MACH 2018 wins Exhibition of the Year award

Shortlisted in the category of Exhibition of the Year, MACH 2018 took the top prize. Now in its 16^th year, the Trade Association Forum (TAF) Best Practice Awards recognise, reward and promote best practice amongst Trade Associations in the UK. The annual event is formally supported by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

The awards ceremony took place on Tuesday 10^th July 2018 at Draper’s Hall in London, with hundreds of guests from the UK’s premier trade associations.

James Selka, CEO of the Manufacturing Technologies Association which organises MACH, commented: “This is award is testament to all the hard work put in by the staff at the MTA and the members of our Exhibition Committee, but we would not be able to run such a longstanding and successful show if it wasn’t for our exhibitors.”

He continued: “With a new look for MACH 2018, we were determined to showcase the UK manufacturing and advanced engineering sectors in the best possible light. It’s a real achievement to win this award.”

MACH 2018 delivered for its exhibitors with a 5% increase in trade visitors to the show. In the post-show questionnaire of exhibitors, 95% respondents said that they had generated leads for their sales teams to follow-up post show. 77% of exhibitors reported improved customer relations over the course of the show, and 80% of exhibitors raised their company profile by attending the exhibition.

With MACH 2018 over, preparations for MACH 2020 are already well underway with over 5,000m² of space allocated to eager exhibitors. Space may already be on general sale, but some prime areas in the halls are available through a ballot system.

Applications for ballot 1 – for stands over 200m² – will open at the end of July and close on 5^th September. The draw will take place on 7^th September. Ballot 2 is for stands below 199m² and will open in September, with the draw taking place by the end of October 2018.

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