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Day in the life of a Showlite commissioned photographer

We talked to internationally acclaimed photographer David Edwards about his work for Showlite, the challenges with lighting at exhibition venues and getting to wear a hard hat and harness … When I was asked to write this blog I looked at th...

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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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Team Wicksy beat heartbreak forever

In memory of Showlite's founder, Paul Wicks, who died very suddenly on the 12th December 2017, please help support a good cause. Paul had three things wrong with his heart all of which may have been preventable if he had known abou...

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The show must go on - securing an event

One of the more complex and challenging environments for the security professional is that of event security. We have what is in effect a crowded place, crowded with people, crowded with valuable and at times sensitive equipment and its location and...

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Showlite’s MD on meeting industry challenges with constant innovation

Paul Slaney, managing director of Showlite, on the positive challenge of trying to do more with less. If there’s one thing an event and exhibition supplier knows, it’s what constitutes an ideal world. Our ideal world would have 21-day...

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