Journey9 buys football awards

EVENTS company Journey9 has acquired the Northwest Football Awards (NWFA) and the Northern Sports Awards from HGA Creative, who will continue to work in partnership on both events.

HGA Creative had itself only bought the awards in November last year from media website business How-Do, which suspended its operations last month.
Laura Wolfe, managing director of Journey9, said; “Having been involved with the Northwest Football Awards in the past and with our current and growing work in the sports arena, getting involved in the event was a natural step for us.  

“We have some big plans for growth and we are delighted to be working with HGA Creative.”

Ian Grime, director of Live Events at HGA Creative, said: “Journey9 approached us with an outline of their plans to develop these events.  It was clear that Laura and her team had skills to complement our own and that by working together we could make the events an even bigger success. We are very excited about the partnership.”

The Northwest Football Awards were launched in 2007. This year’s event will take place at The Point at Lancashire County Cricket Club on November 12.