CASE STUDY
International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading
ISTAT EMEA, London
In 2023, we were commissioned by SmithBucklin and ISTAT to design, manufacture and install conference equipment for ISTATEMEA 2023.
Taking place in London, the conference attracted 1800 delegates from around the world for meetings, discussions and networking.
Our brief was to provide networking space, furniture and branding to decorate the hotel, providing:
Sponsor branding
Signage
Custom meeting rooms
Furniture
Over 10 months, our design and production team worked closely to devise how best to decorate the space.
We create custom branded display for sponsors logo’s, including custommanufactured branded cubes.
We dressed the venue with directional signage, transforming the Hilton hotel with colour and imagery.
Our approach to working with event organisers is collaborative.
As event planners ourselves, we understand that the best organised conferences rely on all elements – venue, delegates, caterers, designers – working together to achieve shared objectives.
We established a project plan with SmithBucklin that committed us to regular planning meetings.
We mapped out the key service providers and built working relationships with them all. This ensured a ‘one team’ delivery from everyone involved.
From our factory in Glasgow, we manufactured all of the custom branded materials.
We also manufactured the private, furnished meeting rooms, before shipping and installing them in the hotel conference suite.
Furniture was a mixture of stock items from our inventory, plus custom manufactured desks.
Our crew of eight, led by our head of exhibitions and head of studio assembled all of the components on site before handing over to our client. And our technicians remained at the hotel for the duration to resolve any issues.
“We have really enjoyed working again with Rocket Exhibitions in delivering ISTAT EMEA 2023. The team are very attentive, full of enthusiasm for what we are trying to achieve and made this project so easy for us. They created high quality display materials, furniture and meeting spaces, and their attention to detail was excellent. They also provided excellent project management support and logistics help with the venue, which gave us great confidence. I would highly recommend Rocket Exhibitions to any conference or event organiser.”
Jess Dailley, Event Co-ordinator, Smithbucklin