Visitor numbers in Brussels were up by 5.6%
The organisers of the Labelexpo series have released visitor numbers that reveal the 2017 event attracted the most attendees in history.
Held on 25-28 September, Labelexpo Europe covered 15% more of the Brussels Expo than in 2015, with 679 exhibitors, including 198 new exhibiting companies. Attracting large delegations from Brazil, China, India and Japan, the show reported 37,724 visitors, which is an increase of 5.6% compared to two years ago.
While labels remained central to the overall Labelexpo experience, the show floor reflected its continued diversification into flexible package printing with a wider appeal for brand owners and wide web converters. With 25% more working machinery demonstrated at the show, 2017’s event was used for a large number of significant product launches with new machines unveiled by many of the leading press manufacturers. In addition, inkjet technology made a real breakthrough at this year’s show.
Lisa Milburn, Labelexpo’s managing director comments, ‘The Labelexpo team have worked incredibly hard to deliver outstanding content for a what was a very bold show and thanks to the commitment and support of our exhibitors and industry partners, we’ve created a very successful business environment for the industry. This edition has broken all previous records and its success is testament to the fact that the label and package printing industry continues to see Labelexpo as being the place to be. We are still extremely ambitious for the show’s future and we look forward to returning to Brussels with an even bigger and better event in September 2019.’
The feedback from exhibitors reflect the success:
‘Labelexpo Europe was our best ever yet and it was great to have so many innovations to show our visitors.’ Tony Bell, AB Graphic
‘We feel that Labelexpo is an excellent platform to network, showcase one’s capabilities and also learn from other industry players on the new technologies being commercialised.’ Kapil Anand, Cosmo Films
‘We were overwhelmed with the number and quality of visitors and the extremely high interest with our new innovations we were showing.’ Helmuth Munter, Durst Label & Package Printing
‘Labelexpo Europe has been fantastic for us, not only in terms of footfall, but also in terms of the calibre of visitor and seriousness of conversations we have had.’ Frank Maeder, Epson Europe
‘The quality of customers who visited our stand and our partners stands was outstanding.’ James Thomas, Focus Label Machinery
‘Labelexpo Europe was unquestionably the major event for the label printing industry in 2017.’ Marcus Greenbrook, GEW
‘As we look back at this year’s Labelexpo, we see tremendous growth compared to two years ago. Attendance to the show was superb, evidenced by the fact that our booth was full at all times.’ Alon Bar-Shany, HP Indigo
‘Our team was rushed off their feet every day and have many serious enquiries that will turn into sales.’ John Corrall, Industrial Inkjet Ltd (IIJ)
‘As a first time exhibitor we were excited with the prospect of meeting potential distributors and end users – Labelexpo Europe 2017 did not disappoint!’ Terri Winstanley, Intec Printing Solutions
‘We set ourselves specific business targets for the show, and they have been exceeded.’ Edoardo Cotichini, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe
‘Our main takeaway is that the industry is in full ‘investment mode’ which provides us with a lot of opportunities, and we are very excited for the future.’ Jakob Landberg, Nilpeter
‘It is fair to say that Labelexpo was a roaring success for Screen!’ Carlo Sammarco, Screen Europe
‘Labelexpo2017 was also very successful in creating and speeding up innovation and strategic projects with our industry leading partners.’ Marc Larvor, Siegwerk
‘In general, visitors to our stand were far more focused in their enquiries than at previous Labelexpo shows – they came not just to look, but to investigate the technology, having done some research beforehand – this was quite noticeable and a welcome change.’ Kevin McKell, Vetaphone
