Best Event Agency
DRPG
Known for creating inspiring and award-winning events, from conferences and roadshows through to product launches, exhibitions, venue sourcing and incentives trips, DRPG’s dedicated in-house operations team use the latest technology and DRPG’s purpose-built production facilities to deliver outstanding events every year. Collaborative in our approach, our team provide the best solutions for our clients to creatively connect with audiences, create engaging experiences and lasting impact that truly deliver against objectives and beyond.
HGA
2019 was a massive year for Manchester-based events agency HGA. They celebrated their milestone 30th birthday as well as ten years with long-standing clients Brakes and The Very Group. They also won more new clients than ever before, including an epic eight-day conference for chemical giant BASF and an exclusive two-year contract with The Financial Conduct Authority.
HGA’s passionate team of Event Producers, AV Technicians, Digital Developers, Designers and Video Producers all work together under one roof to create the very best events in the UK. With the skills, resources and imagination to deliver everything in-house, in the last three months alone they designed and built a two-storey stage set for a conference, a cocktail-making app for a gala dinner and a full-scale working barn for an exhibition – to name just a few!
Having invested heavily in their infrastructure this year, they have grown the small team from 20 to 27 with a series of brand-new roles and expanded the warehouse facilities with state-of-the-art equipment. This is just the start of big things to come for HGA!
SEVENEVENTS
We are so proud of our team, our work and our clients and this is a pivotal point in our agency. We have a strong foundation in place ready for us to hit the ground running in 2020. A year that is going to be based around a strong strategy that will propel our business and see us continue to grow. Our clients will see the benefits as our offering becomes stronger and our consultative approach supports them with reaching their goals.
SEVENTA
NUFFIELD HEALTH BUSINESS LEADERS: The brief: To Create an Engaging Conference Event. As with all events, one of the key elements is the venue and sourcing the perfect space to engage with delegates is crucial. Ricoh Arena was our chosen option for this event, offering discounted train fares with Virgin Trains, complimentary car parking and a completely flexible approach to our requirements: Held twice per year; 350-600 senior business leaders per event; Venue: Ricoh Arena, Coventry; Full event design and production; Accommodation booking service; Bespoke AV stage set; 25 Event Crew. Alongside the main conference we also hosted a trade show area featuring different departments from within Nuffield Health, which served as an informal networking and information point for delegates. There was also a short fashion show feature! Seventa Events provided full management AV service for this conference, which including flying LED screens in the main conference space and both pre and on-site presentation support.
SLEEK EVENTS
Sleek Events is unique in the way the business has grown purely by word of mouth and referrals. It is our relationships with clients and excellent reputation in the industry that has enabled Sleek Events’ development and growth. Recently, we were named as #19 on the 2019 Virgin Atlantic Sunday Times Fast Track 100 as one of Britain’s private companies with the fastest-growing sales, as well as being named in M&IT’s 20 event agencies to watch out for in 2020.
Internally, we have fostered a team culture and follow a team vision, mission, values and culture which isn’t just written on a piece of paper – we believe in it and live it each day. With our fast growth and team expansion, we regularly review our direction and strategy, ensuring we always build and develop it as a team and not just assign it to an individual to complete.
SMYLE
Smyle’s mission is to be the No. 1 Creative Agency in the UK.
We achieved record turnover ahead of target from in 2019 – a 51% increase
In the last 12 months, we delivered a record 480 projects in 25 countries across 5 continents.
All Top 10 clients were retained and contributed to circa £8m increase in t/o and new clients won include EE, UEFA, Formula E, Rolls Royce Aerospace resulting in a £5m t/o boost.
We featured in the 2020 Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200, gained a place in the C&IT Best Places to Work top 20 Best Places to Work and won the “Rewarding Excellence” award.
We aim to be the most sustainable creative agency and launched a 10 year plan for achieving 2030 targets of net zero GHG emissions internally and to reduce the impact of our events by a minimum of 30%.
Development of the wellbeing of our great team included an evolved training plan with increased investment, supporting International Woman’s Day and their campaign #BalanceForBetter. We recruited 51 new roles since Jan 2019 as well as making 9 internal promotions.
TEN6 CREATIVE
With an experienced and diverse team, TEN6 Creative’s combination of creative, logistical and technical production knowledge allows clients to materialise the most ambitious projects from concept through to delivery.
Our team has built everything from immersive walkthrough brand experiences, corporate conferences and exhibitions, extravagant outdoor celebrations bursting with fireworks and more. For TEN6, there is no idea too big, no concept too crazy, no subject too challenging.
XSEM
XSEM was founded in 2004 by Dan Bardgett and Michael Gwilliam. The pair met while working for a golf representation agency and soon decided to open their own agency. They subsequently established XSEM, initially specialising in high-end, bespoke sports hospitality and golf events.
Over the past 15 years we have expanded our offering in order to become a full service, creative experiences agency, specialising in marketing, live and rewards. No matter the project that we’re working on, we make sure that the end product is an engaging and memorable experience that delivers return on investment.
We have developed an impressive client base and built a team of 32 industry experts with a wide ranging and impressive skill set across each of our divisions.
Our team are experts in coming up with creative concepts and handling everything from pre-event campaigns and production right through to on the day execution and post event reporting.
Our mission is to make people happy.
While we have evolved from our sporting beginnings, we are still leaders in luxury golf experiences through our specialist golf division – XSEM Golf. This is the perfect complement to our wider offering and is still incredibly popular with our clients.
