Event Pro

What Event Pro does

EventPro (legal name: Event Professional Consultancy Ltd) is an Irish event management company founded in 1990 and headquartered in Sandyford, Dublin. The firm specialises in delivering large-scale trade and consumer exhibitions, operating a portfolio of four flagship annual events: Showcase Ireland (a creative trade expo that draws over 3,350 international buyers and generates more than €25.6M in sales orders across the 3-day show), Bord Bia Bloom (a 70-acre horticulture and lifestyle festival in Phoenix Park), Architecture & Building Expo (held alongside the RIAI Annual Conference at the RDS), and the Gift & Home Fair at the RDS. The company coordinates over 1,000 exhibitors annually and serves a multi-sided audience comprising Irish brands, international trade buyers, architects and construction professionals, and consumer attendees.

The firm delivers full-service event management covering concept development, sales, marketing (traditional and digital), budgeting with cost/revenue mapping, operations, credit control, and on-site delivery. Revenue is generated primarily through exhibitor stand/booth fees (transaction-fee model) at four flagship events, supplemented by consumer ticketing at Bord Bia Bloom (via Ticketmaster) and Gift & Home Buyers Directory digital products. The business model is asset-light and partner-anchored: EventPro works in close partnership with Irish state bodies — Bord Bia, Design & Crafts Council of Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, and the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) — which provide endorsement, international buyer outreach, and exhibitor pipelines in exchange for delivery capability.

Operationally the firm runs on a deliberately lean team of 1-10 employees, but its competitive position rests on deep institutional relationships, 30+ years of management tenure, and a recurring annual flywheel of exhibitors and buyers. The company navigated COVID-19 by cancelling 2020-2021 in-person events and launching substitutes such as Bloom At Home and the Gift & Home Buyers Directory 2021. Geographically EventPro is Ireland-centric but extends international reach through Enterprise Ireland's overseas office network, with reported buyer attendance from Ireland, UK, USA, Mainland Europe, and the Far East. The founder-managed private limited company has no disclosed external investors, parent company, or institutional funding.

Name

Event Pro

Legal name

Event Professional Consultancy Ltd

Website

https://eventpro.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EventPro is a Dublin-based, founder-managed event management company that designs, markets, and delivers four flagship Irish trade and consumer exhibitions — Showcase Ireland, Bord Bia Bloom, Architecture & Building Expo, and Gift & Home Fair — serving brands, state bodies, trade buyers, and consumer audiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Management Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (711320)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

General & Multi-Industry Trade Show Organizers (THAHABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction, Building Materials & Real Estate Shows Organizers (THAHABAG), Consumer & Public Shows (B2C) Organizers (THAHABAC), Festival & Event Producers/Organizers (MPAIAFAC)

Keywords

• Trade exhibition management
• Consumer event management
• Trade show organization
• Event marketing services
• Corporate event planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Management Services: EventPro provides comprehensive event management services to clients including state bodies and industry associations. Revenue is generated through organizing and delivering major trade and consumer exhibitions, charging exhibitors for booth space and providing marketing, operations, and delivery services.
2. Trade Exhibition Stand Fees: Revenue from exhibitors who pay for exhibition space at flagship events including Showcase Ireland, Gift & Home Fair, Architecture & Building Expo, and Bord Bia Bloom. Credit control processes ensure all stand revenues are collected in advance of events.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Event Pro (EventPro) is an Irish event management company that organizes and delivers major trade and consumer exhibitions end-to-end. Its portfolio comprises four flagship annual events — Showcase Ireland (creative trade expo), Gift & Home Fair, Architecture & Building Expo, and Bord Bia Bloom (consumer gardening/lifestyle festival) — and provides full-service event management including concept development, marketing, budgeting, operations, and on-site delivery. Revenue is generated from exhibitor stand fees, sponsorship, and consumer ticket sales, with event delivery partnerships in place with state bodies including Bord Bia, Design and Crafts Council of Ireland, and RIAI.

Product overview

Event Pro is an event management company operating a portfolio of four flagship trade and consumer events in Ireland: Architecture & Building Expo (construction/design), Showcase Ireland (creative crafts/gift/fashion), Bord Bia Bloom (horticulture/lifestyle), and Gift & Home Fair (gift/home). The company provides full-service event management capabilities including concept development, marketing, budgeting, operations, and delivery. Their core offering is organizing and delivering large-scale trade exhibitions and consumer festivals, working with state bodies and industry partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Showcase Ireland: Ireland's Creative Expo - one of the country's largest international trade shows featuring Irish brands in fashion, jewellery, home and gift sectors.
• Gift & Home Fair
• Architecture & Building Expo
• Bord Bia Bloom

Products and services

• Architecture & Building Expo Ireland's premier construction and design event held at the RDS in Dublin, featuring product displays, CPD-accredited seminars, breakfast briefings, and the Architects' Choice Product Awards. Runs alongside the RIAI Annual Conference and is held on 8th & 9th October 2025.
• Showcase Ireland
• Bord Bia Bloom World-class horticulture, food, and lifestyle festival held over five days on the June Bank Holiday weekend (May 28th – June 1st, 2026) in Phoenix Park. Celebrates gardening, sustainable living, food and drink with garden designers, flower growers, landscapers, plantaholics, garden-furniture makers, and food enthusiasts. Next edition: May 28th – June 1st, 2026.
• Gift & Home Fair Ireland's leading trade fair for giftware, home, tabletop, jewellery, fashion and accessories, seasonal products, and wellbeing. Held at the RDS, Dublin, each August and features many new exhibitors and hundreds of new products each year ahead of the Christmas season.
• Event Management Services Full-service event management offering spanning concept development, 3D visualization, marketing (traditional and digital), budgeting with cost/revenue mapping, operations coordination, credit control, and on-site delivery and results for trade and consumer events. Provided to state bodies and industry associations including Bord Bia, Design and Crafts Council of Ireland, and RIAI.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% visitor satisfaction rate at Showcase Ireland
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Bord BiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBord Bia (Irish Food Board) partners with EventPro to deliver major consumer events including Bord Bia Bloom, Ireland's largest gardening and lifestyle festival. EventPro provides full event management services including operations, marketing, and delivery.
• Design and Crafts Council of IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEventPro delivers Showcase Ireland on behalf of the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland. The Council provides support and endorsement for Ireland's premier creative trade expo.
• Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEventPro organizes the Architecture & Building Expo in conjunction with the RIAI Annual Conference. This partnership combines a major construction industry exhibition with the largest architectural networking event in Ireland.
• Enterprise IrelandmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerEnterprise Ireland supports Showcase Ireland by promoting the trade show internationally through their network of overseas offices, helping attract international buyers to Irish exhibitors.
• Irish SME Association (ISME)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEventPro has worked with ISME on events including the ISME Conference 2019, demonstrating collaboration with small business associations.
• Retail Jewellers of Ireland / Fine Jewellers AssociationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEventPro partners with jewellery industry associations for Showcase Ireland and related trade events serving the jewellery and gift sectors.
• Local Enterprise OfficesmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal Enterprise Offices nationwide support emerging Irish businesses participating in Showcase and other events, helping small enterprises access B2B trade show opportunities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Clarion Events: UK-headquartered organizer of trade and consumer exhibitions across multiple verticals (gaming, retail, energy, technology). Closest comparable in business model — multi-sector portfolio, state-body and association partnerships, and emphasis on attendee experience metrics.
• Easyfairs: Belgium-based multi-vertical trade show organizer operating a 'community-powered' model across European markets. Directly comparable as a mid-sized European exhibition organizer with a portfolio approach and similar vertical mix (construction, food, manufacturing).
• Hyve Group: UK-based international events group running trade exhibitions and conferences across apparel, construction, food, and energy. Comparable in scale, multi-vertical trade show focus, and UK/Ireland geographic footprint.
• CloserStill Media: UK B2B events organizer focused on professional and technology verticals. Comparable as a privately-held, mid-sized multi-vertical exhibition company delivering high-attendance trade shows in partnership with industry associations.
• Top Drawer (Clarion Events brand): UK-based curated trade show for design-led gift, fashion, and homeware — the closest direct competitive analogue to Showcase Ireland and Gift & Home Fair in terms of buyer profile and product mix.

Broad incumbents

• Informa Markets: The B2B exhibitions arm of Informa plc, one of the world's largest trade show organizers. Comparable category but vastly larger scale; competes for exhibitor budgets and provides the global benchmark EventPro is measured against in international buyer attendance.
• RX Global (Reed Exhibitions): Global trade show organizer operating flagship events across dozens of industries. Represents the global incumbent benchmark; relevant for understanding the competitive ceiling and pricing dynamics EventPro faces when courting international exhibitors.
• Messe Frankfurt: German-headquartered global trade fair organizer with a broad multi-vertical portfolio. Operates in adjacent consumer and trade show categories (textiles, consumer goods, architecture) that overlap with EventPro's verticals.
• dmg events: International events organizer with strong presence in construction, hospitality, and design verticals — directly relevant adjacency to EventPro's Architecture & Building Expo and gift/home categories.

Others

• Cvent: US-headquartered event management software and technology provider. Not a direct competitor, but the dominant technology supplier that EventPro would benchmark against or partner with as it builds out its 'event management and marketing platform' capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eventproie
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eventpro

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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