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Full Event Build: World Procurement Congress 2026

For World Procurement Congress 2026, we worked with the event organisers to create a range of branded environments, feature spaces and exhibitor areas — from concept development through to manufacture, install and on-site support.

Check out the clip below where Richard takes us on a not-at-all-cheesy tour of some of the spaces, features and activations Team MxL delivered across the show!

You can also check out the organisers’ own video of the event (no Richard in this one though, sadly).

Across the show, we provided:

🤝 60+ exhibitor spaces – complete with double custom banner wraps, integrated screens and exhibitor-chosen furniture

🎥 Broadcast Studio – a dedicated content hub for live-streaming, positioned above the show floor with adjoining green room facilities

🌿 Sustainability Lounge – relaxed breakout setting featuring meeting spaces, planting and grass-effect flooring

🎤 Tech Showcase – adaptable presentation space hosting live talks and demos

🥤 Hydration Station – serving complimentary smoothies and soft drinks, complete with an ice sculpture

📣 Headline Stand – large-scale feature space for headline sponsors, GEP Worldwide

🕹️ Coupa Arcade Area – interactive gaming area with retro favourites, including Mario Kart and pinball

All Aboard The MxL Train!

When team MxL exhibited at B2B Marketing Expo, we knew we had to bring something big

So we pulled out all the stops with a London Underground-themed experience 🚇 designed to stop people in their tracks and engage with the team:

🚈 6m London Tube train replica with MxL branding, complete with LED tickers and functional door

🤝 In-train meeting space with integrated touchscreen

🎥 Back wall screens creating the effect of travelling through stations

👆 Custom podium with touchscreen and integrated storage

🛤️ Platform-style printed flooring

🪑 Bespoke waiting bench seating

📍 Full height graphic back wall for maximum impact

And when Happy Hour came, we turned it into a full ‘train rave’ with:

🍹 Free drinks flowing

🎶 Ibiza classics on the speakers

🌫️ Smoke machine!

The stand pulled in a constant stream of people, leading to great conversations and plenty of new connections with brands entering the events space!

Make your next exhibition stand the best in the room 👉 mxlltd.co.uk/contact

Addison Lee at Business Travel Show Europe

Addison Lee’s stand at the Business Travel Show combined head-turning attractions with practical design, transforming a simple exhibition space into a full-on event experience where they could connect with clients old and new:

🚕 Six-seater taxi as the centrepiece, doubling as a performance space for a string quartet playing club classics
☕ Built-in barista station serving complimentary, premium coffee
🍹 Cocktail mixologist creating free flavoursome concoctions, paired with canapés
🛋️ Two cosy, living-room-style meeting areas, complete with homely details such as lamps, books and artwork
✨ Custom logo-printed flooring, uplighting the cab
📢 Double-sided hanging banner visible across the venue
🔑 Lockable hidden storage room for the Addison Lee team
🕶️ MxL produced merch, including branded sunglasses

Designed, manufactured, installed and stored by MxL.

Get your 2026 off to a flyer with the best possible exhibition stand, get in touch 👉 info@mxlltd.evmk.dev

EBAday 2025 – Full Show Build

Crowd of people networking and visiting booths at a professional indoor conference or expo event.

Once again Team MxL were back as build partners for EBAday – one of Europe’s leading banking and payment conferences – and this year marked 20 years of the event.

30 of us made the trip to France to help deliver the show for 1400+ participants over two packed days.

Here’s what we built:

🔹 60+ custom exhibitor pods

🔹 TV studio for live broadcasts

🔹 Breakout lounges and stage sets

🔹 Fintech Zone

🔹 Bespoke meeting rooms and charging stations

🔹 Registration desk

🔹 Quiz pod

🔹 Digital signage totems

🔹 Branding including a welcome wall, giant 6m x 6m hanging banner, column wraps and directional signage

A big thank you to our partners, Finextra and Euro Banking Association!

Planning your next conference or expo? We’re ready to help – info@mxlltd.evmk.dev

A glass TV studio booth at an event, with a man using a tablet outside the booth.

Exhibition booth at a convention center with colorful signage, seating area, and digital displays.

EBAday event entrance with a large sign and Sponsor & Exhibitor Lounge seating area visible.

Registration counters at a tech conference with signage for general and speaker registration.

Modern exhibition booth with stools, blue lighting, and digital screens at a convention center.

Networking Lounge with white chairs and tables, purple carpet, and a bicycle in the foreground.

Small stage setup with a screen, podium, and white seating at a conference venue.

A modern trade show booth with a screen, stools, and a J.P. Morgan sign in the background.

World Procurement Congress 2025 – Full Show Build

Exhibition hall with people seated and standing near display booths for business and technology companies.

World Procurement Congress returned to the InterContinental London O2 – and we were proud to be back as production partners for the second year running.

Working closely with organisers Procurement Leaders, we brought their event vision to life – designing, manufacturing and installing several show elements, including:

✅ 62 custom exhibitor stands – each with seamless recycled banner wraps, 43” screens and built-in sockets

✅ Broadcast Studio – a central livestream hub with private green room

✅ Sustainability Lounge – a spacious, greenery-filled breakout zone with dedicated meeting areas

✅ Tech Showcase – a flexible stage space for talks and demos

✅ Hydration Station – drinks giveaway stand serving smoothies and soft drinks (complete with an ice sculpture!)

✅ Full event branding – signage, window graphics, floor vinyls, pillar wraps and more

✅ Plus, a headline stage, two registration desks, concierge desk and a Relax and Recharge station

Each exhibitor stand was sustainably constructed using our stock walling system, finished in eco-friendly materials. Curved features were CNC-cut from raw Elliotis ply and designed to be reused at future events. This year we added eye-catching cylindrical voile structures in central clusters connecting groups of four stands.

To make things even easier for exhibitors, we created a custom online shop allowing them to pre-order additional furniture, counters, AV and branding – tailoring their stands for their specific needs.

After the initial two-day install, Team MxL remained on site throughout, staffing a dedicated helpdesk for exhibitor queries. We also managed a seamless mid-show branding switch, in preparation for the evening’s World Procurement Awards and supplied branded merchandise for exhibitors – including mugs, water bottles and wireless chargers – for extra impact.

This was one of our biggest projects of the year and a real team effort from start to finish. We’re already looking forward to next year’s event!

Planning an event or conference? We’re here to help – call our friendly team on 01992 642 642 or email info@mxlltd.evmk.dev to get started.

Broadcast studio booth with on-air sign and screen showing a live interview at an event.

InterContinental London - The O2 hotel with reflective glass facade under a clear blue sky.

Ivuala exhibition booth with digital screens, tables, stools, and informational display panels.

Reception desk for the World Procurement Congress with event branding and sponsor logos displayed.

Avetta trade show booth with a tall table, two stools, and informational wall displays.

Trade show booth with "Enterprise Risk Resolution" display, two stools, and a photo of a lion.

Multiple black tumblers with "World Procurement Congress 2025" printed on them are displayed on a table.

Trade show booth with a GEP AI POWERED display, seating areas, and potted plants on tables.

Stage setup for the World Procurement Congress 2025 Tech Showcase with large circular display.

SAP Ariba trade show booth with displays, seating area, and four people interacting.

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Amazon Business hydration station with blenders, stools, and a branded counter in an event space.

Large event posters for the 2023 World Procurement Awards displayed on a modern building’s windows.

People interact at company booths during a business conference or expo in a large room.

Concierge desk at a conference venue with informational materials and cityscape visible outside.

Sticker on floor with arrow points toward stairs labeled “This way to Thames View Stage 1 & 2.”.

Food & Drink Federation exhibition stand – food donation

A large black storage box filled with various packaged food items, including chips and snacks, with partially visible people standing behind it.

This year MxL had the privilege to work with the Food & Drink Federation, helping to design and build their bespoke exhibition stand for both the Lab our Party Conference and the Conservative Party Conference.

Both shows proved a great success, with plenty of visitors commenting on how great the stand looked.

After both shows were done, MxL were left with a whole flight case of leftover food and drink items from the brands that were promoted on the stands.

With the help of the Food & Drink Federation, MxL sourced a local food bank where the leftover items could be donated, and in doing so received a special certificate of collaboration from The Hertford Food Pantry.

The Hertford Pantry was formerly known as Hertfood – a community initiative set up at the start of the pandemic in March 2020 to ensure that local families received deliveries of food during some very tough times.

What started as a short term project soon became a staple for the local area, as it was apparent that there were lots of local families struggling and facing the dilemma of ‘eat or heat’ .

The main differences between The Hertford Pantry and a traditional foodbank is that you don’t need to be referred, you don’t need to meet any criteria (lots of the families that are supported are working in key worker and low paid jobs) and lots of fresh food is supplied, receiving donations of surplus from local supermarkets which would have otherwise gone into landfill – having a positive impact on the environment.

In October 2024 alone 1,396 local families were supported and numbers are growing month on month. In addition to the Pantry sessions, there are also emergency supplies of food and household essentials to those fleeing domestic violence, those facing bereavement and illness and receive many requests from schools and social workers where families are struggling to provide even the very basics – often helping people where other organisations have said no.

The Hertford Pantry do not receive any funding, and rely purely on donations, fundraising and grants. Everyone in the team is an unpaid volunteer, so every penny raised goes to the families.

MxL and the Food and Drink Federation will continue to support the good work that The Hertford Pantry are doing.

The current stand is now in storage ready for the next trade show! For more information about our exhibition stand design and build service, please call the MxL team on 01992 642 642 or email info@mxlltd.evmk.dev

World Procurement Congress 2024 – design and build by MxL

A broadcast studio set with four black chairs around a small table in the foreground and a view of a technological expo area with various displays and signage in the background.

This year’s World Procurement Congress took place at the Intercontinental London O2.

MxL had the pleasure to help produce the following for this event:

X 50 off sustainable exhibitor stands ✅
Bespoke Headline Stand ✅
Sustainability Lounge with four partner areas ✅
Broadcast studio ✅
Tech Showcase ✅
All exhibitor AV screens, real plants, furniture and counters ✅

People engaging at different booths in a well-lit exhibition hall with promotional banners and high tables.

A trade show booth for GEP featuring promotional materials, seating areas, and "AI-powered transportation" displays on large screens. The booth is well-lit, with blue and white signage.

A spacious exhibition booth in a convention center features green flooring, plants, and displays with the names "SCOUTBEE" and "eco-novative" under bright ceiling lights.

A broadcast studio booth with glass walls, labeled "Powered by SAP Ariba" and "OMNIA," set up in an indoor venue with carpeted floors and wooden panels.

Exhibit hall with multiple booths, including Cirtuo and SpendEdge, showcasing business solutions and strategies. High-top tables and chairs are placed in front of some displays.

Trade show booth for Jabil featuring procurement and supply chain services, with a counter, stools, a large display screen, brochures on stands, and "Built by Practitioners for Practitioners" sign.

Booth at a trade show featuring SAP Ariba with displays on spend visibility. The setup includes a counter, stools, chairs, and a large backdrop showing a container ship and informative graphics.

A conference room setup with a stage featuring a dark backdrop, lights, and cameras positioned around. An unattended reception desk is in the foreground, and some tables are scattered around the room.

A large group of people mingling and networking in a conference hall with multiple booths and displays under bright lighting.

An exhibition booth for Scoutbee featuring informational displays, seating with modern chairs around small tables, and a tree-shaped structure in the center.

Three black mugs with "SAP Ariba" logos are placed on a table in front of a sign that reads "BROADCAST STUDIO" in a well-lit room.

Exhibit booth for "ZIP" showcasing procurement solutions from Intake + Pay, featuring a display screen, informational panels, chairs, and a counter in a well-lit convention hall.

Two staff members sitting behind a help desk labeled "MXL HELP DESK" with a sign saying "If you are having any issues, just ask" in a conference setting.

Each exhibitor stand came with a recycled seamless graphic banner, 43” screen and built in socket as standard.

We then produced a custom built online shop for exhibitors to order additional items for their stand space, including furniture, counters and AV, with branding options included. This came with full user support and advice on all orders.

Sustainability was a key message throughout the show, so we used our stock wall panels for all structures and finished in a recycled graphic banner material. All items available through the exhibitor shop were our stock exhibition stand components and the curved display features were made from raw C+C Elliotis ply and are reusable for future shows.

Our onsite AV tech support team were there to help with any last minute media changes, and our onsite exhibitor team desk was there for additional support for all exhibitor queries and additional exhibition furniture orders.

We also helped out with additional branded merchandise orders, such as branded mugs, wireless chargers and water bottles, for extra brand impact.

The event was a fantastic success and has been one of the highlights of the year for us. We are now looking forward to working with the amazing team at Procurement Leaders for next year’s show.

Are you planning a conference or event? Make sure to get in touch with us today on 01992 642 642 or email info@mxlltd.evmk.dev to talk with our friendly team about your next project.

MxL at B2B Marketing Expo 2023

A group of people standing in front of an exhibition stand design for a trade show booth.

The MxL team had an amazing two days exhibiting at the B2B Marketing Expo in November at Excel, London. This was our second time exhibiting at the show, and after last year’s success it was a clear decision to come back!

This year proved just as successful, with plenty of new contacts and leads as well as new business already won from the show!

It’s important as a company that we practice what we preach, with exhibiting being such a valuable and vital tool that helps us grow as a business.

Our exhibition stand design was on point as always – huge pressure on our in-house exhibition stand design team to get this right as all eyes were on us as the experts!

The stand worked very well for our sales team to talk with visitors in a comfortable and informal manner, with plenty of screens to showcase and demo our previous exhibition stand builds.

Overall it was another fantastic show, and one that we will no doubt be attending again in 2024!

MxL exhibiting at the Event Organisers Summit

A room full of tables and chairs in a convention hall.

We recently had an amazing two days exhibiting at the Event Organisers Summit hosted by Forum Events at the Raisson Blu Hotel Heathrow.

It was a great opportunity to meet with event organisers and other suppliers at the show.

We would like to express our gratitude to everyone who attended and took the time to come and say hello. A special thank you to Forum Events for putting on an amazing show. Thank you!

For more information on future Summits please visit here

MxL TV – Top 5 promotional items for your next trade show

In this video we look at the top 5 promotional items to hand out at your next trade show.

Here are some useful links below:

Branded merchandise online catalogue

Exhibition stand service

Event FAQ page

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