ESSA news
- By: Andrew Harrision
ESSA is at the start of a long journey, one we understand has no real end date.
It has been identified for some time that our industry was developing a bit of a problem with regard to attracting new talent.
The AEV/AEO/ESSA Technical Committee, Electrics convened at the QEII Centre on Thursday November 9, 2017 with Chris Morrison of Olympia London in the chair.
- By: Christine Cottrell
Driving rain and heavy traffic did nothing to dissuade 170 delegates from arriving at Ricoh Arena for the Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) 10th Anniversary Conference and Snow Ball on 7th December, for a packed programme of speakers and panels.That was followed by the spectacular Snow Ball and ESSA Anniversary Awards where over 300 guests saw Samantha Fenlon of Freeman win the Young Person Award, Aztec Event Services won Member Company Award, and the Outstanding Contribution to the Industry Award was won by Chris Criscione, managing director of Equinox Design.
- By: Andrew Harrision
The AEV/AEO/ESSA Sustainability Working Group met for the second time this year on Thursday October 19th at the NEC, convening at Severn Trent’s anaerobic digestion plant at Coleshill, where all NEC Group venues send their food waste.
- By: Andrew Harrision
The AEV/AEO/ESSA Health & Safety Working Group convened for its second meeting of the year at the NEC, Birmingham on Wednesday October 11 with Paul Brough of Olympia London in the chair and 27 attendees present.
- By: Andrew Harrision
The second meeting of the new Event Industry HR Working Group took place at Diversified Communications, Brighton on September 13 2017, with Trevor Foley of tfconnect in the chair.
- By: Andrew Harrision
Business Visits and Events included on the Tourism Industry Council
- By: ESSA
In the Rough, the event industry golf day, generated in excess of £6000 in 2017, a sum that will be divided equally between Macmillan Cancer Care and Sparks, the childrens' medical charity.
- By: ESSA
The Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) has announced that Perton Signs has become one of its marketing partners.
- By: ESSA
The Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) has announced that ‘In The Rough’, the event industry’s annual charity golf tournament, will be held at The Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales on Thursday July 19, 2018.
- By: ESSA
Tickets are now on sale for The Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) 2017 Conference, at the Ricoh Arena on December 7. All ESSA member companies will be entitled to one free ticket and ESSA is offering significant discounts of up to 60% on additional tickets purchased at the same time.
- By: Andrew Harrision
The Event Supplier and Services association has announced it is an official backer of #EventWell17 UK, the inaugural British event industry mental health and wellbeing week, 18-22 September 2017.
