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When the pandemic struck, organisations spoke of a great need to work together to get through one of the most extraordinary and tough events a generation will experience. For Gemma Ptak, assistant director (preventative and community-based services) at Hartlepool Borough Council, it’s a statement that continues to resonate. As I write, Gemma is delivering the Tall Ships Races Hartlepool, an event that she says is once again bringing her entire organisation together. She says that Tall Ships Races is uniting the local authority and not since COVID has the council worked so successfully and cohesively towards one huge goal.
This is a powerful statement and a powerful argument for events, especially when councils sadly continue to reduce their event budgets and cultural programmes. If you turn to page 42, you can read our interview with Gemma and REM Events’ Mike Richmond, who was brought in by the council team to influence the site’s design and help source event suppliers that can handle the demands of a vast yet intricate event site that is a commercial port and marina. It’s an interesting read – even if I say so myself – as it raises questions about local authority tendering processes, contractors, and the supply chain.
It’s just one of several exclusive case studies to appear in this jam-packed summer edition that details good practice and operational learnings. We have exclusive interviews with the teams behind the Ryder Cup and Tour of Britain (page 25), and organisers are being warned to heed the latest guidance and be prepared for changes in the way that event medical cover is provided (page 45). But that’s not all.
The team has had the pleasure of visiting RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival (page 15), Goodwood Festival of Speed (page 19), Plantworx (page 34), and Noisily Festival (page 48). Each organiser and operations professional that we met during the build had their own unique story to tell about their event – the numerous challenges, the changes, and the stand out moments so make a brew, open the biscuits, and have a read. I know you’re busy on site but please take five minutes to look up, breathe, and be inspired and motivated by other event professionals. You won’t be disappointed.
Happy reading, Caroline
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15 IN BLOOM
Isobel Coulter, RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival’s project manager, discusses site changes at this year’s show
19 NEED FOR SPEED
Visitors to this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed were greeted by new car parking measures, pay lanes, and a packed programme of content. Jess Harmes, operations manager, chats
25 WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
StandOut shines a spotlight on sporting events, including The Ryder Cup, Tour of Britain, and Formula One
34 BACK TO BUSINESS
COVID forced Plantworx to reschedule twice. In June, the construction machinery show returned after four years with several new developments. The show’s organising team explain all
39 ELECTRIC DREAMS
Event professionals discuss temporary event power trends, new solutions, and best practices
42 SMOOTH SAILING
Hartlepool Borough Council’s Gemma Ptak and REM Events’ Mike Richmond reveal all about Tall Ships Races Hartlepool
45 REGULATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Event organisers are being warned to heed the latest guidance and be prepared for changes in the way that event medical cover is provided at events and festivals
48 MAKE SOME NOISE
Noisily Festival celebrated its tenth anniversary in a new location. StandOut went behind the scenes of the new site build
51 BIG MOVES
JBM Music’s Reggae Land has a new, much larger site for 2023. Here, Jorge Meehan and Brian Murphy, directors of JBM Music, talk of expansion and the future...
Jess studied media production and studies at the University of Chichester, which is where she developed a love for event and project management. She initially worked for a local charity delivering an array of events, from golf days to zip wires, Burns Nights, and balls before joining the Goodwood Estate. Her first day on site – in 2018 – was the first day of the build for Goodwood Festival of Speed when she joined the team as an event planner. In November 2021, Jess became FoS’ operations manager and has never looked back. In this issue, she talks candidly about developments at this year’s motorsport event and discusses everything from new team structure and working patterns to car parks and pay lanes.
Karen is endlessly energetic about events and obsessively organised. She is the founder of Bright Events, and co-host of The Events Insight podcast, and specialises in event delivery and operations, stakeholder management, risk assessments, and more. Happy with a radio in her hand, she loves solving problems and believes that effective problem-solving is critical to event success. Turn to page 34 and you will be able to read about all of Karen’s work on Plantworx, the bi-ennial construction machinery show. Plus, visit the StandOut website and you can read Karen’s first-hand take on working on event freelancing and being a full-time parent.
Isobel is an experienced event manager and content producer with a history of working in a variety of outdoor and indoor events. Currently working in the wonderful world of flowery festivals and shows, Isobel heads up the talented team that put on the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, the Glastonbury of gardening. In this latest edition, Isobel chats to StandOut about big site layout changes and developments at this year’s show, changes to entrances, and smaller trackway bills!
Cinewav and Technical Direction Company (TDC) were just two companies to provide products and services to Vivid Sydney 2023. Cinewav’s platform enabled thousands of visitors to listen to the audio soundtracks of the event’s drone shows and immersive light displays via their mobile phones whilst TDC deployed new TwLite projection towers and a recordbreaking 150 laser projectors for the annual event. Interestingly, the 2023 event featured more projection, but energy consumption was vastly reduced compared to 2022; 150 kilowatts per hour (kWh) lower than last year.
The British Standards Institution has published workplace guidance that aims to tackle taboos and support around menopause and period care.
YOUROPE has released the European Green Festival Roadmap 2030.
The Purple Guide is reviewing its chapter on Licensing. It is expected in July. Plus, a panel has been set up to write a new Purple Guide Chapter on Volunteers at Outdoor Events and a new chapter is also being developed on How to Deal with Zone X.
Boardmasters has teamed up with The Schools Consent Project and It Happens Education to provide consent workshops to teenagers and young people attending a festival for the first time.
The Loop has received a grant, which will allow it to offer outdoor event organisers drug awareness training.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has urged partners across Government, the events industry, and regulators to work together to tackle challenges that risk safety at live events up and down the country.
Counter Terrorism Policing is working alongside music festivals and live music venues to ensure that the public remain safe and play a part in the wider security operation.
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A local charity event has used ChatGPT AI technology to write some of their event documents. Surely this is slightly concerning from a health and safety point of view. I understand how this technology can be incredibly useful in some respects, but the thought of dynamic, relevant, and accurate event planning being done by a computer makes me very nervous! Any thoughts?
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ADI has won the contract to provide event presentation services to the inaugural 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow and across Scotland this summer.
Valley Fest , which is expecting 12,000 people on its site in Chew Magna from August 3-6, has appointed Grundon Waste Management to manage its waste streams over the course of the festival weekend.
GL events has been named as an official partner and overlay provider for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The contract covers the provision of products and services relating to the planning, design, supply, installation and on-site integration of multi-purpose structures, interior fixtures and fittings, grandstand seating, broadcast lighting, rigging, and scaffolding.
Just Loos has won a multi-year contract to supply mobile toilets, disabled toilet units, vacuum pods, modular washrooms, and showers to the Goodwood Estate for events, including Goodwood Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival.
Northumberland County Council is the lead partner for the Ashington Regeneration Programme. The local authority is seeking a team to deliver a series of cultural events and activities in the area. The deadline for this tender – worth more than £500,000 – is 12pm on August 14 Email daniel.warnock@ northumberland.gov.uk
Arena will provide temporary overlay services to at least 13 competition sites and venues at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As an official supporter, Arena will provide modular structures such as temporary grandstands, scaffolding, tents, and interior fittings.
Showsec, the crowd management and event security company, has won the contract to provide backstage and standing floor operations at OVO Arena Wembley, London.
VisitBritain is looking for a destination to host the first VisitBritain Business Events Association Conference. The deadline for this tender is 12pm on August 2. Email procurement@visitbritain.org
lexible working practices, Protect Duty, and safeguarding are just some of the topics to be discussed in detail at this year’s Event Buyers Live (November 13-15).
As excitement builds for the industry event, the organising team is delighted to reveal the first two speakers that will share their insight and knowledge when the live events industry gathers at Carden Park, Cheshire, for three days of pre-qualified face-to-face meetings, networking, and education.
Becs Leach, director of ARC Event Consultancy, will host a roundtable on flexible working practices, and Dawn Grant, safeguarding lead at Glastonbury, Boardmasters, and NASS Festival, will host another roundtable dedicated to safeguarding and welfare best practices.
As championships director of the Modern Pentathlon and Laser Run World Champs 2023, Leach will draw on her current experience of managing an events team of 14 that all work part-time and have full flexibility as to when and how they work. Leach is currently preparing for the sporting event and will share her honest appraisal of this way of working with the Event Buyers Live (EBL) audience.
She says that by adopting a different and more inclusive way of working and by implementing flexible working practices, she knows that the event will benefit from
increased resilience during the build and delivery phases this August. Plus, this new way of working has had a positive impact on diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI).
Grant is a freelance event professional with considerable experience in event control, operations, welfare, safeguarding, and child welfare. Again, Grant will share her extensive knowledge of safeguarding best practices with the live event industry’s most respected organisers when they gather in November.
Caroline Clift, content manager at Event Buyers Live, said: “I am so excited to reveal Becs and Dawn as our first two speakers. Last year, EBL took positive steps to address DEI and welfare. We know these topics remain high on an event professional’s agenda, which is why we continue to deliver dedicated content sessions that will broaden our guests’ understanding and knowledge in these areas.”
Event Buyers Live – sponsored by Visions Group – facilitates procurement conversations between events professionals and allows organisers to discuss their event plans with suppliers ahead of 2024. But that’s not all. The event also has a multitude of networking opportunities and boasts a respected content programme. The
education sessions encourage open and honest conversations and provide organisers with an opportunity to discuss issues that impact operations, event management, and event delivery.
For example, EBL 2023 will address Protect Duty and event operations, ensuring attendees are fully informed and receive the most up-to-date information and insight ahead of any upcoming legislation.
Neil Fagg, founder of EBL and the event’s director, said: “The 2023 edition of Event Buyers Live will be the event’s ninth outing and will welcome only 100 live event organisers. With such relevant content, the ability to sit and have honest conversations around procurement, and amazing networking opportunities, interest for the 2023 event is already heating up.”
Fagg continued: “Event registration opens on September 1, so we are encouraging events professionals to register their interest in attending the event now.
“If you would like to sit down and sort your 2024 procurement needs out, then Event Buyers Live is the event you need. But you must register as soon as possible for just one of the 100 places.”
To register your interest in attending Event Buyers Live 2023, call 01795 509113 or visit www.eventbuyerslive.com
Excitement is building for Event Buyers Live 2023. Here, the organising team reveal details of the industry event’s first speakers…
s StandOut drives through the grounds of Hampton Court Palace towards a contractor compound, the sweet smell of Lime trees hangs in the air. The sun is shining, tall grasses wave in the breeze, and it’s enough to put a smile on your face. Just when you think the drive could not be more idyllic, you are greeted by the wagging tails of the estate’s roaming herds of red and fallow deer, and you couldn’t ask for a more beautiful site to work on.
This stunning landscape has been Isobel Coulter’s playground for the last five weeks and it’s where she is currently building RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, the annual flower show that attracts more than 100,000 gardening and horticultural enthusiasts.
This year’s event will benefit from some big changes – changes that the show’s organising and operational team believe will enhance visitor comfort.
“When we shut the gates on the 2022 show, I don’t think we knew that the show would be having a site redesign,” explains Coulter from a shaded table in crew catering. “We do a lot of visitor surveys and were tasked with having a hard look at the show and a hard look at the feedback. We
thought about what’s going to make our visitors have the best time.
“We get a lot of repeat visitors and it’s like: ‘Well, how can we make sure that they want to come back and that they are ultimately seeing everything?’.”
Coulter continues: “In 2022, we got a lot of comments from visitors saying that they couldn’t find everything or that to see everything was tiring. So, for 2023, we have looked at our signage but also when we looked at our site, it was a weird shape and actually quite hard to navigate. We started to play around with little things. But our director was quite keen for us to just push the visitor experience to the next level.”
In September, the show’s team made the decision to drastically change the layout, “chopping” a bit of the old site off, removing a “headache” from the show, and reducing the show’s entrances from three to two.
The show site has been pulled in and Coulter believes it will solve a lot of issues that were flagged in visitor feedback. When we chat, she is excited to see the show open in six days when the site’s new layout will be revealed and tested.
For example, the garden festival’s show gardens are now located down two very long and distinctive runs, similar to RHS Chelsea Flower Show’s Main Avenue.
Coulter says: “People were saying they couldn’t find the gardens because our trade stands had upped their game so much that some of them looked like show gardens. Our visitors just weren’t sure what they were looking at. So, the new move will certainly help that.
“Also, we are still pushing our visitors down the Thames Path, but they will enter the palace’s grounds earlier, meaning they get to benefit from the beautiful palace. We think this is going to work and we think our visitors will feel like they’re immediately into the content. We haven’t published massively that we’ve changed entrances because our visitors would have walked down the Thames Path anyway; they are just entering the site earlier via another gate. If it was a complete change, I think we would have created a big comms plan but for this year, we have a lot of new signage and stewards.”
Coulter believes that the site is roughly 10 per cent smaller than in 2022 but hopes that this
change – along with the new site layout and entrances – means an easier site to navigate and a better customer experience. For starters, the change has meant less trackway and therefore, a smaller trackway bill. And if the site change is a success, then Coulter believes that the fence line could be pulled in for 2024 and that there could be additional cost savings.
Extra staff will be on hand at the new entrances to guide and direct return visitors around the show, and “bin-fluencers” will be present in the show’s food court areas to encourage recycling and help people dispose of their waste properly. It’s a new sustainability
move. But it’s not the only change for 2023. Official “fixed” hospitality – which was only servicing six per cent of the flower show’s audience – has been removed in favour of more street food, more covered seating, and a vintage tea room.
Plus, Coulter and the RHS team – Verena Gielen, operations manager, Sam Evans, deputy operations manager, Nat Gearing, show manager, and Cathryn Quail, deputy show manager – are working with A Greener Future (formerly A Greener Festival) to audit the site and work with the team on its carbon emissions reporting.
Trackway – Sunbelt Rentals
Fencing – GAP Group
Toilets – Just Loos
Water – F M Events Services
Traffic management – ETMS and CSP
Portable buildings – Sunbelt Rentals and PW Hire
Stewarding – The Event and Exhibition
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Wi-Fi – Etherlive
Radios – Show Hire
Temporary structures – Losberger DeBoer, Yes Tents, and Danco
Branding – Lick and Stick
Buggies – Electric Wheels
Power – AAC
AV – Visions Group
Waste management – D&E Roberts
Accommodation – Bunkabin
But what is Coulter looking forward to the most, other than a huge debrief once the much-loved and respected show is over?
“I’m actually excited and nervous about seeing people in the show. Normally, I’m a bit annoyed when people turn up because I’m used to having the site to myself,” Coulter laughs. “But I want to watch people and see if they are actually using the site how it is supposed to be used.”
“I also think the new avenues with the show gardens will look amazing because we’re putting the content right at the front of the show,” she concludes.
CENTRAL FEATURE
Well-established and successful events stay at the forefront by evolving and innovating. Here, Jess Harmes, operations manager at Goodwood Festival of Speed, runs StandOut through site changes, as the motorsport event turns 30
StandOut is looking at a bunch of flagpoles and nice straight fence lines with Jess Harmes, operations manager at Goodwood Festival of Speed (FoS). To the visitor, the event’s pay lanes and entry points are nothing more than that… some flags and a barrier. But to Harmes and the huge event team, the pay/queuing lanes have been a topic of discussion for many months.
“It’s our obsession for perfection,” says Harmes, as she shows StandOut around the build of the vast Hampshire site. “We’re always looking at the minute detail and those small details matter.”
The pay lanes have been redesigned and, in some instances, moved to remove queues and bottlenecks. It’s because Goodwood is keen to get its loyal visitors – a smorgasbord of petrol heads and families – through the gates quicker so that they can check out the automotive action both on the track and
grid. “The site feels more like pre-COVID times,” Harmes continues. “Our partners [the car manufacturers] are producing bigger builds, which is really nice to see. It’s meant we’ve had to have a big shake-up of the area that we call the main grid.”
Indeed, the show’s park side area is host to FoS’ grid, the area where visitors can look at the latest cars and discover the latest automotive innovation. The temporary structures being built are huge, and it’s exciting to see big-budget builds. Car marques feel comfortable spending money, showcasing their brands. Therefore, the site is bursting with content, and this has had a huge impact on the demand for hospitality. For example, Goodwood’s Moss Pavilion has moved location for 2023, giving customers new and exciting views of the first corner of the Hillclimb, and Gurney, a trackside pavilion, has almost doubled in size and is
now a double-deck structure. Couple the demand for hospitality with the news that Thursday tickets for FoS are almost sold out, and the Goodwood team is already thinking ahead to 2024.
Harmes is excited about this year’s show, which will open its gates sporting some small changes. Not only have the event’s pay lanes and car parks had a tweak, but there are bigger water stations, all generators are using 100 per cent HVO, the organiser’s office and the cricket pitch area are being powered by biomass (with a view to powering more areas in 2024), and the Goodwood team itself is trialling a new working shift pattern.
Harmes explains, as we take five minutes to have a drink in the shade: “It’s all about trying to reduce the time on site because you
know how it is with events. We used to work 7am until 7pm, seven days a week. But you need time to rest and have to have your wits about you during the build, so we are trialling shifts that are either 9am until 7pm or 7am until 5pm. It seems to be working. Also, when the event opens, we will work a half-day shift and not the whole day.”
The Goodwood FoS team is big. Jen Miller, general manager, leads the team, comprised of Harmes and Natalie Vaughan, also operations manager, nine event planners, and five event assistants. The
event assistants are a new edition for 2023 and joined the organisation just before Goodwood’s Members’ Meeting. This gave them all an opportunity to familiarise themselves with the massive site. Now, they are learning about Goodwood FoS and its intricacies, which Harmes describes as a “beast” and their presence increases support and resilience in the operational and delivery team.
“It’s the first year that FoS has had two operations managers,” Harmes continues. “The site is split in two between me and
Nat. I am responsible for the park side, the off-road arena to the top paddock, and the car parks, and Nat manages the outer track, everything house side, and campsites. We’ve split it geographically. Then, the planners are split between us too so we can have regular one-to-one catch-ups with them. We’ve kind of grouped the planners so that two planners have one event assistant. The planners are there to support us, and check snags, and the assistants can get good overall knowledge and event experience. They have been a huge help.
“Plus, within the Goodwood estate, we’ve split who comes to us. So, for example, marketing and PR contact Nat and ticketing contact me. We’re making things either a bit more efficient or just a bit more pleasurable for everybody to be on site.”
This year, Goodwood Festival of Speed turns 30, and it is also 75 years since Goodwood Motor Circuit first opened its doors. Therefore, the overarching theme of this year’s FoS is “Goodwood 75”, but hints are subtle. There is
minimal branding. Instead, the organising team has opted to ensure that the show’s automotive content celebrates the milestone anniversary whilst also championing the future of mobility and technology.
“The show is rich with content this year,” Harmes adds. “Everywhere you look there’s something to see and do and I think that’ll be one of the stand out moments this year; great content on the hill with all the celebrations and the moments that mark 75 years of motorsport.”
Harmes is now talking to StandOut from the roof of Hyundai’s triple-deck structure,
Water – Wicked Water
Toilets – Just Loos, Qdos Event Hire, and Zoo Events
Fencing and trackway – Sunbelt Rentals
Portable buildings – Qdos
Grandstands – Arena Seating
Security – Vespasian Security
Health and safety – The Event and Exhibition Partnership
Radios – Audio Link
Power – Aggreko
Temporary structures – Losberger De Boer, Chichester Canvas, Mar-Key Group, TT Tents, One Tipi, and Stretch Tent
Furniture – Event Hire and Eco Furniture
PA – Tech Events
Comms/Wi-Fi – Deliver Events
Car parks and traffic management –SEP Events
Flags and branding – Fuchsia, New Shield, and Cathedral Signs
Fit out – Henson Franklyn and Lock 5
Pedestrian bridges – Mitchell Bridges
Cleaners – Proclean
Medical cover – MB Medical
Tower lighting – Illumin8
a mammoth construction being built by Collaborate. It offers unrivalled views of the site and is certainly giving the team some ideas in terms of hospitality options for 2024. Could Goodwood meet the demand for hospitality with triple-deck structures that offer guests optimal views of the site?
“We’re looking into several options – what hospitality could look like and where could it go on site,” concludes Harmes. “That’s one of our challenges with the site, the trees get bigger, and we can’t expand anywhere so watch this space.”
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StandOut looks at the world of sporting events, and the hard work and infrastructure required to deliver memorable experiences for fans across the world
ew scientific research has found that attending live sporting events improves levels of wellbeing and reduces feelings of loneliness.
Published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, Anglia Ruskin University’s research is the first large-scale study to examine the mental benefits of attending any type of live sporting event.
It found that attending live sporting events leads to a significant increase in people’s sense that “life is worthwhile” and that sporting events provide a multitude of opportunities for social interaction, helping forge group identity and belonging.
These findings are backed further by a new UK Sport study detailing the positive impact of the World Gymnastics Championships – hosted in Liverpool – and the Rugby League World Cup (RLWC), hosted in cities and towns across England last year.
Liverpool’s hosting of the World Gymnastics Championships 2022 generated a massive £5.6 million for the local economy and welcomed 35,406 spectators who spent £249.47 per person (on average) whilst 96 per cent of those interviewed believed that RLWC benefitted the North of England.
UK Sport hailed RLWC’s positive impact on the local area and believes it will set the standard for future sporting events, using an approach that puts social impact at the heart of planning and delivery.
According to Deloitte research, the sports market is seen as an “attractive” option for investors and predicts that tech will turn sport events into a more immersive experience for fans at live events and at home.
For example, at this year’s Wimbledon, Vodafone trialled new 5G-powered GiveVision headsets so visually impaired fans could watch live tennis like never before. The headsets streamed live footage from local TV cameras over 5G and enhanced the footage to suit a person’s specific sight profile. The new technology allowed fans to watch the action from anywhere in the stands.
Usama Al-Qassab, Wimbledon’s marketing and commercial director, said that the headsets have the ability to make a groundbreaking difference to the Wimbledon experience for guests with a vision impairment and will enable guests to enjoy the tournament alongside their friends and family.
To enhance the audience experience and drive audience participation at the upcoming UCI Cycling World Championships in Scotland, QGlo – a smartphone application used to deliver synchronised light shows – and Piing – a multiplayer gaming platform for stadiumsized crowds – will be used as part of the event programming. Interactivity will also be encouraged through FanSee; a live video platform where fans can instantly stream video from their mobile device to the large-format venue screens.
ADI has won the contract to provide event presentation services and deliver the above tech to the inaugural championships this summer (August 11-13). Across 11 days of racing, 13 UCI World Championships will take place around Glasgow and Scotland.
ADI has been commissioned by Glasgow Life to deliver event presentation programmes that include ceremonies, creative content, interactivity, and LED screen technologies across five venues, including the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and Glasgow Green.
Not only is ADI tasked with bringing to life event presentation concepts, but it will also be providing a large-scale deployment of
LED hardware across five venues, with mobile and modular screens, digital wayfinding totems, and interactive walls. ADI will be working with Warehouse Sound to manage the delivery of audio across the sites, while 21CC will assist with lighting and SFX requirements.
The 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships will be the first time 13 UCI World Champs are being held together in one location. Instead of having each UCI World Championships held across various parts of the world, the new format brings the cycling family together to celebrate the Power of the Bike!
The championships will witness more than 8,000 elite and amateur cyclists participate across 11 days of competition in seven venues. Four thousand volunteers – the Champs Clan – will ensure spectators have the best event experience possible..
GL events has won a £4.6 million contract to deliver temporary overlay to the event, including principal contractor services for competitive and non-competitive venues, supplying vital infrastructure for the championships, which is expected to see more than one million spectators attend.
Tom Alldread, project director at GL events UK, is managing the build of four UCI competition venues, including Emirates Arena, Glasgow Green, George Square, and Knightswood BMX.
“We’re providing full overlay services –cabins, tents, trackway, fencing, desks, floor coverings, and lighting – to four competition venues and we’re installing just under 4,000 seats at Knightswood for the BMX events,” Alldread explained.
“The procurement and build timeframes have been condensed but we have worked with our client to value engineer the project
scope and have taken a collaborative approach to find products that both meet requirements and budgets.
“We are fortunate to have formed some strong supply chain relationships off the back of our involvement at Birmingham 2022 and so we are drawing on those relationships for this project,” Alldread continued.
“We understand the competition venues, having worked in them previously so we are in a better position to deliver the project more efficiently and we have learnings from Birmingham 2022 on the scheduling and project management side of things.”
Alldread concluded: “We have started work on the build and we already know that the buzz of the championships will be huge. Our overlay is going to be the final piece of the jigsaw that will bring the special event together.”
The temporary overlay specialist also installed temporary structures for Match Hospitality and more than 4,000 seats across the Octane and Racing Green terraces at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix.
A whopping 480,000 Formula One fans flooded through the circuit’s gates across the weekend (July 6-9), smashing the previous British Grand Prix attendance record.
Access Events, Vision Group, Event and Media Structures, Arena Seating, ADI, Davis Trackhire, and Freemans Event Partners supplied vital infrastructure and services to the motorsport event.
In fact, a massive 270 food and drink outlets were accessible throughout the F1 weekend. That wasn’t all either; variation was also considered, and more than 90 different varieties of cuisine were available at various locations around the famous circuit.
Freemans Event Partners delivered a complete event solution to the event, from catering and bar units to payment and connectivity solutions, brand activations and logistics for all on-site outlets. Plus, thousands of staff worked together to deliver an enhanced customer experience.
More than one million drinks were served, 40,000 burgers, 6,000kg of chicken, and meatfree options were available in all outlets.
The statistics are staggering and demonstrate the hard work that is required to engage sports fans and make events even more memorable.
Since 2016, the Tour of Britain (September 3-10) has generated £27.6m of yearly net economic benefit for the UK economy, and now the cycling event is looking for a sponsor.
An estimated 1.5 million spectators will line the route of this year’s tour, which starts in Manchester before heading to Wrexham, Beverley, Nottingham, Felixstowe, and Harlow, before finishing in South Wales.
Across eight days, the race will tour UK locations, taking in city centre, coastlines,
and countryside, each of which requires meticulous planning.
SweetSpot, the organiser of the Tour of Britain, uses OnePlan to save significant staff time and cost for planning the Tour of Britain and Women’s Tour. Historically, its processes relied on local authorities and venues submitting DWG files to use as a base map, which could take weeks for approval. Now with OnePlan, SweetSpot can start planning immediately and without the need for computer-aided design (CAD) specialists, speeding up the review and approval process with their stakeholders by weeks.
Using OnePlan means the Tour of Britain and Women’s Tour can be planned more efficiently, with distances automatically measured accurately. These efficiencies have led to an estimated 75 per cent reduction in site visits and a hard cost saving of £8,000-£10,000 per year in reduced outsourcing of CAD specialists.
Before using OnePlan, Rob Kennison, finish director for the Tour of Britain, relied on hand drawn sketches to designate staging area layouts before scanning and outsourcing them to CAD professionals.
Right now, eight users at SweetSpot are using OnePlan to plan the events and more than 100 contractors and suppliers are using the event plan in their preparation and installation of vital infrastructure, including temporary structures, fencing, podiums, and event control units.
SweetSpot is currently using OnePlan to produce drawings for the Tour of Britain’s race manual, a process that would usually require Kennison to sketch artwork and forward it to a design team. Now, the sketch is forwarded to OnePlan and an artistic version is created for the manual.
“It does make life much easier,” explained Kennison. “Before, we’d outsource our work to CAD specialists, but small changes would never be on their list of priorities. By using OnePlan, there’s much less back and forwards and we can also show stakeholders the different options for finish lines just by moving and dragging a line in the software.”
Using OnePlan, Kennison and his team have saved costs and cut their site visits and travelling in half. Needing fewer site visits for the Tour of Britain and Women’s Tour delivers a real sustainability benefit.
Kennison said: “Our calculations show that with 75 per cent fewer site visits now needed, using OnePlan also cuts our CO2 emissions by 2.2 tonnes per year.
“This year, we’re also going one step further and are using local caterers at each stage of the tour rather than travel with one caterer, all their kitchens, and refrigeration vehicles. This is decreasing the burden on each of our venues and we feel that local food adds to the experience of our guests.”
LIV Golf recently announced details of a new social impact and sustainability strategy called Potential, Unleashed, which features a variety of programmes – LIV to Learn, LIV Green, Transform the Game, and the Way We LIV.
Jake Jones, LIV Golf senior vice president of impact and sustainability, is leading the efforts alongside the league’s impact and sustainability team with support from thinkBeyond, a social impact and sustainability consultancy.
For example, through the LIV Green programme, LIV Golf will focus on measuring and reducing the environmental impact of its events, and The Way We LIV will look at how LIV Golf will reach the highest standards, including sustainable event delivery.
LIV Golf League returned to Centurion Club (July 7-9) – the site of its inaugural tournament that launched the 2022 invitational season. Arena built 5,825 square metres of covered structures, four viewing platforms, 26 camera towers, and three different styles of hospitality structures all on scaffold subbases up to 3m high with tiered viewing decks.
The golf event is designed to bring energy and excitement to golf fans across the world and establish a golf league that audiences can both grow with and connect.
It’s certainly a busy time for golf. Arena, PTL, Secutix, CTM, and GL events supplied The Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club with infrastructure and services, and now Freemans Event Partners, Arena, and GL events are busy once again preparing for the Ryder Cup.
GL events, which has recently been named as an official partner and overlay provider for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is providing temporary demountable structures for the tournament this September.
Paul Dunstan, operations manager of the Ryder Cup, discussed the event’s tendering process: “The tender process for structures and seating started in early summer 2021 with the request for proposal (RFP) including all structures and seating.
“Once we received all responses, we had to run through each, as with any tender cost is an important part. However, we analysed each company’s experience in mega events, sustainability policies, project plans, innovative features and so on.
“The site and requirements are large enough to divide up, which allowed us to mitigate any risk in terms of shipping and weather delays on our site as well as other sites,” Dunstan said. “We often focus solely on what we’re delivering. However, contractor
equipment needs to work hard for each supplier and often goes back-to-back from event to event, so one minor issue can have quite significant knock-on effects.
“We challenged each of our suppliers with providing new and improved products and services and we feel those who watch the 2023 Ryder Cup will see lots of these improvements such as new structures, increased viewing areas, and larger facilities. However, there are also a huge number of improvements that wouldn’t specifically be noticed but help behind the scenes,” he continued.
It’s four years since the Ryder Cup was last held in Europe. COVID has made everyone comfortable with working online. This has aided the organising team, which has moved all health and safety, site inductions, training sessions, and accreditation processes online.
“It sounds like a simple change,” Dunstan added. “However, it’s helped people [contractors] arrive to site ready to work rather than having to spend several hours of their first day on site going through various training and induction courses.”
Build for The Ryder Cup – which is taking place in Rome – started in February. StandOut asked Dunstan, what he has learned in the last five months. “Time versus space,” he stated. “If a venue has limited space, you need more time, whereas if you don’t have lots of time to play with you need more space. It’s not always quite as simple as that but starting earlier has allowed us to get large sections of the build out of the way. This allows the event site to flow better, as we get into the busier period and it’s something we’ll definitely be looking to do in the future. It’s allowed us to get to know how the site will come together with plenty of time to adjust if needed. Previously, we would have a pretty strict schedule which wouldn’t have given us the flexibility to make any slight changes.”
“The key element of the Ryder Cup is the golf, but what we are building around the venue will give people an incredible opportunity to experience the energy that makes the Ryder Cup so unique,” Dunstan continued further. “The 1st tee atmosphere is always really special and the grandstand that is currently under construction is huge, meaning you can already imagine how exciting it’s going to be!”
But what is he looking forward to the most and what will stand out? “Several moments,” Dunstan concluded. “Firstly, when we’re ready and gates open, it’s what we work in the industry for; to feel the excitement from the fans who have been looking forward to attending. Secondly, the 1st tee on Friday morning when the first player steps into view and the crowd erupts. I get goosebumps whenever I think of that moment from past Ryder Cups! Lastly, when gates close on Sunday night, we’ve finished the week and can get the team together for a small drink!
“Hopefully, we’ll have a European win. It’ll be the cherry on the icing on the cake!”
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YOUR group has expanded its international operations, significantly increasing its event capabilities and expertise across the globe
YOUR group is celebrating the opening of two international operations offices in America and the Middle East. The new additions – Your USA Crew in Tennessee and Colorado and Your Middle East Crew in Dubai – join the company’s six existing offices throughout the UK.
YOUR group, comprised of Your Crew, Your Staffing, Your Covered, Your Stage Crew, Your Workforce, and Your Riggers, provide diverse levels of skilled and vetted event contractors, fully managed event infrastructure, and specialist crews.
With the world’s many different cultures, values and attitudes, the group’s expansion means it is now strategically positioned to engage and invest in the surrounding communities and workforces around the world while ensuring country compliance and maintaining a personal service.
Oliver Pitman, the CEO and founder of YOUR group, says that face-to-face relationships are vital in this era of virtual meetings. He says: “Nowadays, where you can do business anywhere, it’s still important to have face-to-face relationships. Our regional and international offices allow us to connect with our clients and workforce on a personal level, respond faster and facilitate their needs, taking into account the project location.”
YOUR group exists to solve the critical issues facing companies in the events industry, both large and small. Its unique approach is not only what differentiates the business, but also what makes it successful. It provides a range of services and solutions to help organisations facilitate change, achieve their vision, and optimise performance and productivity.
YOUR group offers boutique services with a global reach. Projects range from international sporting and music events to exclusive and intimate garden parties!
With a robust operational set-up and more than a century of combined event experience, YOUR group strives to give clients and partners reassurance that their events are delivered to the highest standards while promoting global equality, compliance, and safe working practices.
In 2023, YOUR group has had the privilege of working across five continents alongside global players in the marquee and event structure sector. With the introduction of two new global offices and an ever-increasing pool of talented, in-house trained, and vetted crew, the group is ready to support
more event professionals and organisations but Pitman states that YOUR group is more than a crewing company. Pitman concludes: “We have extensive knowledge of temporary event structures, not only within our own operations team but also the teams on site.
“But importantly, we have the ability to tap into a global network of talent to assemble the perfect team, adding their capabilities to the heart of any client’s operations. We are more than a crewing company.”
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COVID forced Plantworx to reschedule twice. Last month, the construction machinery show returned to East of England Arena and Events Centre after four years with several new developments. Here, Plantworx’s Simon Frere-Cook and Karen Edwards talk motivation, site surveys, and handholding…
t’s 2023 and it’s hard to comprehend that the events industry is still getting back to business following COVID. Last month, Plantworx returned to the East of England Arena and Events Centre (EEAEC), Peterborough, and welcomed more than 13,000 construction professionals through its gates: for the first time since 2019!
Many events professionals struggled to stay motivated after taking one or two years out from running their events, so it’s hard to comprehend the motivation that has been needed to come back after four.
The construction machinery exhibition last took place in June 2019 when the show successfully moved to the Peterborough venue from Bruntingthorpe Airfield. The organising team thought it had found its “home”. But now, EEAEC has been sold and Plantworx is the penultimate event to grace the site. It’s just another challenge that has landed at the feet of Plantworx’s Simon FrereCook and Karen Edwards, who have spent
months painstakingly revising event plans and site layouts. Now, they have to find a new venue for the biennial show and all this after having to postpone the show twice (thanks to COVID and Hillhead rescheduling).
Plantworx is comprised of a comprehensive demonstration programme, which sees a range of exhibitors put their machines through their paces in real site conditions. In 2019, the site layout saw the digging demonstration area concentrated in one corner of EEAEC, making ground reinstatement easier. However, demonstration equipment buckets ruptured water pipes and unearthed cables. According to site records, these utilities shouldn’t have been where machines were digging.
For the next show, it was agreed with the venue that Plantworx and EEAEC would conduct a joint site survey of underground services so that the team had a clear
understanding of what was where and where diggers could play.
Frere-Cook continued: “When we made the move to East of England Showground, the first thing we needed to do was determine how we could put on the type of Plantworx show that visitors expect. The main part of this, of course, involves seeing plant and equipment in action. In order to create that live dig area experience that everyone enjoys, we looked at the site plans and determined the best location for these activities to take place.
“With the plans showing where the underground utilities were on the site, we decided to locate the dig zone into one area that was free from any of these pipes or cables. Of course, what we discovered at the show was the site plans were not up to date or accurate. We also recognised that concentrating all of the live demos into one area was not ideal for the way in which people visited the show.”
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Radios – Roadphone NRB
Event safety – Harrier
Wi-fi – RedBox Events
Trackway – Davis Trackhire
Power – Flying Hire
Stewarding and car parks – Crowdsafe
Event medical – Oak Valley
Catering – Abbots Events Catering
He continued: “This was because the flow of visitors tended to focus on these areas. So, following a review of the 2019 show, we wanted to change this and, of course, avoid any potential incidents in the future, by investigating what was actually underground and where. In doing this we knew we could
use the information to reshape the show, by opening up areas for demonstrations and distributing them more widely around the showground.”
BIG LEAPS AND LEARNINGS
Plantworx 2023 has benefited from a new site layout. Digging zones are located across the showground, generating a better flow, and getting rid of pinch points that formed in 2019. But a new site layout is not the only development. The show has new areas –including an Operator Challenge and Get Connected zone. There are revised entrances and exits too and new suppliers, as well as the implementation of a new web app system, which has changed the registration process.
Edwards has been instrumental in this process, as she has quickly learned the new system, holding the hands of many new and
returning exhibitors and educating them on new processes.
Frere-Cook added: “The directors wanted to move away from a printed show guide for environmental reasons, so we introduced a web app concept.”
Edwards described the move as a big leap, and it appears there have been some teething problems as everyone gets to grips with a new way of working. There have been “learnings”. Plus, after four years away, Edwards admitted that it’s been hard to be “event-ready” once more and “quite difficult” to motivate everyone.
“We’ve had to do an awful lot more handholding than ever before,” added FrereCook. “The exhibitor manual went out later than we wanted it to but because there’s so much dynamic activity at this site, we couldn’t sign it off too early because things are chopping and changing all the time.
“I have found the last 18 months quite difficult because we have changed so much and so much has changed. But then I consider myself really fortunate because I’ve got a cracking good team.”
So, what’s next for Plantworx 2025?
“What I think we’ve got to do in the future, depending on where we go, is just have a sit down and think: ‘Actually, are we making the best use of the resources that are available to us?’ You’ve got to have evolution because if you don’t have evolution, you end up with revolution and that’s no good for anybody.
“As for a new site… as the EEAEC will be closing for events, we are actively looking for a site that will be suitable for Plantworx 2025 and beyond. Following this year’s event, we will seek the views of exhibitors and the wider construction industry as to the format and content that they might expect from a future event.”
Event professionals discuss temporary event power trends, new solutions, and best practice
This September, Hyundai plans to host a village fete but it’s a village feté with a difference. The car manufacturer aims to power the feté using car batteries. Yes, car batteries. In fact, Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 6 models, as well as the 2023 KONA Electric, to be precise.
Ashley Andrew, president of Hyundai Motor UK, believes that the car-powered fete will create a “memorable experience” and inspire people to adopt more sustainable practices.
If Hyundai manages to find the right village to work with, then it will be the first carpowered village feté to take place.
It’s demonstrative of the creative ideas that are being considered and trialled, as we try to live and work in a more sustainable way. This year, Glastonbury Festivals made a concerted effort to run the festival without relying on fossil fuels. For example, all of its production areas were either powered by electricity from lower impact, fossil fuel-free sources or ran on solar PV and battery hybrid systems. Plus, all generators across the festival site – including those that power the Pyramid Stage – ran on sustainable, renewable palm oil-free HVO fuel, and a temporary new wind turbine in Williams Green provided clean sustainable power to some market stalls.
Furthermore, Kendal Calling is increasing its use of solar, battery and load on demand solutions, especially during longer build and break periods, and festival has an overall goal of reducing fuel usage by 15-20 per cent. To achieve this, a power manager has been employed to actively work with stakeholders in advance and on site to ensure they are being as efficient as possible with energy use.
“We’re always looking to innovate and at new solutions that reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions,” explained Ian Peniston, operations manager at Power Logistics. “Hybridised energy farms are becoming more widely used. So far this year we’ve implemented these at the Coronation, Extreme E, and Radio 1 Big Weekend. This is when you install a range of batteries selected specifically for their capabilities to deliver temporary power rather than relying on traditional generator sets.
“We’ve also recently purchased some flexible solar panels having come across them at a trade show earlier this year. Originally devised for use on warehouse roofs that aren’t strong enough to hold standard solar panels, these are fantastic for event applications.
They’re nowhere near as heavy so they’re much easier to transport and install whilst also being less prone to damage when moving from site to site.”
As organisers look to power their events using more sustainable methods, Power Logistics is trying to deploy battery energy storage systems wherever the application is right, but this varies massively from event to event and site to site. For example, if the event build and duration are relatively short then the cost of transporting large battery sets, along with the emissions from that transport, outweigh the benefits of using them.
Similarly, Pearce Hire is working with event organisers to find the right temporary power solutions. For instance, this year, all power required to run Run For All’s PA systems has come from battery storage. This has been charged from the grid at Pearce Hire’s warehouse and has a renewable component. This removes a source of emissions from a city centre event. Furthermore, this year’s Big Church Festival saw a wider use of batteries, which resulted in a fuel usage reduction of 22.5 per cent, despite being run for longer periods of times.
Energy Management Solutions (EnergyMS), founded by Gerhard Venter and James Gunson, has launched a solar-charged battery system called ESP – EnergyMS Sustainable Power system.
The smallest unit available is a single unit size of 15kva single-phase with 20KWH of battery storage. This unit has a solar input of 4KW from 10 solar panels, as well as mains/generator input. This is enough battery storage to power an average house for two days without charge, and ideal for site and production cabins. What’s more, the system is available up to 180kva three phase with 240KWH of battery storage, which is enough to power a small stage.
The ESP system is being used this summer at On the Beach in Brighton (July 21-23 and July 28-30), where a hybrid approach will be adopted by the organising team.
Shaun Pearce, managing director of Pearce
Hire, says that organisers are more open than ever to discuss how they can make their events better by adopting new power solutions. But often those changes come down to trust, strong working relationships, and honest communication.
This year, Pearce Hire – which supplies power services to Classic Ibiza, All Points East, and Y Not Festival – is introducing JCB batteries and 800A breakers and has made a significant investment in more than 200 new LED floodlights. Additionally, it has upgraded its generator fleet with data logging capabilities, allowing it to capture and analyse performance information more effectively.
Christian Spence, head of clean energy at Sunbelt Rentals UK and Ireland, sees the deployment of battery and sustainable integrations into event power becoming business as usual and concurs with Pearce.
He said: “Increasingly, customers in the events industry are looking to implement intelligent power systems, whereby they
can optimise their energy usage and reduce their carbon footprint by distributing power effectively and monitoring energy consumption using data and telemetry.
“Data has become a key tool for the industry as it enables event organisations to increase the scalability of low-carbon technologies by using baseline data. Moreover, it gives the quantifiable data to event organisers to directly see the impact of their clean energy initiatives and gain valuable insights from their energy usage patterns.”
However, if an organiser is looking at more sustainable options, it is important to plan ahead to allow sufficient time to look at better ways of doing things, commented Gareth Cooper, account manager at Visions Group.
For example, Visions recently worked with Ascot Racecourse and redesigned its power requirements to be greener and more energy efficient. Plus, it provided power services to London Pride 2023 too.
Cooper said: “The market is buoyant as events have now returned to pre-COVID levels. One of the biggest issues we are now faced with is lots of last-minute requests.”
Pearce agreed: “We’re noticing our clients move back towards pre-pandemic timescales for confirmations meaning we’re getting a bit less notice of shows going ahead. This makes being eco a bit harder.
“We’ll continue to bang the drum for involving your power provider during the site planning phase. By slightly shifting generator locations, significant savings can be achieved in terms of both fuel consumption and costs. When you’re on site, try and minimise changes as what seems like a small thing can undo all your environmental progress. Opening up good lines of communication between your power provider and production/catering/site providers normally reveals a whole world of efficiencies.”
Tall Ships Races last visited Hartlepool in 2010. Here, Hartlepool Borough Council’s Gemma Ptak and REM Events’ Mike Richmond discuss site changes, weather, tendering processes, and ship riders at Tall Ships Races Hartlepool 2023
I f you’ve ever wandered across a commercial port, you’ll know just how big and dirty they are. Full of clunky machinery, they are not an obvious location for hosting a large-scale public event of epic proportions. Yet, StandOut is standing looking at the vast expanse of the incredibly windy Hartlepool Dock. In just two days, the town’s dock and marina will be flooded with visitors as 37 tall ships berth in the harbour for Tall Ships Races Hartlepool, having sailed from Den Helder in the Netherlands to Hartlepool before setting sail across the North Sea on July 9 to Fredrikstad, Norway.
Gemma Ptak, assistant director (preventative and community-based services) at Hartlepool Borough Council, is at the helm and in charge of transforming the dock, marina, and surrounding land into a safe event site fit for a crew parade, three stages, music, trader areas, a giant observation wheel, a military village, and a man-made beach. She is supported by a mammoth team including Cath Honey, event director, and Mike Richmond, founder of REM Events, which has been contracted to manage the site.
Hartlepool last hosted the Tall Ships Races in 2010, just a few months before Ptak
joined the local authority. She knew that the council had hosted the massive event and so when she discovered that the council wished to bid for the 2025 event, she thought it wise to educate herself on lessons learned in 2010.
“As we came out of the pandemic, we decided to put in an application to host Tall Ships Races 2025,” explained Ptak. “We expressed our interest to Sail Training International and they came back to us and said: ‘Based on your location, you’d fit in really well with the 2023 race. Would you like to bid for 2023 instead of 2025? At the time, I didn’t have Culture in my portfolio, it was just about to come over.”
Hartlepool Borough Council was successful in its bid to host Tall Ships Races. Ptak knew that she had a mammoth task ahead of her. “I had to understand what I needed to go out and commission in, in terms of skills and knowledge, and also look at what I could bring in terms of a structure within our organisation. That’s when I created a Tall Ships Team. We started doing research around what is Tall Ships, who can help us, and who can deliver it. REM’s name popped up in the report from 2010. We started asking questions and Mike’s name just kept cropping up and we said: ‘We need to have a chat with this guy’.”
Richmond worked on the Tall Ships Races event in 2010 but was brought in too late in the day to change the site design. This time round, REM Events has worked with the local authority for 16 months, meaning that Richmond and his team have been able to influence the site layout and get involved with the tender process.
Richmond commented: “There are so many owners of various bits of land, we’ve designed the site for it to be smaller in footprint but more manageable, combining a commercial port with a commercial marina that has a big fence between them.”
Ptak reviewed a lot of council policies and created a governance workstream structure. She realised the key tasks that needed to be delivered, including fleet management, infrastructure, and business and sponsorship. She also looked at the council’s SAG because she knew it would not operate as she needed to support an event of this size.
Reading 2010’s debrief, she knew that road closures and parking would be contentious. Plus, she knew that a path connecting the marina and port would need to be better connected with
a more accessible route. Finally, better communication was needed between the organising team and traders.
Richmond has helped Ptak and her team to design a site with real flow in mind and true festival areas. But bureaucracy has been challenging, explained Ptak, as has a cumbersome tender process.
“We have tried to use local businesses, but some have no experience of working in events,” Ptak added. “Do I let a local company work with us who can learn on the job, or do I get a non-local company that has experience? I’ve had to make that decision around who we contract because I also have to manage the risk really well and have to consider everyone’s safety.”
REM Events has helped with the tender process. Hartlepool Borough Council did not receive many expressions of interest from industry suppliers, which were put off by the hassle of long-winded paperwork for a one-off job.
Richmond added: “The council needed a marquee company and received one quote from a company that didn’t specialise in events. So, we made a few calls, and we are now working with Shield Marquee Manufacturing because they can do this event and then they are coming
with me to The Game Fair [another event that is site managed by REM Events]. When you apply the REM factor to a tender, you can have influence.”
This experience has now led Ptak to question the council’s tendering process and think about how it can make the process better but that’s for another time. Right now, Ptak and Richmond are trying to keep one eye on the windy weather and another on the progress of 37 tall ships that are racing across the North Sea towards the town.
“We’ve got some overnight shifts to do when these ships arrive,” explained Richmond. “This is the part that’s a bit like having 37 stages to look after. We thought that the ships would come in three or four hits but it looks like they are all going to arrive at once.”
He continued: “We’ll have to work 24/7 with smaller crews because once the ships get in, they’re a bit like artists. They want their rider [power, light, water, and fuel] as soon as they hit the berth. So imagine that intensity; right now, we’re behind with the build because of last weekend’s windy weather but we’ll catch up.”
Indeed, the weather is a concern, but Ptak is positive in her outlook. She’s a selfconfessed “do-er” who is looking forward to the event.
Ptak concluded: “I think the site footprint and how that is designed will stand out but the ships will really be the stand out thing. I’m excited to find those little places where I can stand and see the port animated with ships, traders, people, a community space, and music; that beautiful vision of everything that’s happening.
“I need to get some of those moments, not be locked in event control, and see what we’ve all achieved.”
Staging – No Nonsense
Temporary structures – GFH Events and Shield Marquee Manufacturing
Water – Wicked Water
Power – Innovation
Security – Stanbridge Security
Radios – Site Link
Comms/Wi-Fi – RedBox Events
Cabins – Nixon Hire
Toilets – Border Group, Nixon Hire, and Mobiloo
Fencing – Speedy Hire
Lost children – Nipperbout
Mobility scooters – Advanced Mobility Plant and trackway – Sunbelt Rentals
Safety – The Event Safety Shop
Event organisers are being forced to take a more detailed look at their event medical provision following a myriad of recommendations by the Manchester Arena Inquiry (MAI) and an updated Medical Chapter within the Event Industry Forum’s Purple Guide.
In November 2022, Volume 2 of the MAI report outlined several recommendations (numbered 132 to 139) regarding event medical provision and cover at events, and in May 2023, Chapter Five of The Purple Guide was updated, replacing the previous Medical Chapter’s risk assessment matrix with a “tiered” approach to event medical risk assessment and resourcing.
Now, it is believed that the Sports Ground Safety Authority is keen to rewrite Chapter 18 of the Green Guide, meaning that a host of experienced operators and organisers will need to revisit their event
management plans to ensure guests and visitors remain safe.
Joe Cosgrove, chair of the National Events Medicine Advisory Group (NEMAG), has been asked to look at the MAI’s recommendations and provide feedback to the Department of Health and Social Care so that pragmatic guidance can be created in relation to event healthcare cover. He says that any guidance will require the industry to demonstrate an awareness of planning, preparedness, and resilience but also states that given the diverse nature of events, a one-size-fits-all approach to event medical cover is impractical.
Cosgrove advises that event professionals should record and demonstrate any steps that are being taken towards the implementation of any
recommendations in light of the MAI and any possible impending legislation [Protect Duty/Martyn’s Law] even if the sector is awaiting further information and clarity.
The events industry should prepare for several changes in terms of medical first aid and event medical cover. Many contractors are certain that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will soon be tasked with regulating the sector and providers such as Trident Medical and AlfaMed believe that regulations will drive up prices and put some smaller providers out of business.
Ben Sévellec, owner of AlfaMed, which provides medical cover to Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) National Championships, explained: “There has been an appetite for the last couple of
years regarding the increased regulation of event medical providers by the CQC. I think there is a need for greater regulation, and the majority of providers are doing the right thing and will continue to do so in the wake of greater regulation. My biggest worry is that the financial impact of registration will drive small companies out of the sector, my own included, leaving a diluted supply of larger event medical providers. The net effect of this could well drive demand for services and prices.”
Carly Radley, managing director of Trident Medical, agreed. She argued that some organisers will not be able to afford the extra staff as recommended by The Purple Guide, pushing them towards cheaper businesses that do not deliver.
Trident Medical recently provided event medical cover to the IGLA LGBTQ+ Aquatics Championships and is contracted to work on Croydon Pride. Radley continued: “I would advise organisers to subscribe to The Purple Event so they can get a better idea of what medic cover they will need ahead of booking.”
Dave Hawkins, CEO of MET Medical, concurred. He said: “One piece of advice I would give to event organisers is to make
sure their current provider is singing off the right hymn sheet. Given the significant updates to The Purple Guide and in light of the Manchester Arena Inquiry, it is important the right guidance is followed and that there is sufficient and potentially documented reasoning to deviate from guidance should they choose to do so.
“I think this applies to all kinds of events including councils where the concept of ‘nothing ever happens at our events’ is not sufficient to disregard potential risk. Whilst there haven’t been any recent landmark cases where event managers have faced criminal prosecution, it feels like this could become more likely if the learning from major incidents is missed.”
In May, The Purple Guide released a major update which has a number of key changes including wording around minimum staffing levels and more fixed numbers of staffing particularly around nurses.
Jon Puttick, event operations manager at Enhanced Care Services, suggests that event organisers request a copy of their chosen medical provider’s risk assessment and method statement as early as possible in the planning process. The assessment should provide an overview of the cover
proposed, and he recommends that any deviation between the proposed provision and the guidance in The Purple Guide is discussed and jointly agreed upon between the provider and event organiser based on the merits of each individual event.
Enhanced Care Services – which provides Bournemouth 7s, Ironman, Hackney Half Marathon, and Forest Live shows with medical cover – has recently purchased a large stock of Public Access Trauma (PAcT) kits, which it will make available to the organisers it works with as part of its joint approach to Martyn’s Law. Trident Medical is to soon launch first aid training courses and MET Medical is deploying new dispatch software at events enabling it to dispatch electronically in a similar way to an emergency control room.
Such developments are ensuring that events are delivered safely but organisers must still heed warnings to plan ahead and book event medical cover earlier than ever. Hawkins concluded: “Plan ahead. We have been approached to provide cover at multiple events and unfortunately, we have to balance our current capacity. We have encouraged customers to book for 2024 now to avoid any disappointment.”
Noisily Festival celebrated its tenth anniversary in a new location. StandOut went behind the scenes of the new site build with Lachie Gordon, co-founder
hat do you do when your beloved event site, a beautiful woodland and home to your festival for the last nine years, has to be destroyed? The only answer is to find a new wooden valley, just as secluded, beautiful, and inviting as the last.
The above scenario is the exact situation faced by the team behind Noisily Festival when it discovered that its festival site [Coney Woods] had fallen victim to Ash dieback, a fungal infection that destroys the UK’s native ash species.
StandOut is now standing in Barkestone Woods, Noisily’s new home, as the festival prepares to celebrate its tenth anniversary. Lachie Gordon, one of Noisily’s founders, is walking with StandOut through dappled shade, highlighting the festival’s five stages and meditation areas.
“As with many events, it’s been a rocky few years for us, with many ups and downs,” Gordon explains. “The pandemic hit us hard financially
and there have been a few moments where we thought we couldn’t go on.
“Luckily, our community had other ideas, and when we shared our plight, the response was overwhelming, with over £137,000 being donated to keep the festival afloat.”
Noisily made it through COVID but 18 months ago, the news came that the festival would have to find a new home for its tenth-anniversary outing. Now it hopes to build a new base at the Barkestone site, has signed a ten-year contract with the land owner, and hopes to build a “true relationship” with Barkestone Woods.
Gordon continues further: “The topography of the Coney Woods site was both its biggest operational challenge and also a lot of its charm. We weren’t going to be able to get much bigger and we didn’t feel like there was much room for growth.
“We have always wanted to be an intimate event, but there’s a size that the machine needs to be at to make it work economically.”
Noisily was born out of and developed through the UK underground scene and the Glade Area, which was established at Glastonbury in 2000. Various members of Noisily’s core team and crew first cut their teeth at Glade in both production and marketing capacities.
“The new site has inspired the team,” says Gordon. “It’s a beautiful new natural canvas to express our creativity and an opportunity to programme the widest selection of music, art and performance we have ever attempted!”
Noisily’s tenth outing will take place across a 180-acre site [including camping and car parking] and will welcome roughly 4,500 festivalgoers. Unfortunately, one month ago, the team revealed that the festival had to cancel two stages.
Gordon explains the move: “We cancelled the extra stages about a month ago, in order to bring us back to the point where we weren’t going to lose lots of money through paying artists or building the stages.
“Any stage, you know, has so many elements to it; it’s got the artists, it’s got the structures., it’s got security on the stage. And so by cutting stages, it’s kind of the most effective way you can save any budget.”
He continues: “It’s a tough thing. Putting a lot of love and energy in to an aspect of
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the event and then having to remove it, it’s just no fun. You know, no one’s happy about it. The artists aren’t happy about it. We’re not happy about it. But you know, it was a decision which needed to be made for the longevity of the event.”
DIFFICULT TICKET SALES
Gordon is incredibly honest when he chats. Ticket sales have been “difficult” and one of the festival’s biggest challenges. Plus, new crew management and accreditation systems have taken some getting used to. But what is Gordon looking forward to the most? “I think
I’m both excited and have anticipation. I’m just looking forward to seeing how the new site works. People are going to be finding their feet here and finding ways to interact with the location, so I’m excited to see how that pans out.”
The move has eaten into some of Noisily’s reserves, Gordon adds. But that is not
stopping him or the team from thinking carefully about the future. He concludes: “We want to expand a little bit and bed the festival in and make it more reliable. Events are such an unpredictable business.
“The cost of the move has eaten into some of our reserves but next year, we’ll be in a much better place.”
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This year’s Reggae Land is expanding to the National Bowl in Milton Keynes. Why the move?
The primary reason for the move stems from our ambitious expansion strategies. The National Bowl is vast in space and allows us to truly grow into the site and nurture the festival’s growth for many years to come. While Campbell Park has served as an excellent host and operating site in previous years, the ever-growing demand for a Reggae Land ticket means we have outgrown the space and must move forward for the development of the festival.
Have expansion plans always been on the cards and how will Reggae Land 2023 differ from previous incarnations?
Indeed, we’ve always implemented a proactive approach which allowed us to make the easy strategic decision to move to the National Bowl. The forthcoming Reggae Land in 2023 promises to be a huge difference from previous years. Virtually every aspect has undergone substantial planning and expansion to some degree. Working on a completely new site for us is an extremely daunting mix of excitement and challenge. The JBM team are hard at work night and day to ensure this year’s festival becomes an unforgettable festival experience.
Reggae Land is moving venues for 2023 but what other changes are you making?
This year, we have implemented significant changes, most notably to production elements to fit with the expanse of the site we occupy.
A grand total of four stages will feature within the festival grounds. Making its debut this year, the Big Top will accommodate a vast audience whilst showcasing an array of reggae legends. Given our expanded capacity, our marketing efforts have also significantly broadened, with an international campaign in full swing.
Which suppliers are you working with/have you contracted for Reggae Land 2023?
We are lucky to work with some incredible suppliers over our various festivals within JBM. Trusted suppliers for 2023 include Safetygeeks, who in particular have played a crucial role in meticulously planning the logistics of the new site. Brian Cleary’s unparalleled attention to detail has been instrumental in the planning stages and helped ensure the utmost safety and operational success. UK Events Group spearheads staging and production. Local security company All in Black has been invaluable in meticulously planning the security and safety measures of the new site. Other suppliers contracted for this year include F1 Acoustics, Collinge Power, CW Plant, Sunbelt, Davis Trackhire, Bletchley Scaffolding, IGFM, and many more.
What’s next? What plans do you have for 2024 and beyond?
We are well into preparations for Reggae Land 2024. Many discussions are in full swing to make it bigger and better than ever before. While it may sound somewhat cliché, we have some absolutely fantastic plans in store for the festival.
One objective is to increase stages from the current four to perhaps five or possibly even six for the upcoming year and we are confident that our new home will provide the perfect venue for our festival for many years to come.
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The world’s biggest city centre triathlon, the London Triathlon, is to rebrand following the news that it is now part of the Challenge Family. The sporting event, which takes place in the capital on August 6, will now have a new look as it becomes Challenge London.
The partnership between LimeLight Sports Club and Challenge Family will see the rebranded event become the first ever Challenge Family event to take place in London and will include a new middledistance race. It joins Challenge Wales on the UK race calendar.
InEvent Branding is working with the organisers to brand the new-look event, which is just one of several events that the branding specialist is working on.
Linzi King, managing director of InEvent Branding, confirmed that the company is supplying branding services to Southampton International Boat Show, Great North Run, and the UIPM Modern Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships 2023, and has recently provided branding to adidas Manchester Marathon with Human Race, Gumball 3000 with Dock Street Events, and 2023 Wheelchair Rugby European Championship with CW Event Projects.
The event business is so busy that it has recently opened a new warehouse facility in Milton Keynes to service events based in the south of the country, reducing travel miles and carbon emissions.
“We’ve had a long hard look at how we reduce our time on site and the number of hotel rooms we need so that we can be cost-effective for the client,” explained King. “Budgets are under pressure but we’re finding that organisers are really getting behind sustainability so lots of people are asking for turnkey solutions and talking about vehicle sharing.
“All our branding is prepped in our yard, sorted onto vans and ready to deploy so that we have less crew on site. Our trucks carry a Moffett so there’s no need for additional plant and we bring everything to the site ourselves and because of this we have greatly reduced our carbon footprint by 35 per cent.”
Charlie Busby, account manager at Visual Architects, stated that the company is seeing an even stronger consideration towards environmental impacts and suggested that it may benefit events to convey their environmentally friendly activity and impact to
their attendees through event branding and event design.
Sustainable branding is just one trend that King is witnessing too, but she warned that some branding materials marketed as “sustainable’ cannot stand up to 24 hours in the rain. Correx is not the horror that people think it is, she said, as it can now be recycled. Therefore, organisers should investigate if something really is “environmentally friendly”.
But it’s not the only trend. She says that people are bored of scrim on barriers and that sponsors are opting for big bold statement pieces rather than smaller items, such as small signage and subtle wayfinding.
“Gone are the days where people ask for ten feather flags and a gantry,” King continued. “The world is becoming more creative and with products like our new disc cutter we can be really creative. Now, organisers are inviting us to their site, asking us to look at their venue and saying: ‘What can you do?’”
CSM Live has recently been revealed as the official branding provider for the upcoming 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships,
Several events have opted to reveal a fresh new look and identity. Read on, as event professionals discuss the importance of event design and branding
taking place in Glasgow and across Scotland this August. It will take on the branding, event design and signage across the championship venues as well as deliver all city dressing.
Stuart Turner, chief operating officer at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, explained that the look, feel and wayfinding throughout the events’ venues and regions is a vital aspect of the event.
Lindsay Smith, marketing manager at the Three Counties Showground, organiser of Malvern Autumn Show, and James Cox, show secretary of Dorset County Show, could not agree more. This year, both Malvern Autumn Show (September 22-24) and Dorset County Show (September 2-3) have undergone a brand refresh.
Dorset County Show’s logo has had a refresh after 20 years, and Malvern Autumn Show, a celebration of the autumn season, unveiled a new identity earlier this year. It’s hoped that the new look and feel will honour what’s important to Malvern – seasonal produce, family fun, and nostalgia.
Smith explained: “We haven’t moved too far away from seasonal colours so that we can upcycle and reuse signage to help reduce wastage and be mindful of our sustainability goals but have achieved a fresh look that better represents the show as a whole for its 27th year.”
Three Counties Showground started the rebranding process in February. Smith continued: “After working with a local design
agency – This is Union, which is based in Worcester – this new design allows us to make tweaks ourselves in-house, adapts well to different digital assets as well as print, and will feature on everything from social media imagery to the sides of buses around Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.”
Smith explained that Malvern Autumn Show’s old branding was similar to the RHS Malvern Flower Show. However, the show has grown and has its own audience. Therefore, Smith and her team felt that Malvern Autumn Show deserved its own brand and identity.
“Malvern Autumn Show has many different elements,” Smith added. “RHS shows have rebranded, so it was another reason to differentiate the two shows. Malvern Autumn Show is more than a flower show.”
It’s a similar story for Cox and his team. They wanted a modern change to reflect a new era. Cox explained: “Last year, the show received some negative press. We wanted to give the impression that we had changed so our brand refresh has been backed up by new attractions at the show.
“The right branding is vital,” Cox added. “We rely entirely on marketing for good ticket sales so having consistent branding is key to attracting visitors and sponsors.”
Smith commented further: “It has taken so much time to create a design that has
the right design and colours [key elements include a squash, an apple, dahlias, and a plum colour].
“We also wanted to have bullet points on everything so that we could edit any key messaging ourselves because previously, we
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E: sales@tttents.co.uk
Tentickle Stretch Tents UK Ltd
Langley Brook Business Park, Unit 3B London Rd, Tamworth, B78 2BP
T: 0121 7401385
M: 07826 843099
E: jorg@tentickle-stretchtents.co.uk
W: www.tentickle-stretchtents.co.uk
Top Cat Big Tops Tents & Marquees Ltd
The Old Stable Yard, Gasworks Ln, Achynlleth, SY20 8BY
T: 01654 700030
E: info@topcatbigtops.co.uk
W: www.topcatbigtops.co.uk
Yes Tents
4b Hall Farm Business Park, London Road, Weston, Beccles NR348TT
T: 07932 642689
E: paul@yestents.com
W: www.yestents.com
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safety and medical
AlfaMed Specialist Emergency Care and Training
T: 07920 851 232
E: ben@alfamedsect.co.uk
W: www.alfamedsect.co.uk
Alliance Pioneer Group Event Medical, Frontline Ambulance & Patient Transport Services
Hawthorne House, 2nd Floor 25 Darklake View, Estover, Plymouth, PL6 7TL
T: 01752717720
E: mail@alliance-pioneer.co.uk
W: https://alliance-pioneer.co.uk/ Instagram: @alliancepioneergroup
Twitter: @AlliancePGUK
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Alliance.
Pioneer LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/ alliance-pioneer-group
Canopy Medical Services Ltd
T: 07514 780025
E: jules@canopymedicalservices.co.uk
W: www.canopymedicalservices.co.uk
Enhanced Care Services
Unit 21, Monks Brook Industrial Park School Close, Chandlers Ford Hampshire, SO53 4RA
T: 02380 201561
E: admin@enhancedcareservices.co.uk
W: www.enhancedcareservices.co.uk
First Aid Cover Ltd
T: 020 8875 5758
E: enquiries@firstaidcover.co.uk
W: www.firstaidcover.co.uk
Location Medical Services Ltd
The Medical Centre, Shepperton Studios, Studio Road, Shepperton, Middx, TW17 0QD
T: 0870 750 9898
E: mail@locationmedical.com
W: www.locationmedical.com
Medirek
8 Primrose Place, Portsmouth Road, Godalming Surrey, GU7 2JW
T: 07776 128 409
E: ryan.soper@medirek.co.uk
W: www.medirek.co.uk
MET Medical Ltd
T: 0203 627 9042
E: info@met-medical.co.uk
W: www.met-medical.co.uk
Trident Medical Limited
Based in Essex, cover events all over the UK
T: 01279 319039
M: 07379 244718
E: events@tridentmedical.co.uk
W: www.tridentmedical.co.uk
NOISE MANAGEMENT
Symphotech
Safety. Production. Noise Management Claire Feeney
T: 0871 711 5264
E: claire@symphotech.co.uk
PHOTOGRAPHY
Aniseed Event Photography
E: jt@aniseedpr.com
W: www.aniseedphoto.com
Twitter: @aniseedphoto
Instagram: @aniseedeventphotography
PLANT HIRE
Ace Plant Blackpit Farm, Silverstone Road, Stowe, Buckinghamshire MK18 5LJ
T: 01908 562191
E: hire@aceplant.co.uk
W: www.aceplant.co.uk
Hopkins Machinery
T: 01633 680754
E: hire@hopkinsmachinery.co.uk
W: www.hopkinsmachinery.co.uk
PORTABLE TOILET HIRE
Four Jays Group Barling Farm, East Sutton, Maidstone, Kent ME17 3DX
T: 01622 843135
E: enquiries@fourjays. co.uk
W: www.fourjays.co.uk
LOOS FOR DOs Ltd
Bakers Court, Forge Road, Kingsley, Hampshire GU35 9NZ
T: 01420 588 355
E: info@loos.co.uk
W: www.loos.co.uk
Ontrax Rentals
Elmwood Farm, Bampton OX18 2PL, England
E: hello@ontraxrentals.com
W: www.ontraxrentals.com
Just Loos
Paddock Barn, Manor Farm, Itchen Stoke, Hampshire, SO24 0QT
T: 01962 867808
E: office@justloos.com
W: www.JustLoos.com
Site Event
The Depot, The Avenue, Lasham, Hampshire GU34 5SU
T: 01256 384 134
E: event@site-equip.co.uk
W: www.site-equip.co.uk
Zoo Events Group Ltd
Stockton Dairy, Stockton, Warminster, BA12 OSQ
T: 01258 840233
E: info@zooeventsgroup.co.uk
W: www.zooeventsgroup.co.uk
CB Potts Electrical
Rose Cottage, Watergore, South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5JQ
T: 0780 8049034
E: ben.potts@zen.co.uk
W: www.cbpottselectrical.co.uk
Festival Power Ltd
Unit 5, Parkway Trading Estate, St Werburghs, Bristol, BS2 9PG
W: www.festivalpower.co.uk
Fourth Generation Ltd
220 Cricklewood Lane, London, NW2 2PU
T: 020 8450 2943
M: 07741 052565
E: tweed@fourthgenerationltd.com
W: www.fourthgenerationltd.com
Gofer Ltd
Unit 7 Arkwright Road, Hadleigh Road Ind. Est, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 0UB
T: 01473 282530
E: info@gofer.co.uk
W: www.gofer.co.uk
IDE Systems
T: 01543 574 111
E: enquiries@idesystems.co.uk
W: www.idesystems.co.uk
Head Office & Manufacturing Centre
Unit 3, Swaffield Park Hyssop Close, Cannock Staffordshire, WS11 7FU United Kingdom
Lifos Advanced Battery Technology Ltd Stafford Park 5, Telford, TF3 3AS
T: 01952 200198
E: hello@lifos.co.uk
W: www.lifos.co.uk
Midas Productions (UK) Ltd
Unit 1, Uplandside, Manor Road, Clopton, Suffolk, IP13 6SH
T: 0333 772 0772
M: 07949 007 603
E: info@midas-uk.co.uk
Newburn Power Rental Limited
Unit 36 Lidgate Crescent, Langthwaite Business Park, South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9 3NR
T: 0845 077 6693
E: info@npr-uk.com
Phase Hire Ltd
140A Kents Hill Road, Benfleet, Essex SS7 5PH
T: 01268 792648
E: info@phasehire.com
W: www.phasehire.com
Power Events
T: 01277 424800
E: enquiries@powerevents.co.uk
W: www.powerevents.co.uk
Power Revolution
23C Shepherds Grove Ind Est, Stanton Bury St Edmunds, IP31 2AR
T: 01359 256 265
E: info@power-revolution.co.uk
W: www.power-revolution.co.uk
Powerline
Knowle Hill Farm, Beeks Lane, Marshfield, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 8BB
T: 01225 892336
E: info@thepowerline.co.uk
W: www.thepowerline.co.uk
Progen Power Ltd
Belvedere House, Pynes Hill, Exeter,Devon, EX2 5WS
T: 0330 165 5720
E: info@progenpower.co.uk
W: www.progenpower.co.uk
Stuart Power Ltd
Stuart House, Hargham Road, Shropham, Norfolk, NR17 1DT
T: 01953 454540
E: enquiries@stuartgroup.info
W: www.stuartgroup.ltd.uk/power
UK Flyers Suite 210, Victory House, Somers Road, North Portsmouth, HampshirePO1 1PJ
T: 023 9229 3050
E: sales@ukflyers.com
W: www.ukflyers.com
Smartrad Creative Ltd
5 George Street, Snaith, DN14 9HY smartradcreativeprojects@gmail.com www.smartrad.org
T: 07711469787
EMF Technology LTD
Projection Mapping, Water Screens, Flame Effects, Lighting, Mains Distribution
T: 020 8003 3344
E: info@emftechnology.co.uk
W: www.emftechnology.co.uk
2CL Communications Ltd
Unit C, Woodside Trade Centre, Parnham Drive, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 4NU
T: 0800 389 2278
E: contact@2cl.co.uk
W: www.2cl.co.uk
DCRS
Edison Road, St.Ives, Cambs, PE27 3LH
T: 0800 043 2688
E: sales@dcrs.co.uk
W: www.dcrs.co.uk
SFL Mobile Radio
6 Woodway Court, Thursby Road
Bromsborough, CH62 3PR
T: 0151 334 9160
E: sales@sflmobileradio.co.uk
W: www.sflmobileradio.co.uk/
Green Goblet Ltd
Unit 1A Walrow Industrial Estate, Commerce Way, Highbridge, TA9 4AG
T: 01278 238390
E: info@green-goblet.com
W: www.green-goblet.com
Blue Planet Washing Solutions
Unit 15 GIDC, Cobham Way, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9RX
T: 01293 302007
T: 07917 040044
E: info@blueplanetws.co.uk
W: www.blueplanetws.co.uk
SEATING
Ace Seating Hire
T: 01832 279333
E: info@aceseating.co.uk
W: www.aceseating.co.uk
SECURITY
McKenzie Arnold
Grove House, Faulkbourne, Essex, CM8 1SH
T: 01376 350999
E: martin.jackson@mckenziearnold.com
W: www.mckenziearnold.com
Newman Event Services Ltd
Crowd Management, Festival & Event Security/Stewarding.
Bloxham Mill, Barford Road, Bloxham, Oxfordshire, OX15 4FF
T: 01295 722844
E: enquiries@newmanevents.co.uk
W: www.newmanevents.co.uk
Protegimus Security Ltd
Unit 1, Station Terrace,Station Road, Kegworth, Derbyshire, DE&$ 2GE
T: 01509 670424
T: 01332 792991 (voicemail)
E: admin@protegimus-security.com
W: www.protegimus-security.com
Provide SESS Ltd
The Courtyard, 87 Southampton Street, Reading, RG1 2QU
T: 01189 875949
E: info@provide-security.com
W: www.provide-security.com
Right Guard Security
Experts in Crowd Management and Event Security
T: 01227 464588
E: info@rightguard.co.uk
W: www.rightguard.co.uk
Staged Events Ltd
Meadow View, Newnham Lane, Old Basing, Hampshire, RG24 7AU
T: 01256578055
E: info@wearestaged.com
W: www.stagedevents.com
SITE SUPPLIES
Concept Products Ltd
10 Cary Court, Somerton Business Park, Somerton, TA11 6SB
T: 01458 274020
E: ben@conceptproductsltd.co.uk
W: www.conceptproductsltd.co.uk
The Stage Bus
19 Prestwood Road, Birmingham, B29 5EB
T: 0121 585 9264
E: info@thestagebus.com
W: www.thestagebus.com
STEWARDS / MARSHALLS
Road Traffic Solutions
60-64 Oswald Road, Scunthorpe, DN15 7PQ
T: 01724 848 246
E: dan@roadtrafficsolutions.com
W: www.roadtrafficsolutions.com
TEMPORARY ROADWAYS
Cap Trac Limited
The Stables, Loke Farm, Weston Longville, Norwich, NR9 5LG
T: 01603 880448
E: info@captrac.co.uk
W: www.captrac.co.uk
Event In A Tent
The Malthouse Business Centre, Regent Street, Llangollen, LL208HS
T: 01978 661449
E: info@event-in-a-tent.co.uk
W: www.event-in-a-tent.co.uk
Fews Marquees
Chessgrove Park, Ditchford Bank Road, Hanbury, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 4HS
T: 01527 821789
E: info@fews.co.uk
W: www.fewsmarquees.co.uk
Gigtent UK
Sonas House, Button End Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7NX
E: info@gigtent.co.uk
W: www.gigtent.co.uk
LH Woodhouse
Wolds Farm, The Fosse, Cotgrave, Nottingham, NG12 3HG
Delivering successful events
T: 01159 899 899
E: sales@lhwoodhouse.co.uk
W: www.lhwoodhouse.co.uk
Losberger De Boer
Castle Park, Boundary Road, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 7ES
T: 01280 846500
E: sales.uk@losbergerdeboer.com
W: www.losbergerdeboer.com/uk
Mehler Texnologies UK Ltd.
Hollinwood Business Centre
Albert Street, Oldham, Lancs. OL8 3QL
E: info-uk@freudenberg-pm.com
W: www.mehler-texnologies.com
NEPTUNUS Ltd
Cob Drive, Swan Valley, Northampton NN4 9BB
T: 01604 593820
E: sales@neptunus.co.uk
W: www.neptunus.co.uk
Tentickle Stretch Tents UK Ltd
Langley Brook Business Park, Unit 3B London Rd, Tamworth, B78 2BP
T: 0121 7401385
M: 07826 843099
E: jorg@tentickle-stretchtents.co.uk
W: www.tentickle-stretchtents.co.uk
The Dome Company
T: 07876673354
E: info@thedomecompany.co.uk
W: www.thedomecompany.co.uk
The Theatre Tent Company
Unit 4 Grimes Close, Birstall, Leicester LE4 3EN
T: 01162674151
E: sayhello@theatretent.eu
W: www.TheatreTent.co.uk
TT Tents Ltd
North Waltham Business Centre, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG25 2DJ
T: 01256 397 551
E: sales@tttents.co.uk
W: www.tttents.co.uk
Worldwide Structures Ltd
Ayrshire Farm, Sharcott, Pewsey, SN9 5PA
T: 01672 565 060 / +44 (0) 7875 027369
E: enquiries@w-sl.com
W: www.worldwidestructures.com
J & J. Carter Ltd
Unit 2, 34 Walworth Road, Walworth Business Park, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 5LH
T: 01264 721630
E: sales@jjcarter.com
W: www.jjcarter.com
TICKETING
Citizen Ticket
84 Commercial St, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6LX
T: 07985980508
E: info@citizenticket.co.uk
W: https://bit.ly/3NAEK3s
RedBox Events
Balbir House, Norton Green Road,Stevenage, Herts, SG1 2LP
T: 0333 242 7920
E: info@RedBoxEvents.com
W: www.redboxevents.com
Skiddle Ltd
Ashley Hall Farm
Inglewhite Road, Goosnargh PR3 2EB
W: www.skiddle.com
TIPIS
Zoo Events Group Ltd
Stockton Dairy, Stockton, Warminster, BA12 OSQ
T: 01258 840233
E: info@zooeventsgroup.co.uk
W: www.zooeventsgroup.co.uk
TRACKWAY
All Weather Access Ltd
County Farm, High Roding, Dunmow, Essex CM6 1NQ
T: 01371 700510
M: 07801 751137
E: henry@all-weatheraccess.co.uk
W: www.all-weatheraccess.co.uk
GT Trax Ltd
High Tree Farm House, New Road, Warboys, Cambridgeshire, PE28 2SS
T: 01487 823344
E: info@gttrax.co.uk
W: www.gttrax.co.uk
Twitter: @GTTrax
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
Exhibition Traffic Management Services Ltd
Perton House, Roslin Road, London, W3 8DH
T: 0203 567 1479
E: ops@exhibition-traffic.co.uk
W: www.exhibition-traffic.co.uk
Event Traffic Control Ltd
Baldersby Gardens, Ripon Road, Baldersby, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 4PS
T: 08000 246 800
E: info@eventtc.com
W: www.eventtc.com
Right Guard Traffic Management
Event Traffic Management
CSAS Accredited Traffic Officers
Car Parking
Event Signage
T: 01227 464588
E: info@rightguard.co.uk
W: www.rightguard.co.uk
Road Traffic Solutions
60-64 Oswald Road, Scunthorpe,DN15 7PQ
T: 01724 848 246
E: dan@roadtrafficsolutions.com
W: www.roadtrafficsolutions.com
TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS
Stagefreight
Evanston Avenue, Leeds LS4 2HR
T: 0113 238 0805 / 0113 279 7898
W: www.stagefreight.com
WATER & PLUMBING SERVICES
Liquiline Ltd
Ash Tree House, Tarrant Hinton, Blandford, Dorset, DT11 8JA
T: 01258 830324
DRINKING WATER PURE & SIMPLE
E: office@liquiline.co.uk
W: www.liquiline.co.uk
MTD (UK & Ireland) Ltd
Unit 1 Westerngate, Hillmead Enterprise Park, Langley Road, Swindon, SN5 5WN
T: 01264 773 818
E: sales.uk@mtd.net
W: www.mtd.net
Wicked Event Water Services
Kevin: 07909 771996
E: info@wickedeventwaterservices.com
W: www.wews.biz
Attend2it
Unit 8 Park Farm Industrial Estate, Ermine Street, Buntingford, SG9 9AZ
T: 01763 877 477
T: 01763 878 086
E: info@attend2it.co.uk
W: www.attend2it.co.uk
Fli-Fi Ltd
UK Wide
T: 020 3778 0454
E: enquiries@fli-fi.com
W: www.fli-fi.com
VEHICLE HIRE
Bradshaw Event Vehicles
New Lane, Stibbington, Peterborough, PE8 6LW
T: 01780 782621
E: enquiries@eventvehicles.co.uk
W: www.eventvehicles.co.uk
Twitter: @Bradshaw_EV
VENUES
The Convention Centre Dublin (The CCD)
Spencer Dock, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland
T: 00353 1 856 0000
E: sales@theccd.ie
W: www.theccd.ie
VENUE MAPPING
Iventis Think Tank, University of Lincoln, Ruston Way, Lincoln, LN6 7FL
T: 01522 837205
E: info@iventis.co.uk
Eamon Kerrigan:
E: Eamon.kerrigan@iventis.co.uk
W: www.iventis.co.uk
RedBox Events
Balbir House, Norton Green Road, Stevenage, Herts, SG1 2LP
T: 0333 242 7920
E: info@RedBoxEvents.com
W: www.redboxevents.com
SimpliWifi
Unit 13, Leominster Enterprise Park, Leominster, Herefordshire, Hr6 0LX
T: 0800 298 9434
E: hello@simpliwifi.agency
W: https://simpliwifi.agency
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