EUROPE - Screen and digital printing association FESPA said its 2013 show delivered the event’s most globally diverse visitor audience to date, with almost two-thirds of visitors coming from outside the UK.
The Excel London event claimed to have had more than 22,000 visitors with almost half of those choosing to spend more than one day at the show, bringing total attendance to 37,460 visits.
London’s global status as a business hub made for significant increases in long-haul attendance from Australasia (+66 per cent) and North America (+45 per cent) compared with the last main FESPA event in Munich, Germany, in 2010.
In total, visitors from outside Europe made up almost 15 per cent of the total event audience.
“The exhibitors I’ve spoken to here at FESPA have been absolutely delighted with the breadth of international visitors, and stands throughout both halls here at Excel have been buzzing," said FESPA managing director Neil Felton.
"Significant product launches in many areas have given visitors plenty of new technology to explore, while our visitor features have attracted printers looking for guidance on how to take their business in new directions.”
Forthcoming FESPA events include:
- FESPA Mexico, 15-17 August 2013, Mexico City, Mexico
- FESPA Eurasia 2013, 3-5 October 2013, Istanbul, Turkey
- FESPA China 2013, 18-20 November 2013, Shanghai, China
- FESPA Global Summit, 6-7 March 2014, Munich
- FESPA Awards Gala Dinner, 22 May 2014, Munich
- FESPA Africa 2014, 2-4 July 2014, Johannesburg, South Africa
- FESPA Digital 2014, 20-23 May 2014, Munich, Germany
- FESPA Brasil 2015, 18-21 March 2015, São Paulo, Brazil.
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