Europe
Centaur disposes of
engineering portfolio
as sales continue
Multitasking @
Event Photography
Awards 2019
entaur Media Plc he winners of the Off To has agreed to sell its Work Event Photography Portfolio award for his entries in the
engineering portfolio, Awards 2019 (EPAs) were highly-competitive Venues category,
including The Engineer and unveiled on 14 May at No.4 three of which were shortlisted.
Subcon, to Mark Allen Group for a cash
Hamilton Place in Mayfair, London.
Matt Chung picked up the inaugural
Other categories included Catering
consideration of £2.5m (US3.18m). The Now in its sixth year, the EPAs were (new this year), Corporate Events &
sale was expected to complete 31 May. founded by Philip Atkins, MD of staffing Conferences, Experiential Events &
agency, Off To Work, and this year’s sold- Brand Activations, Music Events, Trade
Centaur’s financial services business, its out event saw some 250 guests viewing Shows, and Weddings.
travel and meetings exhibitions and its nearly 100 shortlisted photographs HR business. across 12 categories.
The sale follows recent disposals of
Subcon is a subcontract manufacturing
The Overall winner came from the
supply chain show.
Negotiations for the sale of The Lawyer,
Centaur’s legal publication, are ongoing.
needs great photography not only to
Private Events category: Multi-tasking by sell itself, but also to amplify the impact
Andrew Billington. and thereby the validity of events. The
It pipped the two runners-up: Legends
Andria Vidler, Chief Executive of
EPA founder Philip Atkins
commented: “The events industry
EPAs celebrate the often unsung work
Stairway Brief by Deb Porter, from the of the photographers that capture the
Centaur, commented: “This is the fourth Behind The Scenes category, which energy and essence of events, along with
disposal following Centaur’s divestment shows waiting staff sat on stairs for a all the elements that go into producing
review.” briefing prior to an event in The Long successful events, from to behind-the-
Room at Lords, and Cultural Events scenes production and the venues where
Allen Group, added: “These assets category winner, Boardmasters, by last they are held, to the catering and the
will further strengthen our existing year’s Overall winner, Andrew Whitton. staff that serve it.”
Ben Allen, chief executive of Mark
manufacturing and engineering
publishing and event portfolio, which Top right:
includes titles such as New Electronics One of the
and Eureka, as well as the Engineering Overall
Design Show.” Runners
Up: Legends
Stairway
“These assets
will further
strengthen
our existing
manufacturing
and engineering
publishing and event
portfolio, which
includes titles such
as New Electronics
and Eureka, as well
as the Engineering
Design Show.”
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Bottom
right:
Multi-
tasking by
Andrew
Billington
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