From a chicken shed...to a pan-island events company

Monday 01 July 2019

A pan-island events production company, which started life in a Jersey chicken shed, is celebrating its 25th year in business.

Quarter-century-old Delta Events' launched in the early 1990s, supplying sound and lighting equipment from a shed operation in the parish of Trinity.

Back then, Delta’s main focus was supplying PA and lighting equipment to the Channel Islands’ burgeoning rave scene with the popular ‘Inn on the Park’ raves, in addition to regular rave gigs at Beau Sejour in Guernsey.

The business officially launched in Jersey back in 1994 with a team of three, comprising founders Cristin Bouchet and Lloyd Sawyer and Dave Wilson, who sadly passed away in 2001. Then ten years ago, it launched a Guernsey branch.

The focus of the business adapted as Jersey-based conferences began to grow in popularity. Delta say they've noticed that, over the past 15 years, the local events market has grown, particularly with a rise in demand for large-scale corporate summer and Christmas parties, in addition to the wedding and festival markets.

Then 10 years ago, Delta set up a Guernsey branch. The company now employs 20 people across both islands, and occupies four warehouses to house its technical equipment, staging, decorations and props.

Simon Gasston, Managing Director at Delta Events said: “It’s incredible to be celebrating such a milestone in Delta’s history. From very modest beginnings in Jersey, the business has gone from strength-to-strength and we’re so proud of the reputation we’ve garnered as a leading events production specialist across both Jersey and Guernsey.

“While we continue to diversify and meet client demand by investing in new technology and keeping pace with the evolving events market, we truly believe we have the best staff in the business. Our team is phenomenal at what they do and committed to looking after our clients - they’re a huge testament to our success.

“We’ve had the privilege of managing thousands of events, from large-scale corporate parties and conferences to bespoke private parties, and we believe our customer care and attention to detail truly sets us apart. We’re proud of maintaining the high standards our clients have come to expect - and we’re looking forward to the next 25 years.”