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Lessons from Scotland’s Event Calendar

Lessons from Scotland’s Event Calendar

Managing Crowds, Weather & Terrain Scotland doesn’t do easy events. Our calendar is packed, our locations are spectacular, and our conditions are famously unforgiving. From city centres that creak under festival footfall to open fields that can turn in a single...
Successful Events Start With Supplier Collaboration

Successful Events Start With Supplier Collaboration

The strongest events are built on partnerships Ok, so you don’t have to be this close! (above pic) But there’s a point in every successful event where it becomes impossible to say who “owned” which part of the delivery. Not because roles were unclear, but...
From Fields to Festivals

From Fields to Festivals

How Logistics Shape Audience Experience Most audiences think an event begins when they arrive. When the music starts. When the lights come on. When the first drink is poured. But anyone who has ever built an outdoor event knows the truth. The audience experience is...
What Event Managers Can Learn From Military Logistics

What Event Managers Can Learn From Military Logistics

The first time someone compared large-scale event delivery to military logistics, you laugh. It feels dramatic. A bit over the top. After all, we’re building events, not deploying troops. But the longer you’ve worked in this industry, the harder it’s been to ignore...
Marquee Safety Regulations and Emergency Planning

Marquee Safety Regulations and Emergency Planning

Preparing for the Day You Hope Never Comes Fire safety is one of those subjects that never feels theoretical when you work in outdoor events. It’s not an abstract risk, not a line in a document, not something you skim past on page forty-seven of an event management...
Ground Conditions and Build Strategy

Ground Conditions and Build Strategy

Avoiding Soft-Ground Nightmares There’s a moment, usually early in a build, when you know the ground is going to be a problem. It’s not dramatic. It doesn’t announce itself with a flood or a landslide. It’s more subtle than that. It’s the sound your boot makes when...