Partners
Doodson Entertainment
Doodson Entertainment is an internationally-recognised insurance advisor with a rich heritage that spans over six decades. Doodson Entertainment has cultivated trusted, long-term relationships with clients operating across many entertainment platforms within the UK and USA – from grass roots to globally acclaimed household names.
Doodson Entertainment offers in-house expertise channelled by well-respected industry professionals. Its strong connections and proven client success over the years are testament to the fact that it is one of the fastest growing, leading independent insurance brokers in the industry today.
Doodson has over 120 employees based in seven offices in the UK and USA, meaning that it can provide an excellent around the clock service to clients seven days a week.
The earliest Doodson Entertainment clients included The Beatles, The Hollies and Gerry and the Pacemakers. Today Doodson is insurance advisor to many of the world’s biggest artists, promoters and live events.
Doodson Entertainment is a trading name of Arthur Doodson (Brokers) Ltd.
For more information contact Stuart Davis on 0207 394 2155 or stuart.davis@doodsonbg.com
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First Aid Cover Ltd 
First Aid Cover Ltd is owned and managed by NHS professionals and operates to the highest standards. Based in London, we provide medical cover to events and venues across the UK.
Covering over a thousand events every year, we have vast experience in managing all types and sizes of event medical requirements. We have provided cover ranging from an intimate VIP dinner party for 20 guests at Kensington Palace to over a million attendees at London’s West End VIP Day.
We are able to provide a full range of staff from trained first aiders to specialised nurses, paramedics and doctors.
We have been privileged to provide cover for a wide range of high profile events and large festivals. Some of which have included the iTunes Music Festival, Oxford, Regent and Bond Street Christmas Lights, London’s St. George’s and St. Patrick’s Day festivals, Regent Street Festival, Brit Awards, Freeze Festival, NFL Tailgate Party at Wembley Stadium as well as providing year round cover at the Roundhouse in London.
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Intellitix 
Intellitix is the market leader in RFID access control and cashless payment systems. This year alone we activated over 1,000,000 RFID Tags at festivals including Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, Electric Zoo and Austin City Limits. We cut queues to a minimum, eradicated ticket fraud and unwanted resale, and our proprietary software and fully integrated hardware proved 100% secure and reliable.
The Intellitix platform more closely connects promoters and brands with their audience, and we work with any existing ticketing system or partner. Our bespoke solutions are based on decades of experience in event promotion and ticketing. These are fail-safe systems that can seamlessly integrate access control, cashless payments, social media and brand activity. And statistics show that festival fans love it.
RFID and cashless technology will change the face of festival-going over the next 12 months and we’re at the forefront. Working with us will increase on-site spend and identify substantial cost savings. But more importantly, you and your brand partners will gain unprecedented audience insight, while the fans enjoy a fun, non invasive technology, sharing their experience both onsite and online.
Intellitix is proud to be the exclusive technology partner of the UK and European Festival Awards. We offer smart systems for smart festivals and we’d love to tell you more. Please get in touch.
info@intellitix.com
www.intellitix.com
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LS-Live
LS-Live is the UK’s premier production facility that has been at the forefront of the concert, touring and festival marketplace for over three decades, building an enviable client list that includes high profile artists right through to local festival promoters.
Covering a 30,000 sq ft site, LS-Live combines expertise in large-scale studio rental, set design and construction, the provision of an entire range of stages, and equipment hire from what is now the UK’s largest stock of staging equipment – specialising in LiteDeck, Layher Event Deck, automation equipment, delay towers, screen supports, and all the little bits and pieces that you need to make your production work.
The stage and set specialist has evolved to become a one-stop-shop for live event productions, meaning it can take a concept through to fruition from the very initial design stages to a successful event. Its award-winning design and fabrication team will work with you to produce custom stage sets or full staging systems, test-building structures in its arena-sized studio, and offering continued support throughout the tour or event.
LS-Live has drawn upon its years of structural engineering and design expertise to develop its range of outdoor staging, from the Mini Stage right up to the new Space Roof system, which has been catching the attention of festival promoters since its debut at Wembley this summer.
Delivered on time, in budget and always with a trademark smile, LS-Live’s staging packages are complete with transport, crew, compliance with all health & safety and windspeed regulations, and can even be offered as a total solution with lighting, video and audio systems provided by its friends in the industry.
LS-Live’s expanded studio facilities, just two hours from London, include on-site bedrooms, en-suite dressing rooms, dance studio, green room, multi-functional studios, production offices and catering area mean productions have everything at their fingertips to fine tune their production. The new on-site industry-led training centre Backstage Academy also allows you and your crew to pick up essential industry certificates during your visit.
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MRL
MRL Safety Limited is a safety and risk management company who specialise in supporting event organisers and promoters to provide safe events that are enjoyable for all. MRL Safety is one of the leading independent safety companies and work with many of the UK’s leading festival, music and outdoor entertainment promoters.
Our team have a wealth of experience which has been gained over many years in the industry and work closely with promoters and event organisers from the planning phase through to the debrief. MRL Safety staff can lead on producing professional, technical documentation including Event Management Plans and risk assessments, essential for a smooth licence application and event; providing practical, knowledgeable staff for the event, including build and break times; and managing the Event Liaison Team. Other services available include fire risk assessments and also advising on, and sourcing, appropriate levels of suitable medical cover for your event.
If you would like to know how MRL Safety can help you, and your event, contact us today on:- 01977 622000 or info@mrl-limited.co.uk.
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Music Week 
For over 50 years Music Week has been the UK’s only dedicated business weekly magazine, offering a unique insight into the UK and international music markets. Music Week provides a powerful combination of news, analysis and data covering Labels, Live, Media, Publishing and Digital.
For a full range of print and online services on offer to suit your marketing needs and budget, supported by our industry-renowned editorial team, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
For more information please contact: Darrell Carter darrell.carter@intentmedia.co.uk
Tel: +44 207 226 7246
Robertson Taylor
Robertson Taylor is widely acknowledged as the leading insurance broker for the music and live event industry. Since our formation in 1977, we have pioneered some of the policies that are, today, accepted as standard for the industry. Our focus
and experience means our clients always receive the very best advice and cover, at highly competitive rates.
We encourage festival organisers to go green and offer a discount to those who implement green initiatives at their festival.
We work with many festivals advising on their insurance requirements along with risk management processes, and arranging the necessary cover. Importantly, we provide a 24/7 claims service. If anything should happen close to the event or over the weekend,
you can be sure that someone will be available to assist you.
We can cover the Public Liability, Employees, Equipment on site, cash and also cancelation (including adverse weather) or non appearance for particular artists.
You can find out more about dedicated service for festivals at www.robertson-taylor.com/our-services/festivals or call Steven Howell on 07850 708287 or email steven.howell@rtib.co.uk
Showsec
Showsec is Europe’s largest event security specialist, providing security and crowd management at festivals throughout the UK. 2010 has seen the company’s dedicated security specialists look after audiences in excess of 30 million people, at festivals and events across the board.
From high profile festivals, such as the historic 30th Download festival and the series of Wireless and Hard Rock Calling Hyde Park gigs this summer, Showsec has also secured contracts with independent festivals such as Bloodstock 2010 and Belladrum.
For every festival, the team work closely with all event stakeholders to design a security and crowd management strategy suited to the site, audience profiles, organisers and artists on stage. Showsec liaise with local authorities and councils for every event, continuously focusing on improved crowd safety and crime reduction, and working to give the audience the best possible festival experience.
Showsec has continued to invest in, and expand their education initiatives, looking to the future of festival and event security. The company recently formed a partnership with the University of Derby Corporate to support the launch of a new Foundation Degree in Crowd Management, enabling better career progression from entry level to senior management and building on the knowledge and expertise within the company to provide professional, approachable and robust security for festivals in the future.
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Showcase
International Showcase is now 44 years old and still number 1. Independently managed, constantly updated and always reinventing itself to enable the worldwide music industry to find exactly what they need, however they choose to. With the directory currently produced in two easy to use formats, the printed edition looks sleek from cover to cover and the website (www.showcase-music.com) provides another fantastic way of allowing our loyal users to find what they came for. Showcase 2012 now has an increased print run of books by 40% which means a total of 7,000 books will be in circulation next year.
We also have an exclusive new Cross Platform mobile app in the making which will offer a third way of accessing the information for those on the go.
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Showforce
Showforce are an award winning event support services company with offices in the UK and Middle East. We specialise in providing experienced personnel to festivals, corporate events, exhibitions, venues and the entertainment industry.
With 20 years experience in the business of event staffing around the world, our teams set industry benchmarks in professionalism, presentation and personal skills, demonstrated by our achievement of the Total Production International (TPI) award for favourite crew company in 2009, 2010 & 2011.
Showforce have been involved in various capacities in several of the most notable concerts and festivals taking place around the UK this year, including:
· London Electronic Dance Festival (LED)
· Field Day Festival at London’s Victoria Park
· Hard Rock Calling
· Hop Farm
· V Festival
· Sonisphere at Knebworth House
· FEIS at Finsbury Park
Please contact Mark on (0)20 8519 5252 for more information
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The Ticket Factory
The Ticket Factory is proud to be the official ticketing partner and sponsor of the 2011 UK Festival Awards.
As one of the UK’s leading primary ticket agents and Friend of the Association of Independent Festivals, we are perfectly placed to help promote your festival and sell your tickets!
Our secure website is supported by our 24 hour, UK based, telephone sales team.
Our nationwide database gives us the perfect opportunity to talk to festival goers across the country, plus our growing social network channels provide the perfect platform to engage with festival fans throughout the year.
Added to this, we are a member of The Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers (STAR) which means that customers can buy their tickets in confidence!
For more info about our first class service and how we can work together to sell your festival tickets, call 0121 767 3561 or email peter.monks@theticketfactory.com
Virtual Festivals
Virtual Festivals is the premiere online destination for music festivals, a one-stop shop for the pan-European marketplace.
Combining an unrivalled repository of information and content with a social engine that connects event owners and fans, the independently-owned site has grown since forming in 1999 into “one of the industry’s real success stories” (Music Week).
The site now attracts more than 2 million unique users per year (upto 400,000+ p/m) and has over 150,000 subscribed members. It is proud to be the headline media partner for the UK Festival Awards & Conference and the European Festival Awards.
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XL Video
Founded in 2000 by a team of highly successful AV industry professionals, XL Video is regarded worldwide as the market leading rental provider of event production video solutions.
Operating from five offices around the world and renowned for harnessing the best technical and logistical expertise available within the AV business, XL’s portfolio of discerning clients span multiple sectors of the entertainment and leisure industries at the highest level.
Major clients/events include Cold Play, Muse, Take That, U2, Cameron Mackintosh, Top Gear Live, MTV and BRIT Awards. Festivals include Glastonbury, Download, Isle Of White, Hard Rock Calling, Wireless, Creamfields, Global Gathering, Bestival, Sonosphere to name just a few….
XL has consistently applied its creativity and technological innovations to deliver spectacular, unparalleled visual results for TV productions, concert touring, West End theatre and arts/experiential projects, sporting and corporate events, conferences, exhibitions and awards galas.
A prolific investor in all visual display formats — from large LED screens to high definition projection — and the highest quality digital portable production units and camera systems, XL Video’s contribution to international live events is simply unrivalled.
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