For the second year running, Maxxam was a finalist in the 2010 Australian Event Awards - Best Export category, the category that we were awarded in 2009. This was in recogntion of Maxxam's planning and execution of the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay that travelled 240 days internationally to 70 Commonwealth nations and 100 days throughout India. For more information on the Australian Event Awards visit www.eventawards.com.au.

The 2009 Australian Event Awards - Best Export was presented to Maxxam in Oct 2009 for the planning and execution of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Torch Relay. We are very honoured to receive this award and the recognition by our peers. Maxxam, both individually and as a team, managed and trained the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Organising Committee’s staff to handle the massive event using the experience and skills that were honed on the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Torch Relay and then mastered on the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games Queen's Jubilee Baton Relay, Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games Torch Relay, Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay and Doha 2006 Asian Games Torch Relay. The Maxxam team overcame the demanding challenges that existed to produce a successful relay over 130 days including the national sector within China that achieved some of the largest crowds previously ever seen for a relay. For more information on the Australian Event Awards visit www.eventawards.com.au.

Maxxam has been contracted by the Delhi 2010 Organising Committee to produce the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay (QBR). This is the third QBR in a row that Maxxam members will have produced following Manchester 2002 and Melbourne 2006. Maxxam will direct and manage every aspect of the relay both in the planning and operational phases, from concept through to implementation and delivery. The Delhi 2010 QBR will visit every member nation of the Commonwealth and travel throughout India. For more information visit www.cwgdelhi2010.org.

As part of its commitment to Delhi 2010, Maxxam managed the Pune 2008 Youth Commonwealth Games Baton Relay (YBR). The YBR baton was carried through 9 states in India covering over 8,000 km with around 6,000 selected athletes having the honour to carry the baton. Instead of the Queen's message (as with the QBR), this baton carried water from all over the country. This was the first ever Baton Relay in the history of the Commonwealth Youth Games. Over 7,500 Volunteers helped the baton's journey through 199 Cities, towns and villages. Hundreds of Universities, Colleges and Schools were involved and supported the event. For more information visit www.ybr.cygpune2008.com.

After 2 years of planning and production, Maxxam was proud to conclude the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Torch Relay in August 2008. Maxxam worked with the Beijing Organising Committee to plan and stage all facets of the relay, including strategic, project & operational planning. The team travelled on the international segment of the relay to 19 countries and also travelled to Hong Kong, Macau and throughout the mainland of China. Lasting 133 days and with 22,000 Torchbearers participating in the relay, the Beijing 2008 Torch Relay is the longest and most extensive Torch Relay in history, reaching an unprecedented audience around the world and in China.

• October 09 - Maxxam wins Australian Events Award for Best Export:
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• July 08 - Maxxam interviewed on Australian ‘ABC’ radio network:
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• July 08 - Maxxam President Di Henry interviewed for Australian ‘Money’ magazine:
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• April 2008 - Maxxam featured in ‘The Australian Financial Review’:
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• March 08 - Maxxam President Di Henry featured in Australian Financial review newspaper monthly magazine ‘Wish’:
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• March 08 - Maxxam President Di Henry interviewed in Australian newspaper ‘The Age’:
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