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August 5, 2026FFAIR appoints Sarah Hamon Watt as business development managerFFAIR has appointed Sarah Hamon Watt as business development manager to enhance its growth, leveraging her extensive event experience and marketing skills.Read More

Simon Hughes named as Business Visits and Events Partnership chair

May 21, 2020Simon Hughes named as Business Visits and Events Partnership chairThe Business Visits & Events Partnership (BVEP) - the umbrella body and advocacy group for the UK’s £70 billion events industry - has named Simon Hughes as its new chair.

Trade bodies rejoin BVEP to strengthen Covid-19 recovery

May 21, 2020Trade bodies rejoin BVEP to strengthen Covid-19 recoveryThe Business Visits & Events Partnership (BVEP) has announced that both the Meetings Industry Association (mia) and Meetings Professionals International UK & Ireland (MPI) have rejoined the partnership as full members. This takes the number of full partners in BVEP, which is the umbrella body and advocacy group for the UK’s £70 billion events industry, to 28.

Back in the saddle! Unicorn senior team joins Cheerful Twentyfirst

May 20, 2020Back in the saddle! Unicorn senior team joins Cheerful TwentyfirstUnicorn Events MD Hannah Luffman and two members of the agency's senior team have joined brand experience agency Cheerful Twentyfirst, two months after Unicorn stopped trading.

Bouncing back! EVCOM chair predicts speedy Covid-19 recovery

May 19, 2020Bouncing back! EVCOM chair predicts speedy Covid-19 recoveryThe events industry will bounce back next year amid a speedy Covid-19 recovery, according to EVCOM chair and Pure Events founder and CEO Charlotte Gentry.

Most planners looking to address work/life balance in Covid-19 recovery

May 19, 2020Most planners looking to address work/life balance in Covid-19 recoveryEvent professionals are showing a significant desire to seek a better work/life balance during the Covid-19 recovery, according to research among event buyers conducted by London venue BMA House.

DRPG staff show True Colours in tribute to NHS frontliners

May 18, 2020DRPG staff show True Colours in tribute to NHS frontlinersDRPG staff have paid tribute to frontline NHS staff by starring in a thank you video - which was then projection mapped onto the front wall of the agency's West Midlands HQ and streamed live on social media.

Survey to assess impact of Covid-19 on industry's mental health

May 18, 2020Survey to assess impact of Covid-19 on industry's mental healthEvent professionals from across the industry are being encouraged to take part in a new mental health survey to assess the impact Covid-19 is having on the industry's wellbeing.

Organised events may return this year - have your say how

May 15, 2020Organised events may return this year - have your say howFollowing the announcement of the UK's lockdown exit strategy, venue website Hire Space has produced a survey designed to establish attendee confidence in attending events in 2020.

Let's MeetGB online! VisitBritain's flagship event goes virtual

May 15, 2020Let's MeetGB online! VisitBritain's flagship event goes virtualVisitBritain's flagship annual meetings event MeetGB will this year be run as a virtual educational event on 17 and 23 June 2020.

HBAA calls for mental health action to aid Covid-19 recovery

May 14, 2020HBAA calls for mental health action to aid Covid-19 recoveryAhead of Mental Health Awareness Week, which runs from 18-24 May, the HBAA is calling on the government to support a 1:50 ratio of Mental Health First Aiders to staff across all industries including the events, hospitality and travel sector to help people cope with heightened stressful issues created by the pandemic.Show More

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