It has been a positive experience. It was a last-minute decision and the contact with the organisers was fantastic. As a first-time exhibitor we are pleased to receive enquiries. It’s great for networking, a great networking base for suppliers. There are a lot of subcontractors here which is insightful from an industry point of view. Organisation was very smooth, from arrival, setting up and leaving car parks. The venue is good, clean with good facilities.

The show has been a success, loads of enquiries – phenomenal. Every day there has been a surge of people we would aim to supply. We have had about 10 enquiries per day across the range of machines we supply. Just one of those enquiries is all we need.

It’s been a busy turnout. We’ve had 70 solid enquiries for existing and new customers and some international customers from Germany, Estonia and Austria. We had two orders straight away, both new projects and one where we offered an alternative instead of one with a long lead time for the medical industry. This is the standout show in the UK. We don’t look to do more than one exhibition a year and this is the one option for us.