Latitude, Intellitix among Event Production Awards winners

The Pollstar Awards wasn’t the only awards ceremony on Friday night: Access All Areas’ Event Production Awards, recognising the UK’s best event organisers, production teams and suppliers, took place for the fifth time at the Lancaster London hotel.

Banqueting House in Whitehall and Hampton Court Palace took home the awards for best indoor and best outdoor venues, respectively, while Intellitix won best technology provider and Liverpool Sound City music event of the year. Festival Republic‘s Tania Harrison, arts curator at Latitude Festival and Alternative Stage programmer at Reading and Leeds, took home the Access All Areas editor’s award.

“It’s been a great year for events, and it’s fantastic to see everyone here having a great time and celebrating the best and the brightest of this industry,” says Access All Areas’ editor, Emma Hudson.

The winners are:
Best Audio Visual Supplier
Creative Technology

Best Crewing Company
Connection Crew CIC

Best Security Company
Specialized Security

Best Fencing/Crowd Barrier Company
Eve Trakway

Best Flooring/Trackway Company
LION Trackhire

Best Staging Company
Actavo Events

Best Structure Company
Neptunus

Best Plant Company
Winner Events

Best Indoor Venue of the Year
Banqueting House

Best Technology Provider
Intellitix

Best Ticketing Company
Skiddle

Green Supplier of the Year
Big Green Coach Ltd

Best Outdoor Venue of the Year
Hampton Court Palace

Sustainable Event of the Year
Arcadia Metamorphosis by Arcadia

Public Event of the Year
Para Tri by Sportsworld

Cultural/Food Event of the Year
London Korean Festival

Music Event of the Year
Liverpool Sound City

Sporting Event of the Year
Progress Productions for Rugby World Cup 2015

Best Visual Spectacular
Fantastic Fireworks for The War of the Worlds Spectacular

Brand Activation of the Year
Sense Marketing for Guitar Hero Live

Production Team of the Year
Ground Control

Access All Areas Editor’s Award
Tania Harrison