corporate events

case studies

client quotes

"We have had the pleasure of working with 88 Events for the last three years in respect of an annual event we hold. They have a very professional and hands on approach with great attention to detail and high standards. We are always confident they will deliver to a high standard and never let us down."

Chief Executive, Retail Markets, Ulster Bank Group
“Thank you for all your help with the event at Stirling. The evening was a great success and we raised over £120K which was fantastic! You really helped create the event atmosphere and your advice was really appreciated. Thank you very much again and I look forward to working with you again next year!”

Head of Fundraising, Scottish Spina Bifida Association
“A very sincere thank you to for your support & enthusiasm in making the Gordon Ramsay Gala Dinner such an outstanding success. The many months of negotiation and planning behind the scenes was clearly worth it, once again very many thanks!”

Andrew H D Wynd, Chief Executive, Scottish Spina Bifida Association
A HUGE & sincere thank you to 88 Events for your professionalism & the high standard of service that you provided! Thank you for your help & patience on site & in the months previous - It paid off in the execution of a ‘flawless’ & incredibly successful event & this is down to your co-operation.”

Claire Grady, Incentive Executive, Travel Scot World
“No one was as professional and creative as 88 Events both in the pre planning stages and on-site. We knew in advance every event function they worked on was going to be spectacular!”

Jenny Stahl, Corporate Events, AOL LLC
“Thank you for kindly donating your time & wonderful decoration skills to the Ladies Lunch. The event raised an amazing £14,310 which is in no small part due to the venue being decorated to such a high standard. Thank you for helping to make this 2nd annual event a very special day!”

Fundraising Officer, Scottish Spina Bifida Association
"I knew I was in love with your company when I saw every single glass getting spot checked before the tables were complete. This level of detail is hard to find anywhere and is another show of your ability to provide only the highest standard of service. Thank you for making my life easier and less stressful!"

Event Manager, CEO
“At the Burrell Collection‘s 21st birthday I was particularly impressed with 88 Events‘ ability to respond to the brief at short notice & their ability to stay calm under pressure - they had less than 1 hour to transform the venue. Their attention to detail was excellent."

Marketing Director, Glasgow City Marketing Bureau
“I don‘t think you need me to tell you how much we enjoyed ourselves on Saturday night. It was a real credit to your company that everything went so well - great organisation and the result of a lot of work from everyone at 88 Events on the night. The props were superb and I appreciate all the nice touches and individual items that went in to create the right atmosphere. A big thanks from all us here at West Coast for helping us to make it very special evening for our staff and customers - it‘ll be hard to repeat.”

Don Rutherford, West Coast Harley-Davidson
“A massive thank you to the team at 88 Events. You created the WOW! factor at our Annual Speakers Dinner - I was actually speechless when I saw how the venue had been transformed. Looking forward to working with you again soon”

Sarah Lapsley, BSHC Business Manager and Conference Organiser, BSH Conferences Ltd
"88 Events are very well organized and even with late notice nothing was a problem and the venue looked amazing. Great communication and everything dealt with in a really great manner. I would highly recommend them and will be using their services again in the future."

Marketing Executive, Hymans Robertson LLP
“I did not want 100% knowledge of everything that was going to happen at the event; I wanted to enjoy & be surprised too! This was achieved. For what is a ‘cool’ office environment, your team managed to thaw the attendees instantly. I shall not hesitate to use you again. Thinking about Christmas already!”

Administration Team Leader, Diageo Global Supply
“Our firm has used 88 Events to organise corporate events on a number of occasions. Their track record provides us with complete peace of mind that the event will be organised to a very high standard & will run smoothly on the night. Their creative ideas always make each event a unique occasion”

Marketing Manager, Deloitte
“ We have had a super event, the room looked fab. 88 Events made my job easy, they thought of everything. The evening exceeded our customers expectations which is no mean feat as they have very high expectations.”

Helen Barbour, Events Manager, Diageo Global Supply Scotland
"The Castle looked amazing and the dressing for the evening made it the success it was. It will be the talk of the community for years to come. Your staff were so professional, please pass on my thanks."

Gordon Crawford, Head of Sport, Active Stirling
“Thank you for a wonderful meeting at the Design Studio. It really lifted our clients‘ mood! They arranges events 2-3 times a year in different countries around the world but commented that choosing décor has never been so easy! Thank you for making my life easy!”

Elaine Craig, Project Director, Hello Scotland

Event management

Save money & free up more time to do business

Choosing to outsource event management could be one of the wisest things you do. The decision will depend on various factors such as your event objectives, time available and budgetary constraints.

The benefits of using 88 Events to project manage your event from start to completion can often outweigh the disadvantages of keeping everything ‘in-house’. Let’s see what they are:

1. Save time – Give yourself more time to run your business

By outsourcing event management, you immediately free up a barrel load of time to do what’s really important and that is spend more time concentrating on your own business.

If you’re a managing director you can spend more time running your business. If you’re a marketing director you can spend more time directing.

If you’re a PA, spend more time assisting your boss rather than spending hours trawling through the small print on a sub-contractor‘s contract.

Using a professional event management company that can demonstrate their expertise and back this up with proof of how they have helped other clients will invariably save you lots of time.

This in turn will make you more efficient and productive and ultimately feed back into your bottom line.

2. Save money – How much is your time really worth?

Write down an estimate of how long you think it would take you to project-manage your event from start to finish. Then add on 50% as, chances are, you’ll under-estimate the time required.

Now calculate what you pay yourself or your staff and obtain a daily rate. There is a high chance that the cost of event managing everything yourself will far outweigh the cost of the event management fee you will be charged if you choose to outsource.

Invariably, it is only the massive multi-national organisations that organise events on an almost daily scale that can afford to employ large event teams. These companies will achieve economies of scale yet still many of them outsource some of their events!

By making the above calculations you can at least make an informed decision.

If you choose to outsource, you are effectively ‘buying back’ your own time and just think of the extra revenue you could generate yourself by focusing on your own business?

3. Reduce stress – Let someone else worry about the nitty-gritty

One factor often overlooked by companies and individuals who choose to event manage themselves is the stress factor. If you’ve never organised an event before it’s hard to imagine just what’s involved.

Outsourcing your event, will certainly contribute to a reduction in your stress levels. Let 88 Events’ team of project managers worry about all the nitty-gritty.

Do you really want to be booking flights, reading and re-reading endless reams of small print, trying to understand technical jargon and handling payments?

Each of the above (and many others not even mentioned) are in themselves not necessarily a big deal. However, the stress-ometer could go off the chart as soon as you begin to combine them.

Hand it over to people who actually enjoy admin and can easily communicate back to you – in plain English – that technical jargon you were scratching your head at.

You are sure to feel the benefit which can only impact positively on your own business.

Further benefits of outsourcing event management

The benefits listed above are the three main ones you will enjoy by letting 88 Event project manage your event.

Remember as well, that when you choose to outsource, you are paying for our expertise garnered over 15 years working in events. This can be invaluable when it comes to things such as:

Handling potentially tricky logistical situations
Negotiating best deals from suppliers, especially if you’re uncertain of what you should be asking for
Finding creative solutions for difficult problems

To discuss in more detail the pros and cons of outsourcing your event, contact us today on 0141 445 2288, email info@88eventscompany.com or fill out a contact form.