Exhibition News August 2020 | Page 7

News “This crisis has fundamentally changed the way buyers behave and rendered traditional sales approaches ineffective.” Raoul Monks of Flume Sales Training Exhibition News Awards set to rally industry 32,000 exhibitions globally Mash Media, publisher of Exhibition News, has announced that the Exhibition News Awards (ENAs) will now be held on 9 October 2020 at Evolution London, from 18.30pm. The new date, confirmed shortly after the government gave the go ahead for events to take place from 1 October, will mean that the ENAs is set to be the first major industry event since lockdown began in March this year. Duncan Siegle, publishing director of Exhibition News, said: “The EN Awards is always a fantastic night and a chance to celebrate our outstanding industry, but this year it will mean so much more to us, our guests and the events industry as a whole. Being one of the first events back, and certainly the first for the events industry, allows us to put on a fantastic night that will last long in the memory. The feedback we are receiving suggests it is going to be one hell of a party.” Tickets are now on sale at www. exhibitionnewsawards.co.uk Woolwich Works ready for exhibitions in 2021 Woolwich Works, a new £31.6m restoration of industrial buildings in Woolwich, East London, is opening as a new ‘cultural quarter’ in Spring 2021. The project is led by the Royal Borough of Greenwich, and will see five historic buildings on the Royal Arsenal converted into multi-use spaces for concerts, exhibitions, conferences and more. It will feature music, theatre, dance, spoken word, comedy and many more kinds of live events. Woolwich Works will feature a performance venue with 1200 seated or 1800 capacity, five studios which can be used for performances and rehearsal, as well as a café, bar and community spaces for weddings, parties, conferences and other events. €116bn Exhibitors and visitors spend €116bn on exhibitions 3.2million jobs 1,217 venues with a minimum of 5,000sqm exhibition space 4.5million exhibiting companies Global Exhibition Statistics (Source: UFI) August — 07