Event Industry News

JANUARY 17, 2020

International not-for-profit organisation, A Greener Festival (AGF), has announced the 37 recipients of “A Greener Festival Award” in 2019. Participants demonstrate beneficial sustainability practices, hitting the key areas including, but not limited to, transport, waste, power, water, ecosystems and local area impacts.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 23, 2021

The Event Industry Alliance (EIA), comprising the Association of Event Organisers (AEO), the Association of Event Venues (AEV) and the Event Suppliers and Services Association (ESSA), has launched a new and comprehensive sustainability commitments framework. ”

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Event Industry News

MARCH 10, 2020

The 500-year-old London venue, which houses an award-winning conference and events centre, reduced its total carbon footprint by 30% in the past three years and has switched its electricity provision entirely to 100% renewable energy as well as using environmentally responsible suppliers and service partners.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

One Young World celebrated its 10th Anniversary Summit in the heart of London in October, bringing together more than 2,000 young leaders and over 300 volunteers to be part of its transformative event. For the 2019 summit, 80% of volunteers came from London whilst the remainder travelled from other regions in the UK and internationally.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 18, 2019

This simple course to tackling food poverty has earned the social enterprise a plethora of awards, most recently being named the ‘Organisation Making A Difference In The Community’ at the This Is MCR awards 2019. These are some of the coldest months of the year so it’s even more imperative that those in need receive this vital support.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Home to the British Medical Association since 1925, their sustainable venue boasts 22 unique and versatile spaces for up to 320, including 11 purpose-built meeting rooms, all fitted with cutting edge AV technology. Courtyard Standing Reception Snow Room Garden Great Hall. million litres per year.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Nearly two years ago I was asked to create a ‘sustainable event’ by one of the world’s largest banks in the form of a trade show booth and the truth is I didn’t know where to begin. Events by their very nature are temporary and this plays a large part in what makes them great.

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Date : September 29th, 2019. Date : November 16th & 17th, 2019. Date : September 14th, 2019. Date : November 20th & 21st, 2019. Location : London, UK. Without an engaged and inspired workforce, these large-scale changes become extremely difficult to implement and sustain.” 4) Tech Share Pro.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 10, 2022

Our historic London venue offers a beautiful backdrop for a host of events including conferences, parties, weddings, awards ceremonies and meetings. We aim to lead and promote a sustainable lifestyle for every client, supplier and employee, encouraging carbon balancing and water neutralising in events. million litres per year.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 19, 2019

The AEV/AEO/ESSA Sustainability Working Group will be meeting on Wednesday March 20, 2019, at Informa London for a special session with a sustainability workshop delivered by The MICE Machine, and sponsored by Olympia London. Sustainability efforts dictated from the top rarely achieve the intended effect.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 6, 2020

In a year that saw 219 arena shows, six residencies, over 10 first-time performances, a record number of boxing events and its 25 millionth ticket being sold – The O2 concluded 2019 with its highest accolade, being named Venue of The Decade by Billboard magazine. The Party and ABBA Super Troupers: The Exhibition.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

According to the Centre’s latest report and accounts, The QEII Centre delivered total revenues of £14.95m for the period 2022-23, equivalent to 94 per cent of what was achieved in its best year of trading in 2019/20 (£15.94m).

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

For almost 100 years BMA House has sat in the heart of London. Their talented chefs have created mindfully nutritious menu concepts which focus on sustaining concentration and nourishing delegates with wholesome food. Whether it’s a conference , social event or wedding, they have a true history of hospitality.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

increase over the same period in 2019, despite flying with what American says was 8.5% The airline also reported that “despite a challenging operating environment in June, American’s on-time departure rate, on-time arrival rate and completion factor for the second quarter of 2022 were each improved versus the second quarter of 2019.”

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Boomset

JULY 8, 2019

From veganism to Instagrammability, 2019 may be the year of the pig in the Chinese calendar, but in the events industry, it’s all about being unique. Take a look at The Royal Court Hotel in London for instance. So, how can you make sure your event is memorable for your guests?

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Event Industry News

JUNE 28, 2022

This year’s AEO Excellence Awards saw event professionals from across the industry flock to Grosvenor House Hotel, for the first time since 2019. While their strong teamwork and commitment to sustainability is impressive. Media 10 Ltd – Design London. CloserStill Media Ltd – Tech Show London. BEST EVENT LAUNCH.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Though fungi grow all around us, the function and uses of fungi were mysterious to most people outside of the scientific community until the documentary “Fantastic Fungi” was released in 2019. brought to light fungi’s medicinal and sustainability uses. Head of Psychedelic Research at the Imperial College London. 15–17, 2021.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 27, 2023

The central London conference and events venue was audited by the MIA against stringent 50-point criteria including the quality of venue facilities, accessibility, legal compliance, customer service and best practice. In 2019, it was awarded Best Historic Venue in the London Venue Awards.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 16, 2022

name: Meet Events Ltd Date formed: July 2019 (8 months before Covid!) No of annual events supported: 500 Staff: 7 (currently recruiting for more) plus a number of freelancers Offices: Waterloo, London Web address: www.meet-events.co.uk Mantra: Delivering excellence.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Known for his ‘above and beyond the job’ attitude, the New Yorker has continued to work in the industry through his company Inward Point, which champions zero waste, sustainable events, while raising money to pay back the out-of-pocket Fyre Festival contractors in the Bahamas. He said: “Part of my piece will be around overcoming failure.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Titled ‘It’s not 2019 anymore. As technology evolves, the future will require event planners to connect audiences regardless of the medium in a sustainable, inclusive, and trustworthy way.” Their dynamic conversation will take place on the Main Stage at 9.15am on day three of the show.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

They include environmental and sustainability disrupters, technology innovators and visionaries who risked everything to build their businesses from scratch. The 2019 Alison Rose Review identified “relatable and accessible mentors and networks” as the biggest opportunities to help female entrepreneurs.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The UK’s largest arts centre offers a range of spaces for events and has a carefully selected list of suppliers to work across all three buildings on a 17-acre central London site. As of 2 September 2019, Catering partners include: Caper & Berry Clement Worrall Company of Cooks Skylon Social Pantry Spook Rhubarb.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

On the move from Olympia to ExCel London this year, Duncan said the event simply outgrew their old venue: “It’s been a natural progression; we have more people and exhibitors are wanting bigger stands. ExCel is our natural home, we have returned after the success of 2019.”.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has today announced that it will be holding its annual conference at the Business Design Centre (BDC), London, on Friday, November 26, 2021, with the theme ‘Disruption: the new norm.’ Solo sessions will dive deeper into the forthcoming Commonwealth Games and an update surrounding Protect Duty.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 13, 2020

Regent’s Conferences & Events , recently crowned Best Outdoor Space at the 2019 Academic Venue Awards, will be exhibiting at the London Summer Event Show for the launch of its new English house wine. In addition, any garden waste is used to create compost.

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Event Industry News

MAY 28, 2020

Events @ No 6 opened its doors in 2019, as an innovative new venue in bustling Aldgate, in the City of London. The tranquil terrace with stunning views of London’s iconic skyline is ideal for summer receptions for up to 100 guests. We back British farmers by choosing local produce.

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Event Industry News

JULY 16, 2019

Effectively a six-day musical festival spanning across two consecutive weekends, with a free-to-access four-day community event in the middle, All Points East brought some of the world’s biggest artists to East London earlier this year, and PTL were there to help them deliver it!

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The partnership renewal not only marks the continuation of a seven-year relationship between Central Hall Westminster and White Light but a further period of investment into improving the AV infrastructure in the central London building, including its magnificent Great Hall.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2023

George Foden, who has been with the company since 2015, is the newly-appointed Managing Director and will take over the running of Wise, which is an events supplier to the likes of Kensington Palace, the V&A, Tower of London and Natural History Museum, with David becoming Chairman.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The Great Taste Golden Fork Reception will be held at the YEC this month; the first time it has ever been held outside London. In 2019, businesses and events held at the Great Yorkshire Showground contributed £73.7 This will be the first time the event has been held in the UK in 30 years. million to the economy.

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Event Industry News

MAY 18, 2022

Our high quality products are sustainable and 100% recyclable, as well as being highly diverse – allowing for installation in a variety of configurations from a 3m wide temporary haul road, to a large crane pad or site compound, to a pedestrian walkway or sports pitch cover – Davis Trackhire has the solution for your access requirements.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2021

The inaugural Plant Based World Conference & Expo took place at New York City’s Javits Center in 2019. a headline in The Guardian asked in 2019. In fact, research from Ipsos Retail Performance tracked the surge in vegans from 2004 — a period of “obscurity” when just 290,000 Americans considered themselves vegan — to 2019 when 9.7

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 21, 2018

A presentation of the latest new technologies which are helping events to be more sustainable. Event Tech Live will return to London in November 2019, follow the official hashtag #ETL19 on social media to keep up-to-date with show news. For example, technology in composting, in situ sewage processing, battery storage and more.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Awards are given across 10 important sustainability categories, including the top accolade of the International Greener Festival Award 2020. Nominees are selected from those certified by A Greener Festival following a detailed environmental assessment, site visits and post show analysis by trained sustainable event auditors.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 15, 2022

The new service was debuted at International Confex 2022 at ExCel London last week as Events Harrogate hosted its first stand along with several stand partners representing event venues and hotels from across the Harrogate district. To find out more about Events Harrogate visit eventsharrogate.co.uk.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 21, 2019

Festivals and events from 14 countries achieved the prestigious accolade in 2018, which is awarded to those events and festivals that have demonstrated conscientiousness with regards to sustainability and a reduction in environmental impacts in 11 areas including transport, waste, power, water, and local area impacts. Boom Festival (PT).

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