The Event Supplier and Services Association’s (ESSA) Annual Awards return in November with seven new award categories.
This year, nominations have opened for 14 categories – the most categories ever seen at the ESSA Awards, which have been running since 2017.
The awards will be presented after the ESSA Conference at ESSA’s annual Dinner and Awards hosted at Warwick Conferences, The University of Warwick, on 30 November.
New categories for 2023 include Best Stand Builder, AV & Production, Print, Logistics and Full-Service Contractor.
All nominations will be assessed by an expert panel of judges. The categories are:
- ESSA Outstanding Contribution to the Industry Award
- ESSA Young Person Award
- ESSA Member Company Award
- ESSA Unsung Hero
- Best Organiser
- Best Venue
- Sustainability
- AV & Production
- Logistics
- Full-Service Contractor
- Best Stand Build under 10sqm
- Best Stand Build under 30sqm
- Best Stand Build over 30sqm
Andrew Harrison, director, ESSA, said: “In recognition of the innovation and brilliance we see continually evolving across the industry, we felt that it was only right to expand our categories to shine a spotlight on more of the excellence and best practice exhibited by our members and the wider sector.
“It is purely down to their appetite and commitment for positive change, and their continual desire to push boundaries for the greater good, that we see our industry go from strength to strength, and it is only right that this is acknowledged so that more can learn and benefit from such inspirational and talented individuals and teams.”
