Informa Plc group
chief executive
Stephen Carter
“After 10 months
trading in 2019,
despite an
unpredictable
economic/
geo-political
backdrop, the
enlarged Informa
Group continues
to demonstrate
resilience and
performance,
remaining on
track for a sixth
consecutive
year of growth
in underlying
revenue, profit,
adjusted earnings
and cashflow.”
Informa remains
resilient against
an unstable
economic
backdrop with
continued
growth reporting
revenues up by
2.8% for the 10
months to 31
October 2019.
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Hyve Group ceo Mark
Shashoua
“After over
two years of
significant
transformation,
we have created
a stronger and
more diversified
portfolio, with
a focus on
market-leading
events. This
makes us more
resilient going
into FY20 as we
face headwinds
in many of our
markets, including
sanctions in
Russia, Brexit,
USA/China trade
wars and foreign
exchange rate
uncertainty. Due
to the investments
we have made
in our TAG
programme, we
are confident
that we are in the
best position to
take advantage of
these headwinds
while customers
focus on quality.“
Clarion Events
executive chairman
Simon Kimble
“The industry
faces a number
of risks, including
economic
and political
uncertainty
which has been
pronounced in
recent years, so
it is heartening
to read the
Economic Impact
Report which
shows a resilient
and significant
sector. We have
experienced
good growth in
2018, and this
extends into 2019,
as we continue
to focus our
strategy adapting
to the changing
landscape
through
investment in
innovation and
refreshing our
infrastructure
models in
addition to
focusing on better
understanding
of the customer
and improving
the alignment
of visitor and
exhibitor
requirements.”
NEC Group venue sales
director Ian Taylor
The report’s
findings are
promising and
unsurprising,
as here in the
Midlands, we too
are experiencing
growth. Evident
in the NEC
hosting over
150 exhibitions
year on year,
face-to-face
communication
continues to be
an important
facet of business
in every sector.
It is this real-life
interaction in
a digital world,
that’s providing
our industry with
the power it needs
to withstand the
current economic
headwinds and
continue to
measure highly
in the global
rankings.”
Reed Exhibitions UK
CEO Darren Johnson
“2018 was a
strong year for
Reed Exhibitions,
we launched 44
events globally,
with many arising
from our strategy
of extending
leading brands
and sector
expertise into
new geographies.
We also made a
number of exciting
acquisitions both
in the UK and
globally which,
I am delighted
to report, are
showing good
stable growth in
2019.”
Nineteen Events CEO
Peter Jones
“2019 has been
an outstanding
year for Nineteen.
Record rebook
and double-digit
growth across
all shows. For
example, our NEC
Series that ran Apr
2019 rebooked
over 100% onsite
and is set to more
than double by
Apr 2020, with
most the stand
space already
forward booked
during 2019. We
haven’t felt much
effect of Brexit.”