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Milan Hosts Second Successful Fastener Fair Italy. Dates Set For 2020 Show
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total of 2700 managers, engineers and
attending the show. Department heads and
opportunities in the Italian market for the
buyers visited the highly successful
senior managers totalled 17% of attendees,
fastener and fixings industry. And with Milan
Fastener Fair Italy 2018, which took
while a further 11% were engineers and
such a dynamic business centre, it is the ideal
place at the Mico Milano Congressi on
technicians.
host city for Fastener Fair Italy.”
September 26-27. This was the second of these
The most strongly represented industry
events to take place in Italy.
sectors were the automotive industry,
Popular seminars
The number of suppliers of fastener and fixing
construction, mechanical engineering,
Adding a further important dimension to
products and systems taking part in the show
hardware / do-it yourself retailing, electrical
Fastener Fair Italy was an accompanying
was 210, filling the venue’s South Hall. While
products / domestic appliances, aerospace,
programme of technical seminars. These
22% of exhibitors were foreign companies
agricultural / off highway machinery and
proved highly popular, attracting a total of 175
representing 13 countries, participation by
furniture manufacturing.
delegates over the two days. Three sessions
Italian firms increased compared to the 2016
Exhibitors were delighted to welcome high
were devised by Show Partner Fasten.it
show, confirming that Fastener Fair Italy is
calibre Italian and international visitors,
(www.fasten.it), providing insights into issues
now established as the reference point for the
including the science-based technology
currently affecting the fasteners market.
market in this country. Among foreign nations
company 3M Italia, multinational corporation
These included seminars curated by A.I.F.M.
strongly represented were Germany, Turkey,
ABB S.p.A., world’s leading chemical company
Associazione Italiana Finiture dei Metalli,
the UK, Spain, while companies from Slovenia,
BASF, top global engineering companies
E.C.A.P. European Consortium of Anchors
Denmark, India, France and the USA also took
Ansaldo Energia, HILTI Corporation, Altran
Producers and Kistler Group. Also, selected
part.
Technologies.
exhibitors took to the big stage with their most
Leading industry associations supported
Among automotive companies represented
innovative ideas and solutions – the experts
the event and welcomed delegations on
by visitors were Ducati Motor Holding, LISI
from Coventya Group, Atotech Group, Frontline
their stands: the Italian Union of Fastener
Automotive, IVECO S.p.A. Buyers from the
Consulting and Filtereco Filtration Technologies
Manufacturers U.P.I.V.E.B., the Italian Union of
well-known appliance manufacturers Electrolux
presented the latest solutions to the issues
Fastener Distributors U.D.I.B. and the Italian
and De’Longhi attended the fair, as did
concerning fastener and fixing sector and
Association of Metal Finishing A.I.F.M.
technical specialists from IKEA Components.
related industries.
The mix of visitors to the show reflected the
In addition, there were visitors from
diversity of markets served by the fastener
the multinational steel manufacturers
More stand space in 2020
and fixing industry. Majority of visitors were
ArcelorMittal and Aferpi Steel Company. Local
Dates have now been set for the next Fastener
either wholesalers (24%) or distributors (42%),
and international representatives of leading
Fair Italy. The third show in the series will take
all playing a vital role in the supply chain to
fastener distributors and manufacturers,
place on November 11-12, 2020. The venue will
resellers and end-users. Around 20% were
including Würth, Fontana Gruppo, Stamperia
be Fiera Milano City and there has already been
end-users themselves. Fastener and fixings
Carcano Giuseppe, F.lli Mauri, A. Agrati S.p.A.
very strong demand for stand space. Following
manufacturers accounted for 34% of those
and many others.
the success of the show, some 50 companies
attending.
Commenting on the success of the event,
have confirmed their participation in Fastener
A significant number of visitors –28% –were
Olivia Griscelli, Exhibition Director at
Fair Italy 2020, with around 1,900 m² already
foreign, representing 62 countries.
organisers Mack Brooks Exhibitions said:
booked. In response, this next exhibition will
“We were especially pleased to receive very
occupy a large Pavilion 3 to provide additional
favourable feedback from exhibitors on the
stand space.
High visitor quality Visitor quality was also noteworthy, with
quality of visitors to this show. It was also good
managing directors, partners and board
to see such strong international participation.
For further information:
members accounting for 38% of those
This strengthens our belief in the many
www.fastenerfairitalia.com
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