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Established in 1993, Creator provides innovative design, build and event services to agencies, producers and brands.
Creator’s philosophy is whatever can be imagined can be created. We are the Original Idea Makers.
Our clients include some of the UK’s best creative agencies, set designers and event producers. We also work with brands that want to create memorable physical experiences for their fans and followers.
We have offices in London, the South West and Yorkshire.
Our experience and expertise includes: • Exhibition Stands and Conference Sets • Live Event sets and infrastructure • Roadshow and Festival experiences • Pop Up Shops, Retail and Museum installations • Experiential Environments • Event Management & Staffing • TV & Show Sets
Our workshop: Based near Biggin Hill Airport, Creator has over 16,000 square feet of workshop space. This is home to our skilled carpenters, painters, scenic artists and project managers. Our equipment and facilities include:
• 2 CNC machines • 2 large format printers • Spray booth and paint shop • Indoor and outdoor pre-build facilities • Graphic design • CAD design • Storage 04 05
Giles Elliot Niall Gebbie Founder & MD Contracts Director Giles has over 25 years experience Niall has a background in scenic carpentry in the design, build and installation and, coupled with his CAD training, is able of sets, staging and live events. From to get under the skin of any job. From the the first meeting right through to the estimate stage through to design, build and project end, Giles is a hands-on member delivery, Niall works closely with clients to of the team, ensuring a thorough and achieve innovative and creative solutions professional service. on time and on budget.
Andy Harrison Cath Lyn Jones Client Services Business Development Manager Andy leads Creator’s event management Cath drives our understanding of client team, planning and delivering a wide range needs and is a key factor in building of projects from large outdoor events to long lasting client relationships. Cath is intimate brand experiences. Andy has responsible for sourcing new opportunities worked with a broad spectrum of clients, and keeping existing clients informed including Procter & Gamble, Gillette, of Creator’s growing portfolio of projects Creator was founded on Disney, Nokia and the BBC. and capabilities. the principle of creativity. Rob Lansdown Ian Grant Design Manager Project Manager Everyone at Creator has Rob oversees all of our design and build Ian works alongside clients to create projects, making the creative vision a reality. budgets, schedules and drawings to His skills include AutoCAD, Microstation and take projects from concept to reality. a passion for the creative Inventor 3D. With a thorough understanding Ian provides a seamless link between of design, materials and construction, Rob the client, our design and construction industries and a background ensures that all of our projects answer the teams and third party contractors. client brief perfectly. in design, marketing, manufacture or events. Hayley Starling Warren Arthur Project Assistant Workshop Manager Hayley assists Creator’s Project Warren has been with Creator for 14 We have a close-knit group at the heart of the business and pride ourselves Managers at all stages of a contract and years and oversees all work that goes on quickly becoming an extension of our client’s team. With a wide range of ensures that our clients receive excellent through our workshop and works closely capabilities, our clients can work with us in a specialist area or as a full-service service. With a Degree in the History of Art with our Design Manager to achieve provider of design, build and event services. and previous roles at Penguin Books and our client’s creative vision. The Royal Ballet, Hayley brings a high level of creativity and organisation to the Creator team.
Olly Bellamy Dave Harrison Event Production Manager Print Manager Olly brings a huge amount of experience Dave manages our in-house graphics to Creator in the areas of tour & production and print department. This provides our planning, event management and audio- clients with a seamless and fully integrated visual expertise, which he has gained print service. working across several continents. Olly works closely with our clients to deliver event management solutions for a wide variety of projects. 06 07
Creator can provide CAD design, visualisation and graphic design services for any project. Design & visualisation
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Part of our core business is creating bespoke exhibition stands and conference sets. For over 20 years, Creator has worked with brands such as HTC, Moet, EE, Martini, Nissan, and Sony, as well as leading creative agencies, to deliver stands that exceed expectations and meet timings and budgets.
Our in-house designers, CNC operators, paint shop and graphics departments work seamlessly together to provide our clients with an industry leading exhibition stand solution.
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Exhibition Stands Microgaming at ExCeL SSG A two-storey exhibition experience covering 1,500m2 at ExCel, London. The stand featured meeting rooms, gaming rooms, three bars, a large LED screen and a suspended LED ceiling. 10 11 Case study Case study Neilson Holidays Lyktan MBA Two unique, custom-built exhibition stands An interactive windsurfing stand which provided visitors with a chance to experience promoting Lyktan’s exterior light fittings a virtual Neilson Holiday. An Oculus DK2 virtual reality headset produced a 360 degree at trade shows. view of a windsurfing environment, complete with vibrating surfboard and wind simulator. Exhibition Stands
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D30
Creator designed and built an exhibition stand for the shock-absorption brand for shows across Europe. The stand included tension fabric printed walls, a central hub with lightbox and fixed demo units, floating shelves to display product, plus meeting room and refreshment facilities. We installed screen display monitors and a virtual reality experiential area. 12 13 Case study Creator regularly helps agencies and brands take experiences and retail concepts into shopping centres around the UK. We have worked with brands and agencies such as Marriott, Arc London, RSPB, Intu, Haygarth and Gillette on over 35 events per year. Gillette and Venus
Creator works closely with the client and creative agencies to ensure activation and engagement is maximised in line Experiential Tour with the brand’s marketing strategy. Haygarth
Creator has experience in liaising with a large number Creator helped deliver up to 35 events per year for Gillette, of local authorities and site owners on touring projects creating experiential stands and environments for creative and is able to lead and support client teams in this area. agency Haygarth. The activations allow the brand to deliver shave experiences and product engagement. Locations included V Festival, Boardmasters Festival, the UK’s major city centres, shopping centres and consumer exhibitions.
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RSPB Big Birdhouse Tour ARC London, Intu and RSPB Shopping Centres Working alongside ARC London and Intu shopping centres in partnership with the RSPB, the Big Birdhouse Tour is a 16 month long exhibition of birdhouses designed by 15 British celebrities including Vic Reeves, Alex Jones and Rebecca Adlington. The tour is visiting Intu shopping centres across the UK to raise money for the Case study RSPB. Our skilled team of carpenters and painters built the wooden birdhouse structures and then used scenic painting, props and graphics to bring the 15 designs to life. Bookstart Bear Club’s Dreamland Stand ARC London, Intu and RSPB Our skilled team created a light yet robust set, complete with freestanding 2D sun backdrop, 2D cloud sides and hand crafted children’s seats as part of the touring event bringing stories, books and rhyme to young children. 14 15 Case study
Marriott Hotels at Westfield London Marriott Creator designed, built and installed a cutting edge hotel environment inspired by the public’s suggestions of the ideal hotel room. This included a fitness station, media zone and a tech-free tranquil zone. Shopping Centres 16 17 Case study Since 2012, Creator has been commissioned by BBC Learning to plan, build and manage touring infrastructure for events across the UK and Northern Ireland. This has included a landmark WW1 commemorative tour of 27 events over a period of five months, attracting an overall audience BBC
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We also work with BBC Learning to provide fun and free Make It Digital Tour educational events. These include outdoor stages featuring popular children’s presenters and children’s characters such As part of the BBC’s initiative to inspire a new generation as Rastamouse and Mr Bloom. to get creative with coding, Creator provided the event planning, structures, branding, displays, power, infrastructure, Creator design and build event structures, props, stage touring event management teams and skilled crew to help sets and branding, provide the touring event management deliver 13 Make It Digital events across the UK. teams and crew and are the primary liaison with site owners and third party suppliers. We also manage the health and safety of the events alongside BBC safety advisors.
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CBeebies Big Day Out with the Furchester Hotel Working with CBeebies and BBC Learning as part of the ‘Dish Up’ campaign, we helped deliver five free family days out in Weston-super-Mare. Special guests included Phoebe and Furgus from the Furchester Hotel, JB from JLS, CBeebies presenters Rebecca Keatley and Dr Ranj, Rastamouse and Da Easy Crew. 18 19 BBC
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BBC World War One at Home Tour
Creator planned, built and managed the touring infrastructure for 27 events across the UK and Northern Ireland. The events featured Larry Lamb, Lucy Siegle, Kate Adie and Pete Waterman delivering local history content to 225,000 visitors over 5 months. Coverage included BBC Breakfast, BBC Radio, Regional BBC TV and a huge engagement on social media. 20 21 Case study Case study
BBC Mr Bloom & Friends BBC Stargazing Live Big Day Out Tour
Creator provided the event management and infrastructure for the BBC Stargazing Live event, organised by BBC Learning to 2013 coincide with the solar eclipse. The BBC TV show Stargazing Live included coverage from the event with a live lesson also 8 locations visitors being recorded and broadcast to schools across the UK. 123,000
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Mr Bloom’s Get Set Grow Tour 2012 Case study 5 locations 50,000 visitors CBeebies Pantomime 2013 & 2014 Free outdoor events with 30,000 visitors over two days 22 23
Working with Unit 10 Eventive, we built and installed the internal sets for the immersive family attractions at The Gruffalo Experience and Santa’s Secret Workshop. Creator also provided event planning services and the on-site event management team for the Gruffalo Experience at Meadowhall and Bluewater shopping centres.
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Santa’s Secret Workshop Unit 10 Eventive Creator manufactured and installed the internal set for the experience, which included a hidden entrance, a mirror maze, a magical labyrinth and the workshop itself.
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Family Experiences & Attractions The Gruffalo Experience Unit 10 Eventive Families embarked on a fun and interactive journey into the deep dark wood to meet the Gruffalo and other characters from the world famous children’s picture book. Creator helped construct various scenic elements of the set to bring the well-loved book to life. 24 25
Over the past 20 years, Creator has designed, built and installed a wide variety of outdoor events, structures, sets and activities. Our team is experienced in working alongside agencies, local authorities, event promoters and Safety Advisory Groups to make any idea a reality.
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Pringles Piñata event Zerotwonine The Pringles world record attempt for smashing the most piñatas was staged by Tower Bridge. Our skilled carpenters built a 5m high Piñata decorated with Pringle tubes that took centre stage at the event. We were also responsible for the set-up of the 525 individual piñatas hanging from ropes on site ready to be smashed by Pringles fans…and Katie Price!
Case study City Centre & Outdoor Events Rakuten Hometown and Kru Live A 10m high shopping bag was dropped into city centres across the UK to promote the global shopping and internet services company, Rakuten. The bag featured a large LED screen showing Disney movies, with prize giveaways and sample products being handed out to visitors. 26 27 Case study Case study
Beefeater Gin - London 2012 & BA Park Live My London Project London 2012 and British Airways Haygarth and Projection Artworks Creator constructed start and finish line gantries for the Triathlon, BMX and Mountain Bike tracks at London 2012. We were also involved in the build and installation of the Creator designed, built and installed an 8m tall gin British Airways’ Park Live project; an enormous double-sided screen on a pontoon bottle and backdrop into Covent Garden. Projection floating on the river at the Olympic Park. mapping, animations and photographs of London brought the installation to life for evening visitors. Creator worked to precise measurements to ensure that the build matched the projection mapping exactly, creating a seamless result with high impact. City Centre & Outdoor Events 28 29 Case study Creator has designed and installed Pop Up Shops in a variety of locations, from empty retail units to railway station concourses. Our team create authentic environments that represent your brand and deliver Olay – Regent Street effective visitor experiences. To celebrate the launch of a new product range, Creator transformed an empty retail space into a New York style loft Case study and beauty spa.
Gillette & Movember
Since 2012 Creator has been involved with Gillette’s award winning partnership with Movember to help raise money and change the face of men’s health. We transformed an empty retail space in Covent Garden into a multi-purpose venue. This included an authentic 1940’s barbershop, Pop-up Shops sports clubhouse and entertainment venue. The clubhouse hosted weekly comedy nights, gigs and gaming sessions plus media events featuring James Haskell and Chris Kamara, reaching a huge finale with a live OB of Colin Murrey’s TalkSPORT show. Creator has also provided mobile barbershops for activation across the UK.
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Ernest Jones & H. Samuel
Creator designed and built fully operational Pop-Up shops overnight in some of London’s busiest railway stations and shopping centres. The Pop-Up shops included secure product displays, bespoke product lighting, counters, storage and eye-catching exteriors. 30 31 Case study Our team has vast experience in working with Fashion & PR agencies in planning and delivering press events, parties and shows. Creator has helped Belstaff transform venues and create My Beautiful City immersive experiences for Creator was tasked with reproducing the interior of a wide range of clients. the famous ACE café, complete with bar, stage area for Case study bands and scenic decoration. With the set going into an underground car park opposite the Houses of Parliament, Creator’s skilled team had just one night to complete the installation, ready for the launch of the new collection in the morning. Clarks AW15 (All photos courtesy of My Beautiful City: & AW16 Collection www.mybeautifulcity.co.uk) Studio J.A.G
Working alongside Studio J.A.G, we were delighted to be involved in the Press Day launches of the Autumn/Winter collection of Clarks shoes for men, women and children. We built and installed display walls, plinths, bars, graphics and bespoke areas to showcase the Clarks Classic Originals range. Fashion & PR Events
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House of Holland AW15 My Beautiful City Creator was involved in the launch of House of Holland’s AW15 Womenswear at London Fashion Week. The venue was dressed to reflect the industrial theme of Henry Holland’s “Uptown Urchins” collection and the models walked on moving travellators, which added a truly unique element to the show. (All photos courtesy of My Beautiful City: www.mybeautifulcity.co.uk) 32 33
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Monica Vinader Jewellery Highjam Marketing Creator produced a branded handcart for luxury jewellery makers Monica Vinader for use during key trading periods across the year. Fashion & PR Events
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Polaroid Art Installation Damilola Odusote and Converse Working closely with artist Damilola Odusote and Converse, Creator built an anamorphic polaroid installation using over 1,400 polaroids. The installation came together to create an image of London from a specific vantage point. 34 35
We regularly design and build bespoke bars and back bar displays for our clients, utilising innovative lighting and high end finishes. Case study
24hr Bar Build Challenge Bluedog Productions Creator worked with Bluedog Productions to help deliver the 24 Hour Bar Build Challenge. Team London triumphed over Paris, New York and Bespoke Bars Singapore to be crowned World’s Best at the event that was hosted at N&C Showrooms in Shoreditch to round off London Cocktail Week. Each participating city was challenged to create a bar from concept through to cocktails with the support of a different drinks brand; London with Patrón Tequila, Paris with Bombay Sapphire, Singapore with Bacardi rum and New York with Grey Goose vodka. The bars were judged by industry experts and the general public on their bar aesthetic, drink quality and invention as well as how well they captured the spirit of their individual cities.
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Stella Artois World Draught Masters 2015 Momentum Worldwide Creator was responsible for the installation of the set and staging, bar area and all branding at this exciting event. Now in its 17th year, Stella Artois’ World Draught Masters competition is an annual search for perfect craftsmanship from over 30 countries across five continents. 36 37 Festivals
Creator’s in-house print team provides expert vehicle wrapping solutions. Whether our clients require a festival Our workshop can customise vehicles inside and out. Recent projects include structure, vehicle, branding or stages, a satellite trailer for the BBC and Imperial War Museums, a Fanta mini and Creator has experience across a variety a classic 1980’s Sherpa van for Dr Martens. of festivals and outdoor events.
Clients requiring sampling solutions can also take advantage of our experience in designing and manufacturing temperature controlled food sampling solutions and various mobile storage units.
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Herbal Essences at Isle of Wight Festival
As part of an integrated campaign with Superdrug to promote a new range of products, Creator installed a large safari tent at the Isle of Wight festival, complete with 12 styling stations, a bar and touchscreens. The experience was hugely successful and resulted in 30,000 samples being distributed, fantastic social media engagement and a live OB on Absolute radio. Vehicles & Sampling
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Jack Daniel’s Saloon at Leeds Festival
Putting together a high calibre team including structural engineers, highly experienced draftsmen and skilled carpenters, the Creator team worked together to design and build a Saloon Bar and Barbeque Room for Jack Daniel’s at Leeds Festival. The saloon bar attracted over 50,000 people in three days- the saloon was the place to be! 38 39
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Opendesk Creator is a Maker for Opendesk, a global design platform for local making. We construct and install birch ply furniture, cut on our in-house CNC machines and constructed and finished in our workshop in Surrey.
www.opendesk.cc/open-making Furniture Manufacture For more information, please contact us on 01959 542732 / Creator.uk.com
@creatoruk