FEELING THE STRAIN

How do you respond to stress? Every aspect of my life has been pushed to the fringes because I’ve grafted seven days a week for the last two months. And while some people have nervous breakdowns, in my case the intense pressure of work tends to burst out of my bottom. I’ve got piles. And my hair’s thinning.

Yesterday I opened some mail that’s been festering on my desk. I discovered three congestion charge fines, one traffic violation, and a court summons for nonpayment of council tax. At the time, they all just passed me by.

So, as I perch gingerly atop my figurative rubber ring, my cheeks gently akimbo, hoping with all hope that I can resist the urge to sneeze, I steal a moment to wonder if it’s all worth it. Looking back to those days when going it alone seemed such a great idea: The thrill of being captain of my own destiny. But the reality is that while you no longer have to satisfy senior management when running your own business, you’re still just as much at the mercy of other people. I’ve never worked harder for less money in my life.

There’s a management theory that says it inevitably takes a crisis to push every business up to its next stage of evolution – a corporate take on necessity being the mother of invention, I suppose – so maybe one day I’ll look back on this phase with nostalgia.

But it feels like ours is a microcosm of every company in the events industry. We’re all constantly trying to balance resource against demand; we need good people, and we must keep them working, but our work comes in spikes, all necessitating short-notice response. If you recruit and have no work, people drift away.

Why not just say no? And, of course, I do turn business away. But it’s not just about having the right amount of business. It’s about getting the right balance. And the more you feed the machine by doing a good job, the more people want you.

We all know a chronic overworker: They’re madly active all day and send their emails in the middle of the night. Nobody can ever get hold of them. Well... I have become that person. I am, however, holding onto the hope that because I recognise what’s happening, I’ve still got the presence of mind to navigate away from it.

This must sound like a business spiralling out of control. But amazingly, the flipside of all this is that we continue to deliver better. The company is enjoying rapid growth. People like what we’re doing and we’re attracting talent.

I’m gathering a handful of brilliant back-office people who understand the ups and downs of the events industry. They all want to work flexibly, and collectively they’ll take the strain.

I was on a job the other day and watched the team laughing and joking but working hard. They had gelled and become friends. Something wonderful is binding these people together.

So, to close, having pooled more than 30 years of business acumen, I’ve now devised the gold standard litmus test for running your own business successfully: Stop; bend over. If you look like you’ve been shoplifting blueberries something needs to change!

Running an events business in the current climate is tough. Read on, as Matt Storey, partner at The White Storey, gives an open and honest account of life in events, including balancing resource against demand

Over the past five years, Vision: 2025 has taken a snapshot of sustainability practices in the UK festival industry through its annual Green Industry Survey. Event organisers have persistently highlighted waste as one of their top three event challenges and priorities.

Progress is being made in the reduction of waste. In the 2021 survey, three quarters of event organisers said they have front and back of house recycling in place. Two thirds knew where their waste went through their contractor, and the processes involved, and 57 per cent had a reuse policy in place for production materials.

There have been some great achievements by UK event organisers to reduce waste, such as the AIF’s 2018 Drastic on Plastic campaign, with 90 festivals committing to removing single use plastic. Ground-breaking circular economy initiatives in campsites and food-courts, championed by Native Events, are also leading the charge with further reductions.

But recent conversations have highlighted significant confusion surrounding “biodegradable” materials – people are uncertain about what is genuinely compostable.

City to Sea has launched a guide called Solutions on Tap – A guide to reducing waste and introducing reusable cup schemes at events. I’ve been part of the team producing this free guide to help event producers switch from single use disposable cups to reusable drink serving systems. The guide particularly targets small to medium size events. The intention is that the guide can help councils move away from single use plastic at their own events. This could lead on to providing detailed recommendations and guidance for events in their area.

Furthermore, Vision:2025 and Julie’s Bicycle have launched a project to deepen the understanding of waste management and its impacts at outdoor festivals. The aim is to set the industry on a course to overall waste reduction, zero waste to landfill, and increased recycling rates. The project will build on existing research and the roadmap set out in the Show Must Go On report and will be steered by an industry working group representing key stakeholders such as festival organisers, waste management contractors, specialists, and industry organisations.

In the first phase of the project, Resource Futures will undertake research to understand better current practices, impacts and opportunities, and will produce a report with recommendations. In the second phase, the working group will consider how the report translates into action across the industry, and the development of a code of practice for resource and waste management.

In July 2022, the project identified that current challenges of festival waste management included contamination of waste on site, understanding material types (what’s compostable and biodegradable?), getting accurate data from waste contractors, and too much focus on recycling and not on waste reduction.

Outcomes needed were identified as empowering festival teams with the knowledge to have the right conversations with waste contractors to work together and put in place effective measures, maintain accountability and report accurately. It was also felt that the festival industry needs a standardised approach to waste management.

In October, Vision 2025 will host the Sustainable Event Summit at The Showman’s Show. A ‘No Time to Waste: Circular Materials Economy,’ session will explore the key findings from The Zero Waste Project’s research into challenges of auditing and reducing festival waste and the solutions. During this session, findings from the Zero Waste Festivals Project will be revealed for the first time, and we will delve into a world beyond waste, with innovative new models for campsites and more. I would love to hear your thoughts on waste management and to get your input on waste management best practice. Please feel free to share your experiences and I hope you can join us at the summit.

Reducing and managing event and festival waste is one of event organisers top concerns and priorities. In his latest column, Chris Johnson, chair of Vision: 2025, looks at waste and highlights some of the work that is being done to tackle the issue

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Cob Drive, Swan Valley, Northampton NN4 9BB T: +44 1604 593820 E: sales@neptunus.co.uk W: www.neptunus.co.uk

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North Waltham Business Centre, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG25 2DJ T: 01256 397 551 E: sales@tttents.co.uk W: www.tttents.co.uk

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60-64 Oswald Road, Scunthorpe,DN15 7PQ T: 01724 848 246 E: dan@roadtrafficsolutions.com W: www.roadtrafficsolutions.com

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Evanston Avenue, Leeds LS4 2HR T: 0113 238 0805 / 0113 279 7898 W: www.stagefreight.com

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Head Office, William Road, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 3EW T: 01380 735045 E: events@gristenvironmental.com W: www.gristenvironmental.com

Ash Tree House, Tarrant Hinton, Blandford, Dorset, DT11 8JA T: 01258 830324 E: office@liquiline.co.uk W: www.liquiline.co.uk

Unit 18 Weybridge Business Centre, 66 York Road, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 9DY T: +44 (0)1932 228416 W: www.showsiteservices.co.uk

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Kevin: 07909 771996 E: info@wickedeventwaterservices.com W: www.wews.biz

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Balbir House, Norton Green Road, Stevenage, Herts, SG1 2LP T: 0333 242 7920 W: www.redboxevents.com

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