Interviews


Under the Spotlight with Paul Clark, Events Manager, Installer Show

What was your first job in the industry? At 18, I joined the Publicity Unit at the Automobile Association.  Among numerous responsibilities the team organised the AA’s presence at national exhibitions and events. I served an unofficial...

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Under the Spotlight with Lou Kiwanuka, owner and founder of EventShaper

What was your first job in the industry? My first job was temping as an Operations Assistant at Blenheim Exhibitions in Chiswick. It was a real induction into the world of events and I threw myself in at the deep end and never looked back! What...

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Under the carpet

We caught up with Showlite’s Head of Flooring, Jeremy Abraham to find out how we’ve got it all covered… What is it about Showlite's approach to carpets and floor coverings that makes it different? Within exhibition compan...

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Under the Spotlight with Vicki Evans, Operations Director, MA Exhibitions

What was your first job in the industry? After being made redundant which was partly due to the 9/11 disaster back in 2001, I took a temporary job working in operations.  I was thrown in at the deep end on a series of food shows at the NEC at...

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Powering your event

Nicola Macdonald caught up with Showlite’s Electrical Operations Manager, Ross Isolda to touch on the finer points of electrics   What is it about Showlite's approach that makes it different? Exhibition electrics can be daunti...

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Under the Spotlight with Mark Griffin, CEO, ITT Hub 2020, Binswood Media

What was your first job in the industry? After a career in the transport industry, I joined ExpoManagement as an Event Manager in 1996 when it was a small start-up business. My job description was so broad it was easier to say what wasn’t in...

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