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The eighth APEX aerial platform exhibition in 2014
will be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on
24-26 June 2014, moving away from its long-time
home in Maastricht. The switch to the new, larger
and more accessible Amsterdam RAI Convention
Centre in combination with the new June dates
will boost visitor numbers and increase the show’s
international appeal.
Amsterdam RAI is one of Europe’s best known exhibition spaces.
As well as being a world class exhibition and conference centre it
will also benefit APEX by offering a larger outside exhibition area
than the previous venue in Maastricht, and located directly in
front of the centre.
All previous seven shows – the first was in 1996 – have been held
in Maastricht in mid-September. The new June dates mean that
the show will be held well before the onset of summer holidays.
Tony Kenter, managing director of APEX organiser Industrial
Promotions International (IPI), said the decision to switch venues
had been made after consultation with exhibitors and IPAF:
“APEX is already a well-established show. Maastricht served us
well as a venue in the past, but it was widely recognised that
the change to Amsterdam will make APEX a much more
accessible event for visitors throughout Europe and worldwide.
This change in venue will enhance an already successful event.”
Tim Whiteman, managing director of The International Powered
Access Federation (IPAF), welcomed the change in venue and date
for APEX as well. “IPAF is delighted that the growth and success of
APEX means that the powered access industry’s specialist exhibition
is moving to a larger and more accessible location in Amsterdam.
We look forward to welcoming as many members as possible
when the show opens on 24 June, 2014.”
In addition, the switch to June will allow APEX to be held
concurrently with the International Rental Exhibition (IRE)
and the European Rental Association (ERA) annual convention,
which will also take place at Amsterdam RAI.
APEX and IRE will be held in adjoining halls at the exhibition centre,
with visitors to APEX having free access to IRE, and vice versa.
APEX will benefit from increased visitors numbers from both the
ERA convention and IRE, which attract many of Europe’s biggest
rental companies.
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APEX 2014 will take place in the context of recovery of developed
markets in North America and Europe and continued expansion
of new markets in South America, the Middle East and Africa,
Eastern Europe and Asia, including China.
The North American rental sector is investing again to replace
their fleets and the American Rental Association (ARA) is
forecasting double-digit growth in the rental sector at least
until 2015. That growth will fuel demand for platforms as
rental companies renew and expand their fleets.
Western Europe’s rental sector was hard-hit by the economic
slowdown. Rental fleets need to be replaced, however, and
investment will continue and grow as fleets age and as the
region’s economy recovers.
The European Rental Association forecasts that the region’s rental
sector will start to see significant growth again in 2014 following
several flat years. As in North America, this will create demand for
the renewal and expansion of fleets.
Elsewhere, the demand for aerial platforms continues to grow,
either on the back of rental sector development (in areas like
Brazil, the Middle East, India and China) or in end-user markets
such as the power utility sector.
APEX in June 2014 will be perfectly timed to make the most
of the upturn.
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