Grandstand Group is a full-service event management organisation with vast experience of managing events in both the consumer and corporate markets.
Over the last 20 years, we have established businesses across the events spectrum to include the management of an exhibition and conference venue with catering and on-site hotel, large scale event organisation in both the sports consumer and agricultural B2B sectors. We have grown by virtue of the outstanding qualities of the team here at Grandstand. We aim, now and in the future, to continue to improve our service and our offering, to seek out new opportunities and delight our customers and clients.
History
Grandstand was born in 1994 under the name Grandstand Media. Over the last 20 years Grandstand Group has established more businesses across the event spectrum to include:
Timeline
1994
Grandstand Media is incorporated and manages the sponsorship, advertising and programmes for Wembley in Football and Rugby
1996
Grandstand Media steps in and runs Horse of the Year Show in Wembley, saving the event from bankruptcy
1997
Grandstand Media achieves a licence to run Horse of the Year Show until 2012
2002
Grandstand Media successfully relocates Horse of the Year Show from Wembley to the NEC
2004
Grandstand Event Management launches the British Open Showjumping Championships in Sheffield
2004
Grandstand Media receives a licence extension to run Horse of the Year Show until 2036
2013
Grandstand takes over the running of the event venue at Stoneleigh Park from the Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE), under Grandstand Stoneleigh Events re-branding to the National Agricultural and Exhibition Centre (NAEC) Stoneleigh.
2013
At the same time Grandstand Stoneleigh Events achieves the licence to run the prominent agricultural Technical Events: British Pig & Poultry Fair and Grassland & Muck for the RASE.
2015
Grandstand Media wins the 5 year tender from British Showjumping to deliver the British Showjumping National Championships at the NAEC Stoneleigh.