Our Service Suppliers
We cannot do this without the support of seriously good service suppliers. Nothing is too much trouble, we enjoy your success and together we deliver your success. The Meeting Planners is pleased to recommend and use the following suppliers:
Audio Visual Supply and Management
Staging Connections
“People are the most important component of any business. The Meeting Planners have found that knack of employing people that you want to work with. The hard questions get asked – we are kept in line, however, there is always a smile. Staging Connections has been at the forefront of conference innovations over the last 10-15 years; and it is on Meeting Planners conferences that these Presentation Management Systems have been refined – and have been praised by presenters from the world over. This excellent working relationship that The Meeting Planners have with Staging Connections can only benefit the outcome of each event and ensure the highest quality product to each delegate.”
Gavin McLean, Account Manager Staging Connections Melbourne
Australia's leading professional Audio Visual Company. Staging Connections is a publicly listed worldwide event & exhibition services group and a worldwide event and exhibition services group offering design and delivering concepts, messaging strategy, styling, set design, entertainment, multimedia, linen, exhibitions, lighting, sound & vision - for over 50,000 events every year, ranging from simple boardroom presentations to major productions. They are also the in-house partner at over seventy 4 & 5 star venues across the Asia Pacific region.
Design and Printing
Gray Design Group
“The Meeting Planners have streamlined methods and procedures for effectively communicating the goals and objectives of the varying clients. They manage the process of establishing clear client goals and timelines and pass this information to us together with the clear feedback minimising revisions enabling us to support them and produce a cost effective design solution for the client concerned.”
Neville Gray, Gray Design Group
Gray Design Group provides complete solutions for all your conference collateral, including:
- Advice that meets your budget
- Visual identity and conference theme development
- Art direction, design, layout, artwork and production of brochures, call for abstracts documents, registration materials and programs
- Electronic publishing options are also provided including website theme design, construction and management.
- Our website experts will design, construct, host and manage online projects to meet your needs and to reflect your print collateral. We service all industry sectors such as health and medicine, travel, building and construction and agricultural research.
Exhibition Build and Supplies
Exhibition Hire Service
“Having worked with the Meeting planners for the past 8 years we can honestly say they offer one of the most comprehensive conference management services in Australia. Our close relationship ensures that every event receives the highest level of service and anything can be achieved working with such an experienced team.”
Exhibition Hire is one of the largest exhibition construction companies in Australia offering a wide range of services including stand construction, custom built exhibits, furniture, signage and audio visual services. With offices in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne we are strategically positioned to assist with major exhibitions throughout Australia.
Satchels, Lanyards and Gifts
Premier Trading Company
“A creative partnership with the TMP Team over many years has helped to develop a unique niche of original range of conference satchels, lanyards and delegate namecard design systems. The team is relentlessly client-focused with the ability to always translate their clients' requirements to a speedy, practical and material outcome.”
Trevor Pang, Premier Trading Company
Established in 1988, Premier Trading is proud to be one of Australia's leading manufacturers, importers and inventor of unique merchandise and services for the retail and wholesale industry. Premier Trading specialises in the manufacture of custom and tailor made products to meet design and specifications. They commit to meeting short lead times, quick sampling and on time delivery. With factories in China, the Philippines and Indonesia, they are able to provide an extensive selection of products and services covering a wide range of merchandise, including Convention Supplies, Corporate Gifts, Grip-Tec Handwriting Instruments and Furniture.
Venues
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
“The Meeting Planners are always right ahead of the game in their planning - they are precise and give us exactly what we need to put the services together for spectacular functions at their conferences. Their excellent communication skills and attention to detail ensures exceptional delivery on the day time and time again.”
Frank Burger, Food and Beverage Manager, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Winner of many prestigious awards for excellence, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) is located in the heart of Melbourne. Construction is currently underway on a new convention centre, adjacent to the exhibition centre, which will create Australia’s largest convention and exhibition district. The centre features a 5,000-seat plenary hall and is the first in the world to achieve a 6 Star Green Star environmental rating. The purpose built Exhibition Centre has 30,000m² of single floor, pillarless space and the existing convention centre is just across a short footbridge.
Website Design and Maintenance
Scenovia Pty Ltd
"The Meeting Planners delivers high quality services for clients and have taken enormous steps to build their reputation as Australia's leading professional events management company through quality controls in project, supplier and people management process. I look forward to the challenges in our future and continue to develop our relationship to ensure the growth of our business."
Scenovia is specialist creative and e-solutions group, offering the strategy and development for all screen-based and print media to clients Australia wide. The Scenovia team are experts in web enabling and managing websites and internet applications for the meetings and events industry. Scenovia is a member and web development partner of Meeting and Events Australia and has been a supplier for web and internet services for The Meeting Planners for more than 6 years.