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Sterling Event Group makes major lighting investment with Ayrton purchases
Sterling Event Group has expanded its lighting inventory with a significant investment in Ayrton Rivale and EagleStrike fixtures, supplied by Ambersphere Solutions, the UK’s exclusive Ayrton distributor. The new fixtures join Sterling’s existing Ayrton inventory of Diablo and Mistral units.…
Ten dead at Ukrainian arms exhibition hit by Russian missile strike
A Russian ballistic missile strike, 24 July, killed 10 and injured 100 people at an arms exhibition near Kyiv showcasing drone technology. President Zelenskyy said the defence industry event should not have taken place. Zelenskyy said in a TV address following the attack: “We have said a thousand…
TIMEWALK opens at Immerse LDN
TIMEWALK has opened at Immerse LDN at Excel Waterfront in London. The new immersive attraction takes visitors through 12,000 years of human history. It combines large scale digital environments, sound, visual effects and storytelling. Created by DEM Museums, the experience recreates ancient…
Exhibition centre opens its door to wildfire evacuees in Bordeaux
Bordeaux Exhibition Centre has been providing refuge for thousands of residents in the Bordeaux and the Gironde in France escaping the wildfires that have wept the region. Over 200,000 people were evacuated from their homes in the Gironde region over the weekend and the Bordeaux Exhibition Centre…
INTERGEO to move German venues under new ten-year agreement with geodesy association
DVW e.V., the German Association for Geodesy, Geoinformation and Land Management, and Hamburg Messe und Congress have signed a ten-year agreement that will take effect in 2028, laying the groundwork for a long-term co-operation partnership to organise future INTERGEO events. The new partnership…
Easyfairs to launch Digital Accountancy Show in the US
Easyfairs will launch Digital Accountancy Show USA on 26-27 May 2027. The event will take place at the Palmer Events Center in Austin, Texas. The show follows the growth of Digital Accountancy Show UK, which launched in 2021 with 600 delegates. It now attracts more than 7,000 attendees across two…
GL Events overall H1 results maintain momentum, although Exhibitions division numbers drop 28%
Integrated event indutry group GL Events has announced a 9% rise in its H1 revenues (€966m) with international markets now accounting for 54% of total revenue at the end of June. The results have led to the group confirming its faith in its 2026 final year target. The GL events Exhibitions…
STEP CONNECT2 partners with national body ahead of Education Estates event in October
Event organiser STEP CONNECT2 is partnering with EBDOG, the national body representing Local Authority building officers across England and Wales, for its upcoming October event Education Estates. STEP CONNECT2 and EBDOG (Educational Building and Development Officers Group), are forming the…
New B2B exhibition for neuroinclusive design will launch in Shoreditch in September
A new B2B exhibition and conference dedicated to neuroinclusive and accessible design is launching in London this September. Neuroplaces, billed as the UK’s first event of its kind, will take place 15-17 September at Protein Studios in Shoreditch as part of London Design Festival and Shoreditch…
Moss snaps up Sign Up Systems
Production graphic supplier Moss has acquired Sign Up Systems to strengthen its live events business. The deal adds the Nottinghamshire company’s patented extrusion and tensioning systems to Moss’s portfolio. The technology is designed to speed up installations and keep graphics taut across…
Linda Moir unveiled as keynote speaker for EN Ops Leaders Summit
Linda Moir, former head of Virgin Atlantic customer service and head of event services at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has been unveiled as a keynote speaker for the EN Ops Leaders Summit. Moir will deliver a keynote session, The Human Side of Operational Excellence: Lessons from…
RX senior VP to head ReedPop
UK-based international event organiser RX and ReedPop recently appointed Marie Browne as senior vice-president, head of ReedPop. For Browne, it’s a return to the business she helped build. As part of the founding team behind New York Comic Con, she played a key role in creating what would become…
Hamburg Messe signs deal with Explori
Hamburg Messe und Congress has entered into a partnership with event industry research platform and consultancy, Explori. The German Messe organises a broad portfolio of trade fairs, consumer shows and conferences including INTERNORGA, SMM, Wind Energy Hamburg, Polaris Convention and Global…
AO Arena becomes AEV’s newest member
The AO Arena Manchester has joined the Association of Event Venues (AEV) as its newest member. Located within Manchester’s Victoria Station complex, the venue offers a range of event spaces, including multiple configurations, breakout rooms and hospitality areas. The arena has hosted live music and…
Grip tool connects Claude and GPT to live event data, reports saving organisers 10 hours per event
Event technology platform Grip has launched a new tool that connects AI applications directly to live event data. The company states that this tool is saving organisers an estimated 10 hours per event on configuration tasks. The Grip MCP – built on the Model Context Protocol, which allows AI…
Arabian action stations: IEG to organise two new expos
IEG Arabia, a subsidiary of IEG Middle East and organiser of Dubai Active and Dubai Muscle Show, has secured the right to organise the Fire & Safety Expo and the Health & Wellness Expo. They will be held 6-8 November 2026 at Dhahran Expo, Al Khobar, in Saudi Arabia, as part of the 16th World…
Equinox Group joins ICE’s global recommended contractor network
Equinox Group has been appointed a recommended stand contractor across ICE’s global event portfolio. The appointment follows a competitive review by WorldGaming, which assessed contractors on design capability, delivery reliability and health and safety compliance. The status applies across ICE…
Hyve acquires leading European AI, robotics and crypto events
UK-based international events organiser Hyve has acquired RAISE Summit, Machina Summit and Signal Week (formerly Paris Blockchain Week). The acquisitions follow those of LegalTechTalk and Virtuosi League within the last month. Ahead of the news release, Hyve CEO Mark Shashoua exclusively told EW…
in-cosmetics Asia made up for 2026 return in Thailand
Returning to BITEC Bangkok 3-5 November 2026, in-cosmetics Asia, organised by RX, will again bring together suppliers, scientists, formulators and product developers from across Asia Pacific. Home to more than 30% of the global beauty and personal care market, the region has become a global…
R.E. Rogers India appoint new MD
The Board of Directors of R.E. Rogers India Pvt. Ltd., has appointed its CEO Sudhir Dhavan as the new managing director of the company and member of the Board. Ravinder Sethi will be the executive chairman and will continue to remain actively involved on the Board and in the company. The other…