Our Story
NQ Exhibitions was established in 1985 when Don Neate created the first exhibition panels for the Cairns Show.
Don could see an emerging market and steadily grew the company’s stock to match his prediction of growth. Don’s vision was carried on after the business was sold to his daughter Donna and her husband Peter Anderson in 1996. They went on to acquire the largest range of exhibition hire equipment in Tropical North Queensland. This coincided with the completion of stage one of the Cairns Convention Centre which saw the solidification of the exhibition and conference industry in northern Australia.
In 2014, Beth Anderson and her partner Patrick Williams realised their dreams of owning a company and took over the family business heralding the dawn of a new era.
A dynamic couple, Beth and Patrick have solid experience with a combined work history of 24 years in the business prior to taking ownership.
What We Do
We love exhibitions. It’s what we do.
We deliver hire services and the supply of exhibition shell scheme and exhibitor furniture for conferences and trade shows. We have been involved in the creation and delivery of product launches, economic summits, pop-up shops, government forums, product based training and national marketing initiatives.
Nestled between two World Heritage areas, The Great Barrier Reef and The Wet Tropics Daintree Rainforest, NQ Exhibitions have environmentally sustainable practices and carbon reduction programs to ensure that your conference impact is as minimal as possible.
We employ staff from within the region and promote regional economic growth and sustainability.
We love to get excited about our clients’ ideas, and we love to engage, innovate and design. We understand an event manager’s need for simplicity, quality, and consistency.
We believe in one point of contact throughout an exhibition as this is what makes our relationships with our clients more meaningful and memorable.
Our Scope
- Exhibitions/Trade Shows 85%
- Furniture Hire 80%
- Government and Public Sector Work 65%
- Custom Stands 40%
- Product Launches 35%
- Marketing Initiatives 20%
Over the past 30 years we’ve worked with some amazing people to produce some impressive exhibitions.
Corroborree
Tradeshows
WBC
Aus Veg
AVA Annual Conference
SPILLCON
G20 Finance Ministers Summit

The Proof is in Our Clients’ Words
“It has been such a pleasure working with you. You have been not only helpful, but incredibly professional, with service that is well and truly above and beyond the norm. I cannot wait until the next opportunity I have to work with you.”
“Thank you. I really enjoyed working with you both. Everything looked great, and we’ve had some excellent feedback from delegates who attended the summit. Hopefully we’ll be able to work together again in the future.”
“Thank you both, so very much, for such professional and outstanding service.
I really don’t have any constructive feedback to provide you both with, as your service and set-up was exceptional.”
“Your staff were all really professional, their attitude throughout the bump in and bump out could not be faulted and your quick response to our on-the-spot requests was really appreciated. I would not hesitate to recommend NQ Exhibitions to other companies.”
“The service you provided was excellent both in the lead up to the symposium and onsite. We appreciate your attention to detail and willingness to go the extra mile in ensuring our event ran smoothly. We will have no hesitation in recommending NQ Exhibitions to future clients and personally.”