TPT January 2012

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TOLEXPO, the international show for sheet metal, coil, tube and section equipment, took place in Paris, from Tuesday 15 to Friday 18 November 2011. The event was a success for two major reasons, said the organisers: a growing number of exhibitors compared to Tolexpo 2009, and the quality of and satisfaction expressed by visitors who were primarily decision-makers with real purchasing power. Tolexpo 2011 confirmed its position as a key event dedicated to sheet metal, coil, tube and section equipment. Tolexpo continued its work by achieving its major objectives to bring the market together and develop loyalty and to represent the sector effectively. More than 200 exhibitors were present at Tolexpo 2011. As well as French companies, a large number of international manufacturers who had not exhibited in France for a number of years, and others who had never exhibited in the country of visitors had real purchasing power and clear ideas about the specific solutions they required, generating a significant amount of business and resulting in the signing of several contracts at the trade show itself. The major objective is to create a technological showcase which will bring the expertise of sub-contractors together with that of production equipment manufacturers. Last but not least, the ongoing, comple- mentary partnership with Midest, the global sub-contracting show and Maintenance Expo, the maintenance solutions show, made the show a unique event bringing together the entire industrial production chain under one roof: equipment and investments with Tolexpo, expertise with Midest, and services with Maintenance Expo. The next in the series will take place in November 2013. Tolexpo 2011 Website: www.tolexpo.com Tolexpo 2011 sees big growth in visitors before, chose to take part in Tolexpo to reinforce their market presence. Today, 45.2 per cent of companies exhibiting are from outside France, whereas at the first Tolexpo the figure was just 10 per cent. This strong growth is a result of the specific attention paid by Tolexpo to this point in its development objectives. Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and the US are among the countries represented at Tolexpo 2011. The number of visitors reached 11,180 (compared to 10,418 registered in 2009): an increase of 7.3 per cent. 20 per cent came from abroad (compared to 15.96 per cent in 2009), much to the satisfaction of exhibitors, the majority of whom spoke of a high level of interest on the part of their potential clients. According to exhibitors, and to visitor analysis, the majority

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