EXHIBITION NEWS AWARDSwww.exhibitionnews.co.uk 29Industry nIght of nIghtsthere were 850 of the exhibition community's finest in attendance at this year's Exhibition News Awards. the night kicked off with a networking drinks reception, followed by a sumptuous three-course dinner and entertainment.for the first time in the history of the awards, we presented the Exhibition news Pioneer Award. this year's recipient was roger shashoua, for his incredible achievements in expanding the exhibition industry. After dinner, master of ceremonies and comedian stewart francis kicked off the highly-anticipated awards presentation, where 10 companies and 10 individuals were honoured for their outstanding efforts over the past year. PHOTOGRAPHY BY BABYOLIVE

EXHIBITION NEWS AWARDS30 www.exhibitionnews.co.ukThis page: Guests show their social side at this year's awards nightCentre: Exhibition News Pioneer Award receipient Roger Shashoua (left) with IMEX's Ray BloomFar right: The team fromCloserStill (above) and i2i Events GroupBottom row, right: The team from Montgomery and Fresh celebrate Annika Fila's win for Best Client Support ProviderBottom row centre: The team at Media 10 get down and boogey