events .

It ’ s the first time ESSA will release such a report to the sector . By leading and driving an agenda which outlines areas of improvement for enhanced collaboration and support , along with a defined strategy towards achieving this together with organisers , venues and exhibitors , we strongly believe that it will have a positive impact on all stakeholder groups to ultimately benefit everyone .

we continue to raise the bar on industry standards . The accreditation is the benchmark we ’ re setting for the event supplier and services sector . We ’ re helping all stakeholders and importantly our customers meet their minimum legal obligation when operating in the industry moving forward .

Enable Enabling our members to do business better remains at the heart of ESSA ’ s purpose . While we ’ re not in the habit of predicting the future , the current economic and political uncertainty means the coming months will undoubtedly present the industry with challenges and maybe even a couple more black swan events . But , in a strange twist of fate , the past two to three years have prepared us for much sterner tests and the supply chain has recovered in a manner that now sees them more resilient and better prepared to support the sector in 2023 .

As the industry continues to evolve , our work will continue at pace in areas of accreditation and further developing ESSA Accredited , which remains the only industry specific contractor accreditation covering areas of broader health and safety , CDM , planning and sustainability .

ESSA and its members plan to be at the forefront of this change for good as

Community We are nothing without our members . Though the scars of 2020 / 21 are still visible , since the pandemic , our members have been the cornerstone of how the industry has recovered by finding new solutions to drive growth . They have played a pivotal role in taking the supply chain to new levels in 2023 and beyond to become a better sector with superior standards , efficiency , safety and welfare .

There is strength in numbers and growing our supplier and services community is a key focus this year , following the appointment of our dedicated sales and business development manager last October .

Quite simply , the more ESSA members , the greater the collective strength in the community , the more representative we can be on major issues , the more we can invest in industry-leading products and services for all and the safer the industry will be .

“ The current economic and political uncertainty means the coming months will undoubtedly present the industry with challenges and maybe even a couple more black swan events ”

Value Training forms a huge part of our 2023 vision to add further value to members , enabling them to demonstrate their commitment to the highest standards and giving them a competitive edge with clients .

Last year we launched two individual online training programmes : the first with a focus on health and safety and the second on sustainability , both freely available to full members . Training in diversity and inclusion will follow this year .

We pledge to commit more resources to grow our education proposition this year including supplementing our online training programmes with certified face-to-face regional training which starts in February .

There may still be some bumps in the road ahead , and whilst we can ’ t be 100 % sure what 2023 holds , there is one thing we have full confidence in : ESSA members will collectively drive the sector forward pushing the envelope as they do so .

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