EventUK
Reimagining contractor payments for the hospitality industry
From manual to mobile
Event UK is Britain’s leading provider of payment processing for the entertainment and hospitality industry, connecting pubs, bars and nightclubs with third-party contractors and managing payments between them.
For 25 years, Event UK has built its business around making those relationships work. But the processes behind them hadn’t kept pace, with manual data entry and spreadsheets still doing much of the heavy lifting.
With ambitions to scale, Event UK turned to Apadmi to help put more control directly into customers’ hands through two mobile apps: one for venue managers and one for contractors.
Smart technology, shaped by users
Apadmi first identified the right approach for the apps, balancing functionality and scope with Event UK’s budget. Flutter offered a faster, more cost-effective build with lower ongoing maintenance and upgrade costs, supported by Microsoft Azure, Google Analytics and .NET middleware.
As the project progressed, Event UK leaned further into Apadmi’s expertise to refine the product, particularly around design and user experience. The goal was a style that felt memorable, impressive and easy to use, built around a consistent, modern colour palette that gave both apps a clear visual identity.
From spreadsheets to scale
The venue manager app launched first, followed shortly by the contractor app, with strong initial feedback from Event UK and its users.
More importantly, the apps have created a platform for growth beyond Event UK’s traditional hospitality base, opening the service to other industries that rely on contractors and fundamentally changing how customers interact with Event UK.
Everything venues need
Venue managers can advertise work, select contractors, approve invoices and respond to payment queries, all from one app.
Built for contractors too
A companion app lets contractors, DJs, cleaners and more, book work and request payment with the same ease, so both sides of the marketplace get an equally considered experience.
Less friction, more sign-ups
Apadmi streamlined onboarding by reducing the information users needed to provide upfront, making it quicker and easier to get started.
Built to change the game
“Apadmi helped us reimagine how we work from the ground up. These apps are going to change the game for the venue managers and contractors that depend on us. They’ve made great promises and kept them.”
–Matt Hegarty, Managing Director, Event UK
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