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You can’t see, hear or feel it but electrical power is the hidden force behind the magic at the UK’s Christmas markets. ide Systems has designed and manufactured non-standard electrical distribution equipment for all kinds of Christmas markes running throughout the UK and has been hounoured to supply to three such presitgious events.
Now in its eighth year, Birmingham hosts the world’s largest authentic German Christmas market to be staged outside Germany or Austria. It has more than 150 stalls and attracts more than 2.8 million visitors over a six week period, trading for 13 hours every day, seven days a week. The market boasts a mix of exciting stands, a Craft Fair, live music and Edwardian fairground attractions.
London’s Hyde Park, Winter Wonderland, is a German style Christmas market with over 50 wooden chalets around the bandstand area on Serpentine Road selling festive goods and culinary specialities. It also has Europe’s largest outdoor ice rink, a big wheel, fairground rides and a snowtube.
The markets transform Manchester with their charming traditional wooden chalets that are situated across 5 locations in the City Centre. Every year there are new attractions for visitors to see – the most recent being a 6m high Weihnactspyramide (a giant German Christmas pyramid with nativity scene), which sits on top of the German beer tent and a magical Alpine House which is traditionally decorated and houses a giant multilingual talking reindeer!
The UK Christmas markets are an exciting part of the ide calendar. The company also provides support to electrical contractors on a variety of large events such as these including outdoor concerts, ice-rinks, large scale conferences and exhibitions.
