FESTYVENT LAUNCHES FESTIVAL SAFETY FEATURE

Festyvent, the UK technology firm for the Live Industry, has launched new enhanced app features for music festivals and live events.

First up is SAFE@FESTIVAL, which will allow

Tappit launches new RFID wristband safety functionality

Tappit, a global payment ecosystem for events, stadia and venues, has added new safety functionality to its RFID wristbands.

Activated for the first time at Kaleidoscope Festival

Grahame Muir appointed new COO for Star Live

Star Live, the recently-launched full-service live event and brand experience partner, has announced the appointment of Grahame Muir as Chief Operating Officer.

Muir brings with

Five top tips for planning a plastic free event

By Andy MacInnes, Commercial Director, B-Loony 

Every day approximately eight million pieces of plastic

Tappit partners with UNITE for Tomorrowland Barcelona

Tappit, the cashless payment and event insights solution, has signed a three-year

‘Technology and teamwork: The recipe for a successful modern-day festival’

By Jenni Young, CMO of Tappit

Bristol International Balloon Fiesta partners with Eat Natural

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Bringing plant-based eating to the party

Event caterer Jackson Gilmour, is unveiling a new plant-based menu using natural ingredients, "indulgent flavour combinations and lavish textures" suitable for corporate events, parties and

No-show Birmingham door supervisor fined £600 with costs of £7,815

A no-show Birmingham door supervisor has been fined £600 and charged court costs of £7,815.56. On Monday 29 April, Birmingham resident John Mendy was found guilty in his absence at Birmingham

Campaign for British Cheese at Events

Food and drink expert Francis Gimblett goes to extreme lengths to gather unique content for his corporate tasting events business, Taste of the

PlayPass confirms more cashless UK festivals

PlayPass has announced more cashless UK festivals with a focus on sustainability, families and mobile app integration.

Joining the award-winning provider’s rapidly

BECTU targets 'toxic' live events industry culture

BECTU has launched a comprehensive set of standards for the live events industry to fight for better working conditions for its members in the sector.

The campaign comes as more

ID&C launches eco-friendly wristbands made out of recycled plastic water bottles

ID&C, a leading provider of wristbands and lanyards, is now selling eco-friendly wristbands in response to an increase in demand from customers.

Pod(o) recycled plastic accommodation launched

Expo 2020 Dubai appoints Rosterfy for event workforce management

Expo 2020 Dubai has appointed Rosterfy, said to be the world’s fastest-growing event workforce management

solution platform, to support and engage its large team of employees and

Paramedic launches UK’s first comparison site for event medical cover

A comparison site for event medical cover and medical training – The Medical Network (www.themedicalnetwork.co.uk) – has been launched.

Seventa Events to Deliver Three Areas at the Bournemouth Air Festival

Having been successfully awarded three Bournemouth Air Festival event sites, Seventa Events has come up with its visitor attraction plans.

EVENTS BLOG: Why Millennials Need Immersing

Tom Clark and Andy Cuthbert have founded ‘Revive at Studio 5’ and host the first immersive

Arena Events acquires GLD Productions specialist furniture hire business

The largest UK owned event production supplier, Arena, has bought GLD Productions Ltd with all stock and staff being incorporated into the Group’s Spaceworks Furniture Hire

Eat to the Beat at Rewind Festivals

Eat to the Beat (ETTB) is proving something of a hit with chart stars of the eighties thanks to its catering of the three-day Rewind Festivals in Perth, Scotland and Cheshire, with a third event

Plain sailing for GIG at Extreme Sailing Series

Sailors taking part in the European Acts of the 2017 Extreme Sailing Series

Kent Shine Up lantern Fest cancelled

A four-day sky lantern festival Shine Up Fest scheduled for the Kent Showground near Maidstone has been cancelled after 2000 south-east residents opposed it in

Security changes planned for Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury 2017 ticket holders are being advised to 'Pack LIght' in view of enhanced security measures following recent tragic events in Manchester and London. For security reasons,

Waysafe introduce a new innovation for the events industry

Waysafe linear illuminated marking system has been designed for use in low light or dark applications either internally or externally. It enables the user to mark a direction or hazard.

New offence of possessing pyrotechnic articles at music events

A new offence of possession of pyrotechnic articles at qualifying musical events came into force from 3rd April, in time for the start of the 2017 music festival season.

SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED FOR FESTIVAL SUPPLIER AWARDS 2017

The shortlist for the Festival Supplier Awards 2017 has been announced by organiser Eventive Media Limited. With over one hundred entries received, 80 of the outdoor event industry’s very

Play music at events? Play it right

By Sarah Mitchell, Head of Public Performance Operations at PPL

Music has the potential to create a dynamic atmosphere in an event space from the moment visitors enter.

Showsec at Bloodstock

They're one big happy family at Bloodstock Open Air Festival . . . and Showsec have forged a strong relationship which makes them a much-loved part of that close-knit group.

Top three things that can go wrong with event power

With the start of the festival season underway people up and down the country will be looking at their list of things to pack, checking off sleeping bags, wellies, toilet paper and tickets. For

Intellitix joins forces with Electric Castle Festival to deploy cashless payments

This year’s Electric Castle will be using innovative RFID Access Control and Cashless Payment solutions to enhance the festival experience for 100,000 event goers.

Powderham is ‘Paradise’ for Radio 1's Big Weekend

CHRIS MARTIN led the chorus of acclaim for the ‘team’ which helped to make BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend such a spectacular success . . . and Showsec played a role in ensuring the

Event by Event selected as ‘Camberley on Ice’ partner

Event by Event, a Surrey-based live event agency specialising in event production, design, management & logistics, has been selected as a partner by Surrey Heath Borough Council for a

Winners Announced as Festival Supplier Awards 2016 Hailed a Huge Success

Almost 350 guests from the festival and outdoor event industry celebrated the second outing of the Festival Supplier Awards when they were held on 28th January, at London venue, The Hurlingham