Brintex was formed in 1963, having momentarily been called The British International Exhibition Company. The company was created through a joint venture between the Hemming Group and the Thomson Organisation, the then publishers of the Times and the Sunday Times as well as several trade titles. Harold Hemming, our Chairman at that time, approached the Thomson Organisation to create a joint-venture exhibition company to support the Hemming Group's publications. John Hemming, Harold's son, was appointed Managing Director.

The new company's first major event was the Public Works and Municipal Services Exhibition at Olympia. The subsequent portfolio of events included shows in womenswear, construction and mining. In 1978 Thomson sold its stake to the Hemming Group, which owns Brintex today. Malcolm Taylor, now Managing Director, joined in 1979, the year, which also saw the company embark on its first overseas event, The World Mining Equipment Exhibition, held in Istanbul. Over the next 30 years Brintex launched events in the UK and abroad including Hong Kong, France, Switzerland and the USA.

Today, Brintex is one of the UK's leading trade exhibition organisers. Its flagship event, the London International Wine Fair, attracts more than 20,000 people to ExCeL each year and is often described as the most important event of its kind in the world today. We also continue to support our publications with events for the local government, traffic management, lingerie and the engineering sectors.