ES Group wins Gala Award for “Best Achievement in Logistics” for the Chanel Mobile Art project. 

The awards were handed out at The Special Event Show in New Orleans on Friday 15th January. Richard Foulkes from Imagination, both friend and client of ES Group, kindly collected the award on our behalf. As President Elect for the UK Chapter of ISES (International Special Event Society), Richard was the perfect choice.

The Gala Awards have been given by Special Events Magazine, one of the premier industry publications, since 1986. They recognize the finest work in special events worldwide. “We are delighted to win such a prestigious award in recognition of all the hard work and dedication shown by the team who worked on this challenging project.” said Head of Sales and Marketing Liz Madden.

Members of the Special Events Magazine Advisory Board, made up of leaders in the event profession, spent three days in October at the magazine’s offices in Pacific Palisades (Los Angeles), California, to select the 101 finalists. Nominated entries went through three rounds of judging.

Chanel Mobile Art is a structure designed to be demountable and tour internationally.  The value engineering process from the onset of the project heavily considered the logistics of moving all elements, via sea freight, from venue to venue.  The pavilion was designed for a 3 city tour that visited Hong Kong, Tokyo and New York over a 12 month period. 

The Gala Award entry focused on the installation of the pavilion in Central Park, New York and the build and logistical challenges that were faced and overcome to enable the event to be successfully delivered.