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EXHIBITION PREVIEW
Printwear
&promotion
THE TOTAL PROMOTIONAL PACKAGE
Show time again
Twenty years on and it’s still going strong. We take a look at what this year’s
Printwear & Promotion Exhibition, held at the NEC from March 1-3, 2009 has to
offer, and who’s taking part
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rintwear & Promotion – THE annual trade accessories, screen printing and digital printing All of which really draws the crowds. Last year,
show for the UK garment decoration and technology and many other techniques for while other exhibitions struggled to get the
promotional products industry – celebrates garment decoration. visitors in, at Printwear & Promotion they flooded
its 20th birthday with some exciting changes and The exhibition is also a vital opportunity for through the doors to bring numbers on a par with
developments. new and existing buyers to see and feel the 2007 – quite a result given the current climate.
The three-day event returns to Birmingham’s garments and products ‘in the flesh’, rather than And exhibitors were delighted with the quality of
NEC from March 1-3. It incorporates many of the just in a brochure format, and is often used as a enquiries and leads they generated as a result.
world’s leading brands available through UK- showcase for new product launches and to Post-show feedback also told us that the number
based distributors, together with manufacturers demonstrate the latest technologies in printing of new visitors to the show was extremely high,
and distributors of embroidery machines and and embroidery. (43% in our survey) demonstrating not only the
thriving nature of the industry, but also
representing a healthy number of potential new
customers for the exhibitors.
This year sees some new faces at the
exhibition, such as Lewis Print, The Creative Nut
and Unique Promotions, as well as all the
regulars. So whether you want to enjoy a bit of
networking and make some new contacts in the
industry, or simply catch up with some old ones,
this is an event not to be missed.
Seminars
Following the success of last year’s seminar suite –
which was full to the brim for every session – the
seminars return for 2009, but in a bigger and better
format. The seminars are given by industry experts
and are designed to educate and inspire visitors, so
they can leave feeling they have learnt something
really valuable to help them in their business. Last
year the reaction to these was fantastic. The suite
has been enlarged for 2009 to meet the demand,
so expect a varied and knowledgeable line-up over
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