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Entries open for EN Awards
T
he 14th edition of the
EN Awards returns
to Evolution London,
Battersea Park on 20 March
2020. The EN Awards, the
biggest awards for the event
industry, is now accepting
entries. The deadline for
entries is 24 January 2020,
so enter now to avoid
disappointment.
New categories
Two new categories have
been added to the billing
this year, including Best
Company Culture, which
recognises how much time
and energy businesses
across the industry invest in
their staff, and Best Trade
Show (under 2,000sqm),
which recognises the
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varying scale of exhibitions
in the UK.
EN editor, Saul Leese, said:
“These two new categories
are incredibly important,
as are all the others. HR
teams across the exhibition
industry have changed
significantly in recent
years, building important
strategies around staff
engagement, well-being and
creating culturally amazing
places to work. It’s high
time we recognise that these
teams play a huge role in
how our events perform. We
also need to connect better
with smaller organisers
whose events are all too
often overshadowed by
larger ones in the business,
so we’ve introduced
Best Trade Show under
2,000sqm.”
The EN Awards receives
a phenomenal amount
of entries each year,
demonstrating how
important it is to the
industry. EN also assembles
an armada of industry
experts to judge each
category ensuring that they
are fair and continue to be
credible. The awards are
open to all and, because they
are organised by the leading
industry magazine, they
remain independent.
Portfolio director at EN,
Duncan Siegle, emphasised
how important the awards
are to the industry: “These
are serious awards, but
seriously celebrated. I
think that’s what makes us
different. Winning an award
is incredibly important and
it does raise the profile of
the company in the eyes of
the industry. It also makes
a company more attractive
to work with as we find that
many people looking to work
in the exhibition industry
do tend to come to EN first,
but what’s important is that
these awards connect and
recognise the hard work of
employees of all levels and
they are great fun.”
A big thank you to Live
Buzz, this year’s headline
sponsor and Exhibition
Centre Liverpool, CircData,
Event Guides and Blue
Monday. EN