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Andrew at Confex

Posted by louise on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

If you’re planning to attend the event industry exhibition, Confex, on Thursday then drop in to see Seventeen’s MD Andrew Williams talking about BS8901 and sustainability. Andrew will be joined by Christopher Bray, Head of Conferences at the MS Society who we have been working with over recent years to help make their events more [...]

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Sustainable Events Summit 2010

Posted by andrew on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

The third annual Sustainable Events Summit has launched this week, promising an unmissable day for event professionals everywhere who are interested in making the industry more sustainable. Check out the summit website for more details on the programme, speakers and why you should attend. We’ll be announcing more great speakers soon including a high profile [...]

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January news

Posted by andrew on Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

I hope that you have all had a great start to 2010! It’s been a busy month for us so far here at Seventeen Towers and we have yet more excitement to look forward to in the next couple of weeks – firstly the judging day for the MediaGuardian Innovation Awards, then the Wandsworth Green [...]

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Internship available

Posted by claire on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Are you interested in working in the events industry? Do you think it’s important that meetings and conferences become more sustainable? Can you balance a creative approach with sustainable thinking and meticulous accuracy?
Seventeen Events is a sustainable event management agency based in east London. We have a rolling programme of short term, paid internships, and [...]

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Power 50

Posted by louise on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

So it’s congratulations to Andrew once again! He’s officially the 37th most influential person in the UK events industry (according to Conference & Incentive Travel magazine). Great to see that other events professionals who are working in the field of sustainability made the Power 50 too.
Thanks for all the votes!

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Vote for Andrew!

Posted by louise on Monday, November 30th, 2009

Seventeen’s MD, Andrew Williams, is a contender for a place in the prestigious Power 50. The annual top 50 lists Conference & Incentive Travel Magazine’s most influential figures and Andrew has made it into the top 100.
In order to make the Power 50 he needs your vote!
Here are few reasons why you should [...]

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Congratulations to Andrew!

Posted by claire on Friday, November 13th, 2009

Well done Andrew for moving up in the ranks of the Event 100 club! On Wednesday night the full list was unveiled, revealing Andrew’s new position at 54!
To see the full list go to the Event Magazine site
http://www.eventmagazine.co.uk/home/

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Our sustainability policy

Posted by andrew on Thursday, October 8th, 2009

We’re always trying to stay one step ahead of the game at Seventeen. We certainly never take our sustainable knowledge for granted and we’re always trying to increase our awareness of best practice. For the past few months we’ve been working on revisions to our sustainable development policy, and I’m pleased to say it’s now [...]

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Mega launch

Posted by louise on Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Seventeen are managing the MediaGuardian Innovation Awards for the third year, and launched them in style at the Guardian’s office in Kings Place. Guests were treated to bespoke martinis courtesy of Ketel One, and the space was decorated in innovative style by the Young Creatives Network. The highlight of the evening was an insightful Q&A [...]

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City Airport gets its sums wrong…

Posted by andrew on Monday, August 24th, 2009

As we’re right under the London City Airport flight path we are not exactly thrilled about the prospect of it’s expansion. A press release published today indicates that the much hyped jobs that expansion will create are, er, just hype…
Press Release for immediate use
City Airport admits it got its sums wrong
Estimated number of jobs created [...]

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