Monday, February 15, 2010
The HSE has announced it is to revise its guidance for the events industry to reflect legislative changes and improvements in industry practices.Filed Under: Technology 3 Comments
Thursday, May 28, 2009
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Monday, May 25, 2009
Beachdown festival bosses have told everyone their tickets are safe – after a sales company went into administration.
Trinity Street Direct Limited the company processing the £97.50 tickets for the August Bank Holiday festival went into administration leaving 750 customers fearing they had lost their ticket and their cash.
But yesterday Joe Pidgeon, organiser of The Devil’s [...]
Monday, May 25, 2009
THE Environment Agency was under fire last night for spending £30,000 sponsoring Birmingham’s Gay Pride festival.
But an angry city council insider has revealed the Government agency, responsible for protecting and improving the environment, had given the extravaganza a huge financial boost.
He said: “I find it disturbing that this event is being sponsored by the Environment [...]
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Considerable annual spending must be factored into the budgets of event production companies in order to stay up-to-date with international health and safety standards, according to UAE event production specialist, Dave Emery.
Emery, who is responsible for health and safety practices at Gearhouse Staging Connections, said that while its impact on budgets can be severe, safety [...]
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Businesses in the events planning sector are taking sustainability into account, one expert has said.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has led a number of firms to take the environmental impact of conferences and shows in to consideration.
Event venues have already taken a note of environmental issues and have waste management and recycling systems in place, Tom [...]
Monday, May 18, 2009
Three people have been injured at a festival in Derbyshire.
The music fans were hurt when a stage collapsed at the Bearded Theory bash in Ashbourne on May the 16th, according to BBC News.
Strong winds caused the collapse and those injured are reportedly receiving treatment in Derby Royal Infirmary.
Sally Booth, site manager at the event, told [...]
Monday, May 18, 2009
COVENTRY’S Ricoh Arena has been short-listed for a prestigious national conference and exhibition award.
The city’s £113 million multi-use development is among an impressive line-up of illustrious companies such as Wembley, The O2, ExCeL and Manchester United, all competing for the title of Venue of the Year.
The highly competitive AEO Excellence Awards 2009, run by the [...]
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
The Highland Council has announced details of this year’s Inverness Highland Games following confirmation that Tulloch Homes are to sponsor the Masters World Championships, which will be staged in Bught Park Arena on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July 2009.
The Masters (or Over 40s) World Championships are the largest Highland Games Heavy event staged in [...]
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
The future of a music festival hangs in the balance after councillors couldn’t decide whether or not to give it the go-ahead.
After more than four hours of speeches and discussions behind closed doors, Gosport councillors were unable to come to a decision on the Stokes Bay Festival.
About 50 residents packed the Town Hall chamber hoping [...]
Monday, May 11, 2009
SCOTLAND’S best-known events organiser claims the country has become swamped with festivals and big-name concerts.
Pete Irvine believes the summer music circuit has reached saturation point at a time when the economic downturn is beginning to bite.
The managing director of Unique Events spoke out after reluctantly pulling the plug on the Outsider Festival, which was due [...]
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Michael Eavis has reportedly called an emergency meeting amid fears that Glastonbury could be affected by swine flu.
The festival organiser is concerned that further outbreaks of the virus in the UK could mount pressure on him to cancel this year’s event.
“So many people gathered in one place is a risk, and if the Government wanted [...]
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Fringe Sunday called off after organisers fail to find financial backing.
One of the showpiece events of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been cancelled after organisers failed to find sponsorship.
Fringe Sunday, which has regularly attracted crowds of 250,000, has been called off after officials tried for nine months to secure backing for the event.
Organisers had warned [...]
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
THE organiser of a major music and beer festival has apologised to thousands of disappointed revellers after the event collapsed in financial disarray.
Stuart Wright, aged 42, went missing after the disastrous first night of his festival and has revealed that he even tried to kill himself.
The Celtic Rally Festival was due to run across the [...]
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Organisers of festivals, sports events, conferences and film shoots could be liable for costs running into tens of millions of pounds because they cannot get insurance against the risk of a swine flu pandemic.
Almost no insurers are currently offering cover for the impact of the virus, [...]
Friday, May 1, 2009
One of Europe’s largest and most dynamic event supplier has now expanded its European operation into the UK.
Established in 15 cities across France and Europe, including Zurich, Madrid, Paris, Geneva, Barcelona and working with high profile events such as The World Cup, the G8 Summit and The Cesar Award, Options now has a UK base.
On [...]
