The best event companies of 2024 have been crowned with the eventplanner.net Awards! 👏 Want to see who made the list? Click now and congratulate the winners! 👉🎉✨

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Congratulations: Kinepolis Antwerpen, Evi Ramaekers Photography, The Box Company, Magnus Partyverhuur, Sylvester, PassePartoe, VideoCrew bv, DJ Patrice, The Charming Thief & Hypnotist, Goochelaar Koenraad magic, BluePoint Antwerpen, To The Point Events, Kinepolis Brussel, Kinepolis Braine, Kinepolis Luik, De goochelende karikaturist, Geoteam, Beat the Barn, The Frontline Company, Miraeus Cocktails, Eventroom, Kloster Heidberg, BluePoint Liège, Rent-A-Willys, BIZZevents bv, De Montil, Armand Magic, Lust4Live - Eventbureau, Eventix, Tentenverhuur Sleidinge, Avenature, Flextickets, John K. Magic, 4 ALL Party Rent, Daft Boutique & Music Hotel, Rosanne de With Entertainment, Gekke Jorre, InZert 3D, Decoratiehuren, Time 2 Jump Springkastelen, Destination Wallonia DMC, Saxit, De Toverpenseel, M&L CUBE, Moodmaker Events, GO-tickets, DJ Eddy

Crazy Jorre wins the 'Certificate of Excellence' for the third year in a row, awarded by eventplanner.net.👏

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THE MAGIC OF ILLUMINATED WATER

Enchanting water art!

These beautiful creatures travel all over the world and bring a unique water and light show. At city events big or small.

In all shapes and sizes - a magical experience for all ages.

On the water or not.

Decorating a winter festival - a winter walk - winter market - castle ponds

Please contact me if you are interested.

What a party at @groepthoen 🤩 Thursday night was 'Audi Night' during the Discovery days. An evening full of highlights, live music, snacks, drinks and ... Balloons 🎈🍾🎶

How spectacularly can you upgrade an event location? The Midden Nederland Hallen reopened a completely renovated complex this week, including a brand new theater hall and the highest event greenhouse in the Netherlands.

There is a good chance that the centrally located location on the A30 will storm into the shortlists of agencies and event organizers in the coming weeks. Because the complex gained in appeal and a number of features were added that no location in the Netherlands can match.

One theatre, five different settings

Like the brand new Theaterhal with mobile stands. Where in a 'normal' theater you are stuck with one theater setup, here you can choose from five different settings. Switch to a House of Commons setup with one push of a button during the break of your event? It is possible. And with the mobile LED walls you can create new decors all the time.

The highest greenhouse in the Netherlands

Another asset? These are the two new greenhouses, which have been built on the side of the complex and are connected to each other by a footbridge. The highest point is 14 metres above the ground, and a sea of daylight falls on the natural interior with lots of greenery from all sides. This gives an unparalleled sense of space during, for example, a networking event, awards dinner or conference.

Plug & play industrial event hall

The existing event hall also underwent a metamorphosis, to make it even more suitable for conferences and company parties, among other things. Bars and food corners were added on either side of the plenary hall. And a vide now 'hangs' in the hall. The finishing touches are being put to five sub-spaces there. The adjacent Grand Café is still being transformed into a foyer and sub-spaces are also being added here. This way, you can now switch seamlessly from a plenary programme to break-out sessions.

1 complex, 3 worlds for events

The renovated Midden Nederland Hallen was opened on September 18 with a spectacular evening for over 1600 guests. After a reception in the breathtakingly lit Evenementenkas, they were among the first to see 40-45, the Musical and were given a sneak preview of the location. “One complex, with three worlds,” said Timo Kruft in his speech in which he looked back on a mammoth task. “We only had eight months and settled for nothing less than gold. We succeeded, we made history together.”

Select row of XXL locations

With the recent expansions, the floor space of the Midden Nederland Hallen increased to more than 15,000 square meters. With 5 large halls and more than 15 sub-rooms, the complex is now one of the largest event locations in the Netherlands. Without feeling overwhelming, because the different worlds make the complex suitable for events starting at 100 guests.

Energy neutral and turnkey

The Midden Nederland Hallen also pushed its own boundaries in the area of sustainability. The number of solar panels was expanded to over 3,000, batteries were installed to store sustainable energy. Cooling and heating is done with energy from the ground, technology, catering and furnishings are all already in-house, which saves a lot of transport. This contributes to a low footprint of events in the Midden Nederland Hallen.

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Veldeman Group is the proud winner of the prestigious Ambiorix Prize 2024. Veldeman unanimously convinced the jury with its strong organization, strategic choices, international growth and balanced focus on customers, employees and environment.

35th Ambiorix Prize

The Ambiorix Prize is the most prestigious business prize awarded annually by employers' organization VKW Limburg to a Limburg company that excels in quantitative and qualitative entrepreneurship with a lot of attention to employees and environment. The 35th Ambiorix Prize goes to Veldeman Group.

Andy Moors, CEO of Veldeman Group, responds proudly: “We are extremely proud to have won the prestigious Ambiorix award, which is a wonderful recognition for our entire company. We owe this award to the dedication of our entire team, who contribute with passion and commitment to realizing our ambitions every day. We are proud of the growth we have achieved and dedicate this award to all our employees, partners and customers who have contributed to our success.”

Strategic choices and international growth

Veldeman Group, headquartered in Bree, was founded in 1950 and has grown from a classic tent builder to a specialist in modular, demountable infrastructure and related customer services. In 2017, management took over the company, which led to a sharpening of the strategic focus. While the COVID year implied a serious decline in turnover and return, the figures of recent years highlight both the relevance of the strategic choices and the resilience of the organization.

Jury chairman Professor Bart Van Looy (KULeuven – Flanders Business School): “Veldeman has succeeded in doubling its turnover in recent years without sacrificing margin (EBITDA). Growth that also results in a balanced spread of the portfolio in terms of both customer segments and regions (Benelux, EU, North/South America).”

Further international growth ambitions are facilitated by the entry into the capital of IK Partners (in 2023). Recent acquisitions in Belgium and the Netherlands contribute to the further expansion of an international market leader position in well-chosen segments.

Focus on customers, employees and environment

“A well-balanced management team led by CEO Andy Moors, oversees a corporate charter in which customer focus, collaboration, respect and engagement are linked to results. Employee involvement and well-being are on an equal footing with the focus on customer satisfaction,” the jury chairman added.

Veldeman has opted resolutely for sustainable entrepreneurship, with the ambition to also become a reference company in the sector in terms of ESG.

“In terms of strategic choices, organisation and business operations, Veldeman convinces the jury that value is being created on a European and transatlantic scale, worthy of an Ambiorix laureate,” concludes Professor Bart Van Looy.

About the Ambiorix Prize

Employers' organisation VKW Limburg awards the Ambiorix Prize for the 35th time to a Limburg company from the TOP500 that excels in quantitative and qualitative entrepreneurship with a lot of attention for employees and environment. Based on the figures and growth in the past five years, a quantitative selection is made at all TOP500 companies. The best scoring companies are subject to a strict qualitative selection and ultimately a visit by the independent expert jury, in which the jury focuses on strategy, organisation and society. The soundness of the strict selection procedure is demonstrated by the fact that the 34 previous laureates are still doing very well.