Co-owner / Business Development
Gary is the first point of contact for any new event, heading up business development & the day-to-day running of the company. Having also worked in the event industry his whole career, starting as a technician before moving into sales, Gary is well placed to help you find the right solutions to meet your event goals.
Software Development Manager
Programming wizard Rob joined the company in 2007 & has been working his user experience design magic on apps of all shapes and sizes ever since. Rob’s years of project knowledge are a great strength, identifying and adapting previous ideas to apply to new creations.
Interactive Producer / Business Development
Bringing years of experience producing and supporting our event solutions around the globe and the UK, as well as a passion for client satisfaction, Rich is a valued member of the team. Working with a broad range of clients allows him to gain useful insights to improve and develop our portfolio of services.
We may not currently be hiring for a specific role, but if you feel your skills can benefit our business, please send over a CV to enquiries@event-technologies.co.uk, or use the form at the bottom of this page, and we will get back to you.
Having worked with audience response systems for over a decade, it was time to branch out and start the business. Using a borrowed fleet of over 100 HP1915 iPAQ Pocket PCs and with in-house software created to capture text and votes, it all started. The devices were eye-catching, intuitive, and fully branded but the batteries only lasted about an hour!
First major deployment of our laptop-based collaborative “Involve” software to capture delegates thoughts for a series of PriceWaterHouseCoopers Partners meetings in Malaga, Spain using 120 HP Laptops purchased by us. The event lasted 4 weeks and engaged over 4000 staff.
The company starts to grow and we get our first employee, Rob, who is still with us today. We also moved to our first office which was on the third floor with a spiral staircase. Not ideal for moving boxes of equipment daily.
We successfully applied and were appointed to the Home Office Event Technology framework and continued delivering laptop-based collaboration software and hardware to the Cabinet Office, the Department for Education, and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
We completed development of our first silent auction software and used it for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in London using a newly purchased fleet of HP IPAQ 214s handhelds. Equipped with additional hi-capacity batteries giving 4 hours use, these were state of the art. The software proved a great success with the charity raising 40% more than using a paper-based alternative.
In order to keep up with demand for digtal collaborative apps and to replace an ageing laptop fleet, we invested in our first 150 x 2nd Gen iPads making events simpler and more effective.
Working with agency lead Opus Create, our inflight entertainment and quiz system for Audi helped win an Eventia "Creative use of Digital Technology" Gold Award. Featuring 100 devices loaded with Audi historic movies, a digital magazine, competitive quiz and event feedback to keep guests entertained and informed during their flight from the UK to Munich.
Moved into our first purpose designed offices with capacity to house our growing inventory of kit and 15 staff. We continued increasing clients through recommendations and have never had an outbound sales team. A testament to our attitude and willingness to go the extra mile.
Launch of Drive Tracker software including purchase of 120 x iPhones to support a Jaguar Land Rover Global Launch event in Majorca. Tracking of upwards of 100 electric vehicles and giving guests an innovative commentary whilst driving.
With COVID 19 shutting down live face-to-face events, we successfully re-programmed our core products to leverage virtual events. During the next 2 years we delivered over 75 virtual quizzes, and over 20 eLearning courses. Digital horse racing, and bingo also make their first appearance as a part of our software, changing the game in how to create a fun and engaging virtual event.
Having survived Covid 19 we are now 17 years old and still going strong. We've now designed, developed and delivered technology for over 3000 events worldwide with many customers staying with us from the start!
Please get in touch to discuss how we can be of service to your event.