About Us

Fern Exposition & Event Services, a Wheelhouse Solutions company, is a leading national service contractor serving more than 1,000 expositions and events held annually throughout the United States and Canada. Originally established as the George Fern Company more than 100 years ago, Fern has a legacy of success in providing a full range of services for expositions, conventions and corporate events, servicing the various needs of show organizers and their participating exhibitors, meeting planners, corporate event planners and their exhibiting partners. Many of our corporate clients include Fortune 500 companies such as Sprint, Procter & Gamble, Ford, General Electric, Toyota and others.

At Fern, we provide premier personalized service and event expertise to every client helping to create successful events through effective planning and operational efficiency. With a 100–year legacy, we have built partnerships that have come to rely on our high standard of service. Our experienced account teams are not only responsive to a client‘s needs but go “the extra mile” to deliver superior service that is always personalized. With extensive market knowledge, venue insight and nationwide relationships, regardless of location, Fern can help clients easily navigate any city.

Our Vision:

We believe that every show organizer deserves to have an event production partner that provides extraordinary, dedicated, personalized service to help create exceptional event experiences.

Our Mission:

We provide premier personalized service and event expertise to every customer, helping to create successful events through effective planning and operational efficiency.

Our Industry Partnerships:

We are committed to the growth of the events and expositions industry and as such we are affiliated with the associations that are committed to furthering our industry. Our affiliations include the following industry–leading associations:
  • Healthcare Convention and Exhibitors Association (HCEA)
  • Convention Industry Council (CIC)
  • International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE)
  • Exhibition Services & Contractors Association (ESCA)
  • Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA)
  • American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)
  • International Center for Exhibitor and Event Marketing (ICEEM)
  • Meeting Professionals International (MPI)

About Wheelhouse Solutions:

Wheelhouse Solutions is an experience marketing services company comprised of three companies that define and/or deliver experiential marketing services. In addition to George Fern Company, the other two companies that comprise the parent organization are Immersa Marketing, a full service experience marketing agency that creates transformational experiences that unleash the power of a brand and its community, and Champion Exposition Services. Wheelhouse Solutions is one of the largest event marketing producers in North America, with offices in 25 cities and producing more than 1500 events annually.