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CRUFTS 2025-2026

NEC Birmingham

Immersive Experiential Activation & Exhibition Stand Design

NPK Productions designed and delivered an immersive experiential activation for WHIMZEES® by Wellness and Wellness CORE at Crufts 2025–2026. Combining exhibition stand design, scenic fabrication, gamification and interactive visitor experiences, the evolving activation created a high-impact brand environment at the NEC Birmingham.


Event Highlights

  • 150,000+ visitors

  • NEC Birmingham

  • Multi-year experiential activation

  • Interactive analogue and digital gaming experiences

  • Immersive multi-brand environment

  • Live visitor engagement and product interaction


Services Delivered

  • Experiential Design

  • Exhibition Stand Design

  • Scenic Fabrication

  • Interactive Activations

  • Gamification

  • Technical Production

  • Digital Content

  • Live Event Production

  • Onsite Installation & Delivery

The Experience

Designed as a scalable experiential platform, the Crufts activation blended immersive scenic environments with playful interactive touchpoints to encourage audience participation, product discovery and social engagement.


Inspired by vibrant lifestyle environments and premium pet branding, the stand created a memorable visitor experience that combined scenic fabrication, experiential storytelling and live interaction across both brands.


Crufts 2026 Evolution

Building on the success of the 2025 activation, NPK Productions evolved the experience for 2026 with fresh custom-built interactive activations designed to increase engagement and dwell time.


New features included:

  • Bespoke plinko board activation

  • Digital “Catch the Chew” interactive game

  • Enhanced gamification touchpoints

  • Updated scenic and branded environments

  • Expanded audience participation experiences


The addition of both physical and digital gameplay created a more immersive visitor journey while maintaining strong brand recognition across the evolving multi-year activation.


The Crufts 2025–2026 activation showcased NPK Productions’ ability to create scalable experiential environments that evolve year-on-year while delivering memorable audience engagement and strong brand impact.


By combining immersive scenic design, interactive gaming experiences and live event production, the activation successfully transformed the exhibition space into a playful, high-energy destination that connected visitors with the WHIMZEES® by Wellness and Wellness CORE brands in a meaningful and engaging way.


Looking to create an immersive exhibition stand or experiential activation that drives engagement, interaction and lasting brand impact? Get in touch with NPK Productions to bring your next live experience to life.

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