Tag: ESSA
Three new partnerships deliver added benefits to ESSA members.
The Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) has announced partnerships with Accor Hotels, Freightlink and Eezibuy, through which members will be able to benefit from time and cost savings. The Accor Hotel Group will be offering members between 5% and 10% discounts on hotel stays in more than 2000 hotels across 90 countries. Freightlink will [...]
Trade Association Spotlight: ESSA
Name & Role: Chris Skeith, Association Director Association Name: Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) No. of Years Active: 5, following the merger of Association of Exhibition Contractors & The British Exhibition Contractors Association No. of Members: 200 What is the primary purpose of the association? Our vision is to support our members and to [...]
Events for Namuwongo confirmed as international charity for “In The Rough”
The event industry charity golf day “In The Rough”, supported by the AEO, AEV and ESSA, has announced that for the second year it will be supporting Events for Namuwongo as its international charity partner for the 2013 event. In The Rough 2013 will take place on 23 July at Forest of Arden, Warwickshire. Trevor [...]
Nick Marshall takes over as Chair of ESSA
CEO of Melville GES, Nick Marshall will take over officially as chair of ESSA from Jan 1 2013 after outgoing chair, Aztec’s John Robson handed over the reigns of the association at the last ESSA Board Meeting of 2012 on 13th December. Marshall said: “I am delighted to be taking over as chair from John. [...]
ESSA, AEV and AEO support the Sustainable Events Summit
ESSA and its sister organisations AEV and AEO are supporting the Sustainable Events Summit in January, securing discounted delegate packages for their members. ESSA has also arranged for Emma Wellman, the chair of the ESSA/AEV/AEO cross association working group on sustainability, to represent the associations on a panel of experts at the event. ESSA’s support [...]
Sustainable Events Summit confirms first brands
The recently launched Sustainable Events Summit has confirmed the first brands supporting its live summit taking place on Thursday 24th January 2013 at The Crystal in east London, Siemens’s pioneering new landmark on the sustainability map of London. New Speaker & Supporter announcements – The first brands to confirm their support were announced this week, [...]
ESSA’s drop-in sessions confirmed as a valued service by members.
Following the latest drop-in session hosted by ESSA member Equinox in Leeds 13 June 2012, ESSA has committed to continue holding its regional drop-in sessions for members at key locations around the UK. The sessions, designed to allow members to share ideas and thoughts in small groups, in a relaxed environment and close to base, [...]
Marketing Week Live beckons for ESSA
The Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) is well underway with its plans for the FaceTime stand at the Live Marketing Show, Marketing Week Live, 27 – 28 June 2012, Grand Hall, Olympia. FaceTime, whose brief is to promote the live marketing industry, are collaborating with ESSA to produce a stand that demonstrates and elucidates [...]
ESSA launches TV channel and announces results of board elections.
At its 2012 AGM ESSA announced the launch of its online TV channel, aimed at showcasing the best work of ESSA members and put out a call for video showreels. Alongside the members’ video content will be information on ESSA itself, technical updates and information, all delivered in a medium that is as close to [...]
Events get sustainable
Members of the Association of Event Venues (AEV), Association of Event Organisers (AEO), and Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA), met collectively for the first time on 23rd March for the inaugural cross-association sustainability working group meeting. The group evolved from one initially created by the AEV, which has been addressing sustainability issues for over [...]
ESSA Announces date and venue for 2012 AGM
The Event Services and Supplier Association 2012 AGM will be held at Olympia on the afternoon of 29 March. ESSA director Chris Skeith said, “Following feedback from last year’s AGM we have provided greater time to allow for two to three industry presentations as well as the launch of a new ESSA communication initiative. The [...]
ESSA to have prominent position in Marketing Week’s Live Marketing Show.
Plans are afoot between ESSA (Event Supplier and Services Association) and Marketing Week Live to provide a spectacular visitor attraction that will showcase all that is exceptional in the live marketing event space. Core to the promotional activity for the new Live Marketing Show, it will demonstrate how brand owners and marketers can use elements [...]
Joint association Connectivity Technical Committee move the debate forward
The ESSA/AEV/AEO technical committee met during the Event Production Show where each of the three associations reported back on the research projects undertaken following the inaugural meeting last year. The AEV had surveyed member venues to ascertain the current provision, management process and an indication of intent to upgrade systems. ESSA presented a number of [...]
ESSA announces 2012 event schedule
ESSA has announced the dates and venues for it 2012 events commencing with the association’s 2012 AGM which will be held in the afternoon of Thursday 29 March at Olympia, culminating in networking drinks to enable fellow members to network. This will be followed by “In the Rough”, the newly expanded Industry Golf Day and [...]
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