BELFAST based events company Happening Conferences and Events is set to expand in the Scottish market.
That's because it has merged with Intelligent Events based in Dunblane.
It will add to Happening's offices in Dublin, London and Liverpool.
The move is part of a strategy targeting association conferences in Scotland.
Jointly Anne Doherty of Happening and Celia Lloyd of Intelligent Events have over 45 years' experience of managing conferences in the UK, Europe and North America.
Ms Doherty said the partnership came about after the pair worked together on a number of projects over recent years.
"We came to realise that our skills complement each other's in such a way that improved the efficiency and support that we could provide for our clients. We are really excited to now provide a Scottish base for Happening, and look forward to our continued relationship with Glasgow City Marketing Bureau," she said.
Ms Lloyd added: "This is a great opportunity for us and puts us in the position of being able to provide the necessary skills and increased level of resources to support association conferences throughout the UK and Ireland and especially in the Scottish market."
Between them, they have delivered events for more than 60 associations including the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology, the Commonwealth Law Conference, the European Association for Urogenital Radiologists, the Atomic Layer Deposition Conference and the International Symposium for Paediatric Neuro Oncology.
