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THE FACILITIES SHOW 2010

01 Jul 2009

The Facilities Show scoops “Best Trade Show” crown

UBM Live event wins at AEO Excellence Awards 2009

UBM Live’s The Facilities Show, the UK’s leading FM event, took home the “Best Trade Show under 2,000m2” crown at the AEO Excellence Awards 2009. Having fended off competition from other industry renowned events, The Facilities Show received the award due to its great use of technology and impressive expansion in terms of visitors and exhibitors.

The awards, which were presented on 19th June at the London Hilton, Park Lane, take place annually and recognise excellent products and business performance in the events industry.

Darren Gilchriest, Event Manager of The Facilities Show, said: “We celebrated our tenth anniversary at this year’s event and we are delighted to wrap up a decade of success with this prestigious award. We are extremely proud of The Facilities Show’s development over the last few years which has led to the show expanding exponentially. We work closely with the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) to ensure the programme on offer to visitors is unparalleled and we look forward to continuing to offer this expanding industry a platform on which it may grow further.”

Ian Fielder, CEO of the BIFM, said: "I am delighted to hear that The Facilities Show 2009 has won the Best Trade Show award at the Association of Exhibition Organisers Awards held recently. This is a great achievement for the industry, especially considering the challenges that we all currently face. The BIFM is always proud to be a part of this annual event, and the show itself was a fantastic success, with hundreds of industry professionals being brought together. Now in its tenth year, it is excellent to see this key industry event receive the well deserved recognition that it has done."

The Facilities Show 2009, in association with the BIFM, took place from 12-14 May at the NEC Birmingham. The show welcomed 19,575* industry professionals (subject to ABC Audit), hosted 132 leading FM manufacturers, distributors and suppliers in the extensive exhibition and offered unparalleled, free-of-charge educational content across two dedicated theatres. Furthermore, the floor size of the show expanded a further 13% from 2008 representing its fourth successive year of growth.

Since its inception, The Facilities Show has consistently focussed on the key issues in the industry to ensure its visitors walk away from the show feeling up-to-date with the latest developments. 2009 proved no different with Green FM once again dominating the agenda.

Feedback from exhibitors at The Facilities Show 2009 clearly demonstrate the event’s success:

Robin Turver, National Sales Director of LTT Vending, said: “Having exhibited at The Facilities Show for a number of years now, we have noticed the changes the show has made to ensure its exhibitors and visitors are getting the most out of the event. This year was extremely successful for us as we were able to meet key decision makers from leading UK organisations and generate a number of quality leads.”

Tom Brookes, Director of Lindum Fire Services, said: “This year’s show has surpassed our expectations – our stand was busy and we generated strong leads. This is a very important show for us and is our main event for the year.”

Sarah Wood, Commercial Manager of CLM Ltd, added: ”This was our seventh year at The Facilities Show and was our most successful event to date. We have generated more than 100 leads and have had excellent feedback from our customers.”

The Facilities Show 2010 will take place at the NEC Birmingham from 11-13 May. For further information on the event, please visit www.thefacilitiesshow.com. Companies interested in exhibiting should contact Fergus Bird on +44 (0) 20 7921 8660 or email fergus.bird@ubm.com.

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Notes to Editor

* combined with Safety & Health Expo and Fire & Rescue

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About UBM Live
UBM Live provides leading integrated media solutions across 30 different markets.
Operating predominantly in the UK, its events, publications, awards and websites offer professionals in Interiors, Security, Licensed Travel, Travel & Venues, Customer Management, Safety & health and Facilities the ultimate event or media platform to bring buyers and sellers together.

Its leading brands include the Interiors Birmingham – the 2nd largest exhibition in the UK; IFSEC – the world’s leading security event, The National Business Awards, The Publican magazine, TTG and ATC.
Live has 40 exhibitions, 12 publications and over 15 digital products and awards shows. Each year 250,000 marketers attend its shows, over 100,000 professionals receive UBM Live publications, while each month its website generate over 1 million page impressions. UBM Live has recently extended its leading brands into Abu Dhabi and India.

For further information, please contact:
Sarah Tanner
PR & Communications Manager
Protection & Management Portfolio
t: +44 (0) 20 7921 8066| m: 07825 113285 | e: sarah.tanner@ubm.com

Guy Melzack
PR & Communications Executive
Protection & Management Portfolio
t: +44 (0) 20 7921 8067| e: guy.melzack@ubm.com

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