installed 90 temporary stables for use by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery at their Wellington Barracks. The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery has left their St Johns Wood Barracks after 65 years and has moved to a purpose built equestrian training facility in the Woolwich [...]
Manual Handling For Events
One of the biggest risks to event managers, technicians and event crew is the way in which they handle various types of equipment. Injuries related to the mis-handling of equipment account for the costs related to lost man-hours as well as productions falling behind schedule. As part of our information and education strand of Crewsaders [...]
The Brewery to host AIM Independent Music Awards
Following the huge success of their inaugural awards, the Association of Independent Music (AIM) are very pleased to announced that the AIM Independent Music Awards will return once again in 2012, casting a spotlight on the plethora of talent in the independent sector. Doubling in size to 650 guests in direct response to the overwhelming [...]
ADI provides screens to Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Miles across the UK
ADI.tv provided mobile LED screens to seven Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile events across the UK on Sunday 25th March. As Sport Relief continued to bring together the nation to get active and raise money for charity, ADI provided a mixture of their industry renowned mobile LED screens at seven of the flagship event locations, including [...]
Contractors Invited to Bid for Exhibition Centre Liverpool
Moves to develop a world-class exhibition and events complex on Liverpool’s waterfront have taken a significant step forward. Notices have been published seeking a contractor for the £40m development next to ACC Liverpool, home to BT Convention Centre and Echo Arena, at Kings Dock, with an investor partner also being sought for a planned 200-bed [...]
Gorilla expands hire fleet.
Gorilla Marketing & Events has added two new corporate hospitality assets to its hire fleet, a 7 m event trailer and a classic Airstream motorhome, all in readiness for this summer’s festivities. Gorilla MD Andy Butts said: “We are aware that the sheer number of celebrations taking place in 2012 will stretch everyone’s event hire [...]
New arrival steps ashore at Melville GES
Kylie Hopkins has joined Melville GES, part of the GES Global Network, as an exhibitor services project manager offering space only solutions on all shows where Melville is the appointed contractor. Kylie, who has previously worked for Expo Management and the Australian Direct Marketing Association in Sydney, joins Melville GES from Ocean Media where she [...]
Reaching the clouds: Melville takes a lead in cloud computing for exhibitions
Melville GES is set to be one of the first companies in the exhibition industry to offer cloud-based services to its clients and its offices around the world, through an agreement with UK cloud computing specialist Star. “We have chosen to work with Star because it has an excellent track record,” says Glenn Batty, Melville’s [...]
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