Blending imaginative in-house design with 125 years of practical solutions, Chas Clarkson is Australia’s premier full service commercial Christmas decoration and illumination company. From design to installation, our role is simple… to transform and enhance the everyday environment into a magical festive Christmas experience► At Chas Clarkson, we aspire to deliver exceptional Christmas and illumination experiences for our clients. Renowned for pushing boundaries and creating unparalleled solutions, we take the creative collective of our experienced team to generate an amazing, tailored installation together.Our focus is on creativity, reliability, consistency and firing the imagination. With a commitment to design, innovation and durability, we are known for:✔ Christmas projects that engage the senses and bring your environment to life.✔ Our incredible selection of commercial decorations and illumination for your site.✔ A dedicated team of highly skilled people creating options and coming up with ideas you may never have even considered.As Production and Logistics Director, and with a proud reputation of twenty years’ event and brand experiential experience in Australian events, I provide the production and logistics leadership required for the installations we design and manage.► My goal is to ensure our bases are covered and our costing is accurate on the lead-up to production, then managing and renewing the supply chain with new suppliers to make sure we get the best product delivery for our clients. For me, the excitement starts at the beginning of a project when working in conjunction with the creative team and listening to our account managers as to what our client’s needs are. We then take that concept and bring it to life. Once finished, we hand it to the project managers to deliver the results of this on the ground (or in the ceiling, as the case may be).To learn more about our work, visit us at:✪ www.chasclarkson.com.au ✪▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

How many times have you been in a meeting and someone says, “That’s a great event or brand idea. You should take the initiative and make it a reality”. What happens next? Most of the time, nothing. So many great ideas remain dormant because businesses don’t have the staff, resources, time or money to bring ideas to life. For those who do have great ideas but don’t have the time or experience to take action to create a spectacular event, that’s where Fabmosphere comes in.At Fabmosphere, we help you first design the idea and the details on paper. We have a finely tuned set of questions and checklists that let us help you quickly understand what it will take to go from initial thinking to paper to reality. Whether you’re looking at a first time event or have done multiple events, “giving ideas life” takes diligent planning, passion, attention to detail plus well-developed team, project and event management skills. We work with you to develop your idea from storyboard to custom build and installation through to a successful event.And we’ve produced amazing results for our clients. We get great comments and testimonials from some of Australia’s leading name brands who see the value in what we do. One of our clients couldn’t understand how much time would be involved in producing an event. With our project management expertise, we bridged the gap between all stakeholders and brought the critical elements together on the day to create a truly memorable event surpassing all expectations.Fabmosphere is one of the country’s premier brand activation and event production companies. We bring all of the necessary skills and expertise to the table to assure you that your brand activation or event is as magnificent as you hoped it would be. Your objectives are always at the centre of our thinking, which makes us the perfect production partner for you.To learn how we can create an inspiring brand activation or event, email at gerard@fabmosphere.com.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

Following are just some of the milestones achieved in the three years I had the pleasure of heading up the committee:• Build relationships with key persons in the community• Commissioned a new web site with a payment portal on there• Created a new membership drive called Friends Of St Patrick • Encouraged committee members to use specific gmail accounts to enable hand over of information• Changed our Traffic Management supplier • Changed the route of the Parade from going down College street to going down Elizabeth street, easing some traffic problems and ensuring easier access into the park for attendees • Brought in the wearing of a green ribbon for the day• Secured funding from the Irish government• Brought in suppliers from the event industry that ensured we had a smoother transition of services• Elevated the Bachelors event• Developed and produced pre parade entertainment • I pursued and attained “Major Event Status” for the Parade and Family day • Changed the whole geography of how the park had been laid out; The main stage which was first on the list to move to the end of the park and this created a natural amphitheatre and resulted in a higher retention of visitors on the day• Getting contracts in place with suppliers so there was consistency of charges year on year• There is now a fund raising calendar for the lead up from six months outIt has been an incredible journey and one which I not only learnt so much from along the way personally but also professionally. For me it really gave me a canvas to work on with my background and experience. I got a true understanding of where a voluntary organisation hits its ceiling by it being a voluntary not for profit part time commitment.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

Product developmentStaff trainingSupply chain developmentSystem development Large and small draping projectsWarehouse set up and functioning The most fun at that time was the product development and working out what was a product that was going to work in the Sydney market and then bringing it on line, everything from furniture to fabrics. Finding suppliers who were at that time understanding of the products we needed to deliver, laundries were always a challenge.Developing systems which ensured the business ran more smoothly.Realising at an early stage that I had an aptitude for working with fabric and dressing venues and spaces for events in various fashions and styles.▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬