Open Air Business, Author at Open Air Business

Green & Away

A pop-up venue with a communal atmosphere in Worcestershire. We talk to Dan Lindeque about the 32 year old venue run exclusively by volunteers from a field every summer. Keeping spirits high whatever the weather […]

Helen McCombie Armstrong

We talk to Helen McCombie Armstrong about how the phenomenal success of her bell tent hire business funded the start-up of permanent site Glamp and Tipple in Norfolk. The pandemic was hell for so many […]

Event Production Show

A round up of the 2022 Event Production Show. Dedicated to the live events industry across sports, music and culture, The Event Production Show (EPS) brought together event professionals on the 8-9 March at ExCel London. […]

Built to Impress

Rural Accommodations is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of log cabins and chalets for domestic or commercial use, all with a distinctive style, they are designed and built to impress. The company is now […]

Instant, Low Impact Foundations

Based in the West Country, with a network of regional installation partners, FIRST BASE Ground Screws UK is a young and fast-growing company supplying bespoke, instantly loadable foundations for modular and steel/timber framed constructions such […]

Caboose & Co Joins Cube to Enhance Event Accommodation

Cube Modular has acquired Caboose & Co luxury pop-up bedroom suites to further expand its portfolio of modular cabins for event rental. Caboose & Co has a diverse range of stylish, high quality modular hotel […]

In Short

Brewery and Venue Plans A former farm park in North Ayrshire has unveiled plans to create an exclusive wedding venue and micro-brewery. Blackshaw Farm in West Kilbride, which closed to the public as a tourist […]

Dark Skies Generates £200,000

This February’s Dark Skies Festival is estimated to have helped generate more than £200,000 of income for businesses and organisations across both the North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales National Parks. Running across four protected […]

Sustainable Events Around Morecambe Bay

People across Morecambe Bay are being invited to get involved in a project aimed at inspiring organisers to manage outdoor events in a sustainable way. Morecambe Bay Partnership is inviting the outdoor community across The […]

Friends @ The Farm 2022

An informal gathering of glamping professionals is planned for 30 June–1 July in Peckham Bush, Kent. “The aim is to create an informal and friendly event where interested/would be site owners can meet and talk […]

Hospitality Carbon Calculator Launches

Following the publication in November of the industry’s roadmap to net zero, the Zero Carbon Forum has launched the Hospitality and Brewing Carbon Calculator and Toolkit developed in collaboration with UKHospitality, BBPA, and powered by […]

Outdoor Weddings Legalised

Outdoor weddings at licensed venues in England and Wales have been legalised permanently. Having been introduced as a temporary measure during the pandemic, a government consultation found that 96% of respondents backed making the change […]