Live event business strengthens services with takeover deal

Corporate live event production services business TechPro has acquired an audio-visual specialist to boost its offering.

Edge Live owner Matt Evans joins TechPro as a director, working closely with TechPro’s existing director Mark Stokes, with a mission of helping agencies deliver cleaner, more sustainable events.

The deal will offer live event production agencies a range of services under one brand, including audio-visual solutions, technical equipment hire, virtual meetings, event design and project management.

The business will remain at TechPro’s Tamworth location.

Mark Stokes, TechPro director said: “Matt and I have known each other for a long time and worked on numerous event projects together and the synergies that exist between our two businesses made it an easy decision to acquire Edge Live and fold their services into ours.

“Often acquisitions are about reducing competition, gaining unique assets or new locations, but this is an acquisition of valuable experience, knowledge and opportunities to enhance our services at a time when live event agencies are looking for cost effective and sustainable solutions.

“The next step in the evolution of our business is building the studios to manage the delivery of virtual and hybrid events. By combining virtual elements with face-to-face meetings, event agencies can deliver the professional events their clients demand, whilst reducing the requirements for all delegates to travel.

Matt Evans, Edge Live owner said “Together we believe we have a unique offering that combines the best technical expertise, unrivalled equipment quality and experience delivering, live, virtual and hybrid meetings, of all sizes and complexity.

“In addition to the increasing demand for face-to-face meetings, conferences and seminars in the post-pandemic return to normal, the benefit of combining virtual elements to improve the sustainability of events is a growth opportunity for TechPro.

“TechPro is an established brand that has a built a great reputation over the last 17 years for its work supporting live event agencies across the UK, Europe, USA & Asia, and I believe the acquisition of Edge Live is a new chapter in the story, that can only add to the attraction for clients.”