Exclusive Offers

ESSA members stay ahead with exclusive access to an unequalled advisory and benefits package, including:

Standards

Technical Helpline and Email Bulletins: Covering health, safety, sustainability, operations and employment law

Member Rates Consultancy: On-site safety monitoring, inspections, audits, paperwork, training materials and projects

Online Information: Advice Centre and Best Practice Directory

Legal Hotline: Managed service with partners Lee & Thompson

VAT Hotline (free 15mins per month): Managed service with partners Kingston Smith

Expert Panel: Experience based tactical advice from director level peers

ESSA Working Groups: Benchmarking and problem solving on operations, event electrics, sustainability and more

EIA Working Groups: Priority feedback on standards and policies emerging from our sister associations

Health & Safety Training: £50 discount for ESSA members on IOSH and NEBOSH courses with Oasys and X-Venture

BS8901: In-house support plus 12.5% discount on workshops with Positive Impact

International Ops Research: Reactive and proactive support with partners SO Group

Differentiation: Approved Supplier listing on ESSA/AEO/AEV websites and tender clinching materials including the ESSA Logo, ESSA Bond, ESSA Code of Conduct, ESSA Quality Service Charter and personal recommendation letter from ESSA’s Director (terms apply)

 

Value

ESSA Discount Card: Huge on-site savings with a growing network of venue partners

Reduced Insurance: With event industry specialists Towergate Coverex

Towergate Risk Online: Only £50 per year for members (usually £75)

Better Hotel Rates: Exclusive member rates via Hotelzon

Other Hotel Deals: Independent hotel-specific offers

Car and Lorry Breakdown & Recovery: 42% off brought to you with the AA

Discounted PR and Marketing: Vivid Ink PR Services offer

Employee Healthcare: Member rates with Private Health Partnership

 

Community

Regular Communications: Keeping you in touch with the industry via email, Linkedin, post, telephone and face to face

Access to Free and Ticketed Networking Events: AGM, ESSA Conference, AEO Awards, Summer Event , Working Groups

AEO Awards Free Category Entry: Your chance to be a winner

Discounted Exhibiting: -subject to availability

Exhibition News Awards: 10% Discount on tickets

Virtual Event World: 10% Discount at the on-line event industry trade show

Promote Yourself to Other Members: Via a members-only offer for your services emailed to all ESSA members

Be Promoted to Other Members: Via an Event Standard article, circulated to 1500 organisers, venues and contractors

Be Promoted to End Users: Via the ongoing ‘Use an ESSA Member’ PR campaign aimed at your prospects and clients

Free Recruiting: Advertise for free on our industry-wide ESSA/AEO/AEV recruitment pages

Go International: Membership discount on International Federation of Exhibition and Event Services

30% discount on expopedia.net upgrades and a free network appearance: When you enhance your free listing

Understand the Wider Event Community: Via the Sponsorium Report (free for members) and other research

 

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