Awards ceremonies & gala dinners

Make it a
big night.

Winners, presenters, walk-up music and every cue in between. Staging, lighting, video and a show team that keeps the night moving.

Tell us about your event

Awards production
built around the show

An awards night is a live show. We plan the room and stage around your presenters, winners and running order.

Playback, walk-up music, lighting and show calling work together, with a production team keeping the audience and the show moving.

Awards presentation on stage at New Dock Hall

Awards production in action

Stage with live band, dramatic lighting, and special effects at the Yorkshire Legal Awards 2024, produced by AYRE Event Solutions.

▶ Watch Yorkshire Legal Awards 2024

Stage and lighting setup for the NHS Proud Awards 2023 at Magna, with rainbow lighting design, produced by AYRE Event Solutions.

▶ Watch Rotherham NHS PROUD Awards 2023

Stage visualisation

See it before
we build it.

Proper event visuals show how the stage, set, screens and lighting will sit in your room. Easier approvals. Something useful for everyone to work from. Fewer surprises on site.

3D stage design concept by AYRE for the YAYA Awards 2024 at Cedar Court Hotel Bradford. — The visualisation

The completed YAYA Awards stage and screen set — The built stage

Stage & set

Presenters, winners, photographs and the audience all need the stage to work. We size it to the room, with steps, ramps, carpet, lecterns and furniture where they are needed.

Modular scenic stock or a custom-built set. Branded graphics and screen content that make the room feel like your event.

Custom stage setsBranding & graphicsRoom transformation

Sound, lighting,
video & show control

Microphones live. Winner slides ready. Video and walk-up music on cue. Once the first award is called, you cannot stop and have another go.

We build the system around the running order, then put an experienced show team behind it: playback, lighting cues, sound, presentation control and show calling where required.

Yorkshire Legal Awards 2024 stage and AV production with screens, lighting and effects by AYRE Event Solutions

Based in Leeds. Working across the UK.

One awards programme.
More than one venue.

Taking an awards programme into several venues is not a copy-and-paste job. Access, rigging and room layouts change. Sometimes the stage needs to change with them.

We manage the production and logistics across multiple dates, keeping the look, equipment standard and show operation consistent from venue to venue.

Awards events we produce

Guests enjoying the NHS Proud Awards 2023 at Magna with AYRE’s staging, lighting, and AV production.

Charity awards

Big production standards, with a budget that needs watching carefully. We help prioritise what makes the greatest difference and avoid spending where it will not.

Stage and lighting setup for the NHS Proud Awards 2023 at Magna in Rotherham, with rainbow lighting design by AYRE Event Solutions.

Employee & recognition awards

A lot of names, slides, walk-up music and people crossing the stage. We plan the flow in advance and keep the technical operation tight, so the focus stays on the people being recognised.

Tables set for the Leeds United Player of the Year Awards 2024 at the Centenary Pavilion with AYRE’s AV and lighting production.

Business awards

From 250 guests in a hotel ballroom to 1,000 guests at a large-scale business awards night: everyone needs to hear, see and follow the show.

We work with organisers, sponsors and venues to make the production worthy of the occasion, without turning planning into a second full-time job.

How we work

ENGAGEStart with what you’re trying to achieve.
CREATEBuild the production around the event.
CONSULTWork it through with the right people.
DELIVEROwn the detail from prep to pack-down.
EVALUATELearn from it and improve the next one.

Planning an awards night?

Tell us about the venue, audience, date and running order. We’ll help work out the production with you.