Silverstone Circuit, home of British motor racing, has called Evolution Dome ‘fundamental in improving the shopping experience and increasing sales’ after selecting the international leader in temporary event services and solutions for the British Grand Prix 2018.
Evolution Dome delivered five branded structures complete with flooring, carpet, full shop fit-out and audio visual to house the ‘Official Merchandise’ shop over the race-day weekend. The event which saw hundreds of thousands descending on the Silverstone Circuit to spend a thrilling weekend watching Ferrari and Mercedes battle for poll position.
Lee Mullen, merchandise manager, Silverstone Circuits said, “Silverstone Circuit chose Evolution Dome as we were looking for something slightly outside the box that would be a great retail environment and draw the attention of customers.”
In fact, the Northamptonshire venue achieved a race-day crowd of just over 150,000 visitors, and with a three-day attendance pushing 400,000 spectators who saw Sebastian Vettel take first prize in the glorious British Sunshine.
Lee continues, “After an initial meeting with the Evolution Dome team, it was very clear that they were experts in their field and would go the extra mile to deliver on all fronts. Each year, when we have re-booked the Evolution Dome team, we have thrown in an extra request, and they have always risen to the challenge.”
“This year has been our most successful yet and the structures have been fundamental to improving the shopping experience and increasing sales.”
Ash Austin, director, Evolution Dome comments, “We pride ourselves on being a progressive and forward-thinking company which can easily adapt to any event environment.”
“We have delivered some extremely memorable and thrilling events and the British Grand Prix is certainly on this list! It was a pleasure to work with Lee and Silverstone Circuits team on the British Grand Prix and we look forward to working with them for the coming events WEC and Moto GP.”
To find out more about Evolution Dome visit www.evolutiondome.com. For more information on prices and availability, contact Evolution Dome on 01487 640640 or email info@evolutiondome.com. 
Author: Adam Parry
Adam is the co-founder and editor of www.eventindustrynews.com Adam, a technology evangelist also organises Event Tech Live, Europe’s only show dedicated to event technology and the Event Technology Awards. Both events take place in November, London.
