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Rail strikes have caused £337m of cancellations across sector, says mia
The estimated value of cancelled business across the sector as a result of recent rail strikes is more than £337 million, according to the Meetings Industry Association’s (mia) latest research.
Team Up
Since COVID-19, improving teamwork in the workplace has become one of the main priorities for employers.
Green Machine
The Stage Bus Director, Andrew Teverson, discusses sustainable engineering for the events industry.
Evolution Dome to launch latest range at International Confex
Evolution Dome, a supplier of temporary inflatable structures, will launch its latest product range at International Confex.
Harrier named Best Health and Safety winner at Festival Supplier Awards 2023
Harrier was named winner at the Festival Suppliers Awards 2023 in the Best Health and Safety category.
Formula Kite European Championships heads to Portsmouth
The UK is to showcase super-fast kite foil racing in the countdown to the Paris 2024 Olympics when the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) hosts the 2023 Formula Kite European Championships.
The Ops Nest
For venues, organisers, suppliers and contractors in the event industry to come together to learn, network, & collaborate.
‘LOVE CAPSULES’ BEING DEVELOPED FOR FESTIVALS
A UK-based company is set to launch pods for people to get intimate at music festivals “in a safe, clean and private environment”
EN 30underThirty class of 2022 winners announced
Exhibition News can now confirm the winners of the EN 30underThirty Class of 2022. Now moving into its eighth year, the EN30UnderThirty programme is a year-long scheme designed to celebrate and nurture emerging talent across the global exhibition industry.
BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC FESTIVAL PERMANENTLY MOVES TO MANCHESTER
BBC Radio 6 Music Festival is to permanently move to Manchester starting from this year, the city where the event was first held in 2014.
East Anglian Festival Network
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Uk Live Event Freelancers Forum
To try to bring together the industry freelancers and offer some helpful advice and share information to support one another.
Venues urged to prepare for single-use plastic ban
Following the Government’s decision to ban single-use plastic in England’s hospitality businesses and retail, venue directory.com’s MD has urged venues to take “decisive action.”
UNTITLED GROUP ANNOUNCES SPATE OF NEW HIRES
The Australian-headquartered promoter is in a period of rapid growth, seeing its team expand from 37 to 62 employees since May 2022
Hampshire Festival Cancelled Due to Charity Funding Crisis
The future of All in the Mind Festival, an annual event that last year attracted 6,000 visitors, is in jeopardy, with organisers, charity Fluid Motion Theatre Company, forced to cancel the 2023 festival because of a lack of funding.
‘Decisive’ action needed on single-use plastic ahead of ban
Venues need to act now in order to prepare for the ban on single-use plastic in England, according to Michael Begley, managing director of venuedirectory.com.
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