At the Occasionall Group, we offer knowledgeable, high-quality management and staffing services for a variety of outdoor events, including festivals and festive gatherings (Festivall Staff), as well as conferences, concerts, sports events, and more (Occasionall Staff) across the nation.
With an ever-expanding pool of staff conveniently located throughout the country, from Kiltarlity to Kent and from Swansea to Southend, we can provide anywhere from 1 to 100+ staff members at any time. Our leadership teams bring years of practical experience from their work at some of the UK’s largest events.
What We do
Kent Event Services
Kent Event Services began as a platform for self-employed and freelance event managers, like Josh, to provide event services to public and private clients at competitive and reasonable prices.
The business began in 2017 and has grown year on year with more clients and events annually, resulting in over 100 PAYE and freelance staff working for the business by the end of 2018.
In 2019, Kent Event Services focused on building their client base by honing in on their expertise in event operations and staffing, with vast experience in production and ticketing. 2020 was the biggest year that never was for the business, but 2021 saw KES return with a bang providing more staff and services than ever before. This accelerated growth laid the foundations for Festivall Services.
Festivall Services
The conception of Festivall Services saw the focus shift to the expansion into events nationwide. We ventured into Wales and Scotland for the first time and saw the start of a range of relationships with new clients and partnerships such as NOWIE, The Event Crowd and ESSA. This growth resulted in the internal full-time team growing from 2 to 7 and our overall extended database growing to almost 1000. As more corporate opportunities arose we attracted experienced professionals and were able to offer a higher quality and a more varied workforce. With the success of The Podcast Show, The Festival Awards, Coca Cola Brand Ambassadors and more we felt it was necessary to expand into two staffing agencies, Festivall Staff and Occasionall Staff all under one umbrella, the Occasionall Group.
Our History
Our Values
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Staff Welfare always has and always will be top of the Occasionall agenda. That’s why for every 3 hours our staff work, they accrue 15 minutes of break time. We’re also proud to say that all of our full time team are now Mental Health First Aiders.
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Our company was founded in the Garden of England - Kent - and so being green has always been close to our heart; both internally and externally. That’s why from 2022, we’re offsetting our carbon emissions and planting a tree for each member of staff we employ.
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We know that money is a motivation for our staff so we’ve paid the Living Wage since we started. It is our belief that a team with higher quality remuneration are in a position to provide an even better experience to our clients.
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Josh Heyburn
Managing Director
Josh has been an event manager for almost half his life, meaning he's got a shed-load of experience under his belt on top of his Event Management degrees. When he’s not working an event, he’s no doubt busy attending one. Josh is also a sessional lecturer in Event Management and recently won the AAA 30under30 Award for Class of 2023.
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Evan Morgan
Marketing Manager
Evan has been a fundamental part in the conception of Festivall Services - which saw him win the NOEA Best Unsung Hero Award in 2022. Having started as an Office Assistant in Summer 2021, he returned to the role briefly over Christmas 2021 before joining the company in a full time Coordinator position.
Evan was promoted to his current position, as Marketing Manager in February 2024.
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Natalie Evans
People and Culture Manager
Having joined in September 2023, Nat has a wealth of event and HR experience.
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Ella Haynes
Event Staffing Coordinator
A recent First Class Event Management graduate from the University of Lincoln, with invaluable event and life experiences. First-hand experiences such as managing live-events, international volunteering, and extensive practice of customer service has influenced her passion for events.
Ella stepped up to her current position as Event Staffing Coordinator in February 2024.
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Gabriella Cliffe
Communications and Content Coordinator
A recent English and American Literature with Creative Writing graduate from the University of Kent. Previous experience as an Event Manager over the Christmas period offers invaluable insight to the most wonderful (and busy) time of the Festivall year!
Having joined Festivall in an Event Staffing Assistant Role, Gabs transitioned over to her new Communications and Content Coordinator role in February 2024.