A new online marketplace called Eek has been created for the events industry to enable event suppliers, production companies, and agencies to buy and sell new and used event equipment and supplies. The website will allow people working in the events sector to sell excess inventory taking up warehouse space or purchase new items. It is intended to help events professionals save money by reusing equipment from past events and sell old stock rather than throwing it away. The founder believes this platform will benefit the industry by allowing equipment to be used more efficiently and help businesses strengthen their sustainability.

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A
brand new online
marketplace for the events
industry has been unveiled.
Event Equipment and Kit,
Eek for short and ease,
will enable event suppliers, production
companies and agencies to buy and sell
new and old stock.
Set to revolutionise the events sector,
Eek is the brainchild of Steven Sheppard,
managing director of Event Solutions
South, who says that the new buying and
selling platform will be a valuable resource
for events professionals that are looking to
sell excess stock and purchase new items.
“I have spoken to many people within
the events industry that have excess event
equipment and kit sat in their warehouses
that they no longer need,” Sheppard
explained. “This equipment is sat taking up
valuable warehouse space.
“Eek is an online marketplace dedicated
to the events industry, from which the
sector can sell old equipment and quality,
second-hand items or purchase new stock
from other event suppliers too.”
Putting kit to good use
Events industry professionals can browse
the Eek website – www.e-ek.co.uk – and
look for event equipment and kit through a
search facility.
Suppliers, production houses, organisers
and event management companies will
be able to buy or sell event equipment for
festivals, weddings, outdoor events and
parties – everything from marquees and
furniture to props, drapes and décor.
Sheppard continued: “Organisers and
event management companies want to
deliver the very best parties, festivals and
events and event suppliers are constantly
looking to introduce new stock into their
catalogue of items for hire.
“Eek is a truly beneficial platform for
events professionals. No one makes
money on stock that was used on
one project and which is now sat in a
warehouse gathering dust. Another
organiser could be putting that event
equipment to good use.”
Re-use and recycle
Production companies, event organisers
and festival directors could use Eek to sell
stock used on an old event, suppliers can
utilise the site to sell their products across
the sector, and live event agencies could
stock up on event equipment for their next
client project or campaign.
“Furthermore, any organiser or supplier
that actively re-uses or recycles old event
equipment and kit strengthens their
own sustainability credentials,” Sheppard
continued. “Eek is a great way for events
professionals to ‘green’ their businesses
by selling old stock rather than throwing it
away. Again, this costs businesses money.
Exciting times #Eek
The events community
will soon have a dedicated
website on which it can buy
and sell event equipment and
kit online
Eek not only enables event organisers to
save money but it also enables the sector
to make money from their old kit too. And
best of all, it’s free to list items for sale.”
Eek has been in the planning for some
months but Sheppard has been working
hard to ensure the site is exactly what the
events sector wants. He concluded: “Eek
has taken a lot of time and hard work to
create, but it is vital that Eek is just right.
I truly believe that Eek will be of great
benefit to the event
sector and I
hope that
Eek will soon
become the
name on
everyone’s
lips.”
Steven Sheppard
The Eek website will go live in
October. Please follow @eekevents
on Twitter for updates
event
buyers
24-25 FEB 2016