When the NHS Information Authority needed a stand contractor they could trust for their high profile Annual Conference and Exhibition at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, they chose e-xhibitions.net.

The Information Authority plays a key strategic role within the NHS and was formed specifically to help improve efficiency and standards of health care within the NHS through developing a more effective IT Infrastructure - allowing for a more efficient national system of electronic health records as well as better access to relevant information and research for improved decision making.

The annual NHS IA Conference and Exhibition is specifically organised to provide a forum - for the participation of all stakeholders (including NHS staff, patients, the public, suppliers, partners, the medical profession and the healthcare profession) enabling the communication of progress, feedback, concerns, needs, ideas, views and information. In a highly competitive pitch for the NHS contract, e-xhibitions.net emerged as the clear winner despite being up against some of the biggest stand builders in Europe.

Their brief was to custom design their anchor stand at their own conference - an island stand that would reflect the modern, forward looking, technology embracing and efficient face of the NHS. It also had to clearly project its’ core brand image and values as well as being visually exciting to look at (and inviting) to encourage as many delegates to want to visit the stand.The custom stand would also need to be modular to be usable throughout their exhibition programme for the year in 9m x 8m, 8m x 6m, 6m x 4m and 6m x 3m configurations. The winning e-xhibitions design solution included the following features:- plasma screen, 9 PC workstations, hospitality area, stand canopies with lighting effect, 3 light boxes and ramp access.

e-xhibitions.net commented "Quite simply, we were selected because we offered the best mix of design flair, levels of service and value for money. It’s what we promise to deliver all our clients - and it’s what the NHS trusted us to deliver in awarding us their contract. As you can see, the results clearly speak for themselves."

"We used our Birmingham workshop facilities (just a stone’s throw from the ICC) because we were only allowed a one day build up and breakdown period. We also provided the NHS IA with a fully assembled pre-show viewing of their custom stand to ensure they were completely satisfied with it prior to the conference. This all helped to ensure that the event went ahead smoothly, without any hiccups or last minute surprises. The NHS IA Events Team really appreciated our efforts and we loved working with them - throughout the whole project there was a real atmosphere of partnership and I can’t wait to work with them again at their next event.