Events industry news
Naboo has bought pro-ven, the UK meetings and events procurement specialist
Naboo has acquired pro-ven, the UK meetings and events spend specialist founded in 2005. pro-ven becomes Naboo's UK headquarters, with founder Julian Laxon staying on.
Analysis for event organisers
What an ISO 14001 certificate tells an event buyer
ICC Wales now holds ISO 14001 through its parent group. The certificate is good evidence of an environmental management system, but it is not a carbon figure for your event.
Association congresses are won by host teams, not venues alone
Glasgow, Liverpool, Aberdeen and Newport have each credited recent wins to partnerships that reach well beyond the venue.
Choose the venue around the event, not the headline capacity
A room that fits the audience on paper can still fail the programme.
The questions that make agency proposals comparable
Before choosing a creative concept, establish what the agency is responsible for, who delivers it, how it is paid and how success will be judged.
Venue assessments
Liverpool Experience Campus for a conference that needs the whole site
The Labour Party Conference shows the waterfront campus can run as one connected event. Most organisers will book part of it, which raises different questions.
The QEII Centre for a Westminster business event
A central location, a self-contained large-event floor and a wide range of room sizes are useful starting points, not a complete conference plan.
ICC Wales Main Hall for a conference with an exhibition
The published hall specification and a recent world congress support a serious shortlist, but layout, acoustics and whole-event flow still need testing.
Venues and event agencies
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Recently added venues
Leonardo Royal Hotel Southampton Grand Harbour
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Waterfront hotel on West Quay Road with 13 meeting rooms, events for up to 500 guests and 173 bedrooms.
Mayflower Theatre and Studios
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Southampton theatre and its Above Bar Street studios, hiring out ten spaces for meetings and conferences, the largest Studio 1 with 449 seats.
Churchill College
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University of Cambridge college on Storey's Way with a 450-capacity Dining Hall, a parkland campus for marquees and 469 bedrooms.
Utilita Bowl
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Home of Hampshire Cricket at West End, Southampton, with an on-site 171-bedroom Hilton and event space for up to 700 in the Hilton Ballroom.
Recently added agencies
Vision Events Glasgow
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Glasgow event production and AV hire agency covering conferences, exhibitions, live events and virtual events across Scotland.
Panoptic Events
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Glasgow-based agency offering Scotland destination management and global venue and destination sourcing for incentives and conferences.
Good Life Events
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Bristol creative agency delivering music festivals, brand activations, private parties, corporate events and awards, plus talent booking, set design and AV.
Imagineerium
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Founder-led experiential studio in Bristol offering strategy, design, production and live management for brand activations and interiors.
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Events Review follows the developments that affect UK business events, from a venue announcement to changes in event production and event tech. We explain what is known, what remains uncertain and what an organiser should check next.
What each section covers
News
The latest reporting on venues, agencies, suppliers and the leaders making decisions across the sector. Each story sets out the practical consequence for event professionals, clients and attendees.
Analysis
Analysis looks beyond a launch headline or an attendance total: event management, audience needs, accessibility, environmental and sustainable-event claims, and what the evidence changes about your next meeting, conference or exhibition.
Assessments
Each assessment tests one venue against one kind of event, such as a conference with an exhibition, using its room layouts, access and published facilities, and says whether it rests on a visit, an interview or desk research.
Directory
Profiles of UK conference venues and event agencies, searchable by name, city and service, linked to the reporting that mentions them.