With A New Permanent Home
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics returns to Farnborough from February 6th to 8th 2018 for its 20th anniversary show. This notable event is made even more so in that it coincides with the show’s move from its purpose-built temporary venue into a new permanent home, currently taking shape on the familiar Farnborough site.
The £30m Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre development is the largest exhibition venue to be built in the UK for 20 years. Southern Manufacturing 2018 will be the first major exhibition to be held in the 20,000m² Hall 1 complex, designed by award-winning architects Terence O’Rourke. Offering world-class facilities, easy access, and in a prime location on the site of the Farnborough Airshow, Hall 1 looks likely to very rapidly become one of the key showcases for UK engineering expertise.
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2018 will give a flavour of what’s to come, as many hundreds of Europe’s top engineering suppliers converge on Farnborough for arguably the most important annual engineering event of the year. Around 800 companies from around the globe are expected to take part, ranging from numerous major international machinery makers to independent SMEs offering an incredible range of expertise, niche products and services. These two aspects of the show make it one of the most productive events you can attend, especially if multiple sourcing issues need to be addressed.
Alongside the working machinery exhibits and vast range of production hardware, consumables, components and engineering services, the show also hosts a comprehensive free technical seminar programme, which runs in two theatres over all three days of the show. A wide-ranging programme of sessions covers both technical topics, such as Industry 4.0 and Advanced Manufacturing, to important business management issues such as the impact of the forthcoming GDPR regulations. A full list of sessions can be found at http://seminars.industrysouth.co.uk
Pre-registered visitors to the show receive a free Show Guide catalogue to help them locate products and services of interest to them. Visitors registering online will also receive a free 12 page preview magazine to help plan their visit. A full listing of exhibitors is available online at:
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2018 opens from February 6th to 8th. Admission to the show is free. More information and tickets are available from www.industrysouth.co.uk.
Farnborough Exhibition and Conference Centre offers free on-site car parking and is easily reached by road, air or public transport.
