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CONTECH - the new consumer technology trade-only show (19/2/2008)

The first international trade-only exhibition to be held in the UK covering the vast array of consumer technology products ranging from audio and other home entertainment systems to home media and information and communication devices is to be held on the 10th/11th February 2009 at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London.

The new CONTECH international event will be strictly for the trade, and attendees will be buyers, retailers, wholesalers, installers, sales co-operatives, industry professionals from the consumer electronic, information technology and communications industries.

Event Director, Richard Milbourn who has over 20 years experience in organising and promoting a wide range of exhibitions at top venues throughout the UK, says that the Business Design Centre was selected to host the new CONTECH exhibition as it is one of London's most stylish venues ideally suited for hosting specialist trade exhibitions. Located in Islington, which is only two miles from the West End and the City, the Centre is easily accessible for all exhibitors and attendees from the UK and overseas.

Milbourn added, "The selection of this location proved to be of the utmost importance as preliminary discussions with potential overseas exhibitors indicated that one of their main requirements would be for CONTECH to be held in Central London. The new St Pancras International Eurostar Station, and the City Airport is only two and eight miles away respectively from the Business Design Centre, and as such should further facilitate travelling arrangements.

"The objective," Milbourn said, "is to make CONTECH all embracing with the widest possible range of different products being on display to reflect the increasing use of consumer electronic and digital gadgets in the home for entertainment, business, communication and education." The maximum stand size is therefore being limited to 36 sq m in order to cater for more exhibitors to ensure that there will be many more different products, services and systems featured and so that exhibitors can compete on a 'level playing field' and not on the size of their marketing budget.

UK and overseas suppliers will be displaying the following: Home entertainment - TVs; DVDs; home cinemas; home servers and recorders; Audio entertainment - HiFi; loudspeakers and high performance audios; Home media - digital imaging, cameras and videos; MP3s; computing; games and memory solutions; Communication - telecommunications; cable; mobiles; navigation; IP; net solutions and antennas.

CONTECH is an extremely cost effective marketing and sales opportunity. A wide variety of sizes and shapes of shell stands and space-only stands are available and an early bird discount of 20 percent is available to exhibitors that book space before 31st May 2008. Stands are being allocated on a first-booked, first-allocated basis.

Exhibitors will also benefit from participating in the extensive promotional campaigns for CONTECH including editorial coverage in the Show Catalogue, and a page of information on the exhibition website.

www.contechshow.com