About SGMC
SGMC Exhibitions (a division of SGMC Group Limited & incorporating SGMC UK Limited), is widely regarded as one of the UK and Ireland’s fastest growing and innovative Exhibition Promoters with an extensive range of successful exhibitions. Established in 2000, SGMC Exhibitions span both trade & consumer markets, including Travel & Tourism, Recruitment (International & Domestic), Education as well as Business & Franchising. With a significant number of wholly owned exhibitions within its portfolio, SGMC Exhibitions does not run events on behalf of third parties. All events are owned and run directly by SGMC Group Limited.
What is BT’s Involvement
BT (British Telecommunications plc) is the Headline Sponsor of the all-island trilogy of Small Business & Franchise Shows, including Dublin, Cork & Belfast. BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services, operating in 170 countries. BT comprises four lines of business: BT Global Services; Openreach; BT Retail and BT Wholesale. British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group, encompassing all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on the London and New York stock exchange. The Small Business & Franchise Show is a Registered Trade Mark of SGMC Group Limited.
SGMC Events
Other exhibitions include The Health Recruitment Expo, The Down Under Expo, The Fresh Start Expo, The Western Union Great Escape Expo, The Adventure Travel & Gap Year Show, The Australia Needs Skills Expo (Ireland) in association with the Commonwealth Government of Australia (Department of Immigration & Citizenship in 2006).
SGMC Media & Industry Partners
SGMC Exhibitions has established a reputation for delivering outstanding quality, well promoted and attended events. This reputation has attracted a wide range of Media & Industry Partners keen to be associated with SGMC Exhibitions; Media Partners for current & past shows include RTE, UTV, TV3, Sky Media, Today FM, 98FM, U105, IrishJobs.ie, The Irish Independent, The Sunday Independent, The Sunday Tribune, Munster Business Magazine, Business & Finance Magazine and Lonely Planet. Industry Partners include BT, Bank of Ireland, Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce, Cork Chamber of Commerce, Invest Northern Ireland, Ulster Bank, SFA (Small Firms Association), BMI Airlines, Emirates, Western Union, CIPD, AONTAS and the Irish Exporters Association. SGMC Group Limited is a proud member of the SFA, Irish Exporters Association, The RDS (Royal Dublin Society) and CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development).
SGMC Customers
SGMC Exhibitions prides itself in attracting a wide range of high calibre clients including blue chip & governmental organisations as well as small to medium sized exhibitors. A sample of these exhibitors include BT, Bank of Ireland, Western Union, Ulster Bank, Microsoft, O2, Xerox, Singapore Airlines, BMI, Emirates, The Revenue Commissioners, Dunnes Stores, CIMA, ARGOS, FAS, The Patents Office, Companies Registration Office, Enterprise Ireland, City & Country Enterprise Boards, Australian Department of Immigration & Citizenship, New Zealand Immigration, Tourism Australia, Tourism Thailand, Australian Taxation Office (ATO), Invest Northern Ireland, Queensland Department of Health and the Alberta Government.
SGMC Social Responsibility
SGMC Exhibitions takes its social responsibilities very seriously and where possible insures that all materials used for promotion & marketing is made from recycled and/or renewable sources. Each year SGMC Exhibitions offers a charity of its choosing a free stand to further promote their organisation. Past Charities include the Hope Foundation, Emigrant Advice Bureau and the Niall Mellon Township Trust.