Issue 47 March 2011 £4.75
Safety chiefs revealing meticulous planning
Supplier fears over fireworks and clock plan By Christina Eccles THE proposed introduction of daylight saving time could potentially destroy the UK fireworks industry, a worried supplier has claimed. The Campaign for Daylight Savings is calling for a three-year trial period, adding two hours to GMT in the summer and one hour in winter. The House of Commons has passed the second reading of the private members Bill on Daylight Savings and the idea is widely supported by the tourism industry – with a Tourism Alliance study claiming additional hours of daylight could increase the UK’s leisure and tourism earnings by up to £3.5bn per year. But for fireworks companies – who rely on business from events such as outdoor concerts, festivals and product launches during the summer months – the move could prove disastrous. Managing director of Fantastic Fireworks Jon Culverhouse said: “This is very bad news. The implication of double British Standard Time means it will still be light at 11pm through May, June and July. We already find it difficult to put displays on in June after legislation was introduced that made it illegal to
let them off after 11pm. It could be highly damaging as it could wipe out summer fireworks displays at events.” Jon – who has been in the business for 25 years – told The Main Event that double BST could also affect the upcoming Olympics, if the idea has been introduced by next summer. He added: “It is inconceivable that the Olympics are not going to have fireworks displays at the opening and closing ceremonies but there would have to be a change to the legislation on the firework curfew or an exemption. “I think this will have disastrous consequences for the UK fireworks industry and could put a lot of companies out of business.” Jon is now hoping event industry groups will join forces to object to the idea but realises there may be a conflict of interest as daylight saving could benefit some events and suppliers. How do you think the introduction of daylight saving would affect the events industry? Send your comments to ce@whpl.net or contact our editorial team on 01226 734463. The best responses will appear in our next issue.
Organisers of the Rewind Festival have announced details of this year’s event. The festival – which takes place at Temple Island Meadows in Henley-on-Thames – is dedicated to staging and celebrating the best music of the 1980s. Acts performing over the weekend will include Bananarama, The Human League and a rare appearance from 80s pop legend Holly Johnson (pictured).
THE heads of health and safety for two of the UK’s biggest spectacles will reveal the meticulous planning needed for major events at an upcoming conference. Before the Aftermath has been organised by the Tyne and Wear branch of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and will take place at Sunderland University on July 5 and 6. Confirmed speakers at the event include Lawrence Waterman, head of health and safety for the Olympic Delivery Authority for the London Olympic Games and Tim Roberts, head of health and safety for the Glastonbury Music Festival. The defence and prosecution from the Dreamspace case will also deliver talks about the tragedy in Chester-le-Street, County Durham – where two people were killed and 27 injured after an inflatable art installation came loose from its moorings.
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New strategy will aim to attract visitors By Christina Eccles UPCOMING major events in the UK will form the focus of a new marketing strategy launched by national tourism agency VisitBritain. Iconic events such as the Royal Wedding in April and the Diamond Jubilee celebrations and London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 will be used to attract more tourists to the country – with the aim of delivering an extra £2b of visitor spend and an extra 50,000 jobs. The changing focus of VisitBritain’s marketing strategy has been agreed with its sponsoring department – the Department of Culture, Media and
Sport and forms part of a wider four year match funded global marketing campaign, which reflects its budget cuts of 34 per cent. With this in mind, VisitBritain has reviewed its activity to ensure that it: Delivers the Britain marketing programme, in partnership with the private sector Focuses investment on those markets which offer the best immediate return and best future prospects for Britain Delivers insights, trends and industry performance research; Maintains a streamlined advisory role in line with its statutory duty to
advise Government on tourism.
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VisitBritain CEO Sandie Dawe said: “This proposed new structure and focus reflects our priorities and is in line with our four-year funding settlement. “Our goal is to maximise the tourism opportunities of hosting a raft of major iconic events over the next two years. “We need to ensure that this clarity of focus is supported by the right structure and skills. I have every confidence in the professionalism and passion of my team to deliver on our ambitions and for our partners and the whole tourism industry.”
Secondary ticket market ‘is damaging the industry’ LEGENDARY promoter Harvey Goldsmith has spoken out against the secondary ticketing market, which he believes is having a damaging effect on the industry. Speaking at this year’s Event Production Show, Harvey told delegates he was ‘fed up’ of secondary ticketing sites forcing genuine fans to pay over the odds for tickets and people who buy in bulk with the sole intention of selling them on to make a profit. He said: “Piracy and fraud has always been a problem with ticketing. Every summer, people go on websites and get sucked into buying tickets or buy them out on the street. “People are now buying more tickets than they need and making a profit out of it. But I’m not in the business of using a ticket as a commodity – I’m fed up of it. “We should take the lead on this. I think it’s important for the future of our industry. We have a duty of care to our public to give them value.”
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De Boer win airshow contract STRUCTURE specialist De Boer has secured a contract to extend its role at the Farnborough International Airshow until at least 2016. De Boer was already contracted to supply to the biennial event in 2012 but the new deal – signed with the airshow’s organiser, Farnborough International Ltd – means the company will also work on the event in 2014 and 2016 Managing director of De Boer Structures (UK) Peter Spruce said: “De Boer is immensely proud of the part it has played at successive air-
shows since 1996. Last year marked the eighth occasion we have supplied the event with its huge temporary exhibition venue. We see it as a tremendous tribute to the hard work, commitment and expertise of our team – and to our superb working relationship with Farnborough International Ltd – that we have now been awarded a contract until at least 2016.” Picture: Peter Spruce (centre) at the official signing ceremony with Shaun Ormrod, FIL chief executive officer (left) and Grahame Jones, FIL operations director.
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Company first past the post GL events Owen Brown has won a new five-year contract to be the sole supplier of temporary structures and overlay for this summer’s Royal Ascot. The contract will see the company supply a range of temporary structures from a huge triple decker hospitality pavilion to wet weather bar cover. Owen Brown will also supply structures for all bars, retail and catering outlets, tip up grandstand seating for 4,000 spectators and all furniture both for the indoor hospitality areas and outdoor areas.
Over two million visit Wonderland Broughton Hall
Loungeabout team looks for intimate garden party feel THIS year’s Magic Loungeabout will be an intimate garden party which includes the best elements of a festival, according to organisers. The boutique event is making a comeback this summer after a two-year break and the team behind the event is pulling out all the stops to ensure it arrives with a bang. As well as the traditional elements seen at a festival – a music stage with headliners, camping facilities and food outlets – the event will also include a number of features designed to make it stand out from the crowd.
Promoter Simon Adamson explained: “There are lots of grassroots festivals in the north already, so there is no point in us going for that market because it’s busy enough. “We want to position the festival as intimate and refined, yet credible. We are an intimate garden party, which takes the best elements of what a festival is.” The festival has been using its time off wisely – moving sites to Broughton Hall in order to be closer to its core audience in Leeds and Manchester. Organisers have also been trying to engage with the local business community to drum
Consultants manage security INTEGRATED Security Consultants managed security at The Economist’s Global Sport Summit for the second year running. The conference – which took place at London’s Grosvenor House hotel – was held in association with America’s National Football League and was attended by high profile
up support for the event, as well as sourcing local suppliers, and have received a government grant which has helped with marketing and building the brand. The team is also working hard to ensure the whole festival experience is not just centred around music – with a spa, cinema and games area just some of the areas on offer to create a well rounded weekend of entertainment. Simon added: “You have got to have stuff to do. “People want music but they also want to share the experience with like-minded people.”
HYDE Park Winter Wonderland rounded off another successful year – hitting a record breaking number of visitors and scooping a top award. The event attracted over 2m visitors across its seven week run, including celebrity fans such as
Alexandra Burke, Olly Murs and Sarah Harding. It was also awarded best consumer event at the Visit London Awards where organisers were commended for delivering a world class tourism offering.
Show agrees local deal SOUTHPORT Flower Show has agreed a deal with local company STORM Consultancy to run the prestigious event. The agreement covers a wide range of activities for the 2011 event including all aspects of health and safety, security, stewarding, safe supervision of contractors and vendors, first aid and traffic management.
Awards hat-trick for Hobbs LIVE music and event production company, Liz Hobbs Group has scooped a hat-trick of business awards. The company was the overall winner at the
Newark Business Awards, organised by the Newark Advertiser and also walked away with prizes for Innovation through Technology and Excellence in Business.
Award ceremony double
STYLISH equipment from Thorns delegates from across the Group was beamed into the industry. ISC’s security provihomes of millions of TV viewers sion on the day included bag thanks to two major star-studded searchers on entrances, infor- awards ceremonies. mation and directional staff, The company supplied furniture corporate security to guard and glassware for the British out-of-bounds areas and Close Comedy Awards and purple linkProtection drivers for both the ing conference chairs and rails for NFL commissioner Roger gowns and coats for guests at the Goodell and the San Francisco National Television Awards, which 49er's owner, Dr York. both took place at London’s O2.
Music festival Ribfest has a new media partner – south coast radio station Wave 105. The event is to be held on the Isle of Wight in May and the partnership will see the station promote the show on the air and benefit from branding opportunities at the festival.
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Daniel Gidney (left) receives the Midlands Business Person of the Year 2011 award from Ted Crofts of sponsor UK Special Events
Business award for Arena chief THE chief executive of Coventry’s Ricoh Arena has won a major business award. Daniel Gidney was officially named the Midlands Business Person of the Year 2011 at the NEC Hilton Metropole by a panel of judges. He was presented with the annual prize following a string of successes which has seen the Ricoh Arena’s business expand greatly and culminated in it winning the right to host football games in the 2012 Olympic Games and pool games in the Rugby World Cup in 2015. He said: “I am very proud to fly the flag for Coventry. We have a small team which works extremely hard and has turned the Ricoh Arena into an internationally renowned venue in just five years which is a remarkable achievement.”
Show exhibitor numbers up 15% EXHIBITOR numbers at the Event Production Show were 15 per cent up on last year, organisers have claimed. Attendees at the host venue, Olympia had a collective buying power exceeding £2bn and included representatives from Ibiza Rocks, Womad, LOCOG and IMG. International companies also featured prominently among the exhibitors present, and included China-based Liri Tent Technology and the USA’s Brown Paper Tickets.
Combining sport with entertainment to enhance events was among the topics explored at the recent International Sports Event Management conference in London. This is what the panel had to say ...
Beyonce has performed at an F1 Rocks concert in Singapore
How sport and music can work in harmony The Panel Mark Evans from Harlequins Rugby – has worked on events at Twickenham Stadium, which combine a rugby match with pre game entertainment from stars such as the X Factor finalists. All the Worlds’ Becky Artsmonsky – has worked on F1 Rocks, which brought stars including Beyonce to perform at concerts centred around the F1 championships. Greg Bowman from Great Big Events – worked on the opening and closing ceremonies for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Why is it necessary to offer something other than sport? Mark: “At our event, we didn’t touch the sport. It was a normal game but we put a lot of things around it. The entertainment is the game, so half time is tricky, but people are much more amenable pre game – and it drove everyone out into their seats early. “It’s about broadening your market in the hope that you capture a proportion [of that audience] and they come on a regular basis.” Becky: “We want to give people a better experience and attract new people to the sport. We are also looking for new assets to sell to sponsors. “Host cities are bidding very actively for events. “For a host city, it can be more interesting than shots that come out of the stadium and provides an opportunity to show the city more broadly.”
What does the performer get out of signing a contract to sing at a F1 Grand Prix? Becky: “The artists make more money from live performances and it also gives them promotional opportunities. In Singapore, it could have just been a Beyonce gig but we created a brand – F1 Rocks. If you can create that platform, it is a much more interesting opportunity and has a much better impact on the sport.” Does it matter if people are just coming to see the artists? Becky: “It can work very well if you have an event that runs over a weekend. Formula 1 is sometimes a problem because people leave the circuit – with an event you can hold an audience.” Greg: “Noone will come to an event just to see an act perform. People predominantly go to see the event – but it is a fantastic enhancement if done in the right way.”
How do you see this phenomenon developing over the next decade? Can you give any key advice? Mark: “It’s very hard to give general guidance because it really does depend on your event. It’s really all about knowing your market and who your audience is and putting a package together that suits.” Becky: “There are deals to be done with broadcasters. For a lot of broadcasters, we found with F1 Rocks that they saw it as a complete entertainment format. “All of a sudden the event becomes an interesting lifestyle format. It can pay for itself if you begin to think about packaging it with the sport. “Give yourself enough time. The entertainment business works on a very different timescale. “I know what a lot of artists are doing in advance, which allows time to plan and build an offering. Adding value is critical.”
Festival claims strongest line-up yet New online calendar launched ORGANISERS of the Evolution Festival have revealed what they believe to be the event’s strongest line-up to date.
Festival director Jim Mawdsley said: “We are continuing to build this event into a major music festival for the North of England.
Plan B, Iggy and the Stooges, Tinie Tempah and Katy B will all perform at the event, which takes place in Newcastle in May.
“We have been working solidly since September to pull this line-up together and it is without doubt the strongest and most varied to date.”
EVENTSCOTLAND has launched an online calendar to allow for better planning of events across the year. The database will be used by all of Scotland’s 32 local authorities, relevant public sector agencies and event and rights holders and has been developed to avoid potential clashes at a national,
regional and local level. It will also provide a valuable online tool for visitors to be able to locate events of their interest and choose by date, genre or geography. By using the system, event planners and managers will be able to see when and where potential clashes might occur and avoid them.
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Swapping totes for notes
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NEWBURY Racecourse is to host its first ever stand alone concert later this year, organisers have revealed. Newbury LIVE follows on from the success of the venue’s Party in the Paddock concerts, which saw the likes of Westlife and Simply Red take to the stage in front of thousands of fans once the day’s racing had finished. The events were so well received that the racecourse has now decided to take the concept a step further and host a fully seated concert there on May 29. And organisers have chosen to go in with a bang – securing music legend Rod Stewart for their first event. Joint managing director Stephen Higgins said: “We have already been staging concerts here with the racing and when we got above 25,000 people, we felt confident enough to look at bigger acts. “But the problem with staging them with the racing would be that the cost would be too high for the consumers, so we created the stand alone concert. We chose Rod Stewart because we thought if we are going to give it a go, we would start at the top. “Racecourses have been doing this for a number of years but we are unique because the amount of space we have means that we don’t have to put the stage on the race track.”
A Party in the Paddock concert Stephen added that the venue’s experience hosting previous events has already proved useful but there are also new considerations to take into account. He added: “We are very fortunate that we have already got an idea of how the production comes together. But this event is different because it is all seated, so we have to get a seating contractor.” Tickets are also being sold through SEE Tickets for the first time instead of just through the racecourse’s own box office and the gig is being promoted through a range of social media outlets as well as on local radio.
Hospitality packages have also been created to offer visitors as many options as possible for their day out, with over 750 selling in just one day. Stephen added: “Traditional conferences and events are a challenge – it is a tough market. But we are trying to use the racecourse whenever we can. “Newbury LIVE is an excellent example of how we are expanding the racecourse as a host venue and because it’s only 40 minutes from London, it’s perfectly placed to become one of the UK’s most promising and diverse entertainment venues.”
New marketing job for Elly FURNITURE and equipment hire specialist Thorns Group has a new marketing assistant, Elly Shaabani. Elly has previously worked for highprofile companies including Barclays International Banking, LA Fitness, Lansons Communications and retailer GAP. Sales director Clair Whitecross said: “We’re delighted to welcome Elly to the Thorns team. “Her extensive marketing experience – gained through working with a succession of top-flight-companies – will add tremendous strength to the already highly successful marketing activities within our group.”
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Why the Vintage Festival is forsaking glorious Goodwood in favour of London ... By Christina Eccles FOUNDER of the Vintage Festival, Wayne Hemingway, has revealed the lessons learned at last year’s festival and why it is moving to London. Fashion designer Wayne – best known for starting the Red or Dead brand – told an audience at the Event Production Show that Vintage 2011 will be held on the South Bank, an area which is also celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain. He said: “Vintage at Goodwood was going to be the launch of the brand. We signed a one year deal with Goodwood but it didn’t work out for a number of reasons. “We were asked if we could bring the festival to London and would have regretted it if we had not done it.” Wayne said that although the first festival was considered a success, some things didn’t go to plan and there are several areas which can be improved on at future events. He added: “There was no permanent infrastructure at Goodwood and there were a few things that really upset us about how unsustainable doing that event was. “When we go back to doing it on a greenfield site, we will not be doing that again – we can’t build an event of that scale and see it
Wayne Hemingway going in skips. “This year, we are reusing and reimaginating buildings that are already there, so all we are doing is set dressing.” Wayne added that one of the most important things when planning the festival is to work with partners who can deal with getting the infrastructure right – leaving his team free to concentrate on the creative elements. He added: “We can’t be creative if we have to worry about things like staging and bars. We need to have
partners as we are not looking at anything to do with infrastructure – we are just doing design. “[Last year] we had a problem that no one envisaged. We didn’t have anyone on the production side who would have bought a ticket to Vintage and it was not supposed to be like that. “If the people who are working behind the scenes don’t have smiles on their faces, there’s no point. It would have been a very difficult year if we had had to do that again.”
Early start for Camp Bestival
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CAMP Bestival will be opening its doors a day earlier this year after listening to feedback from visitors. According to a survey of festivalgoers, 74 per cent said they saw attending the event as a holiday. So to improve the experience, visitors can now purchase a Thursday camping ticket to extend their stay. Festival curator Rob da Bank said: “This year's Camp Bestival is going to be the best ever – we’ve geared up Lulworth Castle to be a total festi-holiday experience, bringing back the spirit of the Great British Camping holiday with bells on.” Acts performing at the event include Blondie, Mark Ronson and The Business Intl and Eliza Doolittle, as well as family friendly shows such as the Gruffalo and the Sooty Show.
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Cheese event set to roll on ... By Christina Eccles GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S traditional Cheese Rolling event has been saved following the committee’s decision to bring a professional event management company on board for support. Cheltenham-based company Event and Management Services has been hired to help manage the event and transform it in to a ticketed, two-day festival in June, following health and safety fears at past events. The cheese roll, which draws crowds and media attention from around the world, sees daredevil competitors hurling themselves down the steep Cleeve Hill in Gloucestershire in a bid to be the first to reach the bottom and claim the famous Double Gloucester cheese. But the event was the victim of its own popularity in 2009 when 15,000 spectators turned up to a venue equipped to hold only 5,000 – resulting in the cancellation of last year’s event and raising questions over its future. This is the first time in its history that the committee has sought the support of an event management company. It has also enlisted Gloucester-based Moose Partnership for PR and sponsorship. E&MS director Peter Allison said: “I have lived in Cheltenham for eight years and have known of the Cheese Roll for much of this time. I was honored to have been approached by the Cheese Rolling Committee to help keep this ancient tradition alive. “We have been in continuous talks with police and emergency services, highways agency and local authorities and in consultation with the immediate Cooper’s Hill community. “The decision to grow to a two-day event will help disperse the crowd and address the safety
fears from previous years. This is just one on the issues including proper parking, traffic control and public safety that will remain our top priority.” “In order to ensure that the tradition is not lost, the focus will remain on the cheese rolling itself but be expanded to become an all round family orientated event.” Cheese Rolling Committee spokesman Nigel
Thomas added: “The event really needs to change dramatically if it is to survive. In its present form it attracts just too many people for us to handle safely. “So we have brought in E&MS to organise a completely new event to include elements of the old Coopers Hill Wake and Moose Partnership to co-ordinate publicity and sponsorship.”
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In the first of a new series profiling key industry figures, Theme Traders’ David Jamilly answers our quick questions ...
‘I found myself in the party business as if by magic ...’ How did you get into events? By default and also by destiny. Born a party animal, I left school at 15 to enjoy the social awakening of the 60s and have never stopped partying since! About 25 years ago, I was out of work and had been a biker, busker, barman and found myself dressing up in clown’s clothes and entertaining at Harvester restaurants and childrens’ parties with my sister Kim Einhorn. Our act was called Spaceman Sam and the Red Elephant (I was Spaceman Sam). This was so successful that it led on to Theme Traders and we found ourselves at the exciting forefront of party planning in the UK in the days way before event management degrees came along some 10 years later. So from a background of partying I found myself in the party business as well as if by magic! This was a win-win for me. What has been your favourite event to work on and why? My mantra in life is ''give, give, give ... change, change, change'' so I have to answer this question with working on charity events. I run a charity called POD charitable trust which has entertained over 500,000 children in UK hospitals. The parties on childrens’ wards really are magic as smiles always help a healing process. On a commercial level, it is always challenging to work overseas and today I am watching one of our lorries leave for Switzerland where we have to factor in Carnets and not driving on Sundays as part of our plan. Theme Traders were honoured to be involved in production work at the Queen's 80th Children’s Party at Buckingham Palace and have worked for many Royal families and some of the richest individuals and largest corporations in the world. If you approach life with a positive attitude, then every event becomes the “favourite event”. What has been your most challenging event? Theme Traders did an event for a
National Logistics Company for seven simultaneous events on the same day at the same time, which had to be all exactly the same but all in different regions of the country. It was fun to change diverse buildings to all look the same and even to find the right calibre of venue with 1000 capacity in different towns. Sometimes we have a Barmitzvah or a wedding with a three year lead-in and have to keep bearing in mind that by the time the event comes round, it will have completely changed in design from when it set out. We have even worked on a wedding for over two years to only find that the couple have split up a month in advance of the wedding date! What lessons have you learned? The most important lesson is “smile, smile, smile”. This is a tough industry. It is a service industry. It has many challenges because so many want to join our creative world at almost any cost! Ultimately, the client has no interest in you as the service provider, and wealthy individuals will have extremely high demands extending often to 24/7. Although the client will want to explore every concept and design in existence, they often already know
Countryman Fairs deal agreed SMITHS Waste Management has secured an open-ended contract with Countryman Fairs to provide services for its award-winning game and country fairs. The first Countryman Fairs event this year is the Kelmarsh Game and Country Fair in Northamptonshire,
where Smiths will be providing total waste management service for the event. Spokesman James Herbert said: “Event management is a growth area for Smiths and our contract with Countryman Fairs represents a milestone in the development of this part of the business.”
Scheme set to change water habit FRANK Water has created a new concept designed to change drinking habits at festivals. The FreeFill scheme installs water filtration stations into events to provide clean, purified, chilled water to
festivalgoers. The scheme encourages visitors to purchase a refillable bottle, which allows them unlimited access to free water at any of the FRANK Water stations throughout that event.
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what they really want but need to go through the process of proving to themselves that they are right. I talk about the ‘Psychology of Events’ when I lecture university students and this is a complex study. Lesson two would have to be “Listen, listen, listen”. What advice would you give to people just starting out in the industry? When Theme Traders employ new team members, we use the following criteria in the following order: a) Communication skill, social skills. In our sector of the industry, we have to deal with all levels of global society and this requires finely honed skills. b) Passion and love of the industry. Half-hearted doesn't even get off the standing block and there is so much competition that you may as well not even bother to get out of bed unless you truly have a passion and are willing to make many sacrifices to progress in the events world. c) Ability for detail/application and knowledge. Contrary to popular opinion in universities, the academic knowledge from an events degree is only a small part of what is needed to survive and thrive in the party world. What projects are you currently working on?
I am in the process of designing and delivering an Annual festival in Teesside for several thousand. Weather and Plan B's feature quite heavily and when the public and public spaces are involved there are always lots of considerations that need ultra careful attention. When designing an event it is too easy to come from the standpoint of negativity (i.e. what is not possible)but all world class events come from the opposite. Concept should be based in relation to audience, goals, origins and design the dream. It is only then that the overlay of how to achieve the dream should come into play. Teesside is the only place in the world with 150 years of steel making heritage and so this is a very good cornerstone for our Festival of 'Fire and Steel'. What do you predict for the industry? According to the Mayan Calendar the world will end on 21.12.2012 and many believe that the Australian floods, climate changes, warming etc are all a prelude to this. On the more tangible level, there is an an increasing trend towards total transparency in all transactions both on the project and financial levels. Theme Traders is well placed because we have back-up systems, abilities and processes over many years which offer a greater degree of assurance to our clients in these unsettled times. The economy will get worse, not better as we all have to adjust to less excessive lifestyles with more concern for the planet and the environment. Values and ethics will feature much more heavily in our day to day lives as we will have to relearn the meaning of kindness. This applies in commerce as well. David Jamilly is co-founder of London-based party planning and prop hire company Theme Traders. He has recently published his first book ‘Party People’.
Sound Moves wins top honour LIVE event and music touring freight specialists Sound Moves, are proud to have been voted Favourite Freight Company at the recent TPi Awards. The awards recognise the key suppliers to the live entertainment industries with award categories including Favourite Production Manager and Favourite Venue. Presented by Huey Morgan of The Fun Lovin’ Criminals and with an attendance of over 1200 of the industry’s decision makers, the categories present the best in class. It capped what was the most successful year for Sound Moves with the development of its event logistics brand. Business development manager Simon Jackson said: “Success was driven by providing a genuine 24/7 logistics solution for the domestic
Business development manager Simon Jackson, tour principal Andy Lovell, awards presenter Huey Morgan and managing director Martin Corr.
and international event markets. We are proud of our project planning team as we continue to offer the client a bespoke, second to none level of communication and commitment to service delivery.” For more information contact Simon Jackson on 01784 424473 or email simon.jackson@soundmoves.co.uk
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Comment THE varying cost of equipment hire and the difficult job of selecting the right suppliers and are just a couple of topics that have been raised by readers of The Main Event this month. With many events being forced to tighten their belts to deal with budget cuts, organisers looking to get the best deal and suppliers bat- Christina Eccles tling through challenging times, this is an issue which appears it will run and run. Over the past few weeks, the Main Event team has also been out and about at some of the industry’s biggest exhibitions including the Event Production Show and International Confex as well as taking a sneak peek at an exciting new staging concept, which we will reveal more about next issue. Finally, we hope you enjoy the new look magazine and our dedicated sections on topics such as international events and training and education. We would love to hear your feedback on these and any other issues you feel are affecting the industry at present. Contact us by email at ce@whpl.net or find us on Twitter @themaineventmag where we are also running an exclusive online competition for our followers.
Why do quotes vary so wildly? Event manager, Yorkshire: MY company held an extremely successful event last year, and since January I have been in the process of contacting various companies for quotes for AV hire, venue decor, table decor etc for this year’s event. With regards to the AV hire, each company I have contacted has been given exactly the same brief regarding our requirements, only for me to receive wildly differing quotes ranging from just under £6,000 to £13,500 for hire of the basic equipment. All the companies contacted were roughly within the same travelling distance from the venue and as the quotes came in, I checked each one against the others comparing like for like, and made allowances for any quotes which included any specialist equipment not provided by any other company. I checked out each company asked to provide a quote by
looking at their website to see what kind of events they had been involved with in the past 12 months, and also contacted clients of theirs who had provided testimonials, so as far as I was concerned I had enough information on each one to provide a fair comparison with their rivals, so I was somewhat confused with the huge difference in the quotes. In fact, the one company I contacted who were based further away from the venue than any other provided the lowest quote, while one company located within five miles travelling distance of the venue quoted for overnight accommodation for the crew! Has any other event organiser/manager experienced similar problems, or do you have a system in place to help differentiate between the quotes? I didn't have this problem last year, so it's left me wondering what has changed in the last 12 months.
Send us your news and views ... email ce@whpl.net or write to Christina Eccles, The Main Event newsroom, 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 2AS. You can call our newsdesk on 01226 734463
Just some of the issues The Main Event has been discussing with followers on Twitter this month ... Bad weather: @arlsound – thankfully not doing an outside evnt today. Conditions are terrible!!! The value of event management courses: @TahiraCreates – a combo is ideal RT @TheMainEventmag: Looking for opinion on evt mgmt courses.are qualifications impt or best to learn on job? #eventprofs Use of social media to promote events: @KirkleesEvents – we use it lots and lots to build up excitement - our food and drink festival facebook's a good example Green issues: @WeWowUK – It would be fab to see @AGreenerFesty featured in your mag. They do great things to encourage #eco-friendly practices! Feelings about the coming year: @WTWComms – We're feeling very positive. So optimistic in fact that we've just hired a new member of staff to support the hire team :)
Selecting the right suppliers can be fundamental to the success of your event. In this month’s column, Andy Cotton reveals why ...
‘We are like Red Adair just going in to fire fight ...’ OVER the years, TAO has been pulled into many events around the world at the very last minute to solve problems created by other event organisers (and I use that term loosely). Some of my crew tell me we are like Red Adair just going in to fire fight! Why is it last minute.com? Some would say that TAO are very poor at marketing or the best kept secret in the industry (just joking) but the reality is there can sometimes be a fundamental flaw in the way clients select suppliers. The most important thing is to check out those people you are going to choose to spend your money; protect your audience and run your events. There are easy ways to check; ask for references; if their website states 20 years in the industry and the person in the meeting in front of you is in his mid twenties; the website was either written by Hans
Christian Anderson or the person in front of you started in the industry at a slightly younger age than Shirley Temple. Select the right supplier for the job – if your events company gives a satisfactory service doing your corporate Christmas party, they may not be able to manage a 30,000 audience festival. Conversely the festival organiser may not be the right person to run your exhibition. Another major selection requirement is financial, especially in this recession. I know the government tell us it is better and the banks are okay and again getting their bonuses but that doesn’t appear to be filtering down to us normal people. You pay for what you get; the 19th century social commentator, John Ruskin said: “It is unwise to pay too much and it is unwise to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money; that is all, when you pay too little, you sometimes
lose everything because the thing you bought, was incapable of doing the thing you bought it to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot, it cannot be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run and if you do that, you will have enough to pay for something better.” The lowest possible price is not necessarily the best price. Last but by no means least is the suppliers’ qualifications and documentation; we can all go on a course and pass an exam and this is an important part of the ongoing professional development of event organisers but only experience allows a person to put theory into practice safely especially when the theory was not necessarily developed for the events industry. The development of the internet also means that the most inexperi-
enced person can search, change and reissue any events policy they can crib. Most local authorities now insist on putting commercially sensitive information on the internet for all to crib (sorry see) under the guise of the Freedom of Information Act – shame they didn’t employ the same act for their expenses!! Therefore, before employing your suppliers, check and double check.
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Festivals flourish despite gloom By Christina Eccles AFTER a couple of challenging years for the industry, organisers and suppliers are once again turning their attention towards this summer’s outdoor events. With uncertainty over the economy and many festivalgoers being forced to tighten the purse strings and cut back on luxury items, it hasn’t been an easy ride for many working in events. But luckily it’s not all doom and gloom for the industry. Many festivals are flourishing even in a tough market, including Glastonbury where tickets sold out before any of the line up was even announced. Meanwhile up in Manchester, organisers have announced a two-day Parklife Weekender following on from the success of last year’s one day event and in Newcastle the
Evolution Festival has confirmed its strongest line up to date. As organisers now start focusing on their summer projects, The Main Event brings you the 2011 Virtual Festival supplement, combining all the components needed to stage a successful event. From security to catering, portable toilets to staging, our dedicated feature provides a one stop shop of suppliers ready to take on your event needs. As always, throughout the year we would love to hear your news and views on the big issues affecting the industry and how plans are going for your events. The Main Event’s editorial team can be reached on 01226 734463, email ce@whpl.net or follow us on Twitter @themaineventmag
Ask the experts before choosing a stage ... WHEN organising an event, either indoor or outdoors, a lot of thought needs to be given to deciding upon hiring the most appropriate stage for the event in question. The size and height of stage required needs to be based on, for example, who is performing, how many support musicians they have, what is the audience size and the viewing positions etc. Surprisingly stages can often end up being too large for the type of event or venue, although obviously the reverse can happen as well. Are stage pit-barriers going to be needed and / or a FOH position and separate PA wings? Ground conditions and site access will also need to be considered. Booking long enough in advance is always advisable, especially if your outdoor event is in June or July.
Alistage’s stage system is modular in design with over 70 different shapes and sizes available in their hire stock of over 2,500 units. A large variety of different height legs are stocked, with uneven ground conditions accommodated by the use of adjustable legs. It is not only the stage system that is modular; their Alidome roof canopies are also modular in design. With four basic width sizes (4.8m, 6.1m, 8.23m and 12.2m) each incrementing in any number of 2.4m bays to give the requisite stage depth. It is therefore possible to get the right size stage to suit both the event and the budget available. Probably the best advice is to speak to suppliers like Alistage to establish an ongoing working relationship and discuss anything you are unsure of first.
Beyonce and Coldplay have both been confirmed for this year’s sell-out Glastonbury festival.
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How to get the best deal on event insurance YOU spend all year preparing for a first class event, investing large sums of money in addition to your heart and soul, to deliver what the punters want. But many things can unhinge even the best laid plans – from the good old British weather to illness of your headliner, there are many reasons to ensure that your festival or event is adequately insured this summer. Doodson Entertainment’s James Dodds said: “Festival organisers that are working without specialist brokers can often find themselves spending more on their premiums than they need to, potentially wasting valuable budget, as a last minute afterthought, to ensure that they have the right bits of insurance paper! We try to get right to the nub of the issue and understand the quality of the management of the event and how the organisers are managing risk. This doesn’t need to be a hugely time consuming item on the organisers’ already long ’to-do’ list, but a couple of hours well spent with a good broker who understands festivals and live events, can reap rewards in terms of competitive premiums,
wide cover and improved risk management.” If festival organisers can demonstrate to insurers, via their broker, that their event is well organised with a clear risk assessment and a comprehensive contingency plan for potential problems, then a specialist broker like Doodson Entertainment can often arrange a better deal and add value to the event in the process. James said: “The last thing an event needs is the bad publicity and PR that comes with having a nasty accident on site or the inability to carry on with the event when bad weather or other risks pose a threat to its ability to proceed. “Specialist brokers and insurers can help with all of this by arranging quality cover for Public Liability incidents (because accidents do happen!) and comprehensive Cancellation Insurance (which doesn’t just pay if the event is totally cancelled, but can also respond by paying additional costs required to keep the event going after a minor crisis).” For a broker working for over 40 years in the industry and boasting
extensive experience with festivals of all sizes across the UK and US, Doodson Entertainment believe they can place the insurance for your festival in an intelligent and strategic way, which doesn’t have to add another large cost line in the events budget. James added: “Our clients range from giants of the festival world, to the smallest boutique events. They all
have similar risks and exposures, and we enjoy working with them all. “The biggest thing for us, is sharing the promoters’ passion for entertaining people because our team are huge fans of live music also. “We enjoy the opportunity to help in our own small but important way and being there to help and support if something does go wrong.”
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How to ‘recover’ after recycling GRUNDON Waste Management’s dedicated special events team continues to service many of the most prestigious events in the UK’s social and sporting calendar, including Cartier International Day, Formula 1 TM Santander British Grand Prix, Henley Royal Regatta, The Championships, Wimbledon and the Royal International Air Tattoo. Operating across the south of England, Grundon provides the full range of waste collection and recycling services, using highly manoeuvrable waste wheeler containers, rolonofs, skips, compactors or tankers as appropriate. In particular their popular 'Two Bin’ recycling system is simple to use and results in a clean and easily managed site. Mixed recyclables comprising paper, cardboard, aluminium and steel cans, plastic bottles and even glass bottles and jars are placed in one container ready for collection and recycling, whilst a second container takes the residual
waste. UK government continues to ratchet up the pressure to divert residual waste – that which remains after the recyclables have been removed – from landfill. By using a combination of materials recovery facilities and its state of the art lakeside energy from waste facility at Colnbrook near Heathrow, Grundon offers event organisers the potential for up to 95 per cent diversion of waste from landfill. Available throughout the year including weekends, Grundon services indoor and outdoor events of every size and type, from corporate functions, exhibitions and sporting events to festivals, agricultural shows and village fetes.
Fleet to virtually double PW Hire goes from strength to strength – 2011 will see their event hire fleet virtually double in size and allow them to service even more customers and events this year, some of which were unable to gain access to their superb range of ticket kiosks, event offices and portable event refrigeration due to the high level of demand experienced in 2010. New for 2011 is the XL Event Office offering the same stylish looks, all round visibility and with superb built in flexibility. With six independent sales windows and a DDA compliant sales window its versatile to say the least. It can be utilised as a large ticket or merchandise sales kiosk. With lockable shutters to all win-
dows it can also convert to a secure cashing up office at the end of the day or with its all round visibility it could easily double as commentary box or general event office. PW Hire’s range of event refrigeration is also being further improved to reduce power usage at events, with all of its products currently undergoing energy rate testing to demonstrate the performance and potential savings for the client. 2011 will see PW Hire present at many of the major sporting and music events around the UK, with many clients from 2010 already confirming bookings for this coming season and choosing to once again draw on the proven product performance and reliability of service previously experienced to ensure a successful event.
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Harsco Eventlink can provide the complete package ... OWNED by the Harsco Corporation since 2000, SGB Eventlink became Harsco Eventlink in 2010, and although our name changed, our products stayed the same. Over 30,000 temporary grandstand seats, 12 km of security fencing, 10 km of pedestrian barriers, along with turnstiles, truss, temporary roadway and staging systems including front of house barriers gives Harsco Eventlink an unrivalled portfolio of equipment for event infrastructure. Our experienced team deliver excellent service to major events such as Cancer Research Race For Life, The Open Golf, Cheltenham Festival, Children In Need and Dancing On Ice to name but a few. Of course, when hiring event infrastructure there are several important factors to consider, and the cheapest provider may not provide the best value for money. Perhaps the biggest consideration to take into account is health and safety, and here at Harsco, we pride ourselves on our health and safety
record. As one of the world’s leading suppliers of temporary structures to the construction industry, health and safety is always unquestionably on the top of our agenda on all projects. Secondly, what service is included in the price? And are there any hidden extras? Harsco offers numerous options ranging from simply transport and dry hire, all the way up to packages including installation and dismantle, and site management. However big or small your event, we can tailor a package to suit your needs. And for those bigger events, does the supplier have the knowledge and experience to deliver? Between our project management, event design and supervision teams, we have a combined total of over 110 years’ experience! Aside from experience, the team has extensive knowledge of product capabilities, designs and configurations, health and safety regulations, and site surveys, leaving you with complete peace of mind that your
event is in safe hands. With the same crews erecting and dismantling each project, you can also be sure that all of our sub contractors share the same values and principles as us. With event success more important than ever in an uncertain climate, it is vital that you choose a supplier
who you can trust, who can fully understand your requirements, and who can deliver success every time. And with such an array of products under one roof, why use several different companies, when Harsco Eventlink can provide the complete package?
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Introducing new festival transport FESTAXI is offering the latest onsite transport for festival goers across the UK. The new company, based in the East Midlands, has introduced golf buggies as a fun alternative for taking visitors across festival campsites to the main arena. Their motive is to be able to provide a free service for those that have accessibility requirements. This has helped them to gain support from Unltd. Festaxi support the need for increased accessibility for all at festivals and are looking to build relationships with organisations that also support this cause. Festaxi operates at no cost to the festival, although sponsorship deals will enable organisers to offer guests a free and convenient travel service. The business is keen to increase
opportunities for visitors with specific mobility needs, as well as providing assistance for those carrying camping equipment. The service promises more enjoyment time for festival goers and a viable advertising space for prospective sponsors. Festaxi is set to be a huge success, with festivals and festival goers already voicing their enthusiasm for the service and financial support being offered by De Montfort University. The company is currently looking for drivers and work experience volunteers to join its expanding team. If you want to provide this service at your festival or if you are a potential sponsor seeking mobile advertising for this market contact the company director for further information.
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It’s a fact, everyone loves pizza! THE Wood Fired Pizza Company operates at various large events offering a high quality food concept, specialising in the service of traditional, freshly cooked, chef designed pizzas, that have been made with the very best, responsibly sourced, authentic ingredients, served quickly to satisfy the needs of event goers that seek a more superior food offering. We have a highly skilled team because we believe that it makes the difference between ‘just a pizza’ and a ‘great pizza’. It also means we can offer a consistently high quality product, promote authentic recipes that are bespoke to each event and use the best ingredients available, rather than rely on
convenience. By offering increased levels of service, we enhance the customer experience and are able to maximise throughput. With our uniquely wood fired oven and ‘pizzaioli’ tossing dough in front of the customer, our concept is visually stimulating, underpinning our premium position – there’s nothing quite like it! The Wood Fired Pizza Company offers an interactive experience, with an open kitchen stage that gives a sense of theatre and participation where the oven is the focal point of the kitchen allowing the customer to feel part of the real, traditional, Italian pizza experience. Can you afford not to be a part of it?
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Rising to the challenge every time Event security and crowd safety
Every event represents its own challenges. The needs of corporate events depends on their content, with new products or strategic discussions requiring higher security. Whereas a large mass gathering, concert, festival or sporting event will require higher levels of customer safety depending on the demographic of the spectators and artists, and each must be evaluated on its own merits. For several years we have employed hundreds of personnel and been deployed for thousands of man hours at some of the most prestigious sites and special events in the country. Our distinguished client base in this
area is a testament to the professional regard in which we and our staff are held.
Event Services Personnel
Event Services personnel are distinct from licensed security personnel in that they fulfill a number of different functions including: crowd management, event safety stewarding, welcome hosts and skilled and manual labour for event site build and break down. All event stewards are trained or in training to NVQ Level two in spectator control and crowd safety.
Licensed Event Security
All ProTouch Security employees working within the event security arena are licensed by the Security
Industry Authority, allowing them to conduct licensable activities as defined by the Private Security Industry Act 2001. Event security personnel should not be confused with general door supervisors. These individuals are trained to deal with the problems that may occur at any mass gathering including concerts, festivals, sporting events and other high profile events. Specialist response teams undergo further training by attending a four day Physical Intervention for Event Response Teams course with our in house Home Office approved instructor.
Specialist Event Security
You may already have a security supplier and we are in no way trying to
undermine or replace the services provided by this company. ProTouch Security’s specialist services are deployed to compliment your existing security infrastructure where specialist skills are required. The information collected and documented by our staff is used to develop and define the way your events may operate in the future.
Extraction Teams
Our extraction teams are there to assist during any incidence of extreme violence, the removal of individuals believed to be involved in drugs related activities or the segregation of individuals or groups that are posing a threat to the event or customers’ safety.
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Blissfields plans ‘out of this world’ theme A NEW site and an ‘out of this world theme’ are among the changes planned for this year’s Blissfields festival. The event – which is now in its 11th year – has moved to a new home in Winchester after becoming too big for its previous site. The festival is run by Paul Bliss and his family and started as a party for friends on their farm. The event stayed free for about five years but eventually became so popular that organisers had to start charging and make changes to turn it into a ‘proper’ festival. After an unsuccessful attempt to move sites in 2008, Paul told The Main Event that the time is now right to try again. He said: “2008 was our first attempt to move somewhere else but we tried to go too big. The site wasn’t suitable for the event and didn’t work. “We came back here for two years when we had our most successful years and sold out. It was 2009 when we really hit the big time and staged a 1500 capacity event. We live in a village and although it has been supportive, it got to the stage where we
were bulging out [of the site] and needed to find somewhere else.” The festival has now moved to a friend’s farm just a few miles away enabling them to increase the capacity from 1,250 to 2,000. He added: “We wanted to get bigger to cement the financial future of the festival. Because it was so small, there
Why major festival clients turn to independent dealer ARNOLD Clark Car and Van Rental is part of the Arnold Clark Group, Europe’s largest independent car dealer. With over 30 branches throughout the UK and an extensive range of vehicles available, Arnold Clark Car and Van Rental operates one of the largest and newest fleets while providing a professional and easy to use service. Our broad range of expertise has attracted major clients including: T in the Park Hydro Connect Festival Scottish Rugby Union Women’s British Open The Senior Open Golf Championship Allied Dunhill Links Championship Don’t just take our word for it, here’s what some of our clients have to say. Jerry Millichip, T In The Park: “Arnold Clark has provided a range of vehicles to T In The Park for the past four years. 4x4s, mini buses and cars, all have been of a high standard and
well maintained. “The attention to customer service has been excellent and any problems have been sorted out quickly and easily with minimum of fuss. I would recommend them for any event big or small.” John Diamond, Diamond Event Services: “We have used Arnold Clark exclusively since the Main Event 2010 for van and car hire. “The excellent service that Arnold Clark provides us with has ensured that we are able to meet our clients’ varied requirements, even at short notice. “Having a local branch with extended opening hours at weekends has been crucial to us being able to provide our clients with the high standards of service they expect from us.”
was the viability of the production costs to put something on for so few tickets. Going up a step gives us a little bit more leeway.” The festival costs £65 for a weekend ticket and this year for first time is having music on the Thursday night, which about 30 per cent of ticket holders are going to attend.
Paul and the team and now working on the line up to ensure this year’s festival is as strong as ever. “It is always difficult for smaller festivals to get their line up cemented so we are working hard on that. With a little bit more budget and more space, we will be able to realise all the dreams we have been working on.”
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Placed for your convenience THERE is one service that cannot be overlooked when staging a high profile event; the provision of high quality portable toilet and shower equipment to suit any event large or small. Andyloos operate nationally and can provide everything from a basic single unit to a high specification luxury vacuum toilet system, the choice is yours, and the quality of service is ours. Andyloos have over 21 years’ experience in the design, manufacture and hiring of portable toilet facilities. The company won a national award for technical innovation for their chemical free Poly-Vac toilet system from the British Toilet Association during 2010. These innovative toilets use no chemicals and have far greater internal floor space than their chemical using equivalents. No servicing is carried out through the front door and all smells are removed by the vacuum system. Each unit has its own internal light. Andyloos supply all types of portable toilets, showers and ancil-
Providing a full event broadcast solution lary equipment for weddings, corporate events, parties, festivals, shows, sporting events and functions within the UK and throughout Europe. We also offer long term hire facilities of all products, complete with regular on-site servicing. Various sizes and types of toilet trailers are available for hire; some luxury units such as the Millennium 3+1 luxury trailer even have flat screen televisions and DVD players. The company covers all the UK and has also works in Europe on a regular basis. A division also operates in Trinidad and Tobago.
THE UK’s leading event LED screen supplier, ADI supply some of the world’s leading brands, events and festivals. ADI’s range of iCONIC mobile LED screens offer event organisers an ultra-convenient screen solution, which can be setup and running within 30 minutes of arrival on site. The iCONIC family includes over 20 screens ranging in size from 12 to 100mÇ, meaning there are screens for all budgets and event sizes – whether you have 50 or 50,000 people. And with multiple versions of each model, they are ideal for positioning on either side of the stage, making a
far more cost-effective solution than building dedicated structures for flown screens. ADI provide a full event broadcast solution – most iCONIC screens come with on-board production suites and they can provide cameramen, directors and microwave links – ensuring you have everything you need to broadcast your event live onto the big screens. ADI also offer truckside branding for all of their iCONIC screens, meaning an additional promotional space for your event sponsors and helping to minimise costs for event organisers.
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Parklife Festival 2011 to last twice as long ... THE Parklife Festival will return this year as a two-day event in Manchester’s Platt Fields Park, organisers have revealed. 2010’s festival sold out in eight weeks – featuring a line up including Friendly Fires, Magnetic Man and Simian Mobile Disco – and was put together by the team behind the successful Warehouse Project events. Co-promoter Sam Kandel said: “We had so much great feedback last year following the event. “It appears everyone had an
amazing time. The only feedback we got was that people wanted more so we decided to expand Parklife 2011 into a two-day event. “One option was to increase the capacity of the event but we decided that we didn’t want to lose the intimacy and fun that was so evident in last year’s festival, so while the party will last twice as long, we will be keeping it at the same capacity.” The new event will be known as the Parklife Weekender.
Team vows that event will go on THE team behind Standon Calling has insisted the event will go ahead this year – despite the absence of festival founder Alex Trenchard. Alex was sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to two offences – theft and fraud by false representation. All money taken has been repaid. But festival director Graham MacVoy said in a statement that the
event will continue without him. He said: “I know that Alex very much regrets his actions and feels great remorse for the distress he has caused, but the festival is about more than just one person. The team have been preparing for this year’s festival and Alex’s absence for a number of months. Standon Calling 2010 was a resounding success and we are building on that.”
Going that extra mile for clients ALBION Woods Show Tents supply iconic big top structures to a range of events and festivals including Glastonbury and Reading. The company prides itself on going that extra mile for clients and giving 100 per cent to each contract it takes on – dealing with everything from actually making the tents to erecting them on site at an event. The quick turnaround time and wow factor of the colourful structures make them a popular choice at many outdoor events. They also have the advantage of being able to protect festivalgoers from the elements as the tents can provide shelter from wind or rain, while blackout material keeps every-
one inside cool on a hot day. The company’s tents can be found at some of the UK’s biggest events. Projects for this year include providing tents for the 40th anniversary of the Chippenham Folk Festival and supplying products to the Bearded Theory and Endorse it in Dorset festivals.
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Effective communication on site is vital to ensure the success of any event. Here Wall to Wall Communications share their five essential tips for cost-effective radio communications at events.
Tune in to radio essentials LOCATION – a common query is should we use VHF or UHF radios? In the case of an outdoor event, the answer is usually VHF radios which provide excellent clarity and range. However, if your event is in a particularly built up area, UHF may be preferable as these radios have the increased capability to transmit through obstructions. A good radio company will advise the best option for you. If your event is in a built up area or a valley you may need an antenna and repeater. This gives ‘umbrella coverage’ across a specified area. Equipment charges – our clients often hire radios for use by untrained casual staff which can result in lost or damaged equipment. The best solution for this is to appoint someone to check in/out your equipment. That person should also take control of charging rotation and/or spare battery allocation. Weather – an obvious consideration for events organisers, and a costly one should any equipment suffer water damage. Our advice is to invest in carry cases, holsters and earpieces allowing equipment to remain beneath waterproof outerwear. Alternatively, there are models on the market which are water/splash proof.
Picture courtesy of SPA Security & Events The expense of hiring an additional case is minimal in comparison to the replacement cost of damaged equipment. Grouping/channel allocation – operationally, user groups are a great idea. Colour coded aerials signify allocation, our programming expertise allow channel use for private or grouped messages all of which are hugely beneficial. Plan plan plan – the most important thing to remember is plan your comms well in advance and use the expertise of Wall to Wall Comms, both during and in the lead up to your event. Remember, instant reliable communication can save precious time in an emergency.
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World’s largest fire drawing for launch By Christina Eccles THE world’s largest-ever fire drawing was among the entertainment on offer at the spectacular launch of Turku as Capital of Culture 2011. UK cultural arts and event organisation Walk the Plank was behind the event in the Finnish city, which was witnessed by over 30,000 guests and broadcast live on MTV. The company – who previously launched Liverpool as Capital of Culture in 2008 – produced an
Firm holes three-year contract THE Arena Group International Division has successfully completed work on the 2011 Abu Dhabi Golf Championships – and has been awarded a new three-year contract. The company’s Dubai-based Harlequin Arena company was entrusted to provide the prestigious golf tournament’s double hospitality structure, public village and temporary exhibition hall. All temporary structures were designed to reflect the branding aspirations of the Championships’ new headline sponsor, HSBC. IMG produced the whole event on behalf of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority and HSBC.
hour-long extravaganza of music, fire, lighting and special effects, including the fire drawing on the River Aura using 1.6km of paper rope sketching out a major part of the city’s striking skyline and paying homage to the great fire of 1827 that destroyed a large portion of the country’s original capital city. The show, entitled ‘This Side, The Other Side’, was directed by Mark Murphy and took place in Turku’s historic Wartsila shipyard. Communication was one of the
major themes, spanning old-fashioned Morse code through to cutting-edge telecom technology as typified by Finland’s Nokia company. About 350 people from 21 local choirs, shipyard workers, circus performers and puppetry students took part, reflecting the city’s past and present vibrant cultural identity. The soundtrack for the spectacular – created by composer Nathaniel Reed – fused traditional
Finnish choral music with the minimal techno rhythms that have proved popular in recent years. Walk the Plank’s creative producer John Wassell said: “Turku’s year in the spotlight as Capital of Culture has begun in grand style with an event that reflects both the city’s historic culture and its future artistic ambitions on a global platform. “The opening show went without a hitch and will serve to help promote British arts and event expertise right around the world.”
Industry best honoured at ceremony THE best of the European festival industry has been recognised at a prestigious ceremony in the Netherlands. The Festival Awards Europe celebrated the top European festivals, artists and promoters of 2010 and winners picked by a combination of public vote and industry experts. More than 350,000 votes were cast by fans to decide the winners in the following categories: Best Major European Festival: Heineken Open'er Festival – Poland Best Medium-Sized European Festival: Electric Picnic Music and Arts Festival – Ireland Best Small European Festival: 5 Tauron Nowa Muzyka Festival – Poland Best New European Festival: Temple House Festival – Ireland Best Indoor Festival: Rolling Stone Weekender – Germany Best European Festival Line-Up :
Oxegen – Ireland Best Newcomer: Florence and the Machine Best Headliner: Muse Festival Anthem of the Year: Muse – Uprising YOUROPE Green ‘N’ Clean Festival Of The Year: Boom Festival – Portugal Artist’s Favourite European Festival: Melt! – Germany Virtual Festivals Europe presents Promoter Of The Year: Kilimanjaro/K2 Yourope Lifetime Achievement Award: Leif Skov James Drury, MD of organisers Festival Awards, said: “With over 350,000 votes and a 37 per cent increase in the number of events, our second edition demonstrated the breadth and strength of feeling among fans and festivals across the continent. This was a great celebration of the world leading festival scene.”
Stuart Galbraith
Group launches new division in Dubai
Managing director Tony Nobbs and divisional manager, Al Laith Site Services Paul Richardson.
THE Al Laith Group has launched a new site services division to complement its existing operations in Dubai. Al Laith Site Services, headed by Paul Richardson, will work closely with Al Laith Event Services, supplying the best quality toilets, offices and general purpose cabins for all types of events. Al Laith MD Tony Nobbs said: “The toilet is an essential component for any event.
It's the one basic element in which everyone involved, from crew and staff to the general public, need at their disposal, and if it's a bad experience, it becomes a talking point and can make the difference between an individual's enjoyment of the event or not. “Our objective is to provide the very best lavatorial services – front and back of stage – in the region, in all
aspects.” The new division also means that Al Laith's Scaffolding and Event Services teams, who are always the first on and last off site as the event build starts and the break down finishes, can now bring their own toilets and offices with them – and work completely independently of other contractors during set up.
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Bowled over by themed concert ROBE moving lights took centre stage at a spectacular Bollywood themed concert in South Africa. The company worked on the New Age Friendship Celebration Concert in Durban, which followed the Standard Bank International Pro20 cricket tournament between India and South Africa. The extravaganza was the first post cricket match entertainment event of its kind and also celebrated the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Indians in Africa.
Over 40,000 excited cricket fans saw the match, with the concert also televised live worldwide on ESPN, opening up the potential audience to several million. Lighting, stage set and visuals were designed by Tim Dunn and full technical production for the Concert was supplied by Gearhouse South Africa, working for producer Katija Ali of AA Media who conceived and proposed the show idea to match organisers, Cricket South Africa.
Singer Christina Aguilera was among the guests at a star-studded birthday party in the heart of the French Alps. The event – billionaire businessman Victor Pinchuk’s 50th birthday party – created massive challenges for those involved, including temporary structures specialist De Boer, tasked with creating a venue for 180 VIP guests. The alpine location meant over 3,500sqm of structures and equipment had to be transported up the mountainside – with construction taking place in temperatures of -15 degrees Celsius and on ground covered by three feet of snow.
Talks underway to take Rewind down under ... THE successful Rewind festival is going global – with plans in the pipeline to take the brand abroad. The original festival takes place at Henley-on-Thames, attracting a capacity crowd of 40,000 people to enjoy the best of the 1980s. Describing itself as ‘a festival for people who don’t do festivals’, Rewind has also earned a reputation for its non music offering – from cocktail bars to a range of food options and ‘glamping’ for the more discerning festivalgoer. And with ticket sales already up by about 35 per cent on last year, the team behind the festival have decided the time is right to look at expanding. A Scottish Rewind festival will take place in July at Scone Palace near Perth and organisers are also in talks to launch events in Australia and Holland. Organiser David Heartfield said: “The event in Henley was so successful we reached the capacity of 40,000 and couldn’t expand.
“We have a lot of people travel from the North so decided to launch a festival in Scotland. We looked for a site that could pull people from all over Scotland and Scone Palace is in a fantastic location with a lot of what we are looking for.” Although some of the artists playing will appear at both festivals, David added that it is important that they have their own identity and a local feel wherever possible. He added: “We are trying to give the festival a local flavour and are looking at local food producers and Scottish bands. I’m sure the event will also go into other markets as it is continuing to grow.” Last year, the Henley event was also televised for the first time, showcasing what the event has to offer to fans all over the world. Organisers are also using a dedicated event website and social networking as a way of promoting the event and gaining feedback from festivalgoers.
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LOCAL AUTHORITY SPOTLIGHT
A simple strategy has got the whole of Inverness working together to deliver a successful, year round events programme. In this month’s spotlight, we speak to the Highland Council’s events officer Gerry Reynolds who revealed why the party never ends in the Highlands.
‘The Highlands know how to party ...’ By Christina Eccles
out when events are happening
ALTHOUGH events have always been held in Inverness, a joined up approach between all parties involved in delivering them now means that the programme is more organised and better promoted than ever before. Close partnership working with councillors, local businesses and other promoters staging events in the area means there is always something going on in the city whatever the season. As the area is also a popular tourist destination, a dedicated events website and calendar helps visitors to plan their stay around an event and allows local hotels and businesses to join in promotions. Inverness was also the first city to post a what’s on diary online, which has made it easier for people to find
Gerry explained: “Quite often councils can get distracted by why they are doing events. The strategy we came up with was to strip it down to the basics and stage annual events and festivals to engage with the people of Inverness. “Inverness is a really popular tourism destination and we want to make sure that people have a great time. We know that events are a great way to attract people to the city. “Now we are planning ahead – this means that hotels can organise promotions around them and people are starting to see a pattern. We also have other groups coming to us asking if we can help them to promote their events.” Gerry admits that like most councils, securing funding to deliver events can be a challenge.
‘Inverness is a really popular tourism destination and we want to make sure that people have a great time. We know that events are a great way to attract people to the city’ But, the Highland Council is in a fortunate position because it receives money from the Inverness Common Good Fund, which was set up by councillors hundreds of years ago. Rent generated from property and land owned by the fund is used for the good of Inverness, and events fall under that umbrella. Gerry added: “When we had to review the budget, thanks to the support of the councillors, our events come under the wing of the fund, which gives us a degree of stability.
There is enormous pressure but the councillors have been fantastic. Everybody knows how important events are, not just to tourism but to life in the city. “We have always done big events here but we didn’t have so many of them clearly visible. Events are now growing in numbers and are better promoted. “The Highlands know how to party. There is a lot of energy up here and we are just starting, which is a great thing.”
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Weather beaten? Not us! ON NEW Year’s Eve 2009, Gerry Reynolds experienced one of the most challenging moments of his career – the last-minute cancellation of the council’s flagship event. The Red Hot Highland Fling is one of the highlights of the year and the second biggest Hogmanay show after Edinburgh. But winter hit hard in December 2009, leaving the team with no option other than to cancel the event just hours before it was due to take place. Gerry explained: “The winter of 2009 was a bad time to be working at an outdoor event, especially up here. For three weeks the Highlands had been blasted by snow storms and it really had been one of the coldest winters Scotland had seen for centuries. “The temperatures had remained stubbornly below -5C in Inverness and I later discovered that it had sometimes hit -18C with wind chill factors of goodness knows what in the surrounding areas. But, as a team we had made it and we had every reason to smile. The whole site was built, everything that needed to be checked and tested and signed off had been and the weather forecast was good. “The events staged here in the Highlands are organised using a multi-agency approach and for all our events we always have a final get together a few hours before the show to officially press the start button. Having been so focused on getting our site ready, I have to admit that it had never even crossed my mind to really start worrying about Inverness
Hogmanay in Inverness and, right, Gerry Reynolds itself. I mean it had been a struggle to get to the site but we had made it and we knew that the snow ploughs and gritters were out in force 24 hours a day. “As soon as the delegation from Northern Constabulary arrived and asked to have a quiet word with me my heart sank. “The latest weather forecasts and the reports that they were getting from their colleagues up the road was that “something really vicious was heading down from the north” and that there was no way the event could go ahead. “Like most event managers, I had tried to imagine what it would feel like to deal with a last minute cancel-
lation over the years but when it happened my first reaction was to sit down and feel sorry for myself and all the people we were going to disappoint for a minute. I am not going to pretend we just got on with the PR work. Collectively, this was kick in the guts and we all tried to deal with it as best we could. Afterwards folk told me how shocked, angry, depressed, flat and sad they had felt. “Located near the back of every major event plan should be a section entitled ‘things to do when you have to pull the plug’ – and our cancellation section worked a lot better than I dared hope. “The media up here were brilliant and within five minutes, news of the
The year ahead in Inverness THE 2011 major events programme in Inverness: Scotland Under 20 v Ireland Under 20 Rugby Inverness Half Marathon Inverness Whisky Festival The Great Easter Egg Hunt Race for Life Inverness BID City Classic Vehicle Show Northern Roots Festival Marymas Medieval Fair Inverness Boat Festival Barclays Scottish Open Golf Championship Simple Minds Concert Inverness Highland Games and Armed Forces Day Wild West Fest Inverness Tattoo Inverness Book Festival Inverness Raft Race Inverness Flower Festival Kirking of the Council Baxter's Loch Ness Marathon Ness Islands Halloween Show Bonfire and Fireworks Display Inverness Film Festival Remembrance Sunday Christmas Lights Switch On Santa Run Rudolph's Winter Wonderland The Red Hot Highland Fling Hogmanay Party
cancellation started to pour out of control room. We had announcements on local and national radio almost instantly and not long afterwards local and national news organisations’ websites started to be changed, Facebook and Twitter erupted and we had announcements being made every five minutes in our main shopping centre and supermarkets. “We even managed to get the electronic traffic signs to alternate between ‘drive carefully’ and ‘Hogmanay show cancelled’. We really did ask everybody we could think of to cascade the news and they did. “Looking back the great thing that worked in our favour is that we had all the contact emails and telephone numbers at our fingertips and perhaps most importantly of all we had arranged to meet early enough to be able to use the lunchtime and early evening news to our advantage. “When the blizzard hit shortly afterwards there was no doubt that the police had made the right call. “Just 11 people turned up at the site looking for a party six hours later and while I am sure that it was mainly the snow and the blocked roads that kept the vast majority of the spectators away, we did receive enough emails the following week to discover that a lot of people had appreciated the work we had done to ensure that as many people as possible had been told the event was off.” But it wasn’t all bad news as before the team went home, they had already signed up the three bands due to perform at the event for Hogmanay 2010 – The Red Hot Highland Fling Take Two – which went off without a hitch.
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LOCAL AUTHORITY NEWS The Projection Studio created a magical work in Gateshead’s Saltwell Park for the NewcastleGateshead Initiative's Enchanted Parks event. The event featured a collection of 25 family friendly 'after dark' art installations that ran for a week. It was presented in association with Magnetic Events and funded by Gateshead Council, the Arts Council England and the Northern Rock Foundation.
Challenges overcome to make event safe and successful OVER 25,000 spectators were kept safe at an event in Huddersfield thanks to close collaboration between organisers Kirklees Council and AP Security. Features at the The Festival of Light included street theatre, live music, art installations and a food and drink market. But with the various attractions located across the town centre, evening road closures were necessary to ensure that the thousands of visitors could move safely between them. AP’s Leeds office manager Emma Tattersall explained: “Our brief was primarily to manage large crowd movements between four key loca-
tions and to ensure that the integrity of all the road closures remained in place. “It was no easy task when you consider the event attracts upwards of 25,000 spectators and that we were working in a very busy town centre at the peak of its holiday shopping period.” One of the key areas for the AP team was St George’s Square, in front of the railway station and one of the busiest areas of the town centre. Emma added: “Road closures became difficult because, as well as the station itself, there are taxi ranks, night clubs and other businesses.
“Even though all information is sent out to these businesses in advance, some taxi drivers were not aware of them. “This proved a challenging task, because we understand that they also have a job to do – the small businesses in the area rightly gain from this sort of event – but we have to ensure personal safety for the spectators. However, high quality planning and being able to deploy ample reserve staff meant that we managed things fine.” The event took place just before Christmas and the unusual amount of snow made staff welfare, as well as everything else, even more of a pressing issue.
“Overall we had 30 staff and two supervisors on site, who needed to be on duty from early morning until late in the evening. “Given the weather conditions and low temperatures, staff welfare was a priority. We rotated shifts and paid particular attention to the welfare of individual staff members, to ensure there was plenty of opportunity for them to warm up. From our point of view the event was a great success. “It proved once again that advance planning and good client liaison can overcome most unforeseen obstacles … even an untypical British winter!”
Scotland will be the perfect stage for Tour of Britain Grand Depart
Tour of Britain is a wheely big deal for Scottish teams LOCAL authority event teams in Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders are gearing up for the return of the Tour of Britain in September. The eighth edition of Britain’s national tour will see the race return to Scotland, with the first stage taking
place between the Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway. Chief executive of organisers SweetSpot Group Hugh Roberts said: “Preparations for the Grand Depart are well underway and progressing very smoothly, and we, along with our partners at EventScotland,
Scottish Borders Council and Dumfries and Galloway Council, have a busy eight months ahead as we make all the preparations to ensure that Sunday September 11 is an unforgettable day for cycling in Scotland.” Full details of the route the stage
will take will be unveiled in the spring, but the Scottish Borders has been confirmed as hosting the start of the opening stage. After beginning in Scotland, the tour will visit England and Wales over the following seven days, finishing in London on September 18.
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Showsec’s Scott hosts stewarding seminar Students on the course learned how to use fireworks safely at events.
Training goes with a bang EVENT management students at the University of Derby have learned more about how to use pyrotechnics at events at a dedicated training day. During the training day at Buxton Opera House – which was delivered by the Association of Stage Pyrotechnicians – 26 first and second year BA (Hons) Events students learned about the technical and safety aspects of including
pyrotechnics at events and productions. Lincoln Parkhouse from the Association of Stage Pyrotechnicians said: “Pyrotechnics such as explosions, flashes, smoke, flames and fireworks are frequently used in the events industry, in pop concerts and TV shows like the X Factor. “Even if these students do not go on to be directly involved with
Speaker line-up for Event School Forum THE line-up of speakers has been revealed for the London Event School Forum, which takes place on March 30. Hosted by the school’s Event Management Diploma students, the forum provides a platform to engage with event industry professionals and build personal networks for future employment, while enabling the industry to engage with new talent. Confirmed speakers include: Roger Hooker – venue general manager LOCOG
pyrotechnics, as events managers they will need a good knowledge of the health and safety aspect of using them in any event or production. This event was designed to do that, and to give the students confidence in using them.” After tackling the theory, the students then worked together to put on a small pyrotechnics display, which included timed smoke releases, flames and flashes.
SHOWSEC’S Scottish office manager Scott Anderson hosted a seminar on event stewarding and pit training at Event Expo in Glasgow. Attracting a crowd of over 60 delegates, Scott and Showsec operations executive Mark Lawton gave a detailed presentation at Scotland’s only event and hospitality industry conference. Scott gave an overview of event stewarding before focusing on more detailed elements involved in crowd management throughout the pit area. His seminar covered topics from crowd dynamics and behaviour to demonstrating lifting techniques for safely removing people from the crowd. He said: “Security professionals are the public face of all events with an important responsibility for public safety. “I am part of a business culture which firmly believes that industry relevant training, qualifications and building a wide range of experience means event and venue security specialists will offer the highest service to your customers.”
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Siobhan Craven Robbins – celebrity wedding planner Richard Foulkes – president of ISES and director of Imagination James Mark – services and 2012 Games director at ExCeL London Sandra Stewart – event manager at ExCeL London. The planning and delivery of the event will also count towards The London Event School’s diploma in event management course for participating students.
Latest technology shown to budding technicians BUDDING technicians have been given a helping hand thanks to a training course staged by A.C. Entertainment Technologies. The training open day was for students on the BTEC Extended Diploma in Production Arts (Technical) at Oldham College. Adam Beaumont, head of AC-ET's rigging sales division, James Bawn from the lighting division and Stuart Moots from the audio divi-
sion co-ordinated the event, which involved their collective skills, experience and resources, plus some of the industry's leading rigging, lighting and audio products. The equipment was taken to the college for the day and set up a series of live interactive demonstrations in the purpose built Grange Arts Centre performance facility. Both Adam and James are previous students of the college. Stuart
studied an audio course as part of his music and media technology degree at Leeds Metropolitan University before starting his career in the professional production industry, so all appreciate the importance of learning about the latest technology and its practical and creative applications. The students – studying for Entertainment Technician and Stage Technician qualifications –
also got the chance to complete hands-on examples and ask questions. Adam said: “The feedback we received was really excellent. There were plenty of informed and thought-through questions, and the students were also really impressed with the chance of seeing the latest up-to-the-minute technology in action and getting hands-on with it.”
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