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Editor • Rich Sears
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Publisher • Caroline Sullens
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The calm after the storm
Tube and pipe professionals could be forgiven over the last five years or so for not
keeping up-to-date with the show calendar. As has previously been mentioned in this
column, the exhibition calendar has been rather breathless of late, with a growing number
of events in increasingly diverse locations.
A history lesson tells us that in 2002 there were only three tube and pipe exhibitions
of note: Fabtech, Tube Düsseldorf and Tube Singapore (now defunct). Since then,
clearly reflecting globalization and a more dynamic market, exhibitions dedicated to
tube have been established in Brazil (Tubotech), China (Tube China), Iran (Iran Tube
& Profile Exhibition), Kazakhstan (Tube & Pipe Central Asia), Russia (Tube Russia and
Metal Expo), Thailand (Tube Southeast Asia), Turkey (Boru), Ukraine (Tubes & Fittings
Ukraine), and United Arab Emirates (Tube Arabia). This is without considering the raft
of other general metals and manufacturing exhibitions that feature tube and pipe as an
exhibit area.
However, it thankfully now appears that the calendar of events has settled down and
taken on a more regular and predictable shape. The tube and pipe professional can now
relax in the comfort of a relatively unsurprising travel itinerary. Which is a relief as for a
while it had looked like an exhibition would spring up in every country, perhaps with Tube
North Pole a distinct possibility! With the cost of aviation fuel rising, and airline companies
charging more per flight, a degree of rhythm and consistency
in the exhibition calendar is more than welcome.
While on the subject of shows, as Tube & Pipe Technology
was going to press it was announced that Tube Arabia 2009
has been preponed by one day, with the new dates being
10-13 January 2009.
Rich Sears
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