About Us

Highfields is almost uniquely placed in the exhibition and events industry

All of our processes are in-house, allowing us to seamlessly manage all aspects of your project to our quality-controlled high standards.
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All eyes on your product

The team here at Highfields oozes with creativity, both collectively and individually. Our bespoke exhibitions get products and services noticed, helping our clients to stand out above their competitors, generating sales, leads and contracts.

Because our exhibition stands aren't about us, they're about you. 

Why are we different?

Exhibition and fair attendees arrive at events with a purpose, to be inspired. The intention of these attendees is to actively search for products and services to invest in or become a part of.

Our bespoke exhibition stands have helped thousands of companies achieve these goals by sparking conversations, generating leads, introducing partnerships and building networks.

Our custom-built exhibition stands are creative workable spaces to get your latest products, services and brand noticed.

Highfields started small, driven and enthusiastic. We began our journey in the 1980’s before effectively expanding to encompass creative teams, graphic studios, build, logistics, management and support.

We understand the exhibition industry inside and out, and started from a mindset of looking at our business from a customer perspective, what would we want from an exhibition company if we were to hire one? Decades later this is still our primary mindset. We are forever forward thinking and learning ways to improve so we can offer our clients the latest exhibition trends, technologies and techniques.

How we can help

We have built our business over many years to include everything an exhibitor might need, providing a wide range of expert solutions.

With Highfields, there is no need to use multiple companies – we offer in-house design, manufacture, project managers, logistics and storage.

From designs "that really represent your brand", to a fabrication team that "brings ideas into reality" (Hozelock), and a graphic studio with a "quality of print [that is] absolutely faultless and much sharper than some other printer services I had used in past years" (Numatic), our processes are streamlined and "will remove the stress" (Jac Travel) that exhibitions often present. 

Whereas other companies might sub-contract various parts of an exhibition project to unconnected businesses, fragmenting the process, the Highfields team work as one. We strive to provide our clients with a first class, seamless experience, something that we can guarantee, as we manage the whole process.

The exhibition one-stop shop.
Working with exhibitors from a multitude of industry sectors
Secure and financially stable company
Direct end user contracts only… no agency premiums
Concept design service for stands 30 - 1000m2

What we don't do:

We are not a "middleman" that outsource to agencies who then outsource to stand builders - we'll do all the work.
Sell you anything you don't need
"We were impressed by your honesty".
Floral Silk
Use generic uninspiring stand designs - everything (regardless of the size) is designed specifically for you to achieve real results.
We call our 2 acre site, incorporating offices, factory, design and graphic studio, stores and logistics fleet, home.
Since 1985 we’ve had some memorable moments - here’s a few that stand out
August 1985
Highfields makes it's first purchase  - a 7.5 tonne furniture lorry. The only form of transport at the time (regardless of stand size, it was going onto this lorry!); a large, underpowered truck with, by today's standards, dangerous brakes. Legend has it, when returning from a show, the brakes caught on fire going downhill over the alps. Snow had to be thrown into the discs to extingush the flames.  
Since 1985 we’ve had some memorable moments - here’s a few that stand out
Circa 1988
This stand will remain a milestone in our history as it was the first to feature a new modern technology, the “personal computer”. The computers were arranged on plinths and connected with a Local Area Network, demonstrating this new advancement. 
Since 1985 we’ve had some memorable moments - here’s a few that stand out
1989
From 1978 - 2004, Birmingham NEC hosted The British International Motorshow. The picture is the LADA stand. The spec was for a double deck structure; cars on the ground floor and a turntable, with hospitality above. Stand design, technology and manufacturing have all evolved but interestingly the format of double deck structures - products below, hospitality above - generally hasn't and this layout is still requested today.     
Since 1985 we’ve had some memorable moments - here’s a few that stand out
August 1990

MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food) later DEFRA, ran a public campaign warning of the dangers of rabies and animal smuggling. We have included this as part of our history but it is also a snapshot of exhibition history - it highlights the improvements in design regulations. The stand has fully enclosed open sides - where there would now need to be 40% opening, would require a viewable window into the store room, and a specific grade of glass and finish. Interestingly, the stand is an early example into the use of lightboxes and CNC, cut-out animals graphics - which we would still produce today. 

Since 1985 we’ve had some memorable moments - here’s a few that stand out
November 7th 1991
This is the first project that made the papers. In 1991 a replica Channel Tunnel train (or realistically a float) was commissioned by the then British Rail and Lord Major of London.

This is what the papers said: "At 40ft long, it was a scaled model of the first international train that would take passengers through the tunnel into Europe. With realistic lights and sound effects, it appears to be emerging from the tunnel and approaching the new Waterloo international terminal. The carpeted interior has comfortable seating for 14 guests". 

 
Since 1985 we’ve had some memorable moments - here’s a few that stand out
1994
Worcester Rugby Club is culturally part of Worcester. We have manufactured bars for the club and started sponsoring the team way back in the 90s. It started with the then first team, now the juniors (our budgets don't stretch to premiership clubs!) This picture was taken on the first day of sponsorship. 
Since 1985 we’ve had some memorable moments - here’s a few that stand out
1997 Highfields Move
Our premises allowed for a substantial shift towards improving our processes. Exhibitions (as anoyone who has tried to organise one knows), can be challenging and the key is good organisation. These premises are ideal for the exhibition project flow - with a support team in one office, design, graphic studio, factory, CNC, spray booths, stores and large dry warehousing. The layout makes for an efficient, smooth production and storage until the next event. We are always delighted to offer our clients "the tour"!  
Since 1985 we’ve had some memorable moments - here’s a few that stand out
Up to around 2000
A question we sometimes get asked (ok twice) is how did we present a design proposal before CAD and 3D modelling. Before 3D Studio Max and Formz, exhibition designers also created models, but they were physical with each indivudal element cut and glued into place. There were shops dedicated to glues, wires, lights and finishing elements. The process was highly time consuming and limited revisions. Changing a design in a model or "photshopping" elements to quickly make an update, would have been unheard of.        
Since 1985 we’ve had some memorable moments - here’s a few that stand out
Up to around 2000 (Completed Stand)
However the completed stand did look like the model!
Since 1985 we’ve had some memorable moments - here’s a few that stand out
May 2017
Her Majesty the Queen visited our clients' stand at the Chelsea Flower Show. As our client reported to a newspaper: "We’ve had a wonderful time so far showing green-fingered guests of all ages how gardening can be good for you, and we have also attracted interest from a number of industrial organisations including garden tool manufacturers, manual handling companies and horticultural magazines. We’ll be here until Saturday spreading the message. I don’t anticipate any more visits from Her Majesty the Queen, but who knows – she did seem quite impressed with the work being done to promote gardening as a healthy activity!"

Equipment and processes that ensures your stand really works

We are constantly investing in our infrastructure to give our projects the advantage. Our processes include:

Large flat-bed printers

Equipment and processes that ensures your stand really works

We are constantly investing in our infrastructure to give our projects the advantage. Our processes include:

Vinyl printers

Equipment and processes that ensures your stand really works

We are constantly investing in our infrastructure to give our projects the advantage. Our processes include:

Wide format banner printers

Equipment and processes that ensures your stand really works

We are constantly investing in our infrastructure to give our projects the advantage. Our processes include:

Full logistics fleet, incl articulated lorries, lutons and 7.5 tonne

Equipment and processes that ensures your stand really works

We are constantly investing in our infrastructure to give our projects the advantage. Our processes include:

CNC routing

Our team is ready to discuss your project: call us on 01905 754158 or click here to enquire online

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