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Grant & Anthea's Summer Ball - July 2007
This glittering event in the social calendar held at the country estate in Surrey of Grant & Anthea is to raise money in aid of the Chase and Debra charities. The guest list included endless celebrities keen to lend their support to these worthwhile charities. esc events was delighted to be asked to get involved with this fantastic event. And so it was we came to provide a variety of furniture, heaters for the event and valet park the cars of some of Britian’s most notable celebrities!!

Chantilly, Paris - July 2007
A jaw dropping wedding which was held in Chateau Chantilly in Paris required a highly co-ordinated transport system. Twelve coaches from all over Central Paris brought the exquisitely dressed guests to the celebrations. This task was complicated further by the extensive road closures in place all over Paris due to it being the final day of the Tour de France.

The dramatic backdrop to the Valet Parking service esc provided combined with the sumptuous setting and glamourous guests made it one special night!!

Cairo - June 2007
The largest valet parking job ever undertaken by esc events took place in Cairo for an eminent Doctor.

A team of esc’s most experienced staff flew out to work alongside local crew in the valet parking of guests cars and co-ordinating of chauffeur cars for nearly 2500 guests. The extreme heat made it a challenging event – but the glimpse of the Pyramids made it one event our staff will never forget!!

Paris Airshow - June 2007
During Paris Airshow week in June we were charged with entertaining customers of IAE — International Aero Engines.

We were asked to put together 2 days of events which included entertaining their clients customers on the Monday and organising their Signature Event on the Wednesday night. On Monday following a seminar held at the prestigious Pavillion Royal guests had a blast at one of Europe's largest free fall wind tunnels. Here they were able to experience the sensation of a free fall sky dive without leaving the ground!!

Wednesday was the big event. Held in the beautiful gardens of Pavillion Royal; we re-created 19 century Paris. Theming and lighting all combined to create the Moulin Rouge theme. Flamboyant chefs provided culinary delights, created before the guests very eyes — including that old favourite Crepe Suzettes!! But it was the energetic troupe of Can Can dancers that delighted guests and made it a night to remember!!

Happy Birthday esc
On Tuesday 17th April esc celebrated it's 10th Birthday. From humble beginnings based out of a tiny office in Woking the company has moved to a lovely barn in Farnham in May 2005.  

Originally set up to provide a variety of support services and hire items to the events industry, Event Support Company (as it was then known) has gradually increased it's range of services and now work regularly alongside some of the biggest and best Event Managers in the UK. And, of course, enjoying flourishing and happy relationships with our own increasing portfolio of clients on their special event projects.

The company image has been updated a couple of times over the years, the most notable change being the big rebrand in 2002 when we shortened the company name to esc events – more representative of the work we were starting to undertake.

So what next for esc events? Moving into it's second decade we look forward to another 10 years of success, continuing to deliver memorable events that exceed our client expectations and create a lasting impression.

New Staff
In October Peter Nagle joined esc events. Peter comes from a hospitality and events background. His experience in the hospitality industry has helped to hone excellent customer service skills and an eye for perfection; something he believes is essential in the successful organisation and running of events.

Thames Blast
In July 2006 esc created waves in London!!
An international Aviation company set us the challenge of entertaining a group of 30 adrenaline junkies for the afternoon. Coming from a long morning meeting we collected them from the front of the hotel in a big Yellow Duck vehicle (causing a few raised eyebrows), which trundled its way through the busy London streets to the MI6 building where it suddenly drove straight into the river!!

The propellers took over and they started their cruise down stream to Lambeth Bridge Pier. All very pleasant but not exciting so far… Docking at the Pier guests finally caught sight of the vessels on which all the fun was to be had!! Boarding a fleet of 8 metre ribs our guests were motored down the river past London's riverside landmarks.  

What a Summer!
What a summer indeed, with esc events building yet further on the number of projects and events that our clients rely upon us to deliver and support. With hardly time to draw breath, business focus is already swinging away from the peak summer period and shifting towards the next seasonal peak – Christmas!

Probably one of the more challenging events we've been involved with managing was a reception at Wrotham Park in Hertfordshire. The grand, imposing 18 th Century Palladian house set in glorious grounds was the setting for a stunning wedding reception in late June.

esc's task? To arrange and manage the chauffeur transport of 250 guests and celebrities to and from the event. With the green light given just one week before the reception, we were tasked with co-ordinating and confirming 130 luxury, chauffeur driven vehicles from various London/Home County locations, ensuring departures and timely arrivals.

With one week to pull the event together, confirming relevant details to all parties, we eventually moved to Wrotham Park to be on-hand to facilitate smooth arrivals and then various departure times. The field of S Class Mercedes and top-of-the-range MPVs seemed to stretch forever until gradually diminishing as the last guests departed in the early hours of the following morning.

The challenge facing an event of this magnitude, given the incredibly short lead time, and the success in carrying it off bears testament to the dedication, patience and experience of the esc events team.

Perhaps it was the client that summed it up best:

“Dear Mark, Paul and esc team,

I hope that you have all recovered from Friday, and the run up to it!

Thank you all so much for every thing, the transport would not have happened or have run so smoothly with out esc.

We’re all feeling a little shell shocked at this end but it’s on to the next one.

Thank you all so much again.

Love

Catherine”

And so, it’s on to Christmas!

New Events Manual launched
Central to the process of launching our newly redesigned website was the intention of providing our clients with a clear idea of who we are, the nature of events we have been involved with and what it is that sets us apart from the competition.

In parallel with this we produced and launched both our “escape for a while” Corporate Brochure and our Event Manual, many of which are now out in the market place, garnering praise, as we underline our commitment to the events business in an eye catching and professional fashion.

The Corporate “escape for a while” Brochure is an extension of our website and serves as a tasteful, exciting and vibrant introduction to the world of event management that corporate clients now expect from esc.

The Event Manual is a comprehensive guide to the huge range of event support services we now offer the industry. The easy to follow directory of services has been well received by our regular clients and we have an on-going commitment to ensure it reaches the majority of organisers by the end of the year.

As part of the on-going process of development of our website, both the “escape for a while” brochure and the Event Manual are now available as a download from the site. Just click on the version you require for your event and then contact us to experience the difference esc bring to the world of events.

New Office
Not content with their office in Woking, esc recently embarked on relocation to Wishanger Farm Estate at Churt, near Farnham. Combining office and warehouse, they shunned convention and moved into two Portakabins within a warehouse – an unusual arrangement which provided a temporary base until the new office was built. Alongside several purpose built warehouses, there also stood a derelict old barn. Seeing the potential in this, esc commissioned the building of a brand new barn where traditional style meets new technology in what will soon be a new state-of-the-art office for esc.

Housing the entire team, meeting rooms and office storage the barn will supply esc with the platform from which to provide its clients with the highest quality of service for all their event requirements. The rural setting amongst the scenic rolling hills and fields of Surrey provides a welcome contrast to the busy and crowded streets of London and other major cities where esc and their clients spend most of their working lives.

Traffic Logistics
For 4 years running esc have worked with one of their clients on a 3 day conference in East Sussex, providing traffic management within the estate grounds to ensure 20,000 people passed in and out of the site quickly and efficiently.

In 2005 the job was made harder still by the unpredictable October English weather, which supplied rain in over-generous quantities! This potentially disastrous situation was counteracted by the infrastructure esc had implemented which allowed traffic to move quickly and smoothly over the 3 days.

Trackway, signage and traffic flow systems ensured a successful event despite the challenging circumstances, and we hope the presence of esc this year will help to make the same event bigger and better than ever.