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May 2021
IELA Sets Alarm Clock For GED2021 The international Exhibition Logistics Association (IELA) has been an avid supporter of GED over the past 6 years since the very first edition was announced. By celebrating the day with key messages & finding creative ways to engage the community worldwide, GED has developed into a strong tool giving power to leverage the industry, of particular importance as recovery is finally programmed following many months of being hard hit. IELA personally ranks GED high on the list as THE annual event for the whole industry to create a common community experience. Its members profit from the opportunity to annually rethink their role as logistics service providers in the value chain by incorporating the GED key messages into the IELA value proposition. Following the impact of the GED2020 campaign, it is with great pleasure that IELA presents GED2021 RISE AGAIN. Elizabeth Niehaus, IELA Executive Officer, explains in more depth “In our beloved industry, we have the power to unlock amazing opportunities. We have based our campaign on the fact that exhibitions have been in polar darkness over the past months. Our shows and vertical industries are now waiting for the sun to rise again.”
Home & Gift 2021 To Co-locate With The Manchester Furniture Show
CII To Host Packaging Expo & Conference From 18-25 May The Confederation of the Indian Industry (CII) is set to host an online exhibition and knowledge-sharing forum — Packaging Expo and Conference — from 18 to 25 May 2021. According to the organiser, this event intends to transform the packaging sector by enabling the exchange of ideas, fostering dialogues and creating strong linkages. It is set to cover varied aspects of the packaging ecosystem such as the need and impact of the antidumping regulations and tariff barriers on imports and processing, sustainability and innovations in recycling among other topics. “With Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps as its central theme, the conference is slated to cover concepts that focus on a broad spectrum of opportunities, challenges and best practices. The event will enable the leaders to engage in discussions that promote inclusive growth,” said a press note shared with WhatPackaging? The Expo and Conference is supported by Tinplate Corporation of India, Aquachill, Sigma Capseal, EPL, Electronics Devices, UFlex, Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) and Plastics Machinery Manufacturers Association of India.
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Organiser of the Home & Gift Buyers’ Festival, Clarion Events, has announced that it will be taking place from 18-21 July 2021 at the Harrogate Convention Centre (HCC) and grounds of the DoubleTree by Hilton Harrogate. The event will mark the 60th anniversary of Home & Gift. Clarion Events also announced that the event will be co-located with Home & Gift’s sister show, Manchester Furniture Show. The Manchester Furniture Show, will feature over 70 brands, and will welcome over 5,000 specialist furniture and interiors buyers to the event. The show aims to offer the retail industry an in-person opportunity for buyers and brands to unite and do business. Show director Russell Rule said: “We are delighted to be able to run Home & Gift as planned this summer, co-located with Manchester Furniture Show, as we know that the industry has been waiting a long time for this opportunity to meet, network and do business at everyone’s favourite summer show. We can’t wait to welcome the industry back to live events, and in the meantime we look forward to sharing our fresh modern look and our new digital launch, REVEAL, very soon.”
Olympia London Announces New Partnership With Trafalgar Entertainment Olympia London has announced a new signing with Trafalgar Entertainment, who will be taking on a 70-year lease to run a theatre with a 1,575-seat auditorium. It will be the largest new permanent theatre build of its kind to open in London since the National Theatre in 1976. Olympia London’s redevelopment will see owners Yoo Capital and Deutsche Finance International funding over £1.3bn to expand the site. The plans have been informed by five years of research with event organisers, exhibitors and visitors whose feedback included the desire for overnight accommodation, additional onsite working spaces, more options for restaurants and bars, and pre and post-event entertainment. Trafalgar Entertainment will join lifestyle and entertainment brands AEG Presents that will run the live music venue, and Hyatt and citizenM that will run two hotels, as anchor tenants of the new site. Olympia London MD, Nigel Nathan, said: “We’re thrilled to welcome Trafalgar Entertainment to run this new theatre and enrich the programme of cultural entertainment offered here in the heart of West London. It is our goal to enhance our clients’, visitors’ and exhibitors’ journey with us and offer experiences to them and our local community.”
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