“Endoline has been attending the show for a number of years now and this year we’ve had a particularly successful show. I have already sold two machines to a new customer – something that would never have happened if we hadn’t had a stand here.
“The show not only enables us to maintain our presence in the industry, but it also helps us to generate new leads and business.”
Greg Austin, International Business Manager, Endoline
“We’ve exhibited several times at the PPMA Show now - we like to have a presence as we believe that trade shows are the best way to promote your products. We’re specifically showcasing the Enershield this year – we’ve had plenty of warm leads so far so fingers crossed they will turn into sales!”
Daniel Shannon, Regional Sales Support, CPA Total Air Solutions
“Our products change year on year so we always have something different to offer visitors to the PPMA Show. There’s always a buzz here and 2011 seems particularly busy. There is an increase in international visitors to the show this year which is great for us as a global brand. It is essential for us to attend the PPMA Show to maintain our presence within the industry. Busch are no one in the food industry and we need to ensure that we retain that position.”
Ian Mitchell, Busch UK Ltd
“We’ve had 30% more leads this year than we would usually expect early on at a trade show. The show certainly seems busier than previous years which is highlighted through our strength of leads. The PPMA Show is a ‘must-attend’ for us – it’s just the right size which means visitors can just take out a few hours out of the office.”
Torsten Giese, Marketing Manager, Ishida
“This is the first time we have exhibited at the PPMA Show having had success at various other trade shows before. We build and refurbish factories rather than supplying the equipment for them and this unique selling point has gone down very well with visitors. We’ve already generated a lot of leads which is promising – no doubt some of these customers will come back to us when they require maintenance work.”
Anna Edwards, Marketing Manager, KDH Projects
“This is the third time for us at the PPMA Show. We keep coming back to the show because of its high quality of customers. We’ve made a few deals already which is promising, but exhibiting at a trade show is all about the long term investment; we may not hear from some of these customers for several months or even years, but they do come back.”
Henk vd Ven, Marketing Manager, Lantech
“We had some really interesting leads at the show last year which is why we decided to return this year. Whilst it’s always difficult to quantify the success of a trade show until you are back in the office, the leads so far have been promising. Yesterday, we had several visitors who showed keen interest in the equipment.”
Neill Rowland, Field Sales Engineer, Flexco UK Ltd
“We’ve been exhibiting on and off for a number of years but this year was an opportunity to return and showcase our new products as we emerge from the recession. A trade show is the only place where you can demonstrate machinery and allow visitors to have a first hand view of the products. Our stand has brought attention to what we do as a company and we’ve certainly had some interesting leads with some big name brands. There’s no doubt that we will be returning next year!”
David Foxwell, Sales Engineer, MK Inspection Services Ltd
“We’ve exhibited at various exhibitions but I knew that if we improved our stand, we could do very well at the PPMA Show this year. On the first day alone we generated over 100 good leads. This is the best exhibition so far that we’ve experienced as a company and we’ve already booked our stand for next year!”
Colin Griffiths, Chairman, Golden Valley Pallet Wrap Specialists
"We had an extremely successful three days at the PPMA Show this year. The visitors were of a high quality and spot on in terms of target for us - plus there was a constant stream of them to our stand which is always encouraging. Importantly for us, there was a lot of interest in our new Omega multi-head weigher so we will be busy following-up all the leads that we secured over the next few weeks. All in all, an impressive show."
Neil Fowell, Managing Director, Yamato Scale Dataweigh