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Sustainability and event harnessing are expected to influence the events and conference sectors in 2024, according to Telford International Centre. With the AEV Association of Event Venues Ltd having already established an industry initiative to help address climate change challenges, sustainability is expected to be more important than ever when it comes to hosting events […]

Telford International Centre has announced its latest investments as it continues to work towards a more sustainable future. Recent developments from the Midlands-based events venue include the replacement of all lighting in its 10,000sqm of exhibition halls to LED lights – estimated to save over 70% in electricity– as well as providing more superior light […]

Telford International Centre is set to cement its position as a leading host venue for large-scale sporting events when it opens its doors to the Pickleball English Open in August. More than 1,000 competitors from over 25 countries are expected to compete across the four-day tournament, which has doubled in size since the 2022 edition. […]

Telford International Centre has announced a record year of new events and historically high revenues. In the period April 2022 to March 2023, the Midlands-based events centre saw an overall revenue increase of 22% from its pre-Covid figures for the 2020 financial year. Contributing around £110 million to the local economy through business tourism in […]

Southwater Event Group in Telford has announced that it is making Hope House Children’s Hospices its official charity for the next two years.      Employees from the Group, which includes the Telford International Centre, The International Hotel Telford, Ramada Telford, Holiday Inn Telford and Stagecraft UK voted to support the hospices until 2025 and […]

Telford International Centre is proud to welcome the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) for the Festival of Learning 2023, bringing together the UK’s leading association event professionals. The event, sponsored by Telford & Wrekin Council in collaboration with Telford International Centre and several national stakeholders, aims to provide opportunities for sharing, learning, and […]

Telford International Centre (TIC) has been selected to be the venue for the 2023 Association of Dogs and Cats Homes (ADCH) Annual Conference, which, with over 500 attendees each day across the 16th and 17th May, is the largest animal welfare event in the UK. This year’s Annual Conference theme for the leading representative charity […]

StagecraftUK (SCUK), the live event Production company at Telford International Centre (TIC), has announced the appointment of James Cruddas as its new General Manager.   SCUK supports both TIC clients in Telford and also at events across the UK, helping to bring shows to life through technical event skills and services, such as rigging and […]

Telford has been named as the UK’s least congested town, according to research by the Bill Plant Driving School UK Learner Driver Index. This means that event organisers coming to Telford International Centre are likely to welcome visitors to their shows with less traffic congestion than any other area of the UK. Couple this with […]

Telford International Centre (TIC), has today announced the appointment of Mathew James to the role of Head of Brand at the leading Midlands-based event venue. Mathew has previously worked for TIC in the same role prior to Covid-19 and knows the venue proposition and destination intimately.  He was responsible for a series of stand-out campaigns […]