The Independent Print Industries Association
(IPIA) and Touchstone Exhibitions & Conferences
Ltd have announced that Print for Business
Exhibition and the National Incentive Show will
be co-located at the NEC this year from 16 – 18 September.
Print for Business is the only UK trade show dedicated
to the trade providers of print related products services,
systems and solutions. Print buyers, brokers, managers
and manufacturers will visit the Print for Business
Exhibition. The National Incentive Show is the UK’s
market leading show for incentive, motivational and
promotional marketing products and is visited by over
4,300 marketing and sales promotion professionals. Both
shows will also be co-located with a number of other
successful events taking place at the NEC including Event
UK (previously National Venue Show), Call Centre Expo
and Customer Strategy & Management.
Exhibitors at the Print for Business Exhibition, which
has proven track record as the industry forum for print
buyers, have enthusiastically welcomed the advantages
and added value of running alongside the National
Incentive Show. The exciting developments were
announced to the industry at a recent event held at the
House of Commons hosted by John Greenway MP a strong
supporter of the events.
Andrew Pearce IPIA chief executive said: “This
excellent partnership will really drive the Print for
Business Exhibition forward and offer IPIA Members and
other exhibitors an excellent business development
opportunity.” Touchstone’s Exhibition Director Sylvana
Malachias added: “We are very excited about the growth
potential this new collaboration and confident about a
surge in visitor numbers to both events next September.”
Visitors to the show will find easier access for a national
audience, an inspiring seminar programme and a diverse
range of exhibitors including: 4B Martinvest, Abbot Print,
Board Envelopes, Colourstream Litho, Gemini Digital
Colour, Headley Brothers, Imprint Business Systems, KCS
Trade Print, Multisets Ltd, Pia, Pillarbox, Prometheus
Press, Reflex Print, Sanderson, Savory Paper, South
Eastern Mailing & Fulfilment, Spectrum Plastics, Sunline
Solutions, The Pick-it and Pack-it Factory, Tim Hoyle
Digital Print & Design, Topflite Labels, Weltec System and
Wirral Continuous.
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Sustainability will be a big theme at this year’s show.
Sunline Solutions, which has recently been accredited
environmental accreditation ISO14001, will be talking to
visitors about the benefits of using a green mailing house.
In addition to this Sunline Solutions will also be
launching its brand new high speed polywrapping line, in
which it has invested £500,000 and will further increase
the company’s capacity for polywrapping.
Headley Brothers will also be announcing further
developments to its growth at this year’s show, with the
addition of its fifth Heidelberg long perfector. A fifth long
perfector, its second ten-colour, is being commissioned by
Headley Brothers - this brings its total number of
Speedmaster units up to 50, of which 44 are long
perfectors. Headley Brothers operates out of Ashford and
provides a digital, sheet-fed and web printing service to a
nationwide market, producing magazines (350 currently),
journals, annual reports and a range of commercial
material. “Web and sheetfed litho are complementary and
work is allocated to one or the other depending on print
run, stock type, trim size, product finish or add-ons and
turnround requirements,” says managing director Roger
Pitt. “Sheetfed can be more flexible in terms of product
size and paper wastage is lower.”
Visitors will also be able to benefit from seminars at the
National Incentive Show covering topic areas such as
direct marketing, sustainable promotions and loyalty
schemes. With the ever-growing importance of digital
marketing as part of any promotional marketing strategy
the confirmation of Google marketing director, Dan
Cobley, as keynote speaker is expected to be well received.
This high level key note will give an unique insight into
how the web is having an astounding impact on how
people interact and communicate with brands and what
this means for marketers. In addition to this keynote talk
there will be Google masterclasses demonstrating to
attendees how they can acquire and convert customers via
their website. Other topic areas include successful
motivation programmes, employee engagement and
recognition as well as topics on how to attract the best and
retain them.
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Exhibitors at the National Incentive Show will be
showcasing innovative products to promote your business
including business gifts, corporate activities, employee
benefits, experiences, hospitality and events, incentive
and group travel, motivation and loyalty programmes,
packaging and print, premium gifts, promotional clothing
and vouchers.
A brand new website for the Print for Business Exhibition
has been launched with full exhibitor listing and visitor
registration now live at www.printexhibition.co.uk.
Visitors will not only have the chance to meet face-to-face
with leading suppliers also be able to discover more about
these innovative products and services through the shows
new site.
Here is what some of last year’s visitors thought:
“A positive response…we would all go again…networking,
range of exhibitors and new exhibitors.”
Mark Scanlon, CDP Print Management
“The show was terrific with such a wide diversity of
exhibitors.”
David Phillips, Universal Document Management
For more information on either Print for Business or
The National Incentive Show should visit
www.printexhibition.co.uk or call 020 8332 0044.
On the evening of Wednesday 17 September exhibitors,
IPIA members and guests are invited to the prestigious
Gala Dinner - contact the IPIA now to find our more.
The Print for Business Exhibition is organised by
Touchstone Exhibitions in partnership with The
Independent Print Industries Association (IPIA), a trade
association dedicated to the support and promotion of
products, services, systems and solutions within the
independent trade sector of the printing and graphics
industry. To find out more visit www.ipia.org.uk or call
0844 9020214.