Events industry news
Finelight Group has bought a majority stake in Business Show Media, organiser of The Business Show
Norwich-based Finelight Group has bought a majority stake in Business Show Media, which runs The Business Show, The International Franchise Show and the White & Private Label Expo. Christian Yandell stays as chief executive.
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.
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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Recently added venues
Reading Town Hall
Grade II* listed town hall in central Reading with a 700-seat Concert Hall and meeting rooms.
Chester Racecourse
Racecourse venue in Chester hiring its buildings for meetings, conferences and corporate events.
The Assembly House
Georgian assembly rooms of 1755 on Theatre Street in central Norwich, now an independent hotel and events venue with the Noverre Ballroom and 15 bedrooms.
Keble College
University of Oxford college on Parks Road with 320 bedrooms, a 250-seat lecture theatre and a 300-seat dining hall.
Recently added agencies
Panoptic Events
Glasgow-based agency offering Scotland destination management and global venue and destination sourcing for incentives and conferences.
Vision Events Glasgow
Glasgow event production and AV hire agency covering conferences, exhibitions, live events and virtual events across Scotland.
Good Life Events
Bristol creative agency delivering music festivals, brand activations, private parties, corporate events and awards, plus talent booking, set design and AV.
Imagineerium
Founder-led experiential studio in Bristol offering strategy, design, production and live management for brand activations and interiors.
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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 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.