As many people gear up to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is lending its support to the various events, street parties and commemorations that are taking place up and down the country by emphasising that there’s nothing in health and safety law to prevent anyone from celebrating. Celebrations for the [...]
MUTA is today calling on event organisers and regulators to keep up-to-date with safety in the temporary structure and inflatable play sectors by signing up as affiliate members of the association. Fabric-based structures and equipment – such as marquees and bouncy castles – can create significant hazards at events, of which organisers and enforcement officers [...]
Warwick Conferences has cause for celebration after announcing today that all three of its conference and training venues have been awarded the prestigious Gold AIM Accreditation from the Meetings Industry Association (MIA). Endorsed by the likes of Visit Britain, Visit England and the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers, the Gold AIM Accreditation is awarded [...]
All Event Hire is an events company that provides stylish, contemporary, designer furniture products for events, weddings, exhibitions, birthdays, parties and conferences throughout Scotland and the UK. Our focus is on the quality of the products and a simple means of making them visible and available to our clients. We source the best products from [...]
Entering a new market is a tricky enough prospect at the best of times. Doing it in the midst of a financial crisis and in a competitive market may seem ludicrous. For EventServ, however, the decision to establish a UK division in 2010 was the result of several years of market research and with a [...]
Leicestershire-based trackway and event flooring solutions specialists, Eco Trackway & PRIMA Flooring was formed by key Directors of the original PRIMA Group who bought all PRIMA’s assets including large stocks, goodwill and manufacturing rights together with tooling, over a year ago. The company played an integral part in the success of two of the UK’s [...]
DB installed the PA System at the National Sports Centre, in Marlow, in preparation for the first training session of the British men’s and women’s Olympic hockey teams. The system includes 6 ultra-compact, two-way passive Martin Blackline F8+ on stands; 3 QSC amps, 3 ultra high frequency Sennheiser headset microphones, 3 ultra high frequency Sennheiser hand held [...]
Sunday 1st April saw the world famous Ascot Racecourse stage its annual Countryside Race Day, a family-friendly event which combines horse racing with a wide range of other activities. AP Security sponsored four of the day’s races, reinforcing the relationship that the company enjoys with the course’s management. AP sponsored two Class 2 races – [...]
Garden enthusiasts are being charged up to £300 for black market tickets to the Chelsea Flower Show — six times their face value — as touts cash in on the demand for the horticultural showpiece. All 157,000 tickets for the event sold out in record time and organisers have warned people not to buy tickets [...]
The team behind the Enterprise Centre, the University of Derby’s purpose built conference facilities centre, is pleased to announce it has successfully achieved AIM Accreditation, the nationwide ‘kitemark’ for accredited venues and service providers in the meetings, conference and events industry. AIM is the mark of quality and professionalism you can trust and goes hand in [...]
LarMac LIVE (LML) – creative and technical production specialists – produced the star-studded show at the heart of last weekend’s “Our Greatest Team Rises” Team GB and ParalympicsGB gala fundraising event at the Royal Albert Hall in London . The impressive entertainment line up included Gary Barlow, Will Young, Melanie C, Alfie Boe, Charlie Siem, [...]
Around 40 writers will be heading to the Vale of Glamorgan for the Cowbridge Book Festival. Organiser Stella Cheeseman reveals the ups and downs of putting on such an event I might have run a mile if I’d known what I was letting myself in for. As the award-winning novelist Belinda Bauer sat talking to [...]
Over 60 members of the HBAA gathered at etc.venues’ newest property in St Paul’s to discuss the financial implications affecting the sector. Subject matters included TOMS, VAT recovery, billback and commission payment issues. The HBAA Finance forum reflects the association’s drive for best practice and ensures a 360 degree approach to driving professionalism across every function within [...]
The 3rd Annual PLASA Rigging Conference will take place on Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 September 2012 at the Earls Court Conference Centre in London. This unique 2-day international event explores and debates all aspects of this specialist section of the industry. Running alongside PLASA 2012, the Rigging Conference has become a regular date in [...]
Following its success in March, International Confex, the UK’s premier exhibition for the event industry, has announced it’s Buyer Advisory Board for the 2013 show, a new initiative that will gain closer engagement with senior event buyers, and help curate the experience to meet the needs of visitors to the event. The group already consists [...]
Peter is currently general manager and has held that position since 2005. He joined Woodhouse as an apprentice joiner back in 1983. Tony Marsh, managing director stated: “Peter’s appointment is in recognition of the responsibility he currently holds in the business. 2012 is an important year to us as we continue to meet the challenges [...]
This year’s IMEX, the leading world-wide exhibition for meetings, events and incentive travel, will be attended by the HBAA, where the association will divulge its International Charter and how overseas hotels and venues can benefit from the buying power of the UK’s most influential agencies. The International Charter represents a mark of integrity and understanding [...]
Stage Electrics has announced the expansion of its senior management team with the appointment of a new Managing Director. This move further strengthens the senior leadership team with Dan Aldridge taking up the post of Managing Director. Dan has been involved in the company for over six years, both as Operations Director and most recently [...]
The highly-anticipated winning design in Olympia’s 125th Anniversary art competition has been unveiled. The piece – by Winchester-based graphic designer Paul Hicks – was regarded the unanimous winner by a panel of judges that included artists Rob Ryan and Sanna Annukka, as well as art luminary Paul Stolper and branding agency Form. Paul’s piece forms [...]
Iain Clasper, Managing Director of Leeds based Northern Flags is delighted to announce that with Flagowa in Poland they have won the City Dressing print Contract for this year’s 2012 Euro 2012 Championships in Poland and the Ukraine. The contract one of the largest contracts of its kind expected in 2012 will be managed by [...]
Research shows, our research actually, that there is an unintended benefit of post-experience buzz. The desired outcome of buzz is amplification; spreading the brand-word amongst a wider audience not directly engaged by the experience… but we’ve found that there is another benefit. It’s not rocket science but something that seems to be off the radar. [...]
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Propeller Mobile, the mobile division of communications business Propeller Group, has launched a brand new customisable app for exhibition and event organisers. ‘Event Engine’ is a flexible mobile platform which can adapted for event organisers to help them engage users across iPhone, iPad and Android devices, as well as Windows Mobile and Blackberry devices via [...]
Event Production Solutions (EPS) were delighted to provide temporary walkways for this amazing event. Working for Smallwood Music and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board this celebratory musical extravaganza was attended by over 16,000 people. EPS were instructed to transform the dock side environment into a safe working area for both the working staff and public. [...]
The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has welcomed a number of new members to its board, from both longstanding member venues and some new purpose built spaces. New faces on the board include Rebecca Cardozo, venue director at Glow, Bluewater’s event venue, and commercial director Tim Banfield from ACC Liverpool, home to the BT Convention [...]
Showsec’s Manchester office implemented a detailed crowd management and security operation for Manchester City FC’s victory parade, 14th May 2012. Over 100,000 fans flocked to the city to celebrate as the team were crowned Premier League Champions for the first time since 1968. The event and venue security specialist worked to a tight timeframe, planning [...]
The UK Event Awards are back for 2012 and are now accepting entries. The awards, which are organised by The Drum are now in their third year officially launched at the Conference and Hospitality Show back in April. This year categories include Best Marketing Strategy, Best Conference, Best Experiential Event and new for 2012 – [...]
Grapevine Events is pleased to celebrate its 1st birthday and the launch of its brand new website. The new website marks the anniversary of a rollercoaster year for Grapevine Events as they encountered their first year in business during an extremely hostile and unstable economic environment. Established in May 2011, Grapevine Events is a [...]
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