ICS Live

03/03/2026

Who doesn't love an 80's themed event? The conference side of things was hosted at the PHOENIX distribution centre in Wakefield where we added to the existing AV set up to give them everything they needed to present to the Sales team.

Then it was over to Thorpe Hall Hotel & Spa for the evening celebrations.

We set up bright backdrops, neon Asteria tubes, colour changing led cubes, sound, screens and lighting to give that 80's party vibe.

Other theming included a Pac Man arcade game, fancy dress, tonnes of 80's cardboard cut outs and table decs.

Our favourite was the Freddie Mercury cardboard cut out, which may or may not have made its way to the office.

14/02/2026

We collaborate with Reflections Entertainment on loads of events and they always deliver 📸 such a great entertainment option. Their live gallery is brilliant, especially when displayed on one of our large screens 🤩

12/02/2026

Lancashire Tourism Awards 🌹
Taste Lancashire Producer Awards 🥧

An evening dedicated to celebrating the exceptional offerings in Lancashire, highlighting the amazing venues, delicious produce, and the remarkable large and small businesses within our county. This event showcases the best of what Lancashire has to offer.

Hosted at Winter Gardens & Blackpool Conference And Exhibition Centre the event flowed from the drinks reception with Red Rose Gobo's shining brightly into the main space which looked incredible, with gorgeous floral table centres.

This venue has a huge amount of tech and AV already installed so we collaborated with the in house team to produce this event. Their team looked after all things sound and lights and we linked into their screens to display the graphics for the awards.

We added some extras to bring the event to life such as a Light Box for the stage with a custom printed graphic (which didn't include the date so can be used again, yey!) some sparkly fountains for effect, reception lighting wiht bespoke red rose gobos, glitter lecterns and one very important part that no ones sees...Showcalling.

What is Showcalling? Ask Google and you will get the answer 'Showcalling is the art and science of executing the technical aspects of a production or event in real time'.

For us the most important thing is to keep a cool head and ensure you relay info to the tech team in a timely manner, even when presenters go off scripts or things don't go to plan, someone has to make the decision what to do, what to cue and that falls to the Showcaller.

Luckily this event went very smooth, no last-minute decisions to be made, all thanks to the scrupulous planning from the Marketing Lancashire team led by the wonderful Vikki Harris & Maria Moriarty Eames.

Thank you for trusting us with your production and congratulations to all of the finalists and winners - a night like this definitely makes you proud to be from Lancashire, Katie.

06/02/2026

This week we staged Lead The Way on behalf of Safran in Burnley, I'm not sure how many of these events we have done now but its definitely in the double figures!

We switched up the usual Stage Set set up and instead installed a wall of led that showed off their eye catching graphics and made the most of the space in the room. Using a pip (picture in picture)we displayed the PowerPoint and later on the amazing work by Emma Weston who captured the mornings session in a digital illustration perfectly.

My favourite thing about led walls is the minimum waste we have from an event when using them, they really are the sustainable option, slot them back in the flight case after and 'jobs a good en' as us Northerners say, no polythene or bubble wrap in sight.

Thank you to Steve & team for choosing ICS Live once again and thank you to Lucy Moss and the team at Burnley Football Club Conference & Events for their hospitality and great venue, I'm sure we'll see you soon.

19/01/2026