TPI November 2020

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November 2020

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1-3 December ValveWorld Expo

Welcome to the latest Tube Products INTERNATIONAL magazine. As a stuttering sense of normality returns to the world it feels like the specific benefits offered by trade shows are more valuable than ever before following months of relative isolation in many parts of the world. There is no technology that can replace face-to-face interaction with another person. No video can replace seeing a machine in operation with your own eyes and with the benefit of advice from the engineer that designed it – or has spent years relying upon it. A recent market survey of more than 4,000 professionals from 130 countries explored the impact of COVID-19 on the global exhibitions industry, delving into key areas such as travel, budgets, and the importance of trade fairs in a post-pandemic world. Nearly two-thirds (62 per cent) agreed that as the novel coronavirus recedes, and a semblance of normality returns, exhibitions will be more important for business (31 per cent), or just as important (38 per cent), compared to the past. A further 64 per cent plan to attend exhibitions in the next eight months, while 36 per cent have been given the green light to do so before the end of this year. The July 2020 ‘Exhibitions post COVID-19’ survey was commissioned by Messe Frankfurt Middle East (MFME), one of the region’s largest trade fair organisers. While a healthy 77 per cent of the survey respondents indicated they may travel abroad for business by the end of 2020, much of this figure (50 per cent) depends on the lifting of international travel restrictions. Half who said they could travel abroad before the end of the year, pending government rules and recommendations, said they would do so by airplane. Encouragingly, nearly 62 per cent would attend exhibitions at their ‘home country’ and abroad, however 25 per cent would only attend an event ‘at home’,

(Düsseldorf, Germany) International exhibition www.valveworldexpo.com 7–11 December Tube Düsseldorf 2020 (Düsseldorf, Germany) International exhibition www.tube.de

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9-12 March EuroBLECH (Hanover, Germany) International exhibition www.euroblech.com 16-19 March TOLexpo (Lyon, France) International Exhibition www.tolexpo.com 17-19 March Made in Steel (Milan, Italy) International Exhibition www.madeinsteel.it 25-27 March Tube India (Mumbai, India) International exhibition www.tube-india.com 26-29 May Lamiera (Milan, Italy) International exhibition www.lamiera.net

perceiving reduced travel as better for their health and safety. A promising report considering the extensive impact and damage of COVID-19. Hopefully more and more confidence can return to international travel as 2020 ends and 2021 begins.

I hope that you enjoy the magazine.

Rory McBride Editor in chief

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