KB Event was established in 1992 to offer the corporate, music, live-event and entertainment industries a logistics service unlike any other available on the market. Holding at the heart of its delivery ethos a proactive and can-do approach to its wheeled operations, KB set itself apart by also offering its client base bespoke logistics solutions which include on-site and full management packages, as well as air and sea freight services. In addition to a core team of office-based and on-the-road driving staff, KB Event also provide HOD’s and on-site teams to work alongside production and tour personnel to oversee the management of a project’s logistics; from its initial scheduling through to its delivery and final conclusion. Recent full managed projects have included Tour De Moon, Cannes Lions, Cop 26, The Jubilee Pageant Parade, and further afield, ND51 in Abu Dhabi.
In 2008, KB Event became the first event logistics company to gain an environmental accreditation for its operations, and The Company continues to remain at the forefront of event hauliers for sustainability, having been the first to use non-palm oil HVO Biofuel on events in 2020. In Autumn 2022, KB Event received IQ magazine’s Green Guardians award, and in February this year, KB Event were the only transport company shortlisted for TPI’s Green Award. In March, KB Event went on to receive the University Of Derby’s Sustainability Supplier Award for Best Net Zero Carbon Project. So far this year our non-palm oil HV0 Biofuel has been used on tour with Yungblud, and on corporate events MWC Barcelona, WEF Davos and RWA at the 02. We continue to highlight the misconceptions around so-called sustainable transport solutions, and were recently invited to sit on GEI51’s panel as the only speaker in our field.
Post BREXIT, following the opening of KB Event’s depot in the Republic of Ireland, KB Event’s CEO and MD were instrumental in finding a reverse easement solution to the crippling cabotage issues surrounding the BREXIT deal, which ultimately resulted in the continued fulfilment of European tours by UK and EU based event trucking specialists. Our in-house customs team established post BREXIT are able to provide information and advice on show goods traveling to the EU, and work closely with our Operations teams and clients to ensure that European events and shows have the correct customs documentation prior to leaving the UK.
KB Event has just re-opened its London Operation in Wandsworth, and, as well as running a fleet of smaller vehicles from the site, will be placing electric vans at the depot for across-town runs, by the close of the summer.
In February 2023, KB Event were named Favourite Trucking Company (as voted by clients) at the TPI Awards at Battersea’s Evolution.
Contact Details:
HEAD OFFICE:-
KB EVENT LTD,
PLYMOUTH AVENUE,
BROOKHILL IND EST,
PINXTON,
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE,
NG16 6NS
Tel: +44 (0) 1773 811136
LONDON:-
KB EVENT LTD,
10 SMUGGLERS WAY,
DELTA BUSINESS PARK,
WANDSWORTH,
LONDON,
SW18 1EG
Tel: +44 (0) 208-879-3090
EU:-
KB EVENT TRUCKING LTD,
BALLYSIMON RD,
MONACLINOE,
CO.LIMERICK,
IRELAND,
V94 P8VF
Tel: 353 (87) 3932278
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Author: Adam Parry
Adam is the co-founder and editor of www.eventindustrynews.com Adam, a technology evangelist also organises Event Tech Live, Europe’s only show dedicated to event technology and the Event Technology Awards. Both events take place in November, London.
