UK - The 2010 Exhibition News Awards took place at the Lancaster London hotel on Friday 7 May, bringing the UK and international exhibition community together to celebrate the industry’s finest achievements of the past year.
Acclaimed UK comedian Rufus Hound kicked off the event - organised by Exhibition World's UK stablemate Exhibition News - with a scorching stand-up routine, before settling into his duties as master of ceremonies.
This year’s Black Tie event, attended by over 500 guests, had a stronger international flavour than ever before, with guests and nominees from Singapore, Poland and Russia among those vying for honours. The bar was also set higher than ever, with over 15 entries in several categories and a massive 39 per cent increase nominations. The EN voting system has always been ahead of the political process and there was a near quadrupling of readers’ votes, the ultimate democratic decider of who picked up the accolades.
With three shortlisted candidates fighting it out in each category, this year’s winners were:
Award 1 – Most Impressive Visitor Experience:
Brand Events – Taste of London
Award 2 – Best Venue Support:
Excel London
Award 3 – Best Event Sponsorship Package:
Brand Events – Taste of London
Award 4 – Most Impressive Growth of an Event:
Media 10 – Grand Designs Live, Birmingham
Award 5 – Most Effective Visitor Promotion Campaign:
Media 10 – Grand Designs Live, Birmingham
Award 6 – Most Effective Team:
William Reed Business Media
Award 7 – Contractor of the Year:
Melville Exhibition and Event Services
Award 8 – Best International Venue:
ADNEC
Award 9 – Best International Exhibition:
EIBTM - Reed Travel Exhibitions
Award 10 – The Green Award:
ACC Liverpool
Award 11 – Best UK Venue:
Excel London
Award 12 – Best Launch Exhibition:
Masterchef Live produced by Haymarket Exhibitions
Award 13 – Best Design and Build Contractor:
Helix 3D
Award 14 – Innovation of the Year:
GL Events Owen Brown
For photos of the event, and a list of both winners and finalists, check the June issue of Exhibition News.
