FARNBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW
EVENT INDUSTRY LEADERS GATHER AT FARNBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL
From left to right: Michael Hirst, OBE- deputy chair of the UK Events Industry Board and chair of the BVEP, Michael Watton- venue director at Farnborough International, Chris Foy- head of business visits & events for VisitBritain, Chris Skeith- CEO of the Association of Event Organisers and James Heappey MP- MP for Wells and chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Events
Event industry leaders gathered on the 12th July to experience and celebrate one of Britain’ s most successful major events- the Farnborough International Airshow 2016.
In attendance were representatives from the All Party Parliamentary Group for Events, VistBritain, the UK Events Industry Board, UK Trade & Industry, the Business Visits & Events Partnership, the Events Industry Alliance, VisitEngland, the All Party Parliamentary Group for Events, the International Live Events Association, London & Partners and MPI UK & Ireland Chapter.
Held at the venue since 1948, the Farnborough International Airshow takes place every two years and attracts up to 200,000 visitors over the five trade days and public weekend. In 2014, the show saw over
$ 200 billion of aircraft and engine orders announced.
During the event, guests were also briefed on the new Hall 1 facility which is due to open in 2018. The purpose-built space will be flexible enough to cater for almost any kind of exhibition, conference, meeting, dinner or launch event thanks to 12,500sqm of exhibition space, 2,500 conference seats and 14 multiple purpose-built function rooms. Alongside its existing facilities, including the permanent 3,000 sqm Hall 5, the new Hall 1 will make Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre the preeminent events venue in South East England.
The 2016 airshow will be the last ever event to utilise the current temporary Hall 1 facility, one of several temporary structures that the
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