Bristol-based specialist hire and events
Lee Szuchnik, the director of a South Wales company that supplied events with bogus security staff using false identities, was jailed at Cardiff Crown Court on Friday 18 January.
PopTopUK Limited, a leading UK online events marketplace, has secured a £615,000 equity investment from a syndicate led by Dow Schofield Watts Angels, the
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
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The hunt is on for 100 vintage and military aircraft to celebrate 100 years of the Royal Air Force for the ‘Cotswold Airport Revival Festival'.
Leading members of the UK's meetings and events industry joined James Heappey MP in a closed roundtable discussion at The Meetings Show earlier today (Wednesday 27 June), to discuss how best the
Provision Events (PVE) ihas been commissioned to provide the fan experience at the up-coming Special Olympics USA Games on behalf of official presenting sponsor of the golf events,
Event supplier, Arena, has bought long-established providers of temporary cold rooms, Ice House Rentals Ltd.
Manoj Kochar, chair of the International Hologram Manufacturers Association, says new display applications reflect the way holography continues to push the technological
Five Arena companies provided a turnkey service to support the Jockey Club creating memorable experiences for guests at Cheltenham Festival, March 13-16, 2018.
Following this summer's historic Hintze Hall transformation, welcoming Hope the blue whale, the Venue Hire team has released its new-look events supplier list for 2018.
The Natural
Plymouth City Council and The Event Services Association (TESA) are set to sign a contract that will see the British Firework Championships remain in Plymouth for a further 12 years.
The jaw-dropping spectacular ‘Dinosaurs in the Wild’ experience comes to London next year and will be housed in a bespoke temporary structure to be built by
As the original and largest exhibition for the outdoor event industry, this year’s Showman’s Show is once again set to deliver for event professionals!
Former Tory MP Nick du Bois, who helped to found and chaired the All Party Group for Events, has unmasked some of the realities of being a Member of Parliament in a new book entitled
Events structure specialists Neptunus has debuted its latest structure – called the
25 event professionals from all sectors of the industry took part in the inaugural event industry charity cyclathon at Silverstone yesterday.
From May through to September Eat to the Beat (ETTB) and parent company GIG will be delivering backstage, crew and VIP artist catering at 16 of the UK’s major festivals including the jewel
Olson Visual recently completed their largest display projects to date for motion picture and film companies Focus Features and STX Films.
Event caterer, logistics and brand support specialist Global Infusion Group (GIG), has been named as a recipient of The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2017.
The Meetings Industry Association (mia) announced it has delivered a strong financial performance and another progressive year at its 27th Annual General Meeting.
Event services specialist Joe Manby Limited has added two new shows to its expanding portfolio after being appointed as event services supplier for UKSG and the British Occupational Hygiene
Almost 370 UK festival and outdoor event industry’s leading suppliers and organisers attended the Festival Supplier Awards to celebrate and applaud the 2017 winners on Thursday 26th
An international museum, event and exhibition contractor has been denied permission to run commercial vehicles after an industry regulator called into question the company
Judy Rae, Head of Corporate Events at Glasgow Science Centre, predicts the trends for the year ahead
A cross-party group of MPs joined forces with campaigners from the music industry outside Parliament on Monday (29/11) as the Digital Economy Bill reached its ‘report stage’ in
XKX Projects, a creative design and engineering business based in Bradford, has been commissioned to create a hand crafted ‘Rebel Cruiser' as a show stopping visitor experience for Ultra
The makers of Star Wars The Force Awakens have been fined £1.6 million after failing to protect the actors and workers while on set during filming at Pinewood Studio, Slough,
As part of its continued sponsorship and support of the Edinburgh International Festival, mclcreate has teamed up with Blue-i Theatre Technology to provide Technical Support and additional
The Meetings Industry Association (MIA) will be putting more of the UK’s top booking agents under the spotlight at its third Agents Day in August.
The future of the industry is in our own hands now, says the Meetings Industry Association (MIA) following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union.
Ideas are being blocked and strategies are not being properly implemented because of an increase in stress and consequent decrease of enjoyment in the events and meeting industry, according to
Delegates were so impressed by the way a group of University of Northampton students organised a conference that they gave them a near-perfect satisfaction rating.
Team Challenge Company, one of the UK’s leading team building companies, has announced a £50,000 investment in equipment for corporate family fun days following a 30 per cent increase in new
Jungheinrich UK’s Event Hire division has secured a double win by being awarded contracts to supply material handling equipment for two of the biggest commercial and military airshows in the UK
Arena Group supplied 59 temporary tower structures and 2,031 temporary tiered covered seats to the world-famous Virgin Money London Marathon, 24th April 2016.
Avid viewers of the popular television show Drive will have spotted that the show’s logo and branding is pretty much always in shot. Branding specialist, Sunbaba was only too happy to support the
New for the 2016 corporate events season is an exciting new art installation at the National Trust for Scotland’s Drum Castle outside Aberdeen.
The Meetings Industry Association’s (mia) Agents Day recently proved invaluable for delegates as some of the UK’s top booking agents provided a unique insight into how they select venues.
Trends in events have always reflected what’s happening in the economy as well as the lifestyle and business ethos of the time. In the late 80s and 90s, when businessmen and women were enjoying
The Department for Culture Media and Sport has unveiled a cross Governmental strategy for UK events, following widespread engagement with the industry.
The Department for Culture Media and
Beware of those wanting a slice of your ‘cake,’ baked with your hard work and success, says Steve Heap, general secretary of the Association of Festival Organisers (AFO).
Authority see
This summer tens of thousands of runners will be lacing up their trainers, pulling on their sweatbands and dousing themselves in neon powder paint at a series of five-kilometre events across the
Events Manager Pam Sainsbury manages events for four trade associations: the British Sandwich Association (BSA), the Pizza, Pasta & Italian Food Association (PAPA), The Café Society (Café
If you are going to manage security just yards from Number 10 Downing Street in an iconic central London venue, there is no room for error and you need to prepare for all eventualities.
Stuck for advice on the nuts and bolts of organising your event? The Purple Guide, updated last year with an on-line format, is an invaluable guide, says Jim Winship, TESA director and one of the
The Event Industry Forum is making a further £13,000 available in grants for projects that will benefit the events industry.
The Forum, which brings together 28 trade bodies and similar
Following a record year in 2015 for the brand experience and live events agency, TBA plc has appointed Mark Spragg to the position of Managing Director.
Spragg joins on 1st February
The organiser of the Event Technology Awards has announced that nominations for 2016 will open on Monday 4th April. The awards are set to return for their fourth outing and will once again
Manchester based Make Events have forged a partnership with local businessman and owner of BetFred, Fred Done, to produce a joint charity ball at the Hilton Deansgate in September.
The
In a recent survey conducted by Unique Venues of London, analysing the 2015 performance of the association’s membership, 94% of the 67 venues which completed the survey indicated an optimistic
A new code of practice on electrical testing has been developed to ensure that hirers of portable and temporary welfare units meet their safety responsibilities.
The new document has been
Glasgow City Marketing Bureau (GCMB) is launching the next generation of legacy measurement, a bespoke research model designed to report the key impacts of conferences taking place in the
Caroline Jackson and Samme Allen have been successfully elected as Vice Chairs of the Business Visits & Events Partnership, with effect from the 1st January 2016 for a period of two
Vital research into the UK’s conference, meeting and business events sector has been launched.
