Networking and Recent Events

February is renowned for being a quiet month in the events industry, although lets just say, it hasn't felt quiet!  The events side is less busy, however we are always continuing to update our stock, experiment with new ideas (the workshop is more like a lab than a storeroom!) and meet with new people.  The last few weeks have seen us sponsoring a group of students from Sheffield Hallam University for their networking event at Electric Works in Sheffield.  They organised, planned and produced a unique event combining Networking and Art - NET:ART.  As official sponsors, we provided mood lighting, poseur tables and all sorts of event extras to make it go with a bang!  They were raising money for Barnardos, so it was a huge privilege to be a part of it. The girls did a great job at organising each individual aspect and bringing it all together on the night. 

Quite often, events are over or under thought so the best thing to do is.....keep it simple! Tip of the day for you! If your event doesn't have a particular theme, lighting will transform any venue! We have plenty of generic theming in house, such as Carpet Entrance ways, AV and Lighting equipment and Illuminated Furniture to create a chic and contemporary feel. Linen and Feature Table Centres are also a great way to dress a room, simple but effective!

Of course if you want to go all out on the theming side of things, we're not going to stop you....in fact, this is our favourite part! This years big themes are going to be Wild West, Pirates, Willy Wonka and 007, as it is the 50th anniversary and the new film is being released towards the end of 2012 - i'm sure all the ladies are looking forward to a bit of 007 flashing a bit of flesh! In the meantime we have a great Daniel Craig Silhouette Panel (and also a rather fetching Sean Connery one too) for hire that fits perfectly into any Casino Royale theme.

Tomorrow we are off to the Circus.  We have some Crazy Mirrors and a great Red and Yellow Backdrop designed to resemble a Big Top.  Pictures and stories to follow next week from this event......

Visit our facebook page and browse through our pictures on there.  We have recently updated our website too, so have a look through the recent events page and our brand new News Articles for ideas for your next event. Follow us on twitter too - yes we have all the mod cons here @steelcitypromo