Um agente global do setor dos eventos
History and Key Dates
1978
- Creation of Polygone Services, Rue Vaubecour in Lyon, France.
1981
- First contract for installing a trade fair.
1984
- Creation of Polygone SA and development of the production site in St-Genis Laval.
1989
- Birth of Générale Location and opening of Polygone Spain.
1995
- “Espace Eiffel Branly” in Paris: first reception venue management contract.
1996
- G7 summit hosted at the Lyon Convention Centre.
1998
- Football World Cup: first contracts in the sector of major international events.
- Listing on the Second Market of the Paris Stock Exchange.
1999
- Creation of the furniture subsidiary in Hong Kong.
- Management concession for the Lyon Convention Centre.
2000
- External growth in Hong Kong and Belgium.
- Sydney Olympic Games: partner to international events.
2001
- Opening of GL USA.
- Development in the United Kingdom.
- Management of the Barcelona International Convention Centre.
2002
- Management of Toulouse Convention Centre and Exhibition Park.
2003
- Générale Location becomes GL events.
- Management contracts for the Parc Floral de Paris and Grande Halle d’Auvergne.
2005
- Management contracts for venues in Budapest, Padua and Vannes.
- Opening of office in Shanghai.
2006
- Doha 2006: Asian Games.
- Venue management: Riocentro, Pudong, Eurexpo, Metz Expo.
- Event Organisation: Sepelcom, Kobé, Fagga Eventos.
2007
- Acquisition of Promotor International, AGOR.
- Shareholding in Première Vision.
- Test Events in Hong Kong, Rugby World Cup.
- Venue management: Brussels, Nice, Turin, Arena in Rio, Curitiba.
- GL events becomes a partner of LOU Rugby.
2008
- Acquisition of 6 new fairs in the Industrial sector.
- Beijing Olympics: installation of event sites in Hong Kong for the equestrian events.
- Troyes Exhibition Park.
- Skiing World Cup.
2009
- FIFA Confederations Cup, South Africa 2009.
- Rehearsal for the FIFA,World Cup in South Africa in 2010.
- Management of the World Forum Convention Center in The Hague, the Paloval in Turin, the Palais de la Mutualité in Paris, and the MégaCité in Amiens.
2010
- FIFA Football World Cup, South Africa, 2010 Historic contract for GL events, the partner to major events.
- Commonwealth Games in India.
- Expo 2010 Shanghai.
- Management contract for Palais Brongniart in Paris.
- African commemorations in Congo and Gabon.
- First Saut Hermès at the Grand Palais.
2011
- Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
- Asian Nations Football Cup. London Test Events.
- First Qatar Motorshow.
- New Conference and Exhibition Centre in Ankara, Turkey.
- Construction of stadium for LOU Rugby: the Matmut Stadium in Vénissieux, built in 90 days.
2012
- London Olympic Games 2012.
- Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
- RIO+20 World Conference on Climate.
- Première Vision in 7 capital cities around the world.
2013
- Sao Paulo: 30-year management contract for the Exhibition Park.
- Metz: management of the Convention Centre.
- World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro.
- Pavilion M in Marseille, European Capital of Culture.
- GL events moves into new offices in the Lyon Confluence district.
2014
- Strasbourg: management of the Convention Centre.
- COP 20 in Lima: GL events, partner to the major world summits
- Development in Latin America, Chile and Peru.
- New service offer of modular durable stadiums.
- Pan-American Games in Toronto.
2015
- Sao Paulo Expo: construction of a 4,000 place car-park.
- Rio Centro: inauguration of the Grand Mercure Hotel.
- Acquisition of Jaulin.
- Venues: Paris Event Center.
- European Games in Baku & Universal Exhibition in Milan.
2016
- Inauguration of Sao Paulo Expo.
- After the COP20 in Lima and COP21 in Paris, GL events is a partner to the COP22 in Marrakesh.
- Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
- Euro 2016.
2017
- Matmut Stadium in Gerland: 6 months of work for a stadium dedicated to rugby.
- Creation of the “Global Industrie” trade fair.
- China: management contract for the future Convention Centre in Guangzhou.
- Development in Chile: acquisition of Tarpulin.
- Acquisition of Wicked & Flow (Dubaï), Aganto (UK) and the agency CCC.
- Japan: GL events chosen to manage the future Aichi Exhibition Park.
2018
- Venues : Aïchi, Dubaï, Caen, Reims, new Venues in Saint-Étienne, renewal of the Lyon Convention Center and the Scarabée of Roanne.
- Capital increase amounted to €106.7 million.
- Acquisition of Fisa and Even Pro.
- Indonesian Asian Games.
- European championships.
- Paris Ryder Cup.
2019
- Acceleration of development in Asia with the acquisition of ZZX and CIEC Union.
CÓDIGO DE ÉTICA & DECLARAÇÃO DE CONFORMIDADE
Desde sua criação, a GL events construiu seu negócio sobre valores sólidos, orientada por uma política proativa com respeito à conduta ética.
RESPONSABILIDADE SOCIAL CORPORATIVA
Desde a criação em 2009 de sua política de desenvolvimento sustentável, a GL events se empenhou em respeitar uma abordagem responsável à implementação de suas atividades.
