Events industry news
Excel London says events from US organisers are up 60% in 18 months
The London venue's latest figures point to strong North American demand, much of it from technology companies. For UK organisers the practical consequence is competition for dates, particularly in early 2027.
Latest events industry news
UKREiiF will move to Liverpool from 2028
Aberdeen forms a joint taskforce to win association conferences
Excel appoints its first chief information officer
Analysis for event organisers
What the latest developments change for your next meeting, conference or exhibition.
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
Room layouts, access and published facilities, with the basis of every assessment stated.
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.
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.
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.
Venues and event agencies
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thestudio Birmingham
Thestudio Birmingham is a city-centre meeting and conference venue in the operator's UK portfolio.
thestudio Leeds
Thestudio Leeds is the operator's Leeds city-centre meeting and conference venue.
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Collider
Collider is a creative brand-experience agency whose published work spans activations, events and content across physical and digital formats.
Wonder
Wonder develops business experiences across conferences, employee engagement, product launches, exhibitions and sponsorship activations.
Seventa Events
Seventa Events provides event production, conferences, brand activations, event management and venue sourcing.
Strata
Strata is a brand-experience agency with published work spanning conferences, automotive experiences, exhibitions and virtual events.
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Events industry news for UK event organisers
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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.
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News
The latest reporting on venues, agencies, suppliers and the leaders making decisions across the sector. Each story links to its source and 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
A venue needs to work for the whole event, not just look right in a photograph. Our assessments cover room layouts, access and published facilities, and each one says whether it rests on a visit, an interview or desk research.
Directory
Build a shortlist of venues and agencies from profiles compiled from each organisation’s own published information. Ask about responsibilities, exclusions and the evidence behind proposed solutions before you commit.