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EXHIBITIONS
Vegas show considered a
success despite economy
The 13th Annual National Industrial Fastener Show/West held November 16-18, 2009 at the Mandalay Bay
Convention Center in Las Vegas was hailed successful by exhibitors and attendees, reports show organiser.
“We have received many positive According to Show Management records,
comments and companies are already expo visitors came from across the USA and
reserving exhibit space for next year”, said 35 other nations around the world including
show manager, Susan A. Hurley. Australia, Brazil, British Indian Ocean, Canada,
The exhibition included 622 booths Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador,
representing 494 companies from throughout France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland,
the USA and 10 foreign countries including Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
Brazil, Canada, China, France, India, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Philippines,
Mexico, Singapore and Taiwan. “We had 91 Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, Switzerland,
new companies with us this year and one Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, United
of them has already requested double the Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Venezuela
amount of space in next year’s expo”, adds and Vietnam. “This is the broadest global
Ms. Hurley. appeal we have ever enjoyed”, said Susan
Hurley.
“Our attendance was only down 16%
from last year and we consider this not
only remarkable but, also, a tribute to the
fastener industry”, say Jim Bannister and
Mike McGuire, the Show’s General Partners.
“Statistics compiled by numerous exhibit
surveys show declines in trade show
attendance averaging 30% and ranging
even higher for some industries. What
little we lacked in numbers was more than
compensated for in quality. We had serious
buyers and decision makers in Vegas this
year. We are very grateful to the fastener
industry for their support of our event in
such trying times and we look forward to
better days ahead for everyone”, added
Jim and Mike.
The factory tours of Vegas Fastener
Manufacturing on Monday proved to be so
popular that all three tours were completely
fi lled. Show Management received rave
reviews from distributors who participated
in the tour and are working with David
McDonnell at Vegas Fastener Manufacturing
Winner of the Fastener Fair ‘Las Vegas’
to offer the tour again next year.
Competition, Robert Loewe, welcomed
The Monday conference programs
by National Industrial Fastener Show
sponsored by the Pacifi c-West Fastener
General Partner, Jim Bannister, and
Association were well attended and Jim Speck
Show Manager, Susan A. Hurley.
of The Johnson Gage Company had a very
good turnout for his Application Engineering
The two and one-half day exhibition and Workshop. Several hundred persons attended
conference attracted a total of 3,943 persons the panel discussion regarding the recent
including 2,058 visitors. “We had 1,052 anti-dumping petition fi led by Nucor Fastener
distributors, 344 fastener manufacturers, and the always popular Welcome Reception
154 importers, 91 manufacturers reps, 89 sponsored by Show Management on Monday
independent sales reps, 48 rod and wire evening drew a good crowd.
manufacturers, 21 machinery builders, 15 The 2010 Show and Conference is
platers, 9 tooling components suppliers and scheduled for November 8-10 at the
235 miscellaneous other fastener-related Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las
persons in the mix”, reported registration Vegas, Nevada.
manager, Denise Hill.
Fastener + Fixing Magazine • Issue 61 January 2010
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