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TOLEXPO, the international show for sheet
metal, coil, tube and section equipment,
took place in Paris, from Tuesday 15 to
Friday 18 November 2011.
The event was a success for two major
reasons, said the organisers: a growing
number of exhibitors compared to Tolexpo
2009, and the quality of and satisfaction
expressed by visitors who were primarily
decision-makers with real purchasing power.
Tolexpo 2011 confirmed its position
as a key event dedicated to sheet metal,
coil, tube and section equipment. Tolexpo
continued its work by achieving its major
objectives to bring the market together and
develop loyalty and to represent the sector
effectively.
More than 200 exhibitors were present
at Tolexpo 2011. As well as French
companies, a large number of international
manufacturers who had not exhibited in
France for a number of years, and others
who had never exhibited in the country
before, chose to take part in Tolexpo to
reinforce their market presence.
Today, 45.2 per cent of companies
exhibiting are from outside France, whereas
at the first Tolexpo the figure was just 10
per cent. This strong growth is a result of
the specific attention paid by Tolexpo to this
point in its development objectives.
Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark,
Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, the
Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia,
Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and the
US are among the countries represented at
Tolexpo 2011.
The number of visitors reached 11,180
(compared to 10,418 registered in 2009):
an increase of 7.3 per cent.
20 per cent came from abroad (compared
to 15.96 per cent in 2009), much to the
satisfaction of exhibitors, the majority of
whom spoke of a high level of interest on
the part of their potential clients. According to
exhibitors, and to visitor analysis, the majority
of visitors had real purchasing power and
clear ideas about the specific solutions they
required, generating a significant amount
of business and resulting in the signing of
several contracts at the trade show itself.
The major objective is to create a
technological showcase which will bring the
expertise of sub-contractors together with
that of production equipment manufacturers.
Last but not least, the ongoing, comple-
mentary partnership with Midest, the global
sub-contracting show and Maintenance
Expo, the maintenance solutions show, made
the show a unique event bringing together
the entire industrial production chain under
one roof: equipment and investments with
Tolexpo, expertise with Midest, and services
with Maintenance Expo.
The next in the series will take place in
November 2013.
Tolexpo 2011
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Tolexpo 2011 sees big growth in visitors