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RECORD YEAR ACROSS THE SCOTTISH EVENT CAMPUS DELIVERS SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC IMPACT

Aside from the year of the Commonwealth Games in 2014, it has been financially the most successful year in the history of the SEC. Trading turnover increased by 21% to £35.1m and EBITDA increased by 27% to £4.9m. The economic impact of the campus... Read more

6 Jun 2019

Industry Needs to Get Over #FORO

With food waste growing as a major issue for event organisers and their delegates, the brand has coined the hashtag #FORO, fear of running out, to underline a new approach.“It’s easy to understand why event organisers are so concerned about running... Read more

5 Jun 2019

Victory Services Club achieves 27% sales growth and increases welfare breaks by 17.5%

VSC is a registered charity that re-invests revenue from commercial events to fund schemes, including free Respite and Welfare breaks. The Club provided 140 free stays in the last twelve months with our Respite and Welfare initiative which provides... Read more

29 May 2019

The ICC and Vox in Birmingham have

Allan Boyle has taken on the position of General Manager NEC Group Conventions, after four years as Director of Event Services. He will continue to lead on event operations and facilitate the business’ ambitious growth strategy. The newest addition... Read more

15 May 2019

Barbican Business Events explores AI in partnership with WIRED during London Tech Week

Artificial intelligence (AI) is predicted to be the fourth industrial revolution and the technology is already touching our lives and work, not least in the events industry, where machine learning is increasingly being applied. Through talks and... Read more