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Symphotech go the extra mile at Vitality Reading Half Marathon
Symphotech oversaw health and safety for the Vitality Reading Half Marathon, where over 12,000 runners took on the 13.1 mile challenge, 3rd April 2016. Organised by Sweatshop and Goldline Events, the...
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Ban festivalgoers’ fireworks petition heard in Parliament
Yesterday, far below headlines about David Gest’s untimely death, the BBC News’ entertainment stream ran a story about how Parliament was poised to hear a proposal to ban audiences from bringing...
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Event cancelled after council charge runners to use park
A council near Bristol has become the first in the world to charge a global organisation of amateur runners to use a local park according to the independent.co.uk Parkrun, which expanded from London...
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Mojo Barriers’ VIP German Sale
Mojo Barriers has completed an extensive sale of new equipment, supplying over 600 meters of the latest Mojo systems to V.I.P.’s Security and More…GmbH. V.I.P.’s Security, a German-based event supply...
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T in the Park announces campsite overhaul
T in the Park has unveiled the latest instalment of changes to 2016’s festival, this time focusing on the campsite. Improvements include a significant increase in size, colour-coded zones, more live...
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Saville helps give audiences a voice
Conference and live event technical services provider Saville Audio Visual has announced an exclusive UK partnership with U.S. technology specialist Crowd Mics. Designed to harness true audience...
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Mojo Barriers Supply Muse World Tour
Muse is the latest band to benefit from Mojo Barriers’ specially-designed touring barrier as 160m of the system keeps crowds safe throughout ‘The Drones World Tour’. Mojo Barriers was contracted to...
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Marketing students to promote MTV music festival
A group of marketing events management students are being given the chance to promote a music concert that will be televised around the globe. Students from University College Birmingham (UCB) will be...
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Police empower event venues to train staff in combating terror
Music and sports venues are a part of an extension to police initiative Project Griffin, which will train 1m staff in how to deal with terror attacks. Launching the scheme at Security and Counter...
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MOVE IT completes successful transition from Olympia to ExCel
The Event Industry News (EIN) video crew went on-site to ‘MOVE IT’, the UK’s biggest dance event. 2016 was particularly exciting for the organisers and crew due to its relocation from London’s Olympia...
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T in the Park steers new traffic solution
T in the Park has unveiled a new transport set up to combat the ingress/egress problems the festival faced in 2015, its first year at Strathallan Castle. Improvements include separate roads for buses...
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Intellitix returns for Snowbombing 2016
Broadwick Live partnered with Intellitix for the second consecutive year to deploy its Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to enable Cashless Payments and smoother Access Control at...
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Impressive Judging Panel revealed for Event Technology Awards 2016
As the entry process for the Event Technology Awards 2016 gathers pace, organiser AMP Events Ltd has announced the Judging Panel for the event’s fourth outing. The prestigious list features a host of...
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inspHire Awarded ‘Supplier of the Year 2016’
inspHire who is known among hire businesses worldwide for providing leading hire management software and unrivalled support, have been announced as winner of the HAE EHA Supplier of the Year Award...
View ArticleNCASS Eighth Plate initiative hopes to combat food waste at festivals
Event Industry News caught up with Mark Laurie from the Nationwide Caterers Association about its new Eighth Plate initiative. Speaking to EIN following his session at the Association of Independent...
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Mojo Barriers secures 3 year deal with Roskilde Festival
Building on its 15 year relationship with Roskilde Festival, Mojo Barriers has secured a further three year contract to ensure artist and audience safety throughout the eight day event. Roskilde...
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Former Goodwood director launches unique creative event agency
Christopher Salmon, who steered Festival of Speed, Revival and the inaugural Vintage festival as Events Operations Director at Goodwood, has launched his own creative agency. Salmon Event Evolution...
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Event policing specialist slams ‘shameless and opportunistic’ claims –...
Download this episode (right click and save) TSG, the Sussex-based service designed to support private security teams, has hit back at suggestions of opportunism post-Bataclan. David Boswell, managing...
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A Grand Occasion, Crabbie’s Grand National 2016
Carl Pastor, The Jockey Club’s Operations Manager at Aintree Racecourse spoke exclusively to Event Industry News following this year’s Crabbie’s Grand National Festival meeting. Carl’s career with The...
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Talking Festivals with Paul Reed AIF
Earlier this month Event Industry News attended the Association of Independent Festival’s (AIF) Festival Futures conference in Manchester and spoke to its General Manager Paul Reed about what the...
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