Earlier this year, the video and live events industry bodies officially merged to become EVCOM. The announcement was made at the March IVCA Awards, the 26th and last under the IVCA brand. Last Friday, the final Eventia awards honoured the best in corporate live events for the last time under the Eventia banner.

With categories spanning from ‘Best internal engagement’ to ‘Best brand experience,’ the awards recognised the development, strategy and execution of corporate events.

Experiential brand and marketing agency TRO Group took home a stack of awards on Friday. The agency garnered gongs for innovation on behalf of Lucozade and Nissan and events held in a public space with Volvo and Lucozade before taking home the ‘Eventia platinum award’ and 'Agency of the Year' at the end of the night.

The ’40s themed dinner and party featured a lounge singing duo, beat box and break dance troupe and doo wop quartet. No less of an experience, but next year’s edition of the programme will be branded the EVCOM Experience Awards as the partner for the newly-minted EVCOM Screen Awards.

EVCOM CEO Marco Forgione says, “In recognition of the substantial changes which have taken place in our industry I am delighted that next year we will be hosting the EVCOM Experience Awards at Olympia London. Congratulations to all shortlisted companies, our winners and our sponsors and supports who helped make the awards such a success.”

The full list of winners is as follows:

Eventia Platinum Award
TRO

Rising Star

Gold: Alistair ReeceSilver: Frankie Keighley
Bronze: Becky Balchin
Highly Commended: Emma Samways

Event in a public space

Gold: Get Reading by George P. Johnson for London Evening Standard
Silver: Volvo at Goodwood Festival of Speed by TRO for Volvo
Bronze: The Lucozade Sport Conditions Zone by TRO for Lucozade Ribena Suntory
Highly Commended: The Lucozade Energy Snowbombing Roadtrip by TRO for Lucozade Ribena Suntory

Celebratory Event

Gold: Seeds of Inspiration: GESF Opening Ceremony by: CTN Communications for GEMS Education

Silver: Dubai World Cup by Prisme and Sledge for MeydanBronze: UAE 42nd National Day by WRG for UAE Tourism Authority
Highly Commended: Audi Head of Business 2014 by Silverstone International for Audi UK

Hospitality Experience

Gold: The Boodles Tennis Challenge by Stoke Park/Ace Group for Stoke Park/Ace Group
Silver: Fairway Village at The Championships, Wimbledon by Sportsworld Group for All England Lawn Tennis Club

Internal Engagement

Gold: The Answer To Infection by Rapport for Thomas CookSilver: Chiltern Railways Senior Team Development Programme by drp for Chiltern Railways
Bronze: Shit Just Got Real by Rapport for Capital One
Highly Commended: Love Almirall by Production Bureau for Almirall UK Ltd
Highly Commended:  Make a Difference – Hospira EMEA 2014 by Top Banana for Hospira
Highly Commended: Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Workforce Orientation Events by Speakeasy Productions for Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee

Learning Experience

Gold: The Lucozade Sport Conditions Zone by TRO for Lucozade Ribena Suntory
Silver: The Mystery of Dragon Castle by EdComms for The Food Standards Agency (in Wales)
Bronze: Campus Party by  Sledge for Telefonica/O2
Highly Commended: Nissan Innovation Station by TRO for Nissan
Highly Commended: illUmiNations: Protecting our Planet by Obscura Digital for Oceanic Preservation Society

Cultural and Arts

Silver: Qasr al Hosn Festival 2014 by WRG for Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority

Sporting Events

Gold: The Lucozade Sport Conditions Zone by TRO for Lucozade Ribena Suntory
Silver: BMW PGA Championship by TRO for BMW Group UK
Bronze: The Boodles Tennis Challenge by Stoke Park/Ace Group for Stoke Park
Highly Commended: Basingstoke Half Marathon by Destination Basingstoke for Phillips Solicitors

Product Launch

Gold: Miele, The Science of Perfection by inVNT for Miele
Silver: Going Underground by Primary for Siemens
Bronze: Peugeot 508 Product Launch by AddingValue for Peugeot Motor Company

Conference (UK)

Gold: Engaging Electricians through Live Events by Redactive Media for NICEIC and ELECSA
Silver: Senior Leadership Team meeting 2014 by Cheerful21st for Vodafone Group PLC
Bronze: JCB Global Dealer Event by drp for JCB
Highly Commended: Accelerate Vision 2020 – UK&I 2014 Partners’ Conference by Cheerful21st for EY
Highly Commended: Bupa Global Distributor & Partner Conference 2014 by PinPoint Events for Bupa Global
Highly Commended: Our Conference by drp for Sainsbury’s
Highly Commended: Maximising the Client Experience – Connecting Global Superbrands by ExCel London for Adobe & Taylor Bennett

Conference (International)

Gold: One Young World 2013 by BrandFuel for One Young World
Silver: Automotive Innovation Summit 2014 by Communique Promotions Ltd for Panasonic Computer Product Solutions
Bronze: TCS Summit 2013: Leading organisations in a complex new age by  Tata Consultancy Services
Highly Commended: MEC@Istanbul by Pure Event Management for MEC Global
Highly Commended: Make a Difference – Hospira EMEA 2014 by Top Banana for Hospira

Incentive/Motivation Event

Gold: The BMW Business Partnership Programme by Zibrant LIVE! for BMW Group
Silver: Audi Head of Business 2014 by Silverstone International for Audi UK
Bronze: Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Workforce Orientation Events by Speakeasy Productions for Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee
Highly Commended: SSA Employee of the Year Recognition Programme by RLC for DHL Express

Brand Experience

Gold: Nissan Innovation Station by TRO for Nissan
Silver: Nike – Phenomenal House by XYZ for Nike
Bronze: The Lucozade Energy Snowbombing Roadtrip by TRO for Lucozade Ribena Suntory
Highly Commended: Love Almirall by Production Bureau for Almirall UK Ltd
Highly Commended: Cannes Lions 2014 by Cheerful21st for Microsoft
Highly Commended: BMW PGA Championship by TRO for BMW Group UK

Large Venue 

Gold: QEII Centre
Silver: Olympia London
Bronze: Monte-Carlo SBM/Société des Bains de Mer
Highly Commended: The Mermaid Conference and Events Centre
Highly Commended: Emirates Stadium

Award for Innovation

Gold: The Lucozade Sport Conditions Zone, London 2014 by Knit & TRO for Lucozade Sport
Silver: Nissan Innovation Station by TRO for Nissan
Bronze: Go Team – GPS enabled event App by Bluehat Group for Cisco, Tesco, PepsiCo, IFB, Total Jobs, Honeywell
Highly Commended: Redken Symposium by Zibrant LIVE! for Redken
Highly Commended: Cycling Games App by Crystal Interactive for Ashfield Meeting & Events

Events Services & Logistics Supplier of the Year

Gold: TRO
Silver: DB Systems
Bronze: Crewsaders Limited
Highly Commended: Mobile Promotion

In House Event Team of the Year

Bronze: Sodexo Prestige

Laurus Award

Gold: Chiltern Railways Senior Team Development Programme by drp for Chiltern Railways
Silver: City of Lights by Mackerel Sky for Committee of volunteers including individual artists, Kernow Education Arts Partnership, Totally Truro and Truro City Council
Bronze: EasyJet Customer Champion Teambuilding Programme by Crown for EasyJet

Venue Event Team

Global Ltd Gold: Troxy
Silver: SECC – Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre
Bronze: Arsenal Meetings & Events Team
Highly Commended: QEII Centre
Highly Commended: Natural History Museum

Outstanding Corporate Social Responsibility

Gold: The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict by M-is for Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Silver: Running for a cause: TCS Amsterdam Marathon 2013 by Tata Consultancy Services Technical Supplier of the Year sponsored by Hiscox Event Assured Silver: Blondefish
Bronze: XL Video

Agency of the Year
Gold: TRO     
Silver: drp
Bronze: The fresh Group