TPT July 2022

The July Issue Welcome to the latest issue of Tube & Pipe Technology magazine. It was a pleasure to see so many friendly faces from the industry once again at the recent Tube Düsseldorf. There was a palpable sense of optimism and relief as we again spent time face-to-face in the bright sunshine of the early summer.

July/August 2022 Vol 35 No 4

Rory McBride – Editor in chief

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A fresh benefit I observed this year was that even people from the same organisations – who perhaps had been working from home for long periods, or had only started their jobs during the pandemic – were able to use Tube to get to know one another. Maybe these events are more vital than ever in that respect too, with the change in the nature of where many of us work? While it is of course fantastic for everyone to meet up with old and new friends alike, people are there at Tube 2022 for a serious reason – business. Based on my straw poll of exhibitors, and visitors, it appears many decision makers were there looking to make purchases. I heard of several companies signing some of the biggest deals in their history on the back of the 2022 event, or smaller deals that would still have taken many months to negotiate remotely. Several people commented that the leads they had generated were also far more concrete than at past events. It is likely that, with the various travel restrictions globally, only those who really needed to be there were there. While it is always good to see people attending to simply broaden their technological horizons, Tube Düsseldorf 2022 really was firmly about getting back to doing business – buying machines and buying tubes. Long may it continue.

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VOL 35 NO 4

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