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Over the last year we have supported Trinity Mirror Midlands Ltd on a number of occasions. These two award ceremonies have become annual events and all use Trilite 100 sets as the main component of there construction. Local Heroes recognise normal people and their bravery in facing adversity in everyday life. The guests to the awards are always overwhelmed by the effort and thought put into the day by the organising team of the event, yet again the well known radio presenter Carl Chinn compered the day and often brought a tear to the audience when recounting the local heroes story’s. We have also supported their School Awards in both Birmingham and Coventry for two years. These events highlight some exceptional projects undertaken by schools in the area and are always thoroughly enjoyed by the people attending.

"We have used AN Event Services for many years and their service and professionalism never fails to impress me. In 2009, AN Event Services provided PowerPoint presentation creation, stage, sound and lighting services for a number of our high profile events including, the Birmingham Mail Local Heroes Awards and the Coventry Telegraph and Birmingham Mail Schools Awards. The team are always very punctual, helpful and flexible and I know that we can rely on them to take care of the staging side of things so that we can concentrate on the rest of the event organisation. They are always on hand with ideas and solutions when needed and nothing is too much trouble. Our sponsors are always impressed with the quality of our events and I would have no hesitation in recommending AN Event Services for any event audio visual requirements. Thanks guys and I look forward to working with you again in 2010."

Becky Wilson, Marketing Development Manager, Trinity Mirror Midlands Ltd

The brief was to provide 3 Fashion Shows in 3 separate venues: The Octagon in Milsom Place, The Roman Baths & the Southgate Shopping Centre.

The Octagon is a large empty room with a balcony around it, we provided the backdrop in white PVC with the event logo on it, and we draped the rest of the area with black drape to allow the models room to change. The stage was also covered in white vinyl. We provided 4 Plasma Screens for the audience to see the retailers’ logos. We also lit the catwalk from the balcony and provided mood lighting under the balcony with colour changing LEDs.

The room had very good acoustics so we provided a 2 speaker sound system. The Roman Baths was a fantastic venue for a fashion show, we provided a 4 speaker sound system for this venue. We used 5 MAC 500 Moving Heads to light the models and to provide a light show whilst the guests arrived and using colour changing LED lighting we lit the backdrop.

The Southgate Shopping Centre show was in a marquee within the centre of the City, for this event we raised the stage to 750mm and had it covered in black vinyl, the backdrop was in white PVC with the logo on and we provided 2 plasma screens for the retailers’ logos. We utilised 2 base bins in addition to a 2 speaker sound system and also suspended lighting from the marquee either side of the catwalk.

These awards are one of the longest running events the team at AN Event Services have been involved with. The awards ceremony recognises local heroes in the Bristol area who have all been involved in acts of bravery or faced severe adversity. As always this event was well attended by a number of local celebrities including Eddie Large, Sherrie Eugenie, Merissa Billiteri, Bruce Hockin, Mark Regan, Chris Serle, and Jed Pitman. The event as always was a huge success and we are already looking at the plans for 2010’s ceremony with a re-design of the backdrop.

"Our Gold Star Awards for local heroes are our most important event of the year. The AN Event Services team have provided the staging and the audio visual expertise for this ceremony ever since it began 15 years ago. And every year has gone without a hitch. They have everything ready on time, everything works and everything runs smoothly."

Rob Stokes, Deputy Editor, Bristol Evening Post

The Bristol West Weddings Show is a large wedding exhibition, for which we supplied a catwalk for the fashion show, a key part of the event. The catwalk is built in conjunction with a backdrop, which hides the models whilst they are waiting to go on stage. In a break from the norm we chose to project onto two sails rather than regular front projection screens, this ensured the set looked good even when the projectors were turned off and added an aspect of originality to a recurring show. Using red drapes and red-coloured LED lighting helped the set stand out from the rest of the room and was a highly contrasting backdrop for the wedding dresses.

"Thank you to the AV team that set up our West Weddings show. The AN Events team were very professional and efficient in setting up and I was extremely happy with the creative way in which they set up the catwalk area; It was very eye-catching and up-to-date. The music was well chosen and helped to create the right atmosphere."

Siobhan Walsh, Events Co-Ordinator, Bristol News & Media Ltd

The inaugural Pride of Swansea Awards held at Brangwyn Hall was an evening in recognition of great people associated with Swansea, from celebrities to local heroes. We installed a Trilite 200 set with a large rear projection screen, which we used one of our 12,000 ANSI Lumen projectors for. We supplemented the room with a large stage, which was used for the presentations and at one point filled with a choir.

"Thanks so much to you and your team for all your help and support. We had the most excellent feedback and the night ran smoothly thanks to your assistance. The music was great, the staging fantastic, and everyone gave us fabulous response."

Blanche Sainsbury, Managing Director, South West Wales Media Ltd

The Taste of Somerset 2010 was held at Mill-on-the-Brue in Bruton in their long room. The awards celebrated the best food and drink from the Somerset region from cheeses to chutneys. It involved designing and implementing a backdrop with projection and a PA system for the awards evening. Due to the limited space we used a front projection set with the projector hung from a truss. This truss also had incandescent lights to light the small stage we supplied. We also hung four Satellite-4 LEDs that we used to wash the ceiling with colour and additional LED lighting to light behind the set, all were set to compliment the theme of the evening.

"Thank you so much for our ‘stage and screens’ at the Taste of Somerset awards dinner recently. The support you give us means that we present a very professional evening where our judges announce the winners to our food awards after enjoying their Somerset sourced dinner. At the venue – Longhouse at the Mill on the Brue in Bruton, AN Event Services have very restricted space, your planning this year gave a fantastic stage that could be seen by all 120 guests. You are always very accommodating and a pleasure to work with, thank you once again, looking forwarding to working with you again later this year."

Gail Stevens, Organiser Taste of Somerset Awards, Blackmore Vale Media

We were challenged to build the backdrop, screen, staging, lighting and sound system as well as connect up four plasma screens to our equipment at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea in a short space of time. With the great support of the museums in-house technical team and their willingness to let us do little bits over two days (working around the general public, as the museum didn’t close until 2½ hours before the show) we managed to get the entire show rigged before the guests arrived.

"SWW Media Ltd launched the first ever Swansea Life Awards on Saturday 5th December. The businesses nominated for an award were looking forward to the event. There were 230 guests attending the awards evening. The venue was The National Waterfront Museum of Wales, in Swansea. Considering Steve Barber and the team had very little time to erect the staging, lighting, and run through the presentation they as usual delivered an exceptional service. The museum closed its doors to the public at 4pm; our guests were arriving at 6.45pm. We were safe in the knowledge that our guests would have a fabulous evening as Steve and his team worked tirelessly and imaginatively to ensure that the room and stage looked fabulous. Thanks to everyone at AN Event Services for their contribution on the night. We have had very positive messages from the businesses that attended. Already we have been approached by businesses who would like to sponsor the event next year."

Blanche Sainsbury, Managing Director, South West Wales Media Ltd

AN Event Services worked closely with the client to reinvent an important night in the brewery’s calendar. The set, with a lighting and sound system, were specifically designed for the marquee with an emphasis on giving a ‘high end’ finished product. All this was accomplished within an affordable budget as set out at the beginning by the client.

"AN Event Services provided us with an excellent service, the stage they set up was better than all expectations and Adam went out of his way to accommodate us. The night was a great success and a huge part of this was the fantastic lighting, sound and stage provided by AN Event Services. We will definitely use them again in the future."

Lesley McIlroy, Tenanted Marketing Executive, Hall & Woodhouse

This year the venue for EDF Energy London and the South of England Media Awards was a challenge, how do you make a white wall, between two huge pillars, that they use to project onto look like it isn’t just a wall? We used some Satellite LED Lighting to produce EDF’s corporate colours and positioned these under the projected image. By placing pop-up banners and more Satellite LED’s in front of the pillars a very sleek corporate look for the event was achieved.

"On October 22 the fourth EDF Energy London and South of England Media Awards was held at The Globe Theatre in London to recognise and reward the very best in local journalism. AN Event Services were once again by our side to provide the technical support and expertise to make the event a success.Over the last five years AN Event Services has worked together with EDF Energy and Hold The Front Page in supplying audio-visual equipment and services to a number of media awards held in three different regions in England. Their services have been first-rate every time."

James Barber, Regional Media Manager, EDF Energy

For the fourth year running AN Event Services were called in to supply and run the lighting for the Mid Somerset Battle of the Bands. For the final the lighting needed to be spectacular to create a real crowd pleasing show. We supplied and ran Moving Head Lights, LED Lighting, Strobes, Laser effects and many more to create the large gig atmosphere. The Mid Somerset Battle of the Bands Final was the end to a competition which had seen 5 heats take place all around Somerset, AN Event Services supplied bespoke lighting and staging tailor made for the individual venues.

""AN Event Services have become as important a part of The Mid Somerset News and Media Battle of the Bands as the teenage guitarists and flailing drummers. Now in our fourth year of work with the AN Event Services team they have transformed the most unpromising halls into sparkling palaces of rock and roll. The lighting has been top-notch and gets better every year, while the staging has been eyed enviously by the venue operators big and small. Always first in, always unobtrusive and always out in an unfussy and professional manner, AN Event Services are the one of constants that make the events so successful. Thanks to AN Event Services this year’s concerts were the best yet."

Oliver Hulme, Chief Reporter Mid Somerset News and Media

For the Face of Gloucestershire, AN Event Services were called in to supply audio visual equipment for a range of shows. The first was a press launch at the Holiday Inn Express in Cheltenham. For this we used LED colour lighting to change the atmosphere of the room and plasma screens to display a presentation. The next call for our services was to take a vacant shop unit and turn it into a Club by installing a P.A. system and lighting effects. We also provided draping to hide away some of the unsightly areas of the vacant unit.

The Semi-Final of the Face of Gloucestershire was held in Bar D-fly in Cheltenham. For this show the whole audience needed to see the models throughout the show which was made difficult as the Bar was set on two levels. To overcome this problem we installed three 42” plasma screens displaying a live camera feed. We also added colour LED lighting effects to the walls.

The Final was a huge fashion show at the GL1 Leisure centre in Gloucester. Our brief was to change the leisure centres sports hall into a space where the show could take place for a crowd of up to 1,000 people. This involved building a 40ft wide set with a 14’x10.5’ rear projection screen. This screen was used to relay a live camera feed of the models as they performed. We also used impact sails to dress each side of the backdrop and lit them to create a dramatic effect. We used a 12 speaker P.A. to produce the sound required for such a large space along with monitors for the beat boxing group, Duke. We used numerous lighting effects including Moving Head Lights along with LED lighting and Laser Effect Units. We also used pyrotechnics at the beginning and during the finale of the show to create a really spectacular event.

"We can honestly say that working with AN Event Services is one of the best experiences we’ve had of working with a production/lighting company – The Face of Gloucestershire 2009 was such a great success and we are proud to say that AN Event Services pulled out all the stops for each event that surrounded the competition. The Grand Finale exceeded our expectations – thank you so much for making it all happen, we loved the pyrotechnics! ‘Big Adam’ (Green) and ‘Little Adam’ (Bannister) are super stars and we love working with them, they know how to keep going like little Duracell Bunnies! We can’t wait to work with AN Event Services more and more – it’s an absolute pleasure!"

Teri Lyne, Director, Apéro Events

AN Event Services took a decision to diversify and invested in an Audience Response – Voting System. After much research a system was decided upon which we felt would best suit our needs. As a result we purchased a Reply Mini Plus system which would also be ideal for taking overseas due to its compact size. We have already used this on a number of occasions with great results and already have future bookings.

AN Event Services was asked to source and provide a number of stylish exhibition stands to display graphics from the six divisions of DMGT along with a welcoming/registration stand. It was decided to supply three double sided UniBox exhibition stands along with six 32’’ LCD display monitors on stands connected to laptops showing the divisional website or a promotional DVD. We were also asked to help with the technical support in the presentations suite along with coming up with ideas for a backdrop and the layout of the stage area.

"Adrian and the team did a superb job in transforming the auditorium and 4th floor balcony. It is great to know that we have such a competent team in our midst."

Kathrina FitzGerald, DMGT

"Adrian’s team in Event Services did a fantastic job in bringing this all to life and by professionally managing all speaker content in the presentation suite."

Bryan Scott, Head of Creative Communications, AN Marketing Services

Staging events abroad can be a costly exercise but for Numark to have AN Event Services working with them certainly helped them to save money. The venue was the recently opened luxury Atlantis Hotel situated on the end of The Palm in Dubai. After the initial brief Adrian Ward contacted three different Audio Visual services suppliers in Dubai and was able to obtain the best deal for Numark without compromising on the quality of the equipment and staging. The local company in Dubai chosen was Eclipse who supplied a conference back drop incorporating three screens which could be divided into three separate sets when the main conference room was used as break out rooms. This also involved being able to divide the sound system into three areas as well as the video projection and then back again during breaks. Adrian Ward, who was on site to manage the running of the audio visual side of the convention for Numark, said that the audio visual crew and hotel staff worked together exceptionally well and the splitting of the room was done in a matter of minutes.

"AN Event Services played an integral part to the success of our recent conference in Dubai, from the early planning stages to the conference close, Adrian & his on site team delivered excellence at all times."

Tony Mottram, Commercial Director, Numark Ltd

When Emma Robinson from Conference Worcestershire came to us with an idea of a stand for the Meet Heart of England partnership, in conjunction with the Black Country and Staffordshire Conference Bureaus for the Confex exhibition at Earls Court London, AN Event Services helped design a cost effective exhibition stand using Trilite 100 and printed graphics. The area they had was 4m x 3m and needed to include a storage area and have a good visual impact of the three regions as well as a display screen showing PowerPoint slides. After the initial meeting, a design for the structure was put together and artwork was created for the panels. The end result was extremely successful and certainly helped create interest from people visiting the exhibition.

"A huge thank you to AN Event Services. From the planning stage through to the onsite stand build and dismantle - you are always so accommodating and flexible. The whole experience ran like clockwork and the stand looked fantastic!"

Emma Robinson, on behalf of Meet Heart of England

For the seventh year running AN Event Services was asked by Numark Ltd to provide the audio visual support for the prestigious SMaRT Awards. These awards organised by Communications International Group and held at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole Hotel, recognise the best of Sales, Marketing, and Retail training initiatives for the pharmaceutical industry. AN Event Services supplied all the usual sound, lighting (including moving lights) and projection equipment with a live camera feed along with a twin screen Trilite set lit in the awards colours and incorporating the logo.

"We’ve used Adrian and his team at our annual awards event for some 12 years now. They are always highly professional, supportive and responsive to our needs, provide a quality, value-for-money service, and have played – and continue to play – a significant role in the success and smooth running of our awards. In short, they are a pleasure to work with and I would have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone else."

Richard Thomas, Editor Pharmacy Magazine, Communications International Group

When the local newspaper group in Swansea found themselves sponsoring three events in just over one week all at the same venue they asked AN Event Services to design a set that would have high impact but could be tailored differently for the three events. A set consisting of Trilite 200 and Impact Sails was designed which could be lit differently for each of the three jobs. Working along side the staff at Brangwyn Hall the three events, Dylan Thomas Book Award, Making Swansea Proud and the Swansea Tourism Awards, were all a big success with many people commenting on the professionalism of the audio visual setting. The set incorporated a 4m x 3m rear projection screen using a 12,000 ANSI Lumen projector showing slide presentations, video playback and a live video camera feed.

AN Event Services were asked by the organisers of the Hull Business Awards to step in and provide the backdrop and audio visual equipment for this prestigious event. Careful thought had to go into the design of the set due to the varying heights of the venue’s ceiling. The set comprising of two 7.5ft wide projection screens spanned a width of over 20 metres which included a 10 metre width of star cloth in the centre. Yet again 12,000 ANSI Lumen projectors were used resulting in extremely bright and clear images on both screens.

"Can I take this opportunity to both thank you and to congratulate you and your team on the set you put into the Willerby Manor last Thursday and the way you ran the audio visual operation on the night. We much appreciated the level of detailed work that you must have put in prior to the event to have achieved such an immaculate 'fit' for the set. This was commented on by a number of guests. Thank you again for your support with these awards and we look forward to working with you again next year."

David Wright, Managing Director, The British Business Awards Association

The 6th Great Midlands Fun Run Presentation was staged on Sunday 30th November, to publicly recognise sponsors and begin the process of distributing some of the £165,000 raised by the 5200 people who completed the 8.5 mile course, on Sunday 1 June. AN Event Services provided for the 5th year running the audio visual equipment and technical support as part of the local newspaper’s sponsorship. Adrian Ward, of AN Event Services, accepted a commemorative gift in recognition of the support given.

"AN Event Services provided the staging and prepared the power point screen presentation to enable sponsors’ corporate identities and charity logos to be projected onto the large 6ft x 6ft screen to coincide with individual presentations. Peter Tatlock, MD Masterlease, who attended for the first time and collected a £2,400 cheque for UK4U was ‘taken aback’ by the presentation."

Tracey Spare, Great Midland Fun Run Event Organiser

For the second year running AN Event Services have supplied lighting equipment, staging and technical support for the increasingly popular Battle of the Bands competition held in the Somerset area organised by Mid Somerset News and Media. The lighting equipment included LED lights, moving head lights and special effects lighting which all added to the atmosphere. The competition was held over 5 venues with bands playing to crowds of between 100 and 400.

"When you are running an event as complex as the Mid Somerset News and Media Battle of the Bands, you need to make sure that even if the bands are disorganized, the backroom staff know what they are doing. The contest couldn’t as successfully as it does without the help of AN Event Services who are an oasis of calm efficiency among a flurry of chaotic young would – be rock stars. Lighting and staging was effortlessly installed, smoothly handled and cleared out at the end without fuss or drama, while the lighting effects were state of the art. Thanks to AN Event Services this year’s concerts were transformed from just another series of gigs to a genuinely spectacular show."

Oliver Hulme, Chief Reporter Mid Somerset News & Media

These Awards are for recognition of people in the Circulation, Editorial and Promotion Departments there were over 120 guests for the black tie event. We were asked to provide a set in the award colours Silver Black & Red, we used Starcloth for the Black, and Silver was provided by the Trilite frame of the set and we lit it with a Red colour wash to highlight it all. In the drinks reception area there was an exhibition of old printing methods and equipment and photos from over the years, we provided Plasma screens showing videos of how the buildings and presses used to be and how they do today.

"Yet again AN Event Services supplied superb support for our internal Circulation Editorial and Promotion Awards. Without their support the awards wouldn’t be as memorable as they are. The setting supplied went a long way to create a brilliant atmosphere and the evening went without a hitch."

Sue Tingle, Events & Promotions Manager, Mail News and Media Ltd

These prestigious awards were held at Chelmsford’s Waterfront Restaurant, at which the guests enjoyed a five course meal consisting of local produce. AN Event Services supplied a stylish set incorporating the event’s logo. The presenter for the evening was local BBC Essex presenter, Etholle George.

"We were extremely pleased with the professionalism delivered by AN Event Services. This was a high profile event with the crème de la crème of the Essex hospitality industry in the audience. The evening was a huge success and AN Event Services delivered on every front from start to finish. We will definitely be using them again next year."

Anne Pocock, APT Event Management Ltd

This years Essex Business Awards had a change of format. This year it was decided that the layout needed to be different to previous years to give a more intimate feeling to all the attendee’s. With this in mind AN Event Services designed a set incorporating three screens which went along the length of the marquee. Due to space restrictions all the sound and lighting was hung from trussing suspended from the roof of the marquee. This enabled the organisers to include additional seating for this popular annual gala dinner.

"We have used AN Event Services for a number of years now and have always been very pleased with their understanding of our business needs, their response to last minute changes and the quality of their presentations. It is very reassuring to have such professional people working with you as part of your team."

Alan Pocock, APT Event Management Ltd

Supporting one of our newspapers – South Wales Evening Post – we supplied Audio Visual equipment and services for the Sustainable Swansea Awards 2008. Because of the space available we were able to use one of our high bright projectors to produce a 13’ wide screen incorporated in a Trilite truss and drape set. The trussing and pillars of the stage area as well as the two lecterns were lit with LED lighting helping to give the event an extremely prestigious look.

"AN Events provided the production services for the very successful 2008 Sustainable Swansea Awards Ceremony at the prestigious Brangwyn Hall in Swansea. I have been involved in organising a huge number of events but this was certainly the smoothest running and most impressive of them all. The AN Events team demonstrated great professionalism in both planning and delivery, giving superb advice and providing us with exactly what we wanted."

Philip McDonnell, Co-ordinator, Sustainable Swansea Awards

AN Event Services supplied a glitzy backdrop for the second Pride of Gloucestershire Awards. Using Trilite, Star cloth and drapes we were able to design a set with two 12’ wide screens onto which was projected a PowerPoint presentation along with video footage made especially for the awards as well as live relay of some of the presenters. Using our high brightness projectors ensured that the two screens were of the best quality. The use of silk flame towers, moving lights and laser clusters complimented the in-house lighting to give the occasion its glitzy look. Working along side Lynn Elson of Marketing Management Limited, the technical crew at the Centaur and the camera crew supplied by Camera Support Services the whole event was something to be remembered by the hundreds of attendee’s.

"The Pride of Gloucestershire Community Awards is becoming a very important event in the calendar of communities across the county, rewarding unsung heroes who give their time and energy as a matter of course, to make the lives of others much happier. This year we had some wonderful stories which ranged from a teenager who rescued an old lady trapped in her car in the floods, to a pensioner who still cooks for hundreds of old people every week as well as teaching children to cook, shopping and ironing for the elderly and knitting blankets for foreign aid. The Centaur proved to be a wonderful venue for the celebration of our heroes and the lighting and staging provided by AN Event Services really transformed the room into something spectacular. The show went off without a hitch and everyone had a great day. The occasion will always be remembered by those involved and the commemorative DVD will be a lovely memento for them. Thanks to Adrian and his team for all the hard work and planning that went into making this great event such a success."

Lynn Elson, Marketing Management (Midlands) Ltd

"Adrian and his team always provide a first class service and have been an integral part of our successful Pride of Gloucestershire events."

Andrew Blair, Managing Director, Gloucestershire Media

Over the last four years AN Event Services has worked together with Hold The Front Page and EDF Energy supplying Audio-Visual Equipment and Services to a number of Media Awards held in three different regions in the South of England. On June the 5th AN Event Services were there to supply the technical support for the 4th South West Media Awards which were staged in the main function area of the Steam Museum in Swindon. The function area was an old locomotive tenders’ workshop and had an extremely high ceiling. The AN Event Services team installed a set spanning the 20m width of the hall with the centre section being over 4.5m high incorporating a 3.5m wide screen on to which a PowerPoint presentation and live camera relay was projected on. Due to the ambient light it was a necessity to use one of the departments Sanyo XF 46 High Brightness 12,000 ANSI Lumen Projectors as well as newly purchased laser cluster effect projectors to add an extra dimension to the visual impact. The presenters – Rob Stokes, Deputy Editor of Bristol Evening Post and TV Presenter Fiona Wilson presented the awards of which 13 went to Northcliffe Centres operating in the South West region.

"EDF Energy has worked with AN Event Services on our successful programme of media awards for the last four years. Their work always helps us ensure we produce a slick and professional event."

Claire Byrd, Head of Regional Media Relations, EDF Energy

Phoebe Dawson of Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce asked the AN Event Services team to help out with one of the Young Chamber projects she was running with Trinity High School in Redditch. They wanted to put on a Spring Fashion Show presenting teenagers clothing for all occasions and needed the technical expertise and support to help them make it a night to remember. AN Event Services provided a 9m long catwalk along with sound, lighting, special effects and backdrop. The show was choreographed by one of the students and two of the other students helped with the operation of the lighting and sound equipment. The night’s entertainment was further enhanced by other pupils - a solo artist and a band providing a couple of musical spots.

“Without AN Events we would not have been able to run the Fashion Show. Your patience, professionalism and hardworking approach not only gave us confidence in the whole event but also valuable insights on how to improve. You were all so friendly and helpful and above all listened to what we wanted and helped us accordingly. The catwalk was put up in record time, giving us the chance to rehearse in plenty of time.
We could not have done it without you and look forward to working with you again in the future.”

Fiona Horton, Director of Community and Enterprise, Trinity High School

“The staging, lights and sound were provided by Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber members ‘AN Event Services,’ Malvern.  AN Events Services were absolutely fantastic. They had staff on hand throughout the two day set up and for the show itself. The staff helped the students to work with the technical equipment provided and really contributed to the team effort that was the Trinity Spring Fashion Show!”

Phoebe Dawson, Education and Policy Executive, Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce

Steve Hollingsworth, Managing Director of Grimsby and Scunthorpe Media, contacted AN Event Services at the end of last year in connection with an event the Young Enterprise Yorkshire and Humber organised that the local newspaper group were one of the sponsors for. After a meeting at the venue Adrian Ward put together a proposal for a set incorporating a 3m wide front projection screen. The set constructed of Trilite and drape also included banners supporting the awards theme and sponsors names. A number of PowerPoint presentations from the contesting Young Enterprise teams were projected along with photographs of their projects during the last year.

“AN Events provided Young Enterprise with a brilliant personalised service both prior, during and after our event.  The staging, lighting, IT and sound quality was exceptional.  They took away any concerns we had and made our awards evening the best that we have ever held!”

Stella Onyett, Development Manager Young Enterprise Yorkshire and Humber

AN Event Services supplied Audio Visual equipment and services again for Northcliffe Western Region’s second annual Oscars awards ceremony held at the Holland House Hotel in Cardiff. A twin screen Trilite set with star cloth and finished off with red drapes formed the central focus point for the awards. 2007’s X Factor contestant Andy Williams entertained the guests with two sets with Marisa Billitteri from Western Region’s Bristol office taking to the stage to sing as well. The co-presenters for the awards were Linn Hughes, Head of Commercial Talent, and Paul Jenkins, Newspaper Sales Director and Commercial Sales Director of South West Wales Media Ltd with Regional Managing Director Steve Anderson-Dixon presenting the Oscars to the winners.

"Our Northcliffe West Oscars Event recognizes achievements of our Commercial Sales Staff across the region and to be able to have the assurance that the stage, the lights, the music, etc, is taken care of is a massive weight of our minds as I have been part of the organization team for the past 3 years. Therefore what can I say… A fantastic service provided, very organised, extremely efficient and always accommodating"

Angela Watkins, PA to Advertising Director, South West Wales Media

The Newspaper Society’s CEP Awards is the first of three Award Dinners that AN Event Services will be supplying the Audio-Visual Equipment and support this year. Originally this event was to be held in Crewe Hall’s new state-of-the-art Conference Suite but due to delayed building it took place in a purpose built marquee on the hotel’s lawn supplied by the Melody Corporation. Setting up in a marquee always creates a new set of challenges but working together with the staff at the hotel and the marquee company we were able to supply an imaginative setting for these prestigious awards. Using one of our new high bright 12,000 ANSI Lumen Projectors we were able to project a clear and bright image which was easily visible in the ambient light. The awards ceremony was compeered by Carolyn Mackinnon-Ure, Circulation Director of the Leicester Mercury.

"The AN Event Services team was highly professional and well-organised, providing us with a slick stage design and friendly assistance throughout the event. Thank you for all your hard work."

Arthur De Val, Communications Executive, The Newspaper Society

The theme needed to be Greek to correspond with the name of the Awards, Nectar being the drink of the Gods. The set was marble effect, in front of Starcloth, and hung with Ivy, there were pillars and a large marble effect lectern that set the scene perfectly as a representation of Mt. Olympus. We projected from the front and hung the projector we also projected widescreen to bring the bottom of the screen higher from the floor.

"Superb audio visual support and a magnificent stage set that exceeded our expectations. You could hear guests saying ‘wow’ as they entered the room, definitely the best so far! "

Sue Tingle, Events & Promotions Manager, Hull Mail News & Media

An Awards Dinner with an audience of 260 people sponsored by The Stoke Sentinel and North Staffs Chamber of Commerce celebrating the best of local business. The ceremony was compeered by TV News presenter, Bob Warman. AN Event Services supplied a Trilite set with LED lighting and used one of their new high bright Sanyo projectors.

"As usual, your AV presentation was immaculate and slick which goes a long way to making the evening a success. We were also most impressed with the new projectors which produced stunning video pictures of the awards finalists."

David Wright, Managing Partner, British Business Awards Association

This event marked the tragedy 40 years ago when three trawlers from Hull were lost at sea in one month. The event was held at Prince’s Quay Shopping Centre which stands on the site of the old docks. The event had a roll call of the names of those lost and 1 minute’s silence.

"This year marked the 40th anniversary of the Triple Trawler Tragedy, one of the worst fishing disasters in Hull's maritime history. To commemorate the event the Mail campaigned for a minute's silence across the city. The focal point of the silence was a ceremony attended by 1,000 people. It was important for the occasion and the image of the Mail that it was handled professionally. Steve followed the brief to the letter and used his initiative to make sure the sound, staging, and multi-media parts of the ceremony were exactly right. With so many other things to organise it was a relief to know this part of the ceremony was in safe hands."

Paul Hartley – Senior Assistant Editor Mail Publications

The creation of a widescreen PowerPoint presentation advertising venues across the three conference bureaus; Conference Worcestershire, Staffordshire Stoke-On-Trent Conference Bureau and the Black Country Consortium, and then the supply of 2 x 42ÕÕ plasma screens on the Meet Heart of England stand at the Confex 2008 Exhibition in London. Staff also supported the client on site helping man the stand on one of the days.

"I have only the highest compliments for AN: Event services. They are a professional and extremely accommodating service. Nothing is ever too much trouble. They understood the brief and produced a fantastic end product. I look forward to working with them again in the future."

Emma Robinson: conference-worcestershire

"The service provided was very professional, efficient and I found them very easy to work with!!!"

Pauline Jones: Black Country Consortium

The supply of a twin screen Trilite set with star cloth lit in the clients corporate colours along with all the usual sound, lighting and projection equipment needed for a large awards ceremony. The event was organised by Communications International Group and for the first time was held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel. The award ceremony was to recognise the best of Sales, Marketing and Retail Training initiatives for the pharmaceutical industry. The main sponsors Numark Ltd called upon AN Event Services for the sixth year running to provide Audio-Visual support for these prestigious awards. As well as the PowerPoint presentation a video camera was used to produce a live feed of the presenters and award winners onto the screens.

"With a change of venue there always comes new challenges but this year’s awards were bigger and better than ever before. Part of the success is due to the technical support from AN Event Services which gave the ceremony an extremely professional and glitzy look. Well done to Adrian and his team."

Paul Fenton, Commercial Director: CIG Healthcare Partnership

A-Z Weddings of Kidderminster organise a number of wedding fairs throughout the Worcestershire area: two of these are held at Ramada Jarvis Hotel Kidderminster. Working along side Terry Turnbull of Entertrain who compèred the shows we supplied a 7m Catwalk with a star cloth and drape backdrop supported on Trilite Trussing. With the additional use of lighting and smoke, the setting was ready for two fashion shows presenting the best of bridal gowns and suits for the Groom.

"AN Event Services were professional and extremely great to work with. Nothing was too much trouble and the service provided was excellent. They are very professional and we would have no problems recommending AN Events to our clients and would use them for any future business needs we have."

Katy Barber, Conference and Events Coordinator, Ramada Hotel and Resort Kidderminster.

AN Event Services have recently invested in high powered Sanyo Data Projectors. The 12,000 ANSI Lumen projectors have already been used on a number of shows. The brightness of the projectors is a huge increase on the projectors we have had previously in stock. To complement the projectors we have also invested in large projection screens and have already used these to incorporate 14’ wide images at some of our events.

Supply of Technical services along with large Sound System for Curry’s Superstore re-launches and openings at Ashford, Worcester and Sudbury – Sudbury being on the 1st & 2nd December 2007. We transported and set up Client’s own sound equipment supplemented by sound equipment from our stock. The size of the stores meant that we had to use radio-transmitters to distribute the sound around the store. As well as the sound we supplied a random number generator that was used for a spot prize competition. Other promotional aids used by Entertrain at the events included look-a likes, face painters, inflatable products and magicians.

"Without the help of the AN Event Services team and the use of their specialist skills the events would certainly not run as smoothly as they do. The Client has commented on the good quality of the sound equipment and the value of the other entertainment."

Terry Turnbull, Managing Director Entertrain UK

We were asked to provide full audio-visual services for the inaugural recruitment awards and to allow space for an 8 piece band to perform with a dance floor. We elected to turn the room around so that we were working across the room and the band was working down the room, this is the opposite of what we have previously designed for this room during other functions. This allowed the focus of the event to change immediately with no interruption once the presentation had finished.

"As ever AN Event Services worked tirelessly to ensure the professionalism of the Recruitment Awards which were held for the first time this year at the Empire & Commonwealth Museum Passenger Shed."

Carolyn Skinner, Events Manager, Bristol News & Media Ltd.

Battle of the Bands was a contest to find the most popular young band around the Wells area in Somerset. The competition consisted of 4 rounds and a final. 5 bands competed in each round, the winner going through to the final, and the overall best placed runner-up joined them. We supplied staging for three of the venues and lighting for all of the venues. We created bespoke lighting scenes which we changed live to suit the mood of the music each band was playing.

"We have been doing a series of hugely successful Battle of the Bands contests here at Wells for three years and the logistics have always been a struggle. Getting staging and lighting into venues, operating it and getting it out again has been one of the toughest jobs of all.

Using AN Event Services this year has been an enormous weight off the minds of the organisers and it has transformed the way we ran the events and made them better than ever. It was fantastic and of top quality."

Oliver Hulme, Battle of the Bands organiser and Chief Reporter, Mid Somerset News and Media

AN Event Services were thrilled to be setting up the stage for this highly contested model competition where the winner would be representing the face of the English Riviera. On this very prestigious event which involved a lot of live entertainment, AN Event Services provided a basic backdrop to emphasise the energy of the live acts and a screen which allowed models to enter the catwalk area.

"AN Event services assisted with the production of the final of the Face of the English Riviera. They take time to understand the event and its objectives and actively contribute to the creation of an inspiring and original show. They are proactive in their suggestions and advice and offer a high standard service with a very friendly approach."

Rebecca Laight – The Talent Bank, South West Media Group

The Essex Business Awards is an annual event attended by 250 people, recognising outstanding achievements by businesses in the Essex area. AN Event Services provided an impressive set incorporating all the sponsors logo’s and using front projection to maximise on the space available. Working together with a local video production company, there was live show relay onto the screen.

"AN Event Services can be relied upon to fully understand and work to a brief, to communicate developments as they occur and create an event in a calm and professional manner. We have used them for a number of years now and plan to continue to do so in the future."

Alan Pocock, Managing Director, A.P.T. Event Management Ltd

AN Event Services helped Lovell set up a motivating and inspiring conference for their mentoring scheme aimed at school children. Through audio visual equipment, the Event Services team had to convert one of Nottingham University’s dining halls, into a stimulating conference room.

"We’re extremely pleased with the planning and end result…it was well organised and professionally run."

Stewart Davenport, Managing Director, Lovell

AN Event Services supplied audio visual equipment for the Swansea Bay Film Festival Awards for the first time. This is a high profile film event with over 150 films from all over the world being entered into the competition, so the set up of the event had to reflect this high standard. The end result improved the whole look of the awards.

"The professionalism of this year's event compared to previous years was out of this world, and made a huge difference to the success of the evening"

South West Wales Media’s Editor in Chief, Spencer Feeney (Compere of the evening)

AN Event Services helped create a glittering VIP awards and champagne reception set in Worcester’s beautiful Guildhall. A rear projection screen was designed so that it fit the stage perfectly, leaving a clean and professional finish, and two moving lights were also fitted projecting the client’s logo around the ceiling. Sound, data projection and technical systems were also provided.

"It was superb Adrian and as you assured me, the set was exactly what was required. With regards to the event and the client, Louise was very pleased with everything and thought the event was an excellent occasion and one which she was very happy to have her name to."

Terry Turnball, Entertrain

Working with British Airways Regional Cargo Conference, AN Event Services supplied lighting and technical support for their awards dinner.

"From the the planning and preparation stage, AN Event Services’ input was invaluable and the recommendations they made with regards to the staging were spot on. The service was swift and efficient and the technical support was perfectly delivered during what was a very hectic and tight schedule."

Terry Turnbull, Director, Entertrain UK LTD

The AN Event Services team worked together with AN Marketing Services’ Creative Communications in creating an impressive set for Northcliffe Media’s first ever conference dedicated to just editorial matters. There were speakers from different external companies such as The Sun, BBC Radio as well as from Europe and Asia, and they therefore needed a wide range of complex media for the set up.

"The actual day went like clockwork, not least due to the highly professional approach of AN Event Services. Their expertise meant that I was able to concentrate on the actual conference content in the full knowledge that the technology side was in safe hands. A first class operation."

Peter Sands, Director, Press Association Training

The Peoples Choice Awards is a very humble event, where local businesses are recognised and rewarded for supporting the community and other businesses, such as Hair Salons, Estate Agents, Banks and Restaurants. The night was a very motivating and inspiring affair, and all category winners were presented with a Seal of Approval. To make them feel truly special, AN Event Services set up a glittering backdrop using Starcloth with a screen and presentation area sited centrally so that they were the main focus on the stage.

"For the last four years we have successfully staged Yeovil’s Choice Business Awards and could not have done it without the team at AN Event Services. The 300 guests are able to enjoy the drama of the event thanks to the staging, lighting and visual effects provided by the team.   The whole atmosphere is one of excitement and anticipation and the event continues to attract sponsors year after year.".

Diana Buckley, Events Marketing Manager, Western Gazette Group of Newspapers

AN Event Services used their skill and expertise to transform a bland conference suite at Bristol City’s Ashton Gate football stadium, into a glamorous and prestigious venue, perfect for the Bristol Evening Post Business Awards Dinner. And to make it more realistic, all the nominees were specially filmed for the event which was arranged by the team.

"AN Event Services really did us proud with this event. Everyone involved said that in looks and presentation it was first class evening".

Rob Stokes, Evening Post Deputy Editor

"The AN Event Services team ran the Derby Telegraphs first ever Community Champions award event at the Pride Park Stadium. The whole event was broadcast live on BBC Radio Derby and the team ensured that it ran smoothly and professionally, and played a key part in a highly successful evening"

Neil White, Deputy Editor, Derby Evening Telegraph