“The 2015 Print Show was very successful for us, exceeding expectations,” Rolf Smith says, adding: “In addition to meeting plenty of existing clients, we picked up a great deal of good leads, many of which have since become valuable customers.

 

 

“We are confident that the 2016 Print Show will be no different; we know that this is a Drupa year, but Drupa is just so huge. In reality we believe this smaller UK-focused show is more relevant and valid for us, and for UK-based small-medium sized digital printers/print rooms which are our key target customers.”

Regarded by many as the key print-focused event in the UK, The Print Show this year is aiming to build on the success of the inaugural event in 2015 by not only adding new exhibitors and securing the return of major brands, but also establishing a content programme that will appeal to all visitors.

As part of this ongoing expansion plan, organisers have confirmed the signature of four exhibitors in Ashgrove Trading, Newtown Tapes, Tharstern MIS, and Where the Trade Buys. Tharstern MIS and Where the Trade Buys will be in attendance for the first time.

Newtown Tapes’ head of machine sales and marketing, Jacob Underwood, says: “We made a somewhat last minute decision to exhibit at The Print Show 2015, with it being a brand new show in the market we were a little apprehensive at first. However, it turned out to be a great success and lead to us supplying seven tape application machines into the UK market, all to companies we had never previously worked with in the past. 

“We had a target to supply a minimum of three machines, so we beat that by over 133 percent. We’re still in active talks with many companies we met in 2015 so the event has been the gift that keeps on giving in many aspects.

“We are very excited for The Print Show 2016 and it has proven that the smaller and medium-sized shows actually have a higher quality of visitors compared to some of the larger shows.”

New names

New exhibitor Tharstern MIS is keen to talk to customers, with Amanda Newman, marketing manager, saying: “As first time exhibitors of The Print Show, we’ll be looking to catch up with our UK customers and make new connections too.”

Tharstern will be using The Print Show as a launch pad to showcase their latest version release, including two new modules and a new integration to courier services. The Business Intelligence module will provide a revolutionary new way for decision makers to consume MIS information and create actionable analytics.

The Advanced Imposition module will give even inexperienced users the power to quickly plan and impose most types of jobs with a single click. The Tharsten team will be on hand at the show to give advice and a live demonstration of the Tharstern MIS, along with new functionality for label and packaging workflows.

Another first time exhibitor, Where the Trade Buys, is looking forward to meeting new customers. Martyn Young, managing director, says: “We researched trade show opportunities and found that The Print Show drew in almost 6,000 UK print industry experts in its first year. With many of these being print buyers this was an audience Where The Trade Buys were keen to get in front of.”

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