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ASIAN NEWS
Third Fastener Trade Show to
be staged in Hangzhou
The Fastener Trade Show has been successfully staged twice since its launch in 2008, both times in
Guangzhou in the South of China. The next edition is scheduled for 23 - 25 March 2010, in the ancient
city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, around 180 kilometres south west of Shanghai.
Hangzhou Leisure Expo Garden Exhibition Center is described by shows, which includes “end-users from auto, electronics & electrical
show organisers ChinaFastener.info as “a high quality international appliance, construction, machinery, hardware and other industries”
business expo center with the First World Hotel, Hangzhou Paradise as well as domestic and international fastener industry.
and Hangzhou Outlet Plaza nearby”. It is 12 kilometres from Overseas fastener industry visitors to the September show in
Hangzhou Airport and around 15 minutes by car from the famous Guangzhou appear to have been satisfi ed with what the show
West Lake, a key attraction in one of China’s major tourist cities. offered. User oriented exhibitors, however, described it as more
In response to the question “Why Hangzhou?” the organisers of a trade event and did not feel it allowed them to connect
say the city is located in the centre of the Yangtze River Delta with potential industrial customers in China. ChinaFastener.info is
networking the developing areas of Zhejiang, Shanghai and unquestionably energetic in promoting the show but its natural
Jiangsu. Hangzhou has been selected fi ve times by Forbes Magazine audience is the fastener industry and relocation to Hangzhou in itself
as one of the best places for investment in Mainland China. appears unlikely to signifi cantly alter the visitor profi le.
ChinaFastener.info also has its own branch offi ces in the city. ChinaFastener.info said in December “by now, a large number of
The exhibition hall reserved for the show is 13,000 square fastener companies have booked their booths” and provided a list
metres and ChinaFastener.info is hoping for 600 exhibitors and of Chinese exhibitors, mostly from the Zhejiang, Haiyan, Ningbo and
12,000 visitors. The second Fastener Trade Show in Guangzhou, Shanghai areas. The Hangzhou show was only announced after the
September 2009, attracted 275 exhibitors and 7,212 visitors Guangzhou show in September so ChinaFastener.info has set itself a
including nearly 1,000 from outside China. signifi cant challenge in building on the previous two shows within a
The exhibition will cover fasteners, equipment, tooling and tight timescale.
moulds, surface treatment and raw materials. The event will also The event also has to vie for attention against the Shanghai
include a “Fastener FAQ forum”, welcoming reception and dinner fastener exhibition announced for June by the China Fastener
party, and two trade meetings for ChinaFastener.info members and Industry Association. The 2010 Fastener Expo will be staged at
industry experts. the Shanghai Everbright Exhibition Centre, 16-18 June, to coincide
The event will be co-organised by the Zhejiang Fasteners Industry with the CFIA’s National Fastener Economy Trade and Technology
Association, and supported by many other Chinese organisations and Symposium. The Shanghai World Expo runs from May through to
associations. Laying reasonable claim to having become the biggest October 2010. Previous CFIA shows have been tabletop affairs but
international specialised fastener exhibition in China, the Fastener information provided by the organisers clearly indicates the intention
Trade Show is presented as “not only the best choice for China to use shell scheme stand structures and to encourage space only
fastener enterprises keen to explore overseas markets, but also a stands with the aspiration to rank alongside the Las Vegas and
perfect springboard for overseas fastener enterprises eager to enter Stuttgart shows in scale.
the China market”. Fastener + Fixing Magazine plans to attend the Fastener Trade
ChinaFastener.info provides a visitor analysis for its previous Show in Hangzhou in order to present a fi rst hand report on the event.
Fastener + Fixing Magazine • Issue 61 January 2010
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