Volvo Golf Champions at the Royal Golf Club Bahrain

To cap the year off nicely, no pun intended! we have been awarded another contract to supply temporary structures to IMG, European Tour golf event.

After successfully completing the supply of temporary structures to the Dubai World Championships last week, we received the news that we have been awarded the contract to supply in excess of 2,500sqm of temporary structures to the inaugural season-starting tournament on the European Tour schedule; The Volvo Golf Champions. This will be hosted at The Royal Golf Club, Bahrain between 27th and 30th January, and is being organised by IMG.

A large selection of structures will be supplied from our award winning Absolute and Ultimate range. 5m x 5m and 6m x 6m Ultimate pagodas will be used for on course public catering outlets and exhibition units, whilst a 15m wide Absolute Eclipse with 5m deep external terrace will form the VIP hospitality suite, raised on scaffold and situated adjacent to the 18th Green.

Alex Robertson, Managing Director, comments: “We are thrilled to have received this contract win at the back end of 2010. It will be the first time we will supply to an event in Bahrain, and I believe is testament to the work we have been doing to grow our presence in the Middle East over the past few years. The New Year is set to bring big changes with how we supply to the Middle East, I look forward to bringing this news to you in due course.”

No sooner have we dismantled the Absolute double deckers at the Celtic Manor are we jetting across to sunny Dubai to begin the build on another Golf event: The Dubai World Championships, taking place at the Jumeirah Golf Estate, this November.

After a successful first year, we were selected again to supply temporary structures, decking and fencing to this world class event which last year saw a staggering 59,228 visitors attending over the 4 days.

This year we will supply 6,000sqm of temporary structures including a state of the art Media Centre for the worlds media utilising our flagship Absolute Eclipse structure, a stunning 95m long Peak Top Pavilion erected on scaffold at the 18th hole for hospitality suites and numerous structures for retail, catering and administration outlets.

“This will be the third golf event we have supplied to in 2010; I believe it is testament to the standard of work we have given to the European Tour over the years. Dubai certainly has a different climate to Wales however we face the same brief: to deliver world class facilities to a word class event, and that is what we will do” says Darren Woodhouse, Global Events Director, Owen Brown.

Rory Colville, Operations Director, Dubai World Championship comments “Last year’s DWC was an enormous success. We very much hope to build on this, with Owen Brown’s structures again providing a spectacular backdrop to the climax of the Race to Dubai."

Team Europe battled through the elements last month, Stand Out Magazine, November issue

Team Europe battled through the elements last month, declaring war on their American counterparts and regaining the prestigious Ryder Cup. Despite Team Europe’s brave and victorious win, event professionals watching the epic golfing action would also declare Team Event the winner, with its organisers, suppliers and hospitality providers pulling out all the stops to ensure minimal disruption and a safe event.

Unforgiving periods of torrential rain crashed down on spectators at Celtic Manor Resort, Wales; the redesigned Twenty Ten course taking a battering from the elements, and on occasions looking more like a paddling pool.

The relentless downpours and decision to cancel play on more than one occasion led spectators and pundits to raise just one question, over and over again. Why did the organisers choose to play golf in Wales, in October? It was bound to rain, they said.  Now, professionals are beginning to question the Ryder Cup’s choice of Gleneagles in 2014, when the tournament is scheduled to happen later in the year.

George O’Grady, chief executive of the European Tour, says that the decision of when to hold the event is based upon the availability of the players, an issue which is more of a problem in the USA and one that the PGA and TV schedulers have promised to address.

Scheduling issues aside, the inclement conditions failed to dampen the spirit of the spectators, despite being told to wait in their cars for hours on end at the East and West Park and ride venues when the site was closed to golf fans over fears for health and safety.

For the first time in the event’s history, the weather forced organisers to extend into an extra day, with suppliers pulling out all the stops to accommodate extra hospitality requirements and rearrange load out schedules.

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Owen Brown erected three double deck pavilions totalling over 5.000 square metres on the Twenty Ten Golf Course.

The structures were used for The Kidwelly private hospitality suite located above the 16^th green and fairway as well as The Caerphilly private hospitality suite and the Conwy Club, a shared restaurant facility, both located above the 17^th green.

Each of the Owen Brown structures supplied were constructed on scaffolding sub-structures to guarantee guests unrivalled views of the action on the course. The Castle Donington-based structure supplier contracted RIM Scaffolding to erect the platforms with build commencing in July.

Explained Darren Woodhouse, events director at GL events Owen Brown:

“We pitched for much of the Ryder Cup work but the organisers chose to split the contract three equal ways. The job is far too much for one contractor because it is a difficult job to work on.

Luckily, the weather did not impact on our build and we began to build the structures in August.”

All three structures required scaffolding platforms. The Conwy and Caerphilly suites were Absolute Eclipse structures with five-metre external balconies, compared to the Kidwelly private hospitality suite, a Premier pavilion with a Galeria roof.

Crew fluctuated between 12 and 20 and then dropped to four as the team neared completion at the end of September.

Owen Brown managed the fit out and carpeting, with Aggreko and Andyloos installing the air conditioning and toilets respectively. Woodhouse and his team worked alongside Seamless and Detail on the structures’ interiors; classic cream interiors complemented the glazed windows, painted timber cladding and chrome finishes.

In total, 40 artics of kit travelled to Wales and entered the site via backroads to lessen the impact on club members trying to access the course. Fit out was on-going throughout the build and gathered pace in the final weeks.

Woodhouse continued: “we rented a farm, five miles from the site, to store stillages and excess kit, as nothing could be stored at the course, and we had to keep the area we worked in as tidy as possible to ensure a smooth process especially as we were working alongside other contractors”

The Kidwelly hospitality suite was the largest structure supplied by Owen Brown, measuring 16-metres wide and 100-metres long. Hospitality inside the double decker structure was managed by Mecco. The suite’s size dictated the need for double deck toilet block and double deck kitchen.

Plus, for the first time, Owen Brown installed and showcased its new automatic guest lift system, which will from now on feature on all future double deck and triple deck projects.

The hospitality suites hosted between 30 and 250 guests with the Conwy offering open hospitality and a shared facility, compared to the Caerphilly and Kidwelly pavilions, which hosted private boxes hired specifically for the occasion. Clients had the option to choose specific carpet colours to match their branding whilst the remaining interiors were left cream and balconies featured artificial grass.

According to Woodhouse, the rain made the event more of a challenge. Not for the structure providers, however, but for the staff on-sit in general. Four crew remained at the course on standby to deal with any queries.

Woodhouse adds: “the extra day’s play hasn’t had much of an impact. We’ve had to move the schedule slightly but the contract we signed stipulates unforeseen circumstances so there’s not much you can do. We will still have cleared the site by the end of the month.

“Our focus now turns to the Dubai World Championships where we are supplying 1.600 square metres of structures. Build begins on October 23 and we hand over on November 13.We then begin work on the FIFA Club World Cup and Dubai Rugby Sevens in early December. The Middle East is a focus of attention for us.

GL events Create Commonwealth Games Village

Last weekend our parent company GL events unveiled temporary village they built for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. GL events were also tasked with building the Time Cycling venue as well as 12 other smaller venues.

As well as supplying 56 temporary structures totalling 40,000sqm, some 2,000sqm of which supplied by us, they also supplied 12 reefer containers, 56 dry store containers, 4,000m of fencing, 1,500 fridges, 1,800 TVs including 2 big screens as well as a vast array of ancillary items.

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See the first images of our Absolute Multi Deck structures at The Ryder Cup

With the rain plagued Ryder Cup now over with victory going to Europe we are pleased to be able to issue the first photographs of our Absolute double deck hospitality suites, which were certainly needed during the downpours that Wales encountered that weekend.

We erected three Absolute double deck pavilions totalling over 5,000sqm on the Twenty Twenty Golf Course. The structures were used for The Kidwelly private hospitality suite located above the 16^th green and fairway as well as The Caerphilly private hospitality suite and The Conwy Club, which is a shared restaurant facility, both are located above the 17^th green.

Double deck kitchen and washroom facilities’ have been attached to all structures and a guest lift has been installed in each structure.

All of the Owen Brown structures were constructed on raised platforms to guarantee guests unrivalled views of the action on the course.

Darren Woodhouse, Events Director for Owen Brown comments “We are proud to be involved with the Ryder Cup. The Celtic Manor is a fantastic location and our three structures are set provide stunning hospitality facilities’ for guests at this world famous event”.

Edward Kitson, Ryder Cup Match Director, commented: “We are delighted to be working with Owen Brown for the first time at The Ryder Cup. The hospitality structures overlooking the golf course will have unrivalled panoramic views of the Usk Valley and form a spectacular backdrop for our guests.”

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Famous faces use our structures

This August at Weston Park we supplied 4,750sqm of marquees and temporary structures for Staffordshire’s V Festival.

Our marquees and temporary structures were predominately used for first aid areas, medical centres, administration and information points however some also housed famous faces as we supplied back of stage dressing rooms, artist catering and bar areas and the NME signing tent.

Build started last Saturday 14^th August and took just 6 days to complete.
  

This is the festival’s first year and is organised by the founder of Red or Dead. We supplied structures for the 70’s and 80’s music areas as well as the beach BBQ which will be carpeted with a layer of sand! We also supplied smaller structures from our Ultimate Pagoda range for administration areas.  

Ryder Cup Build Starts

This week GL events Owen Brown began building three temporary hospitality facilities at Celtic Manor Golf Course for the Ryder Cup this October. 

Three Absolute double deck pavilions totalling over 5,000sqm of structures will make up the Kidwelly and Caerphilly private hospitality suites and the Conwy Club, which is a shared restaurant facility above the 17^th green.

Double deck kitchen and washroom facilities’ will be attached to all structures, as will entrance areas using Owen Brown’s new Ultimate Pagodas. And the Kidwelly suite, above the 16^th fairway and green, will feature an elegant Galeria roof.

 Darren Woodhouse, Events Director for Owen Brown comments “We are proud to be involved with the Ryder Cup. The Celtic Manor is a fantastic location and our three structures are set provide stunning hospitality facilities’ for guests at this world famous event”.

An event of the scale of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone requires event management of the utmost precision. Thanks to an array of temporary structures, this year’s event has been hosted with the usual smoothness and panache.

GL Events Owen Brown are the sole supplier of temporary structures at this event, a contract which this year saw them supplying a massive 14,705sqm. Structures are used for applications including high end hospitality suites such as the famous Copse Corner hospitality suite, general admission catering and bar areas, administrative facilities, changing areas, information points, media centres and even helipad terminals. The Silverstone helipad terminal becomes one of the busiest airports in the UK during the weekend of the British Grand Prix.

Owen Brown supplied structures from their whole product portfolio including their new Absolute and Ultimate ranges. Two huge 145m long Absolute Pavilions with a Eclipse curved roof profile were used for the Copse Corner hospitality suites; both were divided into individual hospitality chalets. Owen Brown also supplied the private club house, a 15m x 25 Absolute Pavilion with a 15m² canopy, for the British Racing Drivers Club which was used by ex Formula 1 drivers including Damon Hill and Nigel Mansell.

The Absolute Pavilions and Ultimate Pagodas were part of Owen Brown’s £4.5million 2009 investment in a new range of temporary structures aimed at the outdoor events industry. The structures were designed with events like Silverstone in mind. The Absolute is flexible to a host of different event applications it comes in a single, double or triple decker, with optional balconies or terraces, a choice of three roof profiles and a host of interior décor options including segmenting the structure into individual hospitality suites. The Ultimate was designed to be a practical unit for such things as administration areas, it can stand alone or
be linked together to form larger retail units or linked to another structure from the Owen Brown range to form an entrance way or break out room.

Ben Keast, project manager for Owen Brown, commented, “The British Grand Prix event takes such a high volume of structures and is one of our largest supply contracts that it is never without some challenges. The main challenge we face each year is fitting the build of the structures around other events on Silverstone’s busy events calendar. We do this by meticulously planning the build schedule, crew numbers and logistics to ensure equipment arrives on time and in the right order. We have project managers that have worked on the Silverstone site for the past 25 years; this knowledge, coupled with our experienced build team, ensures a smooth build project. In addition to this, the structures we supplied this year needed to reflect the facelift Silverstone has undergone for 2010. I believe our new Absolute Pavilions with Eclipse curved roofs and Ultimate Pagodas helped to achieved this new look”.

The Silverstone track has suffered criticism over recent years and it has been well documented that it came close to losing its place on the Formula One calendar. Silverstone Race Circuit sought investment and is now working on a new pit and paddock complex set to be complete in 2011. The paddock complex will include new garages, a media centre, a race control building, new hospitality and VIP spectator zones and a primary paddock. This will all help to bring Silverstone into the 21st Century.

Alex Robertson, managing director of the leading temporary structure supplier, commented, “Our 60 year relationship with the British Grand Prix is still going strong. We have men on site at Silverstone for several months before the event, allowing us to be flexible with the build schedule and adapt quickly to any changes in the brief. We work closely with the interior decorators chosen by Silverstone to ensure a high end finish is given to all level of structures”.

GL events Owen Brown has provided temporary structures to the British Grand Prix since its conception in 1950 and at the Silverstone Circuit for over 25 years. Richard Phillips, managing director of Silverstone Circuits Ltd 2010, thanked the events team for another invaluable contribution to sporting showpiece: “Considering we had less than six full months to get up and running, I think everything involved performed exceptionally well and the racing weekend’s tremendous success is entirely down to an outstanding team effort”. 

GL events Owen Brown Support the Bloodhound Project, July 2010

This weekend at the Farnborough Air Show leading temporary structure supplier GL events Owen Brown is supporting the Bloodhound Project with the display of a replica version of their 42ft long Bloodhound SuperSonic Car (SSC) by providing a temporary exhibition venue.

The Bloodhound Project asked Owen Brown for a temporary venue with a difference. The venue needed to act as a dramatic showroom for the replica car and exhibition area for the Bloodhound Project whilst also allowing visitors to the exhibit to be able to view the daily flying displays from within the structure.

Owen Brown proposed a clear view Premier structure with a peak top clear view Atrium applied to one end to create an impressive showroom to exhibit this dramatic piece of British engineering and design.

Jo Finch Commerical Events Manager for the Bloodhound Project commented “the clear view roofs have created quite a talking point at the show; it is great that visitors to our exhibit don’t need to step outside to watch the daily flying displays.”

Next year the Bloodhound Project hopes to claim the land speed record. In order to do this the SSC will have to improve on 763mph, the record previously set in 1997 by the Thrust SuperSonic Car.

GL events Owen Brown Launch Automatic Sliding Doors, July 2010

Leading temporary structure supplier GL events Owen Brown has enhanced their Absolute range of temporary structures with the addition of automatic sliding doors.
 
The Absolute automatic sliding doors are the industries first fully portable, fully collapsible electronic doors and are easy to fit with no crane required for installation.
 
This new concept is set to be popular with back of house hospitality facilities as well as front of house for retail outlets and for exhibitor space at outdoor exhibitions.
 
Alex Robertson, Managing Director comments: “In launching Absolute we set out to offer the events industry an exclusive structure type that was different to anything already on the market. We knew that in order to keep the Absolute innovative we would need to continually add to the range - this year we have already launched the Panorama window design and the Absolute double decker, the automatic sliding doors are yet another great addition to this award winning range making it even more flexible to different event situations”.
 
This weekend 17th – 18th July, Owen Brown will supply 6,300sqm of temporary structures to the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire. Their Absolute Eclipse and Absolute Plateau structures will be used for hospitality chalets and suites as well as kitchens, offices and exhibitor stands. RIAT is the World’s largest military air show with over 535 aircraft attending each year.
 
Owen Brown will also we support the Bloodhound Project with the display of their 1,000mph show car (a jet propelled vehicle set to challenge the world land speed record) at the Farnborough Air Show 19th – 25th July by erecting a completely clear view structure to make an impressive showroom.
  

Busy Period for GL events Owen Brown, June 2010

Last week we supplied in excess of 15,000sqm of structures to two important events on the summer calendar; Royal Ascot and Taste of London.

Royal Ascot is considered to be the most prestigious event on the horse racing calendar and features the exclusive Royal Enclosure. Again, this year we supplied the structures for the Royal Enclosure and a number of structures for retail and catering outlets and washroom facilities. We also supplied a Premier Triple Decker which was used for hospitality. Total square metres supplied was almost 12,000.

Taste of London, held in Regents Park, is London's largest restaurant festival, known as the ‘foodie event of the season’. Approximately 3,500sqm of our temporary structures, including the award winning Absolute Eclipse, were used to create this pop up restaurant festival. The structures will be used for restaurant facilities, VIP entertainment tents, private corporate enclosures and the popular Waitrose Taste Kitchen, Taste Wine and Laurent-Perrier Champagne Masterclass tents.

Over the last few weeks we have also supplied the temporary venue for the Glamour Woman of the Year Awards, hosted in Berkeley Square, Westminster, London. We have supplied in excess of 3,000sqm of structures for the Art Antiques London exhibition in Kensington Gardens and structures for exhibitors and retailers at Taste of Spain at its new location on Regents Street.

All in all a busy time for us!

GL events Owen Brown at the Chelsea Flower Show, June 2010

Again this year GL events Owen Brown supplied temporary structures to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

A new 20m x 40m Absolute double deck structure was used for the Ranleagh restaurant and food court, it featured a 4m x 25m patio area on the ground floor and a 2m x 30m balcony. The Ranleagh was sponsored by Laurent Perrier and featured a seafood restaurant on the first floor.

The structure used for the main on site restaurant: Thames View was also supplied by GL events Owen Brown; it featured an outside raised eating area which was put to great use with the fair weather.

Sixteen 6m x 13m hospitality units from GL events Owen Brown’s popular Smart System range were used for the Ranelagh Gardens hospitality village, tucked out of the way in the south side of the gardens these units were available for private hire.

Various other GL events Owen Brown structures were used throughout the show for reception areas, catering outlets, covered seating areas and kitchen and bar facilities.

Darren Woodhouse Events Director “Every year the RHS transform The Royal Hospital gardens into this spectacular horticultural show with the highest standards and attention to detail applied throughout, we are proud to be a part of this fantastic event”.

GL events Owen Brown to Shelter England at the World Cup, May 2010

For 12 years we have provided the FA with temporary structures to house the England Team Media Centre at all major European Championships and World Cups. 

This year at the FIFA World Cup South Africa the England Team Media Centre will be made up of 4 structures from our curved roof Eclipse range. The structure will house the broadcasting area as well as kitchen and washroom facilities. 

In addition to this, as part of our parent company, contract, we will be supplying FIFA with 15,000sqm of temporary structures to be split between the nine sites. The structures will be used for fan zones and refreshment areas as well as retail and merchandise outlets. 

Some 10 workers from our Castle Donington office flew to South Africa to complete the project which took around a month.

GL events Owen Brown Win Innovation of the Year Award, May 2010 

We are thrilled to announce that we have won the Innovation of the Year award for our new Absolute structure as voted for by the readers of Exhibition News. 

Since launching the Absolute we have won contracts with clients who were looking for a more innovative approach to temporary structure design. These contracts include: a 3 year deal to supply temporary structures at the Dubai World Championship, a 5 year contract to supply temporary structures to the British Racing Drviers’ Club at Silverstone and a 3 year deal to supply the Taste of London exhibition. This year we won a new contract to supply the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show after the organisers of the event saw the Absolute in use elsewhere. On top of all of these contracts we have also been appointed for the first time as supplier of hospitality suites to The Ryder Cup 2010 after showcasing the Absolute to their hospitality partners. 

This year we will be building on the success of the Absolute, earlier this month we launched the new Absolute double decker at the Open de Espana, click here to see photos. The Absolute triple decker will be launched later this year and further exciting innovations will continue throughout 2010. 

We would like to thank our clients and suppliers for their continued support.

Making History at The Commonwealth Games, May 2010 

Scott Hayward, Operations Director at GL events Owen Brown is to be seconded to Delhi as part of our parent company’s group management team for the Commonwealth Games overlay contract. 

This is the largest contract in the history of ; they will be supplying everything from ground works to signage, power, air conditioning, furniture and seating for several thousand spectators. This contract will see supplying over 50,000sqm from its new Absolute range of structures, of which 40,000sqm has been manufactured especially for the Games; the quality of the Absolute Pavilions was a key factor in winning the contract. 

Hayward and his team will face many challenges in the project, including temperatures of up to 46c, basic working conditions and a monsoon season.

GL events Owen Brown kick Opposition to touch to win the Women’s Rugby World Cup, May 2010 

We have won the main overlay contract for the 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup (WRWC). We have a history of providing structures for rugby events starting with the Men’s Rugby World Cup, England 1999 and Paris 2008. We are also the official supplier of hospitality structures at Twickenhan.  

This August, we will supply temporary structures at Surrey University’s Varsity Centre, the site for the 2010 WRWC, to house the VIP reception and hospitality areas, bar facilities and administration areas.  

In addition to this, we will provide 1,000m of picket fencing, screening and trailer toilets as well as seating for 650 spectators.  

Ben Keast, Senior Account Manager says “We are proud to be part of this world class sporting event; we are looking forward to working alongside WRWC to produce a memorable event on the sporting calendar.”

Relationship continues with BADA, April 2010

Our long term temporary structure supply contract has been extended with the BADA Fair off the back of an investment in a custom designed shop front window effect.

“We wanted the BADA Fair’s reception to look like a shop window. We created a bespoke display area and the larger windows created a much lighter and airier room” said Gillian Craig, Director BADA Fair.

We supplied 5,000sqm of structures to the Fair; in addition to the reception, the structures housed the main exhibition area, a restaurant and brasserie, kitchens and administration areas all within the confines of the running track at Duke of York’s Headquarters, Chelsea. 

The structure we provided for the reception was a 16m x 20m Premier Pavilion, the windows come in 5m bays usually with five 1m wide window panels and six supporting uprights. After the request from the event’s organiser, we manufactured an eave beam that would take the weight of only three uprights. Two 5m wide Perspex panels would then sit either side of a central upright to create the shop front window. 

Keith Bishop, Director comments “We are really impressed with the effect this window style gives. By being flexible with our structure’s design we have retained a long standing customer. We hope to utilise this window design for other events.”

Triple Contract Win, March 2010

In the past month we have been awarded three major event supply contracts. The long term contracts include 8,000sqm of temporary structures to the British Grand Prix at the Silverstone Circuit. This year we will supply a variety of structures from our product range including the new absolute and Ultimate. The structures will be used to house hospitality suites, information points, bars and restaurants as well as administration areas and even for shelter on the helipads.

The second is for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. This year we will supply 7,000sqm of temporary structures to house exhibition areas, the ‘North Ranelagh’ hospitality suite and the ‘Thames View’ restaurant. We will also provide the structures that make up the hospitality village, press centre, and numerous stores, administration areas and cloakrooms. The ‘North Ranelagh’ hospitality suite will be a new absolute double-deck structure with eclipse roof.

The third contract win is for the Open de España golf tournament in April; this is the second year we will provide temporary structures for this tournament. We will be launching our new absolute double-deck structure with eclipse roof at the tournament; this will make up the hospitality suite located behind the 18^th green. A single-story absolute with a round atrium end will be used for the press centre and various other structures from the absolute and Ultimate ranges will be dotted around the course to make up offices, retail outlets, bars and restaurants.

Scott Hayward Director at GL events Owen Brown commented “We are thrilled to have won these three contracts; for us they are a testament to the hard work, investment and innovation that we put into creating the new product ranges”.

GL continues to invest in future, Stand Out Magazine, March 2010

Keith Bishop, director of GL events Owen Brown, is spearheading a suitability programme for GL events Owen Brown and Snowdens. 

The programme’s aim is to reduce the carbon footprint of the company’s structures; this includes implementing measures throughout the life of the structure including carpet recycling and the re-use of water as well as the environmentally-friendly disposal of the structures at the end of their life. 

With the help of supply partners, Snowdens has already begun to recycle resin back polypropylene carpet; with some 6,000 square metres recycled from December 2009 events. Talks have also begun with Texiloop to assist with the recycling of wall panels and PVC roof. 

Meanwhile, GL events Owen Brown is continuing with its investment in new Absolute and Ultimate temporary structures, following an initial £4.5 million outlay in 2009. In 2010, plans to increase its range of products and services, with interior design and fit out, signage and temporary seating to be added to its portfolio. 2010 will see GL invest £9 million it its European structures divisions; this will be in excess of £2 million dedicated to the UK operation.

GL events Owen Brown Sailing Along in the Middle East, February 2010

We provided 7,000sqm of temporary structures for exhibition areas and hospitality suites to the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show (ADYS) held at the Yas Marina Circuit last month.

This is the second ADYS and the only annual exhibition dedicated to the superyacht and megayacht sectors in the Middle East. 15,000 people visited the three day event.

Darren Woodhouse, Global Events Director said "It is always great to be involved in such a prestigious event. Exposure at these types of events is excellent for   GL events Owen Brown. Our aim for 2010 is to build on the success of this event and the work we did at the Dubai World Championship last year and increase our presence in the Middle East."

Out Of the Woods, Access All Areas Magazine, February 2010

Temporary structure providers focused on quality, service and value for money in tougher times. Lisa Gudge talks to suppliers of some alternative options about new opportunities and the coming year.

GL events Owen Brown had a solid year following significant investment in its Absolute product ahead of the 2009 season.

“Obviously we committed long before the recession hit,” managing director, Alex Robertson, told this magazine last spring. “The market is hugely challenging. But a brand new structure is very different to something that’s been on the hire market for a couple of seasons, and we’re not asking a premium price for it, giving our clients the opportunity to hold their margins and prices.”

“We supplied new Absolute structures at the likes of Epsom, Ascot and Silverstone, and to the inaugural Dubai World Championship golf tournament in November,” group operations director Scott Hayward tells Access. “The response was very positive, and we’ve invested another £4m in ‘phase two’.”

The company is set to roll out double and triple deck structures in the Absolute range, and has new contracts in place at the World Cup in South Africa, via parent company GL, and the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor in October. The investment has also encompassed the smaller end. Its ‘Ultimate’ pagodas are designed to raise the standard of entrance, linking or smaller standalone structures.

“These can be the first thing visitors to and event see,” Hayward continues. “We’ve tried to get away from the white cube by carrying the aesthetic of the Absolute across into the Ultimate. They’re the same eave height as our larger structures, so you get the same doors, the same glazing and hard wall panelling, the same quality as the rest of the structure.”

Abu Dhabi Yacht Show, Stand Out Magazine, February 2010

GL events Owen Brown are supplying temporary structures in excess of 7000 square metres from its Absolute range to the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show (ADYS) at the newly completed Yas Marina Circuit. This is the second ADYS and is the only annual exhibition dedicated to the superyacht and megayacht sectors in the Middle East. The 2009 ADYS saw sales of yachts totalling over US$200 million. 2010 has been tipped to be even bigger with 120 exhibitors expected at the event.

Darren Woodhouse, Director of Global Events, said "This is great news for us, the client saw the quality of our finished product at the recent Dubai World Championship golf and felt that we could deliver what they wanted, another positive step for   GL events Owen Brown International Division".