When the new £5 note was unveiled at Blenheim Palace on the 2nd June, the eagerly anticipated design was showcased on a series of event stands designed and built by leading UK exhibition and event specialists, Quadrant2Design.
The new £5 note, featuring Winston Churchill, will go into circulation in September 2016. But the real talking point is the polymer composition of the banknote, chosen for its durability, environmental friendliness and counterfeit-resistance qualities. The prestigious event, held at Winston Churchill’s ancestral home, sets to herald what will be a new era for UK banknotes. This event was the first opportunity to glimpse the pioneering ‘plastic fiver’ up close and personal.
A month out from the event, the Bank of England approached Poole-based company Quadrant2Design, with a brief to create a series of modular exhibition stands befitting of this unique unveiling ceremony, whilst incorporating their own team’s stunning design concepts and striking graphics into the project.
The inspiring, (and somewhat imposing), 3D stand design was completed in-house by one of Quadrant2Design’s CAD designers, Elliott Arnold. Graphic design was from the Banks experienced in-house design team.
Alongside Elliott's great design, the decisive factor that led the Bank of England to choose Quadrant2Design, was the company's '100% Pre-Build Guarantee', which meant the Bank's designer’s could visit Poole and see the complete stand pre-built before the 'real' installation at Blenheim Palace.
The experienced events company, using their exclusive ‘seamless-graphics’ Prestige Events System, also handled the printing, finishing and building of the stand.
Senior Project Manager, Wiebke Carvell, was assigned the challenge of co-ordinating the whole project from start to finish; a none too small task which involved six on-site installers, plus a graphics and production team.
It’s fair to say that the upcoming unveiling of the innovative new polymer banknote has created something of buzz throughout the UK and the entire Quadrant2Design team were more than a little excited to be involved in this ground-breaking event.
Quadrant2Design MD, Alan Jenkins says: “We were genuinely thrilled when the Bank of England approached us to discuss this project. It’s been an honour and a privilege to work alongside such a prestigious organisation as the Bank of England and to be able to lend our expertise to this landmark event.”
About Quadrant2Design
Alan Jenkins launched Exhibit-UK over sixteen years ago. In 2011 the business adopted the trading name of Quadrant2Design in order to reflect their increasingly 'design-led' approach. Quadrant2Design is the exclusive supplier of the Swiss-designed Prestige Events System; the most intuitive and easy to build exhibition stand on the market today. The company's design portfolio can be seen here.
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