GL events expands and launches division – Xpect Furniture 3rd September 2020 GL events UK has extended its service offering through the addition of a new furniture division, which will operate under the brand name, Xpect Furniture. The acquisition will be headed up by Michelle Amer,...
Message from the editor: Just keep going #eventprofs 1st September 2020 As the events industry starts to see a few green shoots of activity, Stand Out magazine's editor, Caroline Clift, calls on industry to keep going and get in touch... Pinch, punch, first of the month. Guess...
Showcase avi collaborates with St Ermins Hotel for Live Streaming offer 13th August 2020 Showcase avi’s new Live Streaming department understand’s that even in the current climate people want and need a live event experience. Social distancing, limited capacities and lack of travel now means,...
ACE publishes details of how to apply for Culture Recovery Fund 30th July 2020 Arts Council England (ACE) has released details of how festival, events, arts and cultural organisations can apply for the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants Programme. The fund specifically offers financial...
BVEP launches events reopening survey ahead of Oct 1 go date 28th July 2020 The Business Visits and Events Partnership (BVEP), the umbrella body and advocacy group for the UK’s £70 billion events industry, has launched its BVEP Partner Events Reopening Survey, which will provide an...
Scientists plan to conduct experiment to see how COVID spreads at concert 27th July 2020 Scientists are holding a huge scientific experiment in an arena in Germany to see how coronavirus might spread at a concert. A team from the University Medical Center of Halle (Saale) has launched...
Scottish Gov releases £10m funding package for events 27th July 2020 A funding package of £10 million has been established to help the events sector recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding streams will be set up to provide direct support to organisers of cultural,...
21CC Group launches Wondrous Woods light trail event 24th July 2020 21CC Group, a Scottish-based events producer, has launched Wondrous Woods, an outdoor sound, lighting and effects event. It will take place in the grounds of Hopetoun Estate from October 21 until November...
Gov “too slow” to react to needs of DCMS sectors during pandemic 23rd July 2020 The COVID-19 crisis presents the biggest threat to the UK’s cultural infrastructure, institutions and workforce in a generation. That’s one of the headlines from a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)...
B2B events take part 40 per cent hit to valuations, says Arrowpoint study 20th July 2020 A review of the B2B live events sector reveals that listed event operators are, on average, trading at a 40 per cent discount to valuations at the start of January 2020 as a direct result of COVID-19. The...
