Money, Business, Jobs in the event industry

Money:
the event industry  creates around £22 billion.


Business:
Types of businesses?
media production (video,audio)
managment
interior design, graphic design
heating /ventilation
security
catering
systems such as lights, amps etc
rigging, data/video/lighting cable
marketing
(ties into tourism)

Jobs:
how many people are employed in the industry?
500,000 employed (directly and indirectly)

There is indication that there is growth in this industry though finding information about it is difficult