This is just a little bit about the many jobs and projects we get involved in each month.
August 2011
How’s your eyesight can you read this A c D e F g H if not I suggest you make an appointment to visit the check your eyesight testing exhibition trailer that we are currently supplying a driver for. The golden M roadshow is still on the road promoting his lovely ice cream is a hit with everyone and still selling out all over the UK. The 3d crew are still out and about but have finished with the shopping centres for now and we are now concentrating on assembling the rig overnight at cinemas (popcorn at the ready) We have also undertaken a very nice trip abroad with another stand well not abroad exactly but the Isle of Wight will do. Any BIG news this month? I hear you cry why of course yes. Try UEFA we started to assign our drivers to our client for their uefa contract this will involve 8 of our drivers driving to all the football grounds whose teams have qualified for the champions league they start off early this month and I guess we won’t see them to Christmas Eve. Many thanks to our client for trusting us with the very big contract I know he will not be disappointed with the crew we send. Good luck lads. All hands on deck just as the guys on question time perhaps sitting in their gardens with a cold beer or two ..The phone rings quick get your bags packed the lovely folk at the BBC want to do a special question time to discuss the riots some parts of the country have been experiencing. Our ice cream driver still about and about his the flavour of the month with this heat wave we are are experiencing (heat wave)? Well it’s hot anyway. What’s this with the ice cream this month? Because we have supplied yet another driver to give away even more ice cream this time in an ice cream van for a large mobile telecommunications company is that ice cream ORANGE mate? Our super space cabs are over in Europe this month namely spending most of their time in Germany.
July 2011
Yep Question Time in Birmingham and then Basingstoke and then ? well guess what the boys have a fair old break to enable them to wash, iron their clothes kiss the wife and walk the dog (not necessary in that order) then back on the road in September. Music is the flavour this month very busy with festivals etc and the touring don’t seem to be getting any easier out this month with an ex-beatle (think Thomas the tank) and also something to do with a razor and a light? We have also been undertaking driving an ice cream van for a very well-known fast food outlet think the golden M and you may have it we have been promoting their lovely ice cream deserts at various festivals as you can imagine it has gone down a storm and the all sold out sign has gone up very very early.The BIG news this month is the start of a huge task for us here at events 2 go logistics we have placed a large number of trucks and 42 drivers to our clients for a large European tour. It’s been a very hectic time in this office I can tell you with a very large candle burning at both ends. From Scotland, Birmingham, Manchester Copenhagen via Wembley and the Milan. I think it’s probably the biggest assignment this company has ever undertaken but it was so well worth it.. A sell out at every venue whats the band I hear you say. (Well its top secret) but seeing as it’s you who’s asking think “Robbie” and his mates. No prize’s for that one.so take that. We have also been supplying a driver to our client who is promoting a new large technology store with a double decker bus…looks the part it does. We have photos in the office if you fancy a look.
June 2011
This month will are still about with our bank vehicles in Staffordshire and Derbyshire. Question time visiting Wrexham, Norwich, Aberdeen, Huddersfield and Birmingham. The Big Question is at last coming to the end of this current series but we have to do one quick show in Glasgow before the drivers and crew can finally get home for a well-earned rest. Our drivers undertaking his 14 week stint is still covering Northern Ireland and by all accounts he can certainly vouch for a pint or two of the black stuff. Our driver is well on his way to Saudi Arabia after some issues at the border we had to load the whole exhibition rig onto a low loader to move into Saudi and because of the rules of the kingdom we had to get the whole rig covered up so as not to advertise whilst in transit. After a lot of long nights all was sorted and everyone happy. Our 3d crew still at a shopping centre near you perhaps? Visiting Bristol, Nottingham, Manchester, blue water in Kent. Our super space trucks are in Scotland for most of this month hope the weather holds up from Edinburgh and right up to inverness and a little bit further.Some guys out on a double drive a truly mammoth one this time, Belgium, Italy, Croatia, Ukraine, Poland, Russia, Finland and back to the UK. We have also been laying plans for a rock show music tour currently in its 10th year in central London and now due to tour the UK and Europe the show is amazing do try to catch it when it’s on the road. They will truly (rock you) that’s all I can say? We have also been supplying some of our drivers to our music related clients for a number of tours this month starting off in Hyde Park and finishing of sometime in august in Lyon as they do seem to be the kings of? Another tour we have supplied to would be well think of ex pink Floyd and water? Answers on a postcard please.
May 2011
Big Question in Bury, Birmingham, Croydon. Oh Question Time this month London, Sheffield, WORMWOOD SCRUBS ( no our guys wasn’t locked up but it was a close shave) Exeter and Wrexham. We also undertook an extra show for the young voters at the winter gardens in London. The 3d television stand builds have visited Milton Keynes, Westfield Centre in London, Dublin, Birmingham, Glasgow. Our tour with the new super space cabs continues venues visited this month’s road shows are Leeds, Liverpool, London, Dublin, cork, Belfast and Birkenhead. Our Roadshow alongside the cancer charity continues with a good footfall and great donations from the public. Another road show which has commenced this week is a 14 week tour of northern Ireland you should see the size of the suitcase our driver took with him I think he needed the artic truck just to carry it. The BIG news this month is us undertaking a very big tour of Saudi Arabia on behalf of one of our clients this will prove to be a major challenge due to the unrest at the moment in the region our driver will be going via turkey and Syria (with tin hat). On behalf of our clients we have been moving a number of medical trailers from location to location and have been assisting in the unit management whilst the vehicles are on site 3 trailers that make up a doctors surgery. The formula one circus hits Europe this month and so we have been providing a number of drivers to one of the major teams and assisting with the transport of both their team and hospitality trucks first stop Istanbul for the Turkish grand prix followed by the grand prix at Catalonia in Spain then off to the Monte Carlo grand prix in Monaco. On the music side of touring we have undertaken in transporting an old London double decker bus that assembles into a stage we have been visiting a number of festivals and its proving to be a great success. (Come on butler get this bus out?). Another new project that came aboard this month is two articulated vehicles that have been designed for a major bank these vehicles are a fully functional bank designed to cater for those in more rural regions can in fact visit their local bank.
April 2011
Its April gosh the months go by so quick these days this month kicked off with yes you got it Question Time visiting Oxford, Liverpool, and then hey what’s all this a few weeks off? Yes just enough time for the lads to get home to do some washing etc. The Big Question keeps going on though venues visited in oxford, Loughborough, Leicester, London.We have had 4 guys on a double drive fly out to Denmark and bring the trucks back. (Clocking up the air miles then)? Big news this month is the purchase of two new DAF super space cabs which will be assigned to undertake a never ending tour around the uk for a large music/theatre company here’s a list of places we are visiting Hull, Dewsbury, Worksop, Droitwich, Derby, Telford, Portsmouth, Ipswich, Cannock, Doncaster, Hounslow, Bilston, Sheffield, Nottingham, Bradford, Corby, (well you asked) We also sent out 4 of our best to undertake some double drives on behalf of our clients to Lisbon undertake a number of exhibition road shows and drive back to UK. Also undertaken this month was an exhibition double decker bus for a major finance company this thing looks the part and we be doing a number of road shows around wales and Scotland. Events 2 go logistics are also pleased to announce that we are due to undertake a road show for a very worthwhile charity this again is around the welsh area the driver has found it very humbling and a privilege to be working alongside some very dedicated crew..
We have also been providing a team of drivers and riggers for one of our blue chip clients the rig involves driving to location and rigging and assemble overnight in major shopping centres a stand to highlight the birth of 3D televisions the stand will also have PlayStations as well as 3D televisions they are well worth a visit if you see them in your local shopping centre pop in and say hello there’s even popcorn to give away. Been to Sheffield, Milton Keynes so far.
March 2011
The year is 3 months in now and we see no sign of things getting any quieter, we head out on the road this month with 6 huge exhibition trailers to undertake a European road show for perhaps the biggest telecommunications company in the UK the trucks will be visiting most of mainland Europe including France, Germany, Spain, Luxemburg, Denmark and Finland. On site each truck joins together (bit like a huge jigsaw puzzle) to construct a working office environment complete with all the new gismos and gadgets etc.More European work this month with some of our guys undertaking some double driving work to Barcelona for a large exhibition company.Question time still rolling on this month venues to visit are derby, Edinburgh, Eastbourne, London, and Stratford. Alongside question time is the big question road show that goes out live on the BBC each Sunday morning we are visiting Edinburgh, Brighton, Leicester, and Oxford. This month also sees us undertaking a number of site surveys at various locations in preparation to install a number of sales kiosks for a very large television company on behalf of one of our clients. ANY OLD IRON or should I say apples and pears? once again we are out and about with the old London market barrow. It beats me how the guys back in the olden days pushed these things about it takes a forklift to load and unload this beast onto our 7ton. They must have had arms like Popeye? This month saw us purchase a large static 3 bedroom caravan which we have installed onto a local farm it’s all singing and dancing 3 separate bedrooms, kitchen, shower etc. It’s for the guys to use between tours (ain’t some of these guys got a home to go to) mind you this thing is huge so its home away from home I guess..? (Alright for some). Get the bbq out lads..
February 2011
We’ve attended a lot of trade shows this month such as "The Event Show", The Production Show", and "The Confix Show" all at Earls Court very hard going but hopefully very worthwhile we have some very big and interesting leads to follow up.
We have also been providing some logistical support for our clients with the Rugby 6 Nations Championship great start for England keep it up boys. Continuing with the sporty theme the guys for UEFA shipped out again for the next leg in March it’s getting to the knockout stage now so goodness knows where they will all end up.
We had an urgent call again this month for one of our guys to double drive an exhibition trailer to Barcelona so he was off to meet the sun at very short notice (lucky boy) We are also undertaking a large 3 truck tour with (Rory the racing car) coming to a town near you soon no doubt. Question time still on the road and visiting Workington, Southampton, Barking, Newport, following on as well is the big question show visiting Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Birmingham. Our very popular Syn Seal Roadshow vehicle finishes this month after a very successful campaign we are very grateful to our client and was very proud to being associated with such a successful tour. Places visited this month are Winchester, Shropshire, Huddersfield, Doncaster, Ripon Kenilworth, Belfast, Perth, Grangemouth and Murrayfield. Well done Chris "good job!"
Events 2 go logistics are very pleased to announce that they have won a rather large contract with perhaps probably the biggest global communications company in Europe providing them with a number of exhibition vehicles and undertaking some mammoth logistics work around Europe. More will be announced on this project pretty soon hopefully so watch this space.
January 2011
The New Year kicked off with trucks ready to roll on this year’s FA cup trail we have 3 waves of vehicles visiting a number of locations we all sit in the office to see what balls get pulled out the hat to see where we are going on the next round.
We are currently on tour with the ever popular comedian "John Bishop" currently visiting a playhouse somewhere near you no doubt.
Events 2 go logistics are proud to be able to offer our driver services to a number of teams undertaking this year’s world rally championship trucks leave for Sweden very soon and then on the road for approx 3 months or perhaps longer.
Another new venture we are assigned to undertake for this year is a very long promotion for the TV programme "Skins" visiting a number of locations around the UK the vehicles are currently being branded and will be out on the road from 1st March till 23rd December the guys will need a very large suitcase for this one.
This month sees us on the road for a very large "show freight" company and we have been tasked to provide all the logistical support which will include a number of night trunking work from depot to depot.
The ever popular "Syntenta Roadshow” is still on the road and visiting a number of city locations Take a look at the IZM Roadshow on You Tube and see our truck on the road.
The Big Question programme hits the road again this month vising Peckham, Leicester, Bristol and Bury.
Question time also continues and visits London, Burnley and Cambridge, we have just taken on a mammoth tour with the excellent stand-up comedian "Lenny Henry" it’s a real long and demanding tour both for Lenny himself and our guys visiting 62 locations around the UK on-his "Cradle to Rave Tour"
We are also hopeful to be able to provide drivers to the up and coming Foo-Fighters tour which will be all over Europe.
This month also see us undertaking 6 large exhibition trailers for our client "Bite Yer Legs Productions" at the moment we are undertaking site surveys and risk assessments.
January sees us also out on the road with a tribute band (Play Cold ?) this involves a transit van and a 18 ton truck for approx 54 dates the warehouse staff have also been very busy undertaking some branding work for our client "Frog Promotions" this product launch will involve up to 16 7 ton vehicles involving it’s a knockout type show ? All very interesting!
December 2010
December as always is proving to be a real busy month for us here at events 2 go logistics. First of all the snow! Lots of it but we managed to struggle through and managed to keep all the roadshows and tours on schedule. Champions League trucks are still out and about at various locations all over Europe. We continue to be working alongside our client with the big Christmas present promoting a well know online store.
We have also been able to provide riggers for a well- known car manufacturer the promotion involved placing a brand new vehicle within a BIG snow globe so of you may have spotted it just of the A4 in West London?
Question Time is approaching its Christmas break at last but visiting Coventry, London, this month then the guys have a well-earned Christmas break before hitting the road early January 2011.
Now that Christmas is approaching the touring commences with the tribute bands to name a few.
The Bogus Beatles, Coldplace, "Y" ABBA "D" ABBA, Deft Leppard, Setting Sons, Pure Floyd and 2U2.
We are also currently undertaking rehearsals for the Roxy Music tour and also awaiting confirmed tour dates for Sade, Take That, Elton John and of course the Rolling Stones ?
The rig and de rig for the 3d televisions are keeping us busy also providing 3 riggers on behalf of our client. This month has also seen us running vehicles to Sheerness and shipping out to Uganda a 1st for us here. 2011 is looking very good at the moment especially under the current financial situation the country is in so let’s keep our fingers crossed for another good year.
November 2010
Guess what? Yes question time is still on the road, locations this month are Sheffield, London, Swansea, London(again) this very popular TV debate programme is moving from strength to strength.
The drivers on the champions league are still out we are very close now to getting to finalise the group stages and finding out just which teams will qualify for the knock out stages after that has all been sorted out they guys should have a brief rest period and return home to catch up on some well-deserved rest and to catch up on the washing before we return back into Europe for the final rounds.A number of pantomime companies are now re rehearsing ready for the holiday period next month and once final venue details are finalised its off out on the road..."look out he’s behind you"
Telephones seem to be the order of the day this year and we have just picked up another contract which starts end of this month the colour "orange" may spring to mind?This month has also seen the release of the new Harry Potter film and Events 2 Go Logistics along with our clients are pleased to be able to help with the internal promotion of the film.
On behalf of our client we are currently supplying a driver to help a very large web based company with a promotion around the UK which involves a flat-bed trailer and a very large Christmas present on the back you may have seen it at a city centre close to you.?The logistics to the live TV shows still continues this month and now gearing up to the finals next month and yet more equipment required as one of the shows moved for one week to a not so sunny seaside resort.
This month has seen the commencement of a large promotion on behalf of our clients promoting the advent of 3D televisions this involved us with providing a rigging crew and visiting various premises nationwide (if you ever have a chance to view one of these TVs please do so) they are amazing.
October 2010
Roll up- Roll up ..yes we are still transporting our BIG market barrow around a number of large exhibition events around the UK this thing is enormous and weighs just over a ton and the whole transportation requires a 7 ton truck and two very large transit vans plus all the apples and pears to go along with it!We are still undertaking the logistics and transportation for a large telecommunication company all around the UK and Europe this had grown from a small transit size van but now consists of 2 very large exhibition vehicles and 3 transit vans hope to have some photos soon so watch this space.
Our champions league trucks are still making their way across Europe and we have very good positive feedback from our clients so we are all very pleased with the results.The touring work has also kept us on our toes and we are undertaking a number of European tours for a number of production companies as well as a number of tribute bands which are also on the road touring well into the Christmas period some of these guys have great tribute band names named after the band who they tribute with. It’s an on-going quiz game in the events 2 go office trying to guess the real band name, Achtung Baby, being one of them answers on a post card please?BBC Question Time is still rolling across the UK visiting Sale, Birmingham, Cheltenham, Middlesborough and Glasgow this month.We have also managed to gain a contract with a major kitchen fitter which involves undertaking the logistics and transportation with 2 fully loaded exhibition vehicles visiting their suppliers so they can view the new kitchens. This is proving very challenging as the whole interior needs updating every month to keep it up to date, so candles burning at both ends with this one.The media bus guys have been out on the road again this month visiting a number of media outlets especially in Birmingham.Events 2 go logistics are very proud to be associated with one of the major banks who have purchased a very good looking exhibition trailer and has asked us to undertake the logistics on their behalf this will be rolling out late this month and visiting most if not all the major cities in the UK. This will be run from our central London premises based in canary wharf in central London.The live TV shows are also keeping us busy this month as we are in the process of transporting and rigging for two production companies one being live on a Saturday night and the other goes live immediately after but on another channel? To enable us to undertake this mammoth task we have had to hire in additional vehicles to help us manage this. The guys have done a fantastic job with this one. You know who you are guys and many thanks.
September 2010
Phew! Another busy month for us.We are busy undertaking the logisitcs and tour around mainland Europe for a vintage car racing team. We have been undertaking location risk assessments on behalf of a major UK company in readiness for their UK roadshow around the UK next month. The new truck for this promotion is really looking the part now w
ith new wheel trims and fuel tank it really is looking the part. Look out for it on the road with Andy at the wheel and you can keep up to date with this and all other bits of news by following us on twitter, the link is at the top of the page. As well as preparing for this we have been taking a very big comedy roadshow around the UK… you may have even seen us on TV! We have been transporting a very large old market barrow to food festivals around the country with a very large and long road trailer and a transit van. Question Time is back on the road and we’ve already been to London, Liverpool and Sale, plus The Champions League taking us into Europe with all stops between Serbia and Rome.
August 2010
The Formula 1 guys move on this month to Budapest and Spa (Spa being a busy circuit) which appears to have its own weather front which always makes for exciting racing. The Domino trailer visits the festivals at Long Marston, the V Festival in Stratford and then continues to Leeds. Ano
ther BIG project got underway this month with UEFA Champions League with us providing drivers to our client which will involve taking equipment from ground to ground. The boys leave on the 8th August and we won’t see them until
mid- December. Another big promotion this month is for one of the UK’s largest telephone company. We are undertaking most of the early logistic work at the moment visiting sites etc. on behalf of our client before the tour gets underway which is due mid Sept and run into December and looks like continuing well into the new year and beyond. Our transport team are currently looking for a new tractor unit for the Question Time show which is due to be underway next month some photos have arrived and it’s starting to look mighty impressive.. more on this soon.
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July 2010
Kicked off this month with the Domino trailer moving to next location the Oxygene Festival in Dublin..so the guys will be looking forward to a few pint of the black stuff along with the crack that the beautiful city of Dublin has to offer. Question time still out, but with only 2 shows left on this series in Dorking and Hartlepool. The guys all deserve a very well earned rest most if not all of them will be all of on their jolly holidays ready for the next series beginning in September make the most of it lads it isn’t long. The big question is also nearing the end of its run with just Peterborough and Edinburgh remaining. The music festivals are still in full flow so we are constantly looking to the sky for the weather, we are currently providing drivers to Pearl Jam, Pat Metheny, Paulo Nutini. July is always a big month for us here with the formula 1 guys dropping in at Silverstone (time to meet up with the family) and Hockenheim. We have also been asked to undertake the logistics to move some 43 trailers for a very big satellite television company this will involve moving promotional trailers from city to city with a revamp time in between. The transport team have their heads buried into the paperwork etc. as we are to undertake a contract supplying our own vehicles and trailers to and from Morocco, taking equipment from the UK to Morocco then bringing the revamped equipment back to the UK this is an on-going route to and from which will involve a 4 day drive to Morocco a rest of 2 days onsite then a 4 day drive back pretty much on-going throughout the rest of the year. Our transport manager (Eric) is currently in Morocco organising the final touches but we are all very excited about this one...there appears to be a big bun fight here at the moment as to which drivers will do it, all cases are packed and ready by everyone just waiting for the team to make the final decision.
June 2010
A busy month with two buses, one for the band the other for the crew, a production truck and a stage truck travelling the UK and setting up for ad-hoc gigs, promoting signed and unsigned bands. We also co-ordinated the whole series of events and employed our own event manager.
With Question Time we still continue to provide transportation and this month has seen us visiting Brecon, Plymouth, Witney, Canary Wharf and Ipswich. Along with this we continue with transportation logistics for The Big Question Show and visiting Leicester, Bristol, Peckham and Birmingham for this Sunday morning show on BBC1.
We have been transporting and rigging sets for a local radio station on behalf of one of our clients, this involved us setting up in a shopping centre overnight, de-rigging and moving onto the next. A new promotion event began this month ‘Domino Rocks’, an urban artic vehicle has been fitted with 3 pizza ovens plus a full kitchen to sell pizzas at festivals, the first one we’ll be taking this too is ‘Download’ at Donnington Park, so if you are attending any festivals this year – look out for us.
Supplying tour drivers for tours continues for us with the Aerosmith tour across Europe at the moment with drivers flying in and out and double driving across Europe. Another big promotion for this month is driving a very large bendy bus. This is an exhibition vehicle and is due to visit a number of County shows etc. including The East of England Show and the Biggin Hill Airshow (cameras at the ready). X Factor has been another show on the road with the audition stages underway and we are supplying drivers for the production and set vehicles. Events 2 go logistics have also provided riggers and drivers to our client who made an attempt of the world’s biggest ball park which included transportation of the set and rigging with the guys also helping out in setting up for a high profile photo shoot which included thousands of footballs. We have also supplied drivers to a vintage car racing team transporting equipment to and from Malory Park racing circuit. Continuing with the racing theme we are providing drivers to a number of Formula 1 teams with the Montreal and Valencia races this month. But perhaps the BIGGEST news this month is Events 2 Go Logistics have gained a contract with VIPEX who are local to us in Mansfield who undertake vehicle and trailer builds and have asked us to undertake any logistics work that they have. Here at Events 2Go Logistics are very proud and honoured to be able to work alongside such a blue chip client. Please follow the link to VIPEX website from our homepage to have a look at exactly what they do.
May 2010
With election campaign we are pretty flat out with drivers and vehicles stretched as we tour the whole of the UK.We had a short notice request to provide drivers and vehicles for a conference in Amsterdam. A few of our drivers and just finished a lengthy tour, so it was a case of don’t unpack just yet, you are off to Holland for the month.We secured a contract with a major double glazing company providing drivers and exhibition vehicles, the first of these is near enough ready and looks stunning.At this point we better mention the guys in the garage who have been working day and night to keep the vehicles on the road up to scratch.The European leg of the Formula 1 season is underway and we are very proud to be providing both circuit drivers and double drivers to some of the main race teams ( all the very best of luck!) and it looks like being another exciting season.Continuing with the sporting theme we are also operating some outside broadcast units for the FA cup and champions league. We are also touring Europe with a product launch and hey the sun is out... fingers crossed for a lovely summer..but don’t hold your breath!!
April 2010
Question Time and The Big Question keeping us busy this month along with the Media Bus which has been in and around Bournemouth this month.A large promotion for a major German car manufacture started this month, using 6 fully laden artics loaded with staging, lighting and sound equipment.We have also been providing drivers for generator trucks for a number of presentation evenings and film work with the BBC.This month sees the start of the Rock ‘n’ Roll season and we have been touring a couple of tribute bands around holiday camps from Skegness to Land’s End.
With the election fast approaching we are providing drivers for the ‘battle buses’ during the election campaign and with it looking like a full month of campaigning many of the drives will be away from home for a number of weeks.A first for us this month, we provided an experienced driver to drive a converted bendy bus to promote a client’s products at various county shows. When our driver was asked what irt was like to drive, he replied ‘It’s very long!’
March 2010
A busy month with Question Time and The Big Question travelling to all parts of the country with some of the highest viewing figures... could there be an election announcement soon?We’ve been doing a massive UK tour for Media Bus. The bus is a Double Decker kitted out with PCs, cameras and loads of high tech equipment visiting projects and groups to encourage involvement in film making and editing – you can see more about this by visiting the website www.themediabus.co.uk. We will be in Cornwall this month so if you see us please do drop in and say hello.We are continuing our provision of drivers for visits up and down the country with our cancer information trailer.We have also had a chance to see some sunshine with a number of HGV drivers for fly and double drives for a large exhibition company through Bucharest and Greece and a good opportunity to dig the shorts and sunglasses out.We are pleased to announce to increased demand we have purchased another two 7 ton trucks.
February 2010
February started at a very quick pace with a number of assignments taking place with a number of tours for theatre companies including several European visits. One show was completely mimed so no language barriers. These productions have been such a success there is talk of this tour being extended. We are also on the road with a large cancer charity with a 40 foot artic visiting various locations. On board is a scanner which can predict cancer at an early stage, which is a good thing. We have also being working alongside a large production company promoting the England rugby team for the 5 nation championship unfortunately it wasn't a successful tournament for the team but the promotion proved to be very successful.
Another interesting assignment was with a very large outside broadcast company for which we had to provide a number of drivers.We did have a major assignment is for a media company, in supplying our drivers to man manage a rather large Double Decker bus. The bus is kitted out with top of the range media equipment and will be visiting schools and universities encouraging and teaching students all about events media, including camera and film handling and using editing software. The bus includes 18 PCs loaded with software and a marketing suite. We will be posting some photos soon and if you are interested in hiring please get in touch.
January 2010
Already 2010 and January with the snow fall we had get the transport and logistics department on their heels but are pleased we had no real dramas..Well done guys.
Things are progressing well for the early part of this year with a few very intresting projects beginning to take shape.
We took a bit of an opportunity whilst our lorries were out to refurbish the tarmac at our Cannock yard and it's looking good.
Question Time has had a well earned break but not for long as it gets under way again early January as well as the Big Question show which is moving on from strength to strength.
We have also undertaken a show for a large TV company which is due to have a long week long LIVE show looking for ghosts etc. this is due early January.
December 2009
Question time is still out and about we think the guys are really looking forward to a few weeks off over the Christmas break.
Talking about Christmas breaks..Eric the Viking..driving the BIG RED RIG has only a couple of weeks to go before he eventually returns to the UK due to get back sometime around 9th December..until then you can catch him on twitter "Eric the Viking" his in Holland this month....I wonder if he will bring any tulips back for his wife ??
--- Phil welcomes back eric "the viking" from his 9 month tour all over Europe.
With the snow there has been a lot of venue switching at very last minute just to find somewhere an event can take place. we think its going to be a very busy January 2010 trying to fit all the fixtures which didnt take place.We have also undertaken a lot of exhibition and show work for a number of racing teams with the annoucement of the new 2010 line ups. With a lot of changing about with drivers etc and a welcome back to a Formula 1 legend next year looks to be pretty intresting. Reharsals have gone well for a very well known rock artist with plans to undertake a very lengthly tour early next year (wonder if he ever got to the top of Solsbury Hill?)
October & November 2009
November has seen us undertake a number of assignments. We kicked off this month undertaking a campaign for a very large law company driving a client’s vehicle around various locations around the UK. Inside is a training and recruitment room enabling students see what the law is all about.
November 5th proved very busy for us as we undertook the movement of fireworks (yes we have guys with pyrotechnics qualifications) we moved everything from barriers, track ways and show equipment to some major fireworks celebrations.
A new promotion commenced this month with a fit out of two articulated vehicles for another DIY company. The fit out of the trailers includes fully operational kitchens of our client’s newest range..fully fitted means operational, sinks, dishwashers and washing machines..should be quite a spectacle. Another interesting assignment for one of our clients’ was the set up of a market scene which involved providing drivers and crew to assist our client in the erection of market stalls etc. to promote goods and produce of European countries, not your normal fruit and veg here but rather more exotic foods and produce. On the music scene we provided drivers and crew to set up two stages in the heart of central London to promote a re-branding of a leading Internet search engine, a good time was had by all. A number of our vehicle movements have been collecting set, sound and staging ready for the pantomime season (so look out behind you !) rehearsals are now taking place which will provide some kind of rest bite before we are back on the road again visiting theatres and concert halls, so if you see one of our trucks parked near the stage door come and say hello.
Talking about rehearsals we have been undertaking rehearsals ready for a car launch early next year judging by what we have seen in Germany it’s going to something special.
Children in need as always at this time of year kept us busy and the logistical problems this involves moving equipment etc. to various venues to enable this very worthwhile night to be successful.
September 2009
Needless to say our driver Eric is still driving his BIG RED RIG across Europe for one of our blue chip clients..the feedback we are receiving from them is all positive our client being really pleased with the high profile and interest this particular promotion has received.
The start of September saw our maintenance team actually getting their hands on some of our vehicles undertaking routine maintenance and servicing and giving them a once over.On the promotional side we have been undertaking a large tour with a hospitality vehicle for one of the main high street retailers calling at Preston, Sheffield, Glasgow, London, the sunny isles of the Isle of Wight and all stops in between.
We have also undertaken a major TV commercial campaign for a leading supermarket for their Christmas range launch..you maybe able to spot a big silver exhibition trailer on the box? BBC question time is still doing the rounds never has this particular show been so popular.. we are not only supplying transport but also the crew and logistics..not only for question time on Thursday but also for the big question show on Sunday mornings so once you've read the Sunday papers and a possible breakfast in bed put your feet up and watch this ever popular show.
We are currently undertaking a long assignment for a large Swedish DIY store which has included providing crew and a show bus visiting various locations nationwide. The music roadshow doesn't stop either "a surprising busy year on this front" under the circumstances..providing 6 vehicles for a old established band "the Mac is back" the tour took us all over Europe and a brief stop in the states before returning back to the UK. it was a really late finishing season on the tribute bands after the trucks, drivers and crew must of visited nearly every main stream holiday camp during the so called summer season.
Another venture we have been involved in is for a local music school which has been taking teachers, instruments and music scores to local clubs and halls enabling children of all ages to get involved in playing instruments and encouraging them to get involved not only in undertaking instruments, but lighting, sound, and stage construction..we here at EVENTS 2 GO are more than happy to be associated with this particular worthwhile project.
Formula 1 has now parked up in the pits until next year and we know our guys are really pleased to actually get home to sleep in their own beds. Not for long though as not wishing to rest on their laurels our clients will have to gear themselves ready for any testing etc.. a very eventful season we think.. and another next year looks even more exciting.
One particular campaign currently on the road is to help people quit smoking which involves a number of our 4x4 vehicles towing 7 meter trailers around the united kingdom with one articulated outfit being the mother ship which will help and encourage people to quit smoking..this will carry on till at least Christmas (with the guys just getting home in time for the turkey) but only until the New Year when it will all be wheeled out again for all those Ney Year resolutions.
Our educational vehicles have still been visiting schools and colleagues promoting further education.We also provided two trucks with crew for a big conference in Barcelona. on site for 4 weeks so the guys managed to get a bit of beach time..OK for some with the very dismal summer we had in the UK.
EVENTS 2 GO LIMITED are very pleased to announce that our onsite electricians have managed to gain qualification to enable us to undertake PAT testing on all our clients electrical needs and requirements...well done to all concerned.
The transport team have finally got schedules for some of this year’s Christmas pantomimes and the movement logistics that this will entail..so its going to be all hands on deck for the next couple of months
July & August 2009
Well the sun didn't shine very much in July as hoped. But needless to say we remained very busy here at Events 2 go Ltd. As the holiday season is in full swing we continue touring with a large number of tribute bands from holiday camp to holiday camp all across the UK and into main land Europe on occasions too.
Also the big boys are still out playing and the number 1 Irish band is still singing their way across Europe. The BBC are still keeping us busy with Question Time and The Big Question, amongst other assignments.
We also had a number of project launches to cover this month including our client (Spectral Gate) who required us to build a 40 foot rig with a full music suite onboard so they could take it around the UK and invite prospective students to have a play at being a knob jockey ? This particular project will run well into 2010 and beyond requiring a crew of 6 and two drivers to gain maximum exposure.
The Formula 1 season is underway and Events 2 Go Ltd are still providing drivers to our blue chip clients throughout the season and one particular client also would like the guys who are currently driving the race vehicles to swap duties at the end of September and fly out to Singapore, Japan, China, Brazil and Abu Dhabi to help out on pit crew and hospitality duties..... guess at least they will see some sunshine ?
Talking about sunshine we have drivers currently undertaking a tour across the grand old USA driving American vehicles for a band called "The Side Jerseys" this has been a mammoth project requiring the hiring of some very large rigs across the States and we are very glad to announce the tour was a complete success and the production company are now well in place to hit Europe by storm.. "glad we could have been of some assistance guys"
Our electrical contractors roadshow continues to visit the county showgrounds.
Eric is still driving the big red rig around Europe. Don't forget you can twitter him "Eric the Viking" and maybe catch a glimpse of him driving somewhere in Europe ?
All in all July was pretty busy for us all here at EVENTS 2 GO LIMITED but what's happened to the global warming we were promised?
June 2009
Well a real busy month with the weather suddenly turning into a scorching summer – hope it continues!
And life on the road continues.... the Milwakie tour continues and our driver Eric has managed to get a well earned few days at home as it enters the UK for a few shows, not for long though the big red machine returns to mainland Europe very soon.
Question Time and the Big Question roadshow goes on from strength to strength with both shows really pulling in
the viewing fiqures, guess politics has never been so interesting.
We are about halfway through a promotion on behalf of one of our major clients which includes Events 2 Go providing vehicles and staff for a hospitality inflatable marquee our clients have had some rave reviews about the display so far and are looking to extend the shows..take a look at the photos of rehearsals in our yard it’s a huge great structure..may be you are interested in such a structure?? Dexter the yard dog is not included, give us a call if we can help.
Events 2 Go was saddened to hear about the untimely death of Michael Jackson..but I’m sure he would agree the show must go on so the music Band wagon continues and is now gathering pace.Events 2 go have been providing drivers to their blue chip clients on a mammoth tour for THE BOSS of rock and a very big boy band? But it’s not all big stadiums, we have also been providing our splitter bus services and crew to some up and coming bands currently playing the holiday camp season which is very demanding but hey U2 had to start somewhere? Also a number of tribute bands are getting very popular some are even more popular than the originals so we have been providing drivers for small transit type vans to artics, we have been so busy on the rock and roll front we almost run out of our event experienced drivers.
So if you’re an experienced HGV Class 1 driver who knows’ their way around Europe and don’t mind being away from home keep an eye on our vacancies section, as we may have the need to expand. From our new Birmingham office we have been providing drivers and vehicles for a live TV comedy show you may have seen on your TV? We have also been providing vehicles and location facilities crew to some very long film shoots mostly filming in the UK at this point but will have to go to very hot locations in Europe before our client calls it a wrap....
The formula 1 circus hit the UK this month and continues on back into Europe. Events 2 Go are still providing drivers and some double drivers flying here there and everywhere notching up the air miles etc. We think some of our drivers have spent more time sitting on wings than sitting in front of a wheel this month. Our transport department have had their pens out
arranging a very high calibre film promotion roadshow due to commence early July. Also another roadshow which involves a very large block of ice... all will come clear just keep an eye on your local town centre.
Our drivers are also continuing with the safety roadshow campaign which has been to most if not all the county shows around the UK, and hey, because the weather has been so good not once has it got stuck in mud. Best be careful though there’s still a few more to do yet so fingers crossed all in all June was a very busy month with some very long hours and all hands on deck..and the next few months looks just as busy.
May 2009
We've just finished a mammoth European tour for the thrash metal band "dragonscreed" who finished of a headline tour with a gig at the Purple Turtle venue Camden town...events 2 go provided a band and crew bus along with drivers for this tour. F1 kicked of in Europe this month our drivers are currently out in Canada for the GP after a run from Barcelona-Monica. after Canada its all hands on deck in time for Silverstone. We're urrently undertaking a big promotion for the British Olympic team staring of on the 25th of this month and finishing of in August covering a number of venues from Ipswich to Cardiff and all points in-between.
Our Question Time vehicle and crew are still on the road with this programme now getting even more exposure along with Sundays the big question show our guys have been living out of a suitcase for a number of months now. Our driver Eric is still on the road with our client "showcase" this month he is due to hit the UK so look out for Eric and his BIG red rig as his up and down the highways and byeways. With corporate events, we are currently providing drivers to our clients for a safety council promotion/hospitality trailer which is due to visit a number of county shows. Events 2 go are proud to announce they will be providing upto 11 drivers to their client undertaking a very large European tour kicking of next month...rehearsals are looking good and it proves to be a exciting 4 months or so.
April 2009
Another busy month with besides all the regular work we are currently supplying an experienced HGV driver to one of our blue chip clients who have acquired a 23 meter Artic Exhibition Trailer and an American Bullnose Tractor Unit.
Following the consultation and design phase, expansive refurbishment operations transformed the Trailer Unit, within a matter of days into a state of the art unit to house and display a full range of power tools and industrial accessories. This was a detailed project with every detail of the operation having to be taken care of. First off, the unit had to be completely stripped and gutted, externally sprayed and branded, and then fitted with new flooring, walling and display casing. We have to say the vehicle looks stunning its big and very red you certainly can’t miss it.
Eric Pennington one of our experienced driver/event operator has been appointed by our client to take the rig on its European tour. Eric who will be living in the unit for the next two years and set off from our clients yard in the early hours of 30th March and somewhere in Europe.. hope it’s going OK Eric! But just in case we want to catch up Eric will be twittering on his travels and keeping everyone up-to-date with how the tour is progressing, why not catch up with Eric and life on the road by following Eric on Twitter, just follow ERIC JOURNEY http://twitter.com/Ericshowplace.
March 2009
The start of F1 Grand Prix has seen our drivers doing some last minute testing in Barcelona.. they wish! No, our event drivers have been transporting a large number of F1 racing teams to Barcelona so the F1 drivers get some practice in ready for the new season.
And we’re still on the road with Question Time and the Big Question, and we were at the London Olympia providing drivers and riggers for a large mobile screen for a major Olympia event.
After several months of negotiation Events 2 Go will be providing hospitality transport for a section of the British Olympic team this involves a large number of logistics and man management around Europe up to the London Olympics 2012.
February 2009
A full on month with undertaking the logistics of large medical trailers which involved the man management and general up keep of these very expensive vehicles. Then a bit of entertainment and a whistle stop tour around Europe with a couple of music tours including an ever expanding portfolio of tribute bands – who says the seventies and eighties are over!
On the road in the UK with one of favourite jobs with the BBC Question time and the Big Question with our new tractor unit and double decker trailer. Then we’ve been on the fashion trail, well our lorries have.. not much fashion sense in this office....! With plenty of activity transporting exhibitors to the Clothes Show at the Birmingham NEC
January 2009
This month we’re expanding! We have just taken ownership of extra secure storage for HGVs and trailers, the new secure park is near J11 of the M6. Full details can be found on the ‘Secure Storage’ page of our website. This compliments the existing storage facilities that we already have at our offices near J24 of the M1. Along with this, we have just taken ownership of new tractor units to manage the increases in event marketing projects and product launches. These vehicles are available to hire with drivers for UK and European event marketing and promotional trailer use
October 2008.
Back to school with a 12 truck promotion on behalf of the government education department. This event is to promote the benefits of further education to students. Our team of vehicles and drivers set up the large hospitality vehicles on the sites of numerous colleges, universities and schools. These vehicles have built in offices suites and kitchen facilities and we visited all areas of the country, North, South, East and West.
It's all go again with the BBC programme 'Question Time' back into production, with this and 'The Big Question' we're starting to get quite knowledgable about all sorts of things!
A major joinery company has asked us to undertake a UK promotional tour, to promote their latest range of bespoke kitchen fittings. Each vehicle requires a refit every 6 weeks with new styled kitchen fittings so as to keep their range right up to the minute. So for us it's a few days off, then back on tour.
We're putting together an event for a national power company, who've asked us to undertake the logistics for them. This involves making sure that the specialist vehicle arrives safely and on time at each venue, but we have also assigned the promotional crew, riggers and drivers as well as maintaining and event managing this campaign.
September 2008
With the European season now finished for another year for Formula 1, we have completed our season with a leading Formula 1 team, and what another exciting season this has been. We really enjoy this work - well who wouldn't?
A nice couple of summer tours, we've just completed driving for some major music tours as part of their UK tour - 'The show must go on' springs to mind.
We had a bit of a mammoth job to do... a major car retailer asked us if we could project manage their 40 foot hospitality trailer to promote their latest range of cars. We had a rigging crew of 12, plus drivers to operate this monster. It is big and did cause a stir with our client's dealerships. If you want to see this monster then please pop in and see us, you may find it still in situ and it can be seen for miles.
August 2008
Where is our summer? Well we have been doing our bit for last minute holiday company in merchandised ice cream vans, we've been out driving their promotion vans, handing out suntan lotion to promote that last minute get away trip - We'll all have some of that - the rain must run out soon............. please.
Our local town - Long Eaton, came to a bit of a standstill one Sunday morning, when one of our F1 clients thought it would nice to bring their race vehicles up to see us. As you can imagine this created quite a stir, with a large crowd, cameras in hand. Of course they need to get used to this, with UK racing moving to Donnington which is just a few miles from us, and rumours that a F1 grand-prix maybe coming shortly... Let's hope so!
June 2008
Lots of University travelling this month, with lots of companies looking for next year's recruits. Come and join us! See the world! Well, not quite but lots of the UK and quite a bit of Europe.
Some Recent Photos.
