Exhibition News September 2019 | Page 9

News Nineteen Group acquires Broden Media CloserStill Media acquires eCommerce trade shows Nineteen Group has announced that it has acquired Broden Media Limited, the organiser of The Emergency Services Show and publisher of Emergency Services Times magazine. The acquisition of Broden Media Limited adds another major event to the Nineteen Group portfolio, as well as a leading publication. Broden Media Limited delivers the annual The Emergency Services Show at the NEC, this year taking place on 18-19 September in Hall 5. It is a two-day event bringing together all disciplines from the emergency services sector to discover innovative technologies and operational solutions, share their experiences and unite in their collaborative approach to public safety. The exhibition is in its 14th year and features over 450 exhibiting companies. Nineteen Group CEO Peter Jones said: “As Nineteen Group continues to grow, I couldn’t think of a better event than The Emergency Services Show. It fits perfectly with our current series of Security, Health and Safety, Fire, Facilities and Disaster Response events.” CloserStill Media, organiser of eCommerce Expo in the UK as well as eCommerce Expo Asia, has acquired two eCommerce events taking place in Barcelona and Madrid, Spain, from organiser E World for an undisclosed sum. The E World team, headed by managing director Agustin Torres, has joined CloserStill Media Tecnología in Barcelona. The company has also acquired the 1-2-1 eForum events held each year in the Spring and Autumn, which host Spain’s largest online retail buyers. The shows in Spain become part of CloserStill’s expanding portfolio of enterprise technology events, which includes events in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Singapore and Hong Kong, attended annually by more than 75,000 delegates, with over 1,200 speakers and 900 exhibitors. CloserStill plans to expand its technology events portfolio in Spain with a roll-out of its international technology brands from 2020. Sophie Baker-Davis, head of CloserStill’s technology portfolio, said: “We are excited about the opportunities in the Spanish marketplace. “The online retailing world is making great strides in Spain. We are delighted to be working with E World to accelerate the growth and importance of the eShows to the e-commerce sector, and to integrate them into our international technology and e-commerce network.” “Running our larger events we are very dependent on the pound-to-dollar exchange rate and recently the pound dived to its lowest rate in decades, which means that most US guests costs have risen dramatically” #1 Cvent CEO Reggie Agarwal is voted best SaaS CEO for the second year running £50m Combined group revenue of Lowe Rental Group and PKL Group after merger 0 Single-use plastic is removed at event venues Oval Space and The Pickle Factory £1.3m Cost of renovations for PetPlace, including a cinema made for dogs 21% Jump in attendance for game developers conference Develop:Brighton Showmasters MD Jason Joiner attributes the cancellation of London Film & Comic Con to Brexit uncertainty September — 09