To be held in London at the end of June the show would be as large and comprehensive an event as in 2010 if it opened its doors tomorrow, and there are still five months still to go until the doors open.
Committed space already takes 2013 floor plan area to just under 30,000sqm, equalling the final footprint of Fespa 2010 in Munich three years ago.
The South Hall of the ExCeL exhibition centre, which has a 100 per cent digital focus, is now sold out, and demand for remaining space in the mixed North Hall is high. Many digital exhibitors have increased their stand space compared with 2010.
The top ten exhibitors in 2013 are HP, Canon (incorporating Océ), Agfa, Durst, EFI, Fujifilm, Orafol, Mimaki, Kornit and M&R. The ten largest stands at Fespa 2013 will collectively occupy 15.5 per cent more stand space than the top ten in 2010, indicating the growing investment being made by major suppliers in their presence at Fespa.
Fespa expects the final layout of the show to firmly emphasise the long-term dominance of digital, while the event still offers a strong screen printing line-up, with exhibitors including M&R, Saati, Kiian, Demak, Sun Chemical, Sefar, Macdermid Autotype and Encres Dubuit. Textile printing remains a focus for the event, with more than 102 exhibitors showing textile printing applications, and the 6,500sqm Fespa Fabric feature on the show floor specifically designed to meet the needs of garment printers and decorators.
Managing director of Fespa Neil Felton comments, “It was clear from the minute we closed the doors on Fespa Digital in Barcelona in February last year that exhibitors were firmly on board for 2013 in London. By the end of February 2012, Fespa had bookings for 108 per cent of the space occupied by the Barcelona show and we have sustained that momentum throughout last year and into the New Year.
“Pre-registrations for the show starting earlier than ever before, and traffic to www.fespa.com/london is booming. From all over the world, wide format print service providers, sign makers and commercial printers with an appetite for diversification are telling us that Fespa in London is their destination for print in 2013.”
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