Behind the Scenes
Victoria Best
We talk to Victoria Best, sales executive at The Tipi Company. I drive new sales for the business and thrive on transforming a client’s concept into reality. I like to get into the nitty gritty […]
Articles by Open Air Business
Products
Visitor Management
Barriers for Every Eventuality Red Herring Event Services 07860 950894 charles@redherringeventservices.co.uk www.redherringeventservices.co.uk From crowd barriers to police met barriers, Red Herring Event Services (Red Herring) provide a range of fencing solutions for any local to […]
Products
Structures
Oxygen House Summer Festival, Devon Product: Ivory white tipis, lighting and furniture Supplier: Tipi Spaces, 01884 277306, hello@tipispaces.co.uk, www.tipispaces.co.uk Details: Oxygen House’s Summer Festival, held at Escot Park in Devon, is a private two-day event […]
Advice
Reusable Cups 101
Make the swap to reusable cups with this ‘how to’ guide from City to Sea’s Refill project. If you want to produce epic events without creating piles of plastic waste, then this is the guide […]
Advice
Cost Shifts
METHOD Events’ James Dutton presents a breakdown a typical large-scale festival budget and discusses how things have changed in the last four years. Open Air Business asked me to create a rough breakdown of a […]
Case Studies
Torchlight Festival of Camping
Three nights of camping bliss in a Nottinghamshire forest courtesy of ‘the Friendly Club’. Having celebrated 100 years of its previous end of summer members’ get together, the Camping and Caravanning Club used time off […]
Products
Sustainability
Fully Recyclable Liner Systems Naked Flame Eco-Tubs 01484 766233 info@nakedtubs.com www.nakedtubs.com Since 2014, the Naked Flame company ethos has always been to supply products that are constructed from fully sustainable and traceable premium timber as […]
Products
Structures
SIP Kits for Manufacturers and Trade Installers Outerspace Group 01978 254150 hello@outerspacegroup.com www.outerspacegroup.com Outerspace can offer a fully bespoke glamping SIP Kit design and supply service to both manufacturers and trade installers. If you are […]
Advice
Business Rates
Rural Planning Co’s Justin Stevenson breaks down business rates for glampsites. Business rates are taxes designed to help fund services in a local authority. The government charges business rates on commercial properties including those used […]
Advice
Building Regulations
Teresa Jones gives the low down on construction requirements for glamping accommodation. Small Modern Wooden House ExteriorAt what point do Building Regulations kick in for a glamping structure? Any building that is to be used […]
Case Studies
Dragonfly Camping
An off-grid glamping enterprise complete with floating houseboat! We talk to Nicola Carlisle about the incredible off-grid glampsite and campsite her family have created on their Pembrokeshire dairy farm. With a beautiful cabin, houseboat and […]
Products
Flooring & Ground Protection
Petruth Paddocks, Somerset Product: Mudcontrol Slabs Supplier: Mudcontrol, 01536 669630, sales@mudcontrol.co.uk, www.mudcontrol.co.uk Details: Award-winning campsite Petruth Paddocks (www.petruthpaddocks.co.uk) needed a solution to create vehicle access across muddy fields. On a word of mouth recommendation they […]