Exhibitors – Find your GES show
Your Trade Show Partner
90+ Years of Trade show and Exhibition Planning, Design & Production
Our Mission, Purpose and Core Values
Mission
Deliver extraordinary exhibition experiences through simple, user-friendly services and best-in-class execution.
Purpose
Connecting people to experiences, innovation, and one another.
Core Values
T
RUST:
Trust each other to always be honest and do what is right.
R
ESPONSIBILITY:
Be responsible for our actions and deliver on our commitments.
U
NDERSTANDING:
People come first. Be understanding and compassionate.
E
XCELLENCE:
Provide excellent service and execution.
GES Timeline
At GES, our purpose is simple - to create memorable experiences. Whether you are an exhibitor or organizer, an event planner, one of our valued partners, or an attendee, creating extraordinary events is in our DNA.
1926 - 1930
1926 - Motor Transit Corporation is incorporated
1930 - Motor Transit Corporation is renamed The Greyhound Corporation "Greyhound"
1939 - 1970
1939 - Manncraft, a sign, window, and small exhibit company, was founded in Kansas City
1950's - Manncraft created an Exhibitor Service Division and expanded to Omaha, Miami, Tampa, Atlanta & New Orleans
1969 - The Greyhound Corporation purchased Manncraft and changed the name to Greyhound Exhibition Services = GES
1970 - The Greyhound Corporation acquired Armour & Company (Armour-Dial)
1973 - 1987
1973 - Purchased Las Vegas Convention Service Company
1974 - Purchased Stuart-Sauter Company in San Francisco
1975 - Purchased Wernecke Studios in Chicago
1979 - Manncraft changed its name to Greyhound Exposition Services
1987 - Electrical Division serviced companywide both Show Organizer and Exhibitors
1990 - 1993
1990 - Purchased Rowan Northwestern Decorators and Northwest Exhibit Drayage Company (NEDCO) in Seattle
1990 - Purchased Decorators West, Classic Decorating, and Pacific Exposition Drayage Company (PEDCO) in Portland
1992 - Headquarters moved to Las Vegas – offices in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Portland, Reno, Palm Springs – over 500 full-time staff
1993 - Purchased United Exposition Service Company to expand nationwide. Changed name from Greyhound Exposition Services to GES Exposition Services to reflect the “new GES.” Also upgraded equipment across the company
1993 - Purchased Andrews, Bartlett & Associates, a significant contractor based in Hudson, Ohio, expanded GES back into the East & Central USA
1993 - Purchased Gelco Convention Services based in Miami with offices also in Orlando
1994 - 1999
1994 - Enhanced electrical services by acquiring Expo-Tech Electrical and Plumbing renamed division Tradeshow Electrical (TSE)
1995 - Expanded into Canada with purchase of Panex Show Services and Stampede Display and Convention Services – offices in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton
1995 - Purchased Concept Convention Services with offices in Phoenix, Tucson, and Albuquerque
1996 - Purchased Canada Exposervice and Clarkson-Conway in Montreal.
1998 - Purchased Canada Ainsworth’s Show Services Electrical – now known as SHOWTECH Power & Lighting
1998 - Purchased ESR in New York/New Jersey
1999 - Purchased Tradeshow and Convention Services in Seattle
2004 - 2008
2004 - Added to Canada Divisions Pro Show Services in Alberta & Saskatchewan
2007 - The Canadian team expanded by purchasing Poitras Exposition Services in Quebec City
2007 - Viad acquired in the United Kingdom Melville Exhibitions and Event Services Limited
2006 - Melville expanded to Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre (ADNEC)
2008 - Viad acquires Becker Group Ltd. – an Experiential Marketing Company
2008 - Melville became a full-service provider in Abu Dhabi
2010 - 2016
2010 - Merged Exhibitgroup/Giltspur (EG), Becker Group, and GES Exposition Services. The name changed to “Global Experience Specialists” to reflect our new global team after GES merged with our sister company Exhibitgroup/Giltspur. The spirograph was introduced to our logo.
2014 - Blitz Communications – Audio Visual Services United Kingdom
2014 - onPeak and Travel Planners – United States Accommodations provider for events
2014 - Visit by GES - European leader in event registration and data services
2016 - ON Events Services – US Event & AV provider – new name ON Services – a GES company
2017 - 2022
2017 - Poken – Europe-based company that provides a cloud-based visitor engagement and measurement platform.
2018 - Global Experience Specialists is shorted to GES
2020 - Global Pandemic
2022 - Spiro is created from the spirograph and with a nod to Exhibitgroup/Giltspur (EG), the acquired company that brought the spirograph and the corporate accounts division to GES.