Who we are and what we do:

MMS was founded in 1997 by Steve Monnington as an independent business development service for the exhibition, publishing and on-line media industries. Focussed on using our first hand industry knowledge and market intelligence, the company is dedicated to providing a full range of services creating additional revenue for our clients with minimum disruption to on-going management issues and operations.

MMS has a well-established network of contacts and partners across the world which gives us an up to date and objective view of the exhibition and trade publishing industries. Details of our international partners can be found on the contact details page.

Steve Monnington has been involved in the exhibition, conference and trade publishing sectors since 1983. From 1989 to 1996, he worked as Development Director for Blenheim Group Plc, which grew by acquisition to be the worlds largest exhibition organising company and was subsequently sold to United News and Media.

Anna John has a marketing background gained in the exhibition, conference, publishing and travel industries. Following three-years of employment in Atlanta, USA for the American Council for International Studies she joined Harrington Kilbride Publishing and Conferences Group in London and then in 1994 joined ITE Group plc where she was responsible for growing and developing exhibitions for the security, drinks and automotive industries.