News from Febelux

On December 11th, Antwerp based Expo Projects and Cairo based United Group Expo signed a cooperation agreement for the launch of Expodoc in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. The agreement was endorsed by H.E. Gilles Heyvaert, ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Egypt, and Mr. Ahmed El-Dib, CEO Egypt Expo & convention center EECA. Immediately after the signing ceremony, negotiations started with leading exhibition organizers and venues who had shown interest to integrate the exhibition management tool in their operations.

Since end of September, furniture company Van Os-Sonnevelt in Londerzeel uses green, renewable energy coming from a photovoltaic installation on the rooftops of the warehouse.

Advanced Fair, a Brussels-based communications agency, welcomes three new clients: Brainbox, Vérandas Confort and Wilo. Advanced Fair will generate press attention for these three companies, by setting up a well thought-out communication strategy and by creating press reports and press releases adapted to their target audience.

N200, European market leader in visitor registration, will be responsible for the registration of all trade shows organised by Amsterdam RAI, a leading convention and exhibition complex and organisation in The Netherlands. In a comprehensive tendering process, in which several parties pitched their solutions, N200 managed to convince the RAI of the functionality of its ENTER registration system.

Advanced Fair has once again proven its versatility in the first months of 2011. The Brussels-based communications company coordinated the organisation of the prestigious Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) congress – in cooperation with Congress4you – and put an in-house developed application at the disposal of GL Events Belgium.

Ghent, 5 May 2011 – The presentation of the East Flanders "Trends Gazelles Award 2011" took place last night in Ghent, Belgium. Artexis, the operator of Flanders expo, won this unique award in the "midsize companies" category. Eric Everard, Executive Chairman of the Artexis Group, and Dirk Van Roy, CEO of Artexis, accepted the award with pride:
"Artexis is seeing strong growth thanks to a continuous focus on our four pillars: follow your mission, think strategically, motivate your employees, and work closely with your stakeholders", says Dirk Van Roy.

Although online visitor registration at trade fairs and events has many advantages, new visitors are often left with a sense of irritation. After all, having to enter personal details takes up time. However, all that is a thing of the past. The N200 system allows for quick visitor registration via your LinkedIn profile.

Expo-id published “It’s your baby. Workbook for better exhibitions”. The book keeps rookie exhibitors on track when preparing a trade show participation and inspires experienced exhibitors to get more from their investment in trade shows.

In order to cope with its growth and anticipate its future development, primo group have moved into its new, larger and more functional premises, located in the Mercator industrial zone, near the Brussels’ Ring Road.

IFES, the International Federation of Exhibition Services and Expopedia have signed an agreement for the roll-out of the worldwide trade service finder www.expopedia.net. The agreement provides IFES’ support for a fast build-up of a qualified suppliers database and high standards of service for users who rely on Expopedia.net to find experienced subcontractors around the globe.

Van Os-Sonnevelt starts the new exhibitions season with plenty of new models that will add extra pizzazz to your booth.

ADVANCED FAIR, a Brussels based company active for several years in the Fairs & Exhibitions sector, has become a member of the Belgian Association of Professional Conference Organisers (BAPCO). BAPCO is a non-profit association representing its members in institutional, legal, ethical and associative matters.

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As from today, the entire Van Os-Sonnevelt catalogue is available to users of the internet platform Expodoc.com. Expodoc is an application that should make life easier for exhibitors, exhibition organizers and services suppliers alike, as it manages all order forms for exhibitions.