Construction work has started in Hampshire on the huge structure required for the 2008 Farnborough International Airshow, taking place from 14-20 July. Being erected by De Boer Structures, this will be the biggest temporary venue ever built for the event, consisting of 92,000 square metres of floorspace.
Stanco Exhibitions has recently launched two new furniture ranges that allow companies increased flexibility, individuality and visual flair.
Image Creative Design (ICD) has recently been awarded ‘official supplier’ status by Emap Conferences, following work on the company’s Broadcast Technology Summit, which takes place at The British Academy of Film & Television Arts in London in June.
It’s two triumphs in two months for events supplier Staging Connections. Following victory in the Technical and Creative Production category at the New South Wales MEA awards in March, the company has won the same accolade Canberra.
Nexus Collections, Europe’s leading provider of conference bags and the first to launch an entirely sustainable version, has released figures that show enquiries for the green bags overtaking traditional ones for the first time.
One of the UK’s major horseracing tracks, Ascot, has entered a new three-year agreement with GL events Owen Brown to supply structures for the Royal Ascot race meeting, which takes place annually each June.
The mobile ticketing specialist Tixmob is growing its business dramatically in the festival market. In February alone, eight festivals confirmed they are to use the company’s ticketing system this summer on top of the companies existing three festival clients.
Fulfilling demand for a wider choice and higher calibre of furniture for events, a new contemporary collection– designed by leading British designer David Fox – has been recently launched by Thorns Group aimed at the corporate hospitality market.
YPL Exhibitions has confirmed that the Group Leisure Show taking place on 24-25 September 2008 at the NEC in Birmingham is to be expanded to include the travel industry, as well as its usual audience of leading leisure group organisers.
Leading UK crowd management and event security company, Showsec, has officially launched its managerial Academy, a unique, year-long programme offering employees the chance to develop the knowledge, skills and experience required to become an effective operational manager within the crowd management industry.