A major stake in Welsh stand building firm Creative Orange has been acquired by Nationwide Media Group in order to create Nationwide Events stand building division.

This enables the company to offer feature area building as part of its exhibition contracting service, as well as continuing to create free build stands for clients throughout the UK.

“I had worked with the Creative Orange managing director Dean Ford in the past, so when he started the company and we worked together on the feature areas for Business Yorkshire last month, we decided we liked the company so much we wanted to buy into it. Its capability in creating perfectly finished stands and feature areas are second to none, and its customer-focused work ethic means we have a lot in common.”

Ford, who will now head up the new company Nationwide Events as managing director, explained: “We jumped at the chance of working with Nationwide Media Group. As a company with over 25 years’ heritage of organising exhibitions and a growing exhibition contracting arm, we wanted to capitalise on its reputation and bring our quality stand-building service into the mix.”

Nationwide Events has opened a new factory in Pontypool, Wales, where the stand-building service is now based.