De Boer Structures has won a second major event industry award for its role at the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards.

The company received the PERTEXA award for ‘Project of the Year’ after winning acclaim for creating the MTV ‘village’ in Edinburgh for the famous pop extravaganza that was broadcast to over a billion people around the world.

The Performance Textiles Association (PERTEXA) is the new name for the Made Up Textiles Association (MUTA) and is designed to highlight the best in textile performances.

Centrepiece of De Boer’s structures at MTV was the company’s giant New Galaxy structure, which formed the auditorium for the lavish musical spectacular - seating over 6,000 people. It is the largest of De Boer’s extensive range of 85 different temporary structures and was the first time it had been constructed to its full size in the United Kingdom.

De Boer UK Managing Director Theo den Bieman was at the PERTEXA gala dinner in Coventry on Tuesday, March 2, to receive the award. It came just weeks after the New Galaxy had won The Event Services Association’s ‘New Product of the Year’ title.

Mr den Bieman said: “The New Galaxy is ideal for major events that attract large audiences. I am delighted that the events industry, through these marvellous awards, recognise the quality of this unique product.”

It has been a tremendous start of 2004 for De Boer, the world’s leading supplier of temporary structures. Apart from the UK accolades, the company’s US arm, De Boer Vinings, won a Special Events Magazine Gala Award in Las Vegas for ‘Best Tent Installation’ after the company’s Delta System structure made its first appearance in America.

About De Boer:
De Boer Group, established in The Netherlands in 1924, is worldwide market leader in the provision of temporary structures with offices in the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Austria and the United States. Through strategic alliances De Boer is also active in the USA, France, Spain, Ireland and Scandinavia. Its headquarters are based in Alkmaar, The Netherlands, and the company has an annual turnover of €60million and employs over 350 people around the world.
www.deboer.com