Camden is appointed furniture supplier to dmg world media
22 Aug 2006
Camden Exhibition Services is to provide furniture for many of the country’s top consumer shows after being appointed official supplier to international exhibition and publishing company dmg world media.
The contract will involve events such as the Daily Mail Ideal Home Show, taking place at Earls Court, the Ordnance Survey Outdoors Show, being staged at Birmingham’s NEC, and the Vitality Show, to be staged at London’s Olympia.
Camden will act as joint supplier to all of dmg world media’s consumer shows being held in England, beginning with the Autumn Ideal Home Show, which takes place at Earls Court between October 6 and 15.
Adam Aston, Camden’s Head of Exhibitions, said: “We’ve already established an excellent working relationship with dmg world media, so we see the awarding of an England-wide contract as a tremendous tribute to our achievements so far. We look forward to further strengthening our relationship with one of the world’s leading exhibition and publishing groups.
Camden – a division of leading independent furniture and catering equipment supplier Thorns Group – is already a prominent supplier to the exhibitions sector. As part of its contract with dmg world media, it will provide furniture to a broad selection of events, ranging from the Metro Ski & Snowboard Show at London’s Olympia to Bathrooms and Kitchens EXPO, to be staged at London’s ExCeL.
dmg world media, which is part of the Daily Mail & General Trust plc, operates more than 30 offices around the world, in countries that include Australia, the US, China, the United Arab Emirates and Canada. Its global activities include the production of more than 300 market-leading trade exhibitions, consumer shows and fairs, together with 45 related trade and consumer magazines, newspapers, directories and market reports.
Within its UK-based operations, its best-known activities include the Daily Mail Ideal Home Show, whose blend of home accessories, furniture, home technology, gardens and home refurbishments attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. The 2007 show will be staged at Earls Court, London, between March 9 and April 1.
About Camden Exhibition Services:
Camden is the ultimate single-source supplier to the exhibitions sector, working with organisers of major exhibitions and with film and television production companies.
As a division of Thorns Group – with operations in London, Birmingham and Manchester – it is also part of the UK’s leading independent supplier of equipment, services and expertise to the UK’s events, exhibitions and conference sectors.
Operating through four specialist divisions – Camden Exhibition Services, Thorns Furniture and Catering Hire, Camden Special Events and Classic Technical Services – the group holds an extensive stock of furniture and catering equipment ranging from tables, chairs and bespoke furnishings to china, cutlery, silverware, glassware and linen. Thorns Group can also provide designer floral arrangements, electrical fittings and power supplies, plasma screens, carpeting and specialist flooring.
August 22, 2006
