Our well-regarded nation-wide networking events provide a relaxed social environment to meet new and potential clients outside of the normal working hours. Our events enable you and your clients to build new connections as well foster relationships with other commercial suppliers. Many of our members have had great success securing new leads, and business opportunities, through meeting guests at our events.
To ensure that networking events continue to be effective, popular, enjoyable and ultimately sustainable we ask our members to adhere to the following rules:
Event Booking Policy
To ensure that Commercial Interiors UK (CIUK) events are attended by our members and designers, specifiers, operators and industry leaders, members MUST purchase tickets for both themselves and guests. Members MUST allocate at least half the places purchased to clients/guests and a guest list is required prior to the event to confirm this. * If on the provision of the Attendee list, it is found that only members of staff are attending, these tickets will be cancelled without refund.
If a member company is unable to provide guest attendees for their allocated guest places, the tickets will become void and the member will not be permitted to attend the event unaccompanied.
To ensure fairness to all members and to maintain the purpose of our networking events, member companies may not invite employees of other CIUK member companies as their guests. Guest places are intended for clients, designers, architects, developers, operators, or other industry contacts who are not CIUK members. If a CIUK member wishes to attend an event, they must purchase their own ticket allocation. Please note that if a non-member commercial supplier is invited as a guest, this must be approved by the CIUK team in advance to ensure fairness to members and to protect the purpose of CIUK events. Under exceptional circumstances we will consider waving these rules but this is decided on an individual basis, if you would like to discuss this further please email sean@commercial-interiorsuk.com
Invoices MUST be settled prior to the event and all event bookings are non-refundable and non-transferable to other events or future dates once confirmed. This includes events hosted by our Media Partner, Design Insider.
Tickets are valid only for the specific event for which they are purchased and cannot be transferred to other events or future dates if guests can't attend. Each event is planned and budgeted independently, and your booking helps us deliver the best possible experience for all attendees.
Named Attendees, Tickets and Lanyards
Badging: Printed badges are provided for every attendee with full name and company name. If appropriate table numbers are also indicated on the badge.
All event tickets are issued to named attendees only. Tickets are non-transferable once the final guest list has been submitted, unless a change has been agreed in advance by the CIUK team.
Entry will only be permitted to attendees named on the confirmed guest list. If a replacement attendee is required on the day of the event, this must be approved by the CIUK team before entry, and a new badge and lanyard must be printed in the replacement attendee’s name. No attendee will be permitted to enter or re-enter the event using a badge or lanyard issued in another person’s name, including another employee, colleague or representative from the same company.
For events where lanyards are provided, the lanyard acts as the attendee’s event ticket and must be worn throughout the event. Lanyards are issued to the named attendee only and must not be passed to another person, including another member of the same company or team.
If an attendee leaves the venue and wishes to re-enter, they must be wearing their own lanyard. Anyone attempting to re-enter the event without their lanyard may be refused entry.
Any person attempting to attend using a lanyard, badge or ticket issued in another person’s name may be refused entry or asked to leave the event. This applies even if they are from the same member company.
Commercial Interiors UK reserves the right to refuse entry or remove any individual from the event where these terms have not been followed.
Guest Lists
To ensure your guests receive all the essential event information (and to help us reduce last-minute dropouts), we kindly ask that you send us their names, company names, dietary requirements and email addresses as soon as possible.
This will allow us to:
- Share important event updates and details directly with them
- Help them feel welcome and informed ahead of time
- Ensure a smooth check-in experience on the day
Please note that we strongly recommend that potential guests are invited as early as possible. We have found that this generates the best attendance and lowest cancellations by guests. We also require guests dietary requirements, if any, 2 weeks prior to the event.
Final confirmed guest lists must be provided by the deadline indicated on the booking form (usually the week prior to the event) and by email to minimise errors on badging. Companies that have not provided their guest list will not receive the event guest list, and their guests will not be included on the distributed list. Once a completed guest list has been submitted, the full event guest list will then be issued.
Post event guest list:
A guest list of attendees will be provided after the event. This will include the names and company names of all who attended but will NOT provide email addresses.
Photography & Videography
Please be aware that photography and videography will take place at our events. By attending, you consent to your image being used across Commercial Interiors UK’s and Design Insider’s marketing channels, including websites, social media, and promotional materials. If you do not wish for your image to be used, please notify us in advance by contacting info@commercial-interiorsuk.com.
What our members say…
We asked a selection of members who regularly attend our events to provide a little feedback. The following comments were kindly provided by colleagues from Panaz, iliv and Hansgrohe:
In three words?
'Social, enjoyable, valuable'
‘Fantastic nationwide networking’
‘In the diary’
What is the key purpose behind your attendance?
‘Meet new clients, especially those we are finding it difficult to access in normal working hours and enhance existing relationships’
‘Bringing contacts together at a relaxed social style event has worked fantastically well’
‘To maintain a presence’ and ‘to see a great range of different people’
Your advice to new members?
‘It is always a welcome environment to connect with others, pack your business cards, smile and come and meet like-minded peers’
‘Build relationships not only for yourself but your guests as well, they will remember this far more than the drink you got them…’
‘This is what Commercial Interiors UK is good at doing – connecting people’
Data & Communications
By providing guest email addresses, you confirm that your guests have given permission for their details to be shared with Commercial Interiors UK for essential event communications. Guests will also be offered the opportunity to subscribe to the Design Insider newsletter. By providing their email address, guests agree to receive this invitation. Subscription is optional, and recipients can unsubscribe at any time via the link in our emails.