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“With over 1,400 people attending,
including 1,012 qualified buyers,
Fastener Fair Budapest has been the
catalyst for a large volume of profitable
trade,” said Fastener Fair exhibition
organiser Jerry Ramsdale, announcing
“An outstanding success.”
The staging of Fastener Fair Budapest,
on 22nd and 23rd September 2008
attracted 1,012 visitors, of whom 45%
were distributors, 35% were fastener
manufacturers or wholesalers; and
13% were fastener end-users. 68%
came from the ‘target’ market of
central and Eastern Europe, including
countries like Russia, Estonia and
Latvia, and almost 80% were
decision-makers with purchasing
authority.
Of the 166 exhibiting companies from
26 countries, 69% were from Europe,
28% from Asia and the rest from
North America and the Middle East.
As for the future of the show, Ramsdale
confirms that early feedback from both
exhibitors and visitors means that a
follow-up show, probably in late 2009
or sometime in 2010, is inevitable.
“We’re continuing to consult with the
industry,” says Ramsdale, “and I can
promise we’ll be back. Whether that’s
in Hungary again, or another country in
central or Eastern Europe, will depend
on our ongoing research into what
the industry wants and, equally
importantly, where the most profit-
able business opportunities lie for
exhibitors and visitors alike.”
Fastener Fairs Group – UK
Fax: +44 1727 831 033
Email:
Website:
First Fastener Fair success
Alcatel-Lucent in partnership with
Cable Co, a Bermudian company,
has installed the new Challenger
submarine cable network in
Bermuda.
Challenger is expected to enhance
Bermuda’s international voice,
video, data and broadband
services. Spanning 1,445 km,
Challenger will link Bermuda to the
United States. With an initial
capacity of 20Gbps, the new
network can be scaled up to
320Gbps. The system is scheduled
to start operations by early 2009.
Alcatel-Lucent will oversee the
project and provide a turnkey
network for the Challenger roll-out,
including responsibility for the
network design, installation and
commissioning. Alcatel-Lucent will
also deploy its 1620 Light Manager
submarine line terminal, cables and
power feed equipment, along with
its 1678 Metro Core Connect.
Alcatel-Lucent – France
Website:
Bermuda to
USA cable
link