The OMP Rubies
Forty years in business deserves more than the usual reception and a five-minute CEO speech. Luckily, OMP felt the exact same way. So for their 40th anniversary, we rolled out the ruby-red carpet at Play Zuid for the OMP Rubies: a high-end award show where the real stars of the night were the entire OMP family themselves.
- Catering
- DJ & Live band
- Venue scouting
- Digital visuals
- Event branding
- Aftermovie
- Show directing
- Scriptwriting
- Event styling
- Award show
- Creative concept
- Experience design
- Photo & video
- Hospitality
- Build-up & breakdown
- Photobooth
- Planning & timing
A ruby-red tribute
From the very first briefing, OMP made one thing clear: this celebration had to feel like a real milestone with substance, style, and a touch of spectacle. The choice for Play Zuid quickly set the tone for the format: a fully customised award show with the energy and polish of a live TV production.
At the heart of it all was the ruby: the iconic symbol of a 40-year anniversary. And just like that, the OMP Rubies were born.
Together with Nina de Man, we built the show around OMP’s five core values: people, passion, pride, promise, and partner. In each category, colleagues voted in advance for their favourite Ruby Rebel, Guiding Star, Quiet Genius and other awards.
The result? A show packed with cinematic video content, familiar stories from the workplace, and a live band blasting four decades of music through the room. But the real magic was in the details. Because we feel like the difference between a good event and an unforgettable one is always in the custom work, the band created a personalised song for every single winner. So alongside their custom-made award, each winner walked on stage to a soundtrack written just for them.
By the time the final OMP Ruby had been handed out, the foyer downstairs had transformed into the perfect afterparty setting: dinner, drinks, and a dance floor powered by DJ Tivalo until late into the night.