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Glastonbury bans single-use plastic drinks bottles

Glastonbury Festival has banned single-use plastic drinks bottles at this year’s event. They will also no longer be supplied or available in any of the Festival’s backstage, production, catering ...

Rebrand for Leading Scottish Event Venue

The leading events venue in the Scottish Borders, the Border Union Showground in Kelso, is to get a new name as part of a drive to attract additional events into the region. The venue, which is ...

PLAYPASS CONFIRMS STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF FRENCH CASHLESS PROVIDER YUFLOW

PlayPass has acquired Yuflow, a pioneering French Cashless payments provider to the live events sector, as part of its global expansion drive. Lyon-based Yuflow was founded in 2014 by Martin ...

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. The bands are made out of recycled plastic ...

Jailed director of security firm stole identities to supply fake guards to festivals

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. His fellow ...

Absolute Corporate Events Secures 400% Growth in Five Years

Absolute Corporate Events (ACE), a leading full-service events agency, has generated 400% growth in five years. Activating over 1000 events a year, ACE’s largest growth has been driven by the ...

Glastonbury bans single-use plastic drinks bottles

Rebrand for Leading Scottish Event Venue

The leading events venue in the Scottish Borders, the Border Union Showground in Kelso, is to get a new name as part of a drive to attract additional events into the region. The venue, which is ...

PLAYPASS CONFIRMS STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF FRENCH CASHLESS PROVIDER YUFLOW

PlayPass has acquired Yuflow, a pioneering French Cashless payments provider to the live events sector, as part of its global expansion drive. Lyon-based Yuflow was founded in 2014 by Martin ...

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. The bands are made out of recycled plastic ...

Jailed director of security firm stole identities to supply fake guards to festivals

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. His fellow ...

Absolute Corporate Events Secures 400% Growth in Five Years

Absolute Corporate Events (ACE), a leading full-service events agency, has generated 400% growth in five years. Activating over 1000 events a year, ACE’s largest growth has been driven by the ...

Bouncy castles: safety advice

HSE has published updated advice for bouncy castle and inflatable operators, following recent serious incidents in windy conditions. 'These simple precautions can help you avoid serious ...

Events marketplace secures £615k from Dow Schofield Watts Angels and Northstar Ventures

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 Northern angel network, and Northstar ...

Neptunus is named UK’s Best Enterprising Business in SME National Business Awards 2018

Temporary structure specialist Neptunus has been named the UK’s Best Enterprising Business in the 2018 SME National Business Awards. The audience was told that judges had commended Neptunus ...

Events

Making Outdoor Event Gatherings Happen Again

The Events Industry Forum, which brings together 26 trade and representative organisations from across the outdoor events industry, is keen to kick...

Fresh Group launches a new Environments division

Global events agency The Fresh Group has launched a new division called the ‘Environments Team’. It will focus on overall audience experience, looking...

Troxy hosts Americana Music Association UK Awards

The Americana Music Association UK chose Troxy as the home for the 2020 Americana Music Association Awards, for the first time, bringing music...

Features

Top tips for planning a unique Christmas party

If you want to host a unique event that will be remembered for all the right reasons, some serious festive organising now will ensure your Christmas party...

How to host a corporate event in a marquee

Here Dan Gill, founder of the award winning catering and event management company Dine, outlines the key considerations for hosting a corporate...

British made modular staging system offers value and versatility for event organisers, venue managers and exhibitors

A staging system created by renowned industrial designer Andrew Hill is now available from Harlow-based manufacturers Gratnells which meets a broad...

People

Event Tech Tribe Appoints New Leader

The Event Tech Tribe, the international federation of best-in-craft event tech companies, has appointed Carsten Pleiser as its new CEO. He takes over...

Cvent Reveals Top Event Attendee Pain Points

Getting to and from an event location, managing complicated conference agendas with overlapping sessions, networking and not knowing anyone at an...

Shakespeare’s England hosts event organisers

Shakespeare’s England, the Destination Management Organisation for Warwickshire, recently hosted a group of nine event organisers from America,...

Glastonbury bans single-use plastic drinks bottles

Rebrand for Leading Scottish Event Venue

PLAYPASS CONFIRMS STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF FRENCH CASHLESS PROVIDER YUFLOW

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

Jailed director of security firm stole identities to supply fake guards to festivals

Absolute Corporate Events Secures 400% Growth in Five Years

Glastonbury bans single-use plastic drinks bottles

Rebrand for Leading Scottish Event Venue

PLAYPASS CONFIRMS STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF FRENCH CASHLESS PROVIDER YUFLOW

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

Jailed director of security firm stole identities to supply fake guards to festivals

Absolute Corporate Events Secures 400% Growth in Five Years

Bouncy castles: safety advice

Events marketplace secures £615k from Dow Schofield Watts Angels and Northstar Ventures

Neptunus is named UK’s Best Enterprising Business in SME National Business Awards 2018

Events

Making Outdoor Event Gatherings Happen Again

Fresh Group launches a new Environments division

Troxy hosts Americana Music Association UK Awards

Features

Top tips for planning a unique Christmas party

How to host a corporate event in a marquee

British made modular staging system offers value and versatility for event organisers, venue managers and exhibitors

People

Event Tech Tribe Appoints New Leader

Cvent Reveals Top Event Attendee Pain Points

Shakespeare’s England hosts event organisers

Technology

FESTYVENT LAUNCHES FESTIVAL SAFETY FEATURE

Eurosonic Noorderslag and PlayPass announce pioneering technology partnership

Festicket acquires Event Genius