Encore

Name

Encore

Legal name

Encore Inc.

Website

https://encore-emea.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Ipo

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Production Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Production & Technical Services (AV/Lighting/Staging) (MPAAAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hybrid/Virtual Meetings Production & AV Services (THACAFAM)

Keywords

• Event production services
• Event technology solutions
• Audio visual services
• Exhibit design fabrication
• Live event management

Headquarters

HQ city

Melton Mowbray

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Event Production and Technology Services: Full-service event production including event technology, production services, creative services, design and fabrication, and dry hire equipment rental. Services are delivered directly to corporate clients and through venue partnerships.
2. Equipment Rental (Dry Hire): Equipment rental services covering lighting, sound, video, rigging, and staging equipment for events. Services include both short-term hires and long-term projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Encore is a global business event production company delivering event technology, production services, creative services, design and fabrication, and dry hire equipment rental. The company serves as the in-house event production partner for more than 2,100 premier hotels and venues worldwide and supports corporate event planners with end-to-end production including audio, video, LED, lighting, staging, rigging, and creative content development.

Product overview

Encore is a global business event production company offering a unified platform of event technology, production services, creative services, design & fabrication, and dry hire & theatre services. The company operates through regional divisions (USA, EMEA, APAC, Canada, Mexico) and subsidiaries including Hargrove and Conference Systems. Its core offering combines in-house event technology (audio, video, LED, lighting, event platforms), production management (show production, rigging, talent), creative strategy and design, and physical fabrication capabilities. Additional resources include AI Solutions and a Production Solutions Guidebook. The company manages approximately 350,000 events annually with 25 million attendees, supported by nearly 12,000 team members and partnerships with over 2,100 venues worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Event Technology

Quantifiable outcome

• 350,000 events delivered annually experienced by 25 million people
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered secondary and core.

• BoldpushsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2026Industry research firm partnered with Encore to release the 2026 'Experience Design Report: What's Shaping Live Experiences in 2026', based on a survey of 447 event professionals.
• FIRST (Acquired)coreOthers · 3 December 2025Global brand experience agency acquired by Encore to expand in-venue event services. FIRST brings offices in New York, London, and Singapore with nearly 15 years of expertise in outsourced delivery models. The combined entity supports more than 15,000 events annually.
• Premier Hotel and Venue PartnerscoreOthersMore than 2,100 premier hotels and convention centers globally partner with Encore as their in-house event production provider. These venue partnerships are central to Encore's service delivery model.
• HargrovecoreOthersSubsidiary of Encore specializing in design and fabrication services, including exhibit fabrication, 3D printing, and general contracting for events and tradeshows.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Freeman: Freeman is a leading global event production and brand experience company offering AV, exhibit fabrication, and event strategy—Encore's most direct competitor in the full-service corporate event and trade show market.
• GES (Global Experience Specialists): GES is a major global provider of exhibition and event services, including AV production, exhibit design, and fabrication—directly comparable to Encore's Hargrove subsidiary and core event production offering.
• BCD Meetings & Events: BCD Meetings & Events is a global corporate meetings and events management firm offering strategic meetings management and event production—comparable to Encore's corporate events business.
• Sparks: Sparks is a brand experience and live event agency producing corporate meetings, exhibits, and experiential activations—directly comparable in creative and production services for enterprise clients.
• Maritz Global Events: Maritz is a corporate meetings, incentives, and events provider serving enterprise clients with full-service event production—comparable to Encore's corporate events and meetings segment.
• MCI Group: MCI Group is a global meetings, events, and association management company with similar full-service event production capabilities and a comparable international footprint to Encore.
• George P. Johnson Experience Marketing: GPJ is a top experiential marketing agency producing large-scale corporate events, activations, and conferences—overlapping directly with Encore's creative services and corporate event production business.
• Jack Morton Worldwide: Jack Morton is a global brand experience agency that designs and produces live events, activations, and immersive experiences—directly comparable to Encore's creative and production services for enterprise clients.

Emerging players

• Cvent: Cvent is an enterprise event management technology platform (and a listed Encore customer) that overlaps with Encore's digital event tools and engagement platform offerings, though its core model is SaaS rather than production services.

Broad incumbents

• Live Nation Entertainment: Live Nation is the largest live entertainment company globally, operating concerts and events at scale; while broader in scope, it represents a large incumbent in the live events ecosystem in which Encore operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EncoreEMEA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/encoreuk
• Instagraminstagram.com/encoreemea
• Xx.com/EncoreEMEA

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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