TPi Award winners announced
Over 900 event professionals gathered at Hammersmith’s London Novotel West last night to celebrate the great and good of the production world at the annual Total Production International Awards (TPi...
Three found guilty of Indiana State Fair stage collapse
The Indiana Department of Labor has found three organisations guilty of the stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair accident on August 11, 2011. The staging company, the state commission and the union that...
Piggotts partners world’s largest egg hunt
Piggotts’ Creative Displays division has been named as a partner in the Fabergé Big Egg Hunt. The world’s largest egg hunt will take place over 40 days in London from February 22 aiming to raise £2...
Bleak future for Brighton Pride as debts of £184,000 revealed
Doubts over the future of Brighton Pride have been raised following a statement from its Trustees that reveals mounting debts and a decision to cease trading. According to reports on Gscene, the Pride in...
BEcause Plans awareness campaign for charity
Plan UK, the global children’s charity, has teamed up with BEcause to launch a year-long programme of consumer-facing events, aimed at boosting sponsorship and awareness levels. The national roadshow is...
4D Ice Age experience to launch at Alton Towers
Alton Towers is to launch Ice Age The 4D Experience on March 24, and the attraction will be available to book exclusively by corporates and event management companies for private parties and family fun...
Net benefits
The debate over whether or not UK venues should offer free Wi-Fi to visitors and delegates rages on. Recently, both the Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) and the Association of British...
Mayor of London announces cycling festival and issues event delivery tender
Plans for a London cycling festival – the first large-scale event to use the Olympic park when it reopens next summer – have been revealed. The Mayor of London revealed the details for the two-day event...
Altitude 360 to host New Balance during Olympics
New Balance will take over Altitude 360 for the entire Olympic Games period. Event management company Definitive Events will manage the footwear giant’s programme during this time. Kevin Tripp, senior...
SXS Events appointed to 2012 Bayside Festival
Mainsail has appointed SXS Events to handle all technical production at Weymouth’s Bayside Festival, which will be situated along the town’s beachfront from July 27 until August 12. SXS has been...