Post Show Report on K 2013 by British Plastics Federation
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) organised two British Pavilions featuring 30 UK companies at K fair in Düsseldorf. The show held between 16th and 23rd October 2013 covered 19 halls and attracted 218,000 visitors and 3,200 exhibitors.
The British Pavilions were located in two halls (as the nature of the exhibitors fell under two categories) these were Hall 5 (a dedicated materials hall) and Hall 12 (a machinery hall). In addition to the two British Pavilions there was a UK Village in Hall 12 which was organised by the BPF and featured 8 exhibitor booths with a large internal meeting which was heavily utilised by BPF members visiting the fair.
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British Village Participants at K 2013 |
The British Pavilion in Hall 5 |
The UK Pavilion exhibitors are listed below:
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Almo / Addmix
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Hubron International Ltd
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MSA Engineering Systems Ltd
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AWB Plastics Ltd T/A Silvergate Plastics
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Impact Solutions
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Nextool UK Ltd
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British Plastics Federation
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Intouch Monitoring Limited
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Plastics Consultancy Network (PCN)
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BPF – Innovation Projects
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Lacerta Technology Limited
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Perrite
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CCS Technology
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Lectroheat Industrial Heating Ltd
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Plastics Machinery Group International Ltd
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Chemical Innovations Limited
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Listgrove Recruitment
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Protomax
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C L Rye Trading Ltd
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Longfield Polymers
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Polymer Training and Innovation Centre
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Colourtone Masterbatch Ltd
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Luxus Ltd
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Resin Trade Limited
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Cooper Technology
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Michael Ballance Plastics Ltd
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Sevenseas International
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EURO EXIM Ltd
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Silberline Ltd
UK Village: A Platform For Industry Meetings and Events
The UK Village provided a spot for meetings of the surrounding exhibitors and of the BPF Members but also hosted signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Plastindia Foundation and eight European Polymer and Materials Clusters, including The North East of England Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC).
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MOU signing between Subash Kadakia, President of the Plastindia Foundation and the 8 European Clusters |
The BPF Stand in Hall 12 |
Best of British at K 2013
With UK Trade & Investment support, the BPF created the 'Best of British at K 2013' guide which featured information on all 100 British exhibitors at the show as well as a detailed listing of all 450 BPF Members. Two thousand copies of the guide were distributed over the course of the shows eight days.
The guide gave a concise overview of the UK plastics industry and highlighted some of its many strengths. In addition it featured a number of case studies on cutting edge UK innovations as well as a special feature on plastics applications in sport. The case studies promoted a number of innovations from leading UK universities including “Plastic Blood” by University of Sheffield, “Polymer gel batteries” by University of Leeds, “Sollar cells as spray paint” by Univerity of Sheffield, “ Graphene- a wonder material” by Univerity of Cambridge, “Polymer helps with bone healing” by Univerity of Southampton, and “Root canal treatment” by Univerity of Bradford.
The Guide is available to download from the mini website under www.k2013.co.uk
Mini Cooper: An icon of British Design and Manufacture
The BPF also took part in a promotional event of the GREAT Mini Cooper, which was touring Germany and stopped by on the 21st October in Düsseldorf and made its presence at the K fair. Two BPF member companies who supplied to the Mini Cooper, Albis and Axion, participated in a photo shoot at the fair alongside officials from UKT&I and Messe Düsseldorf.
From left: Keith Freegard from Axion Recycling, Werner M Dornscheidt President & CEO of Messe Duesseldorf, Susan Speller HM Consul General from Duesseldorf, Justyna Elliott from BPF, Ian Mills from Albis.
UK Trade & Investment support
UKT&I not only supported the UK Guide to K 2013 but also financed 36 TAP grants for eligible UK exhibitors of £1,500 each to contribute to their cost of exhibiting.
The grant amounts have recently been increased to up to £3,000 for the key markets and British companies can now apply for up to twelve grants since 1st April 2009. UKT&I has confirmed the funding allocation for upcoming shows with UK Pavilions at Chinaplas in Shanghai, China, on 23 - 26 April 2014; at Plastimagen 18 - 21 November 2014 in Mexico City, and at Plastindia 5-10 February 2015 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. For each fair UKTI will be offering companies grants of up to £3,000 to attend. Companies wanting to find out more should contact Justyna Elliott at the BPF [email protected] or on 0207 457 5001.
The next K trade fair will be held in Duesseldorf between 19 - 26 October K 2016 for more information on the UK Pavilion and how to register your interest in exhibiting visit www.bpfevents.co.uk
To download high resolution of all images featured in this article CLICK HERE
With UK Trade & Investment support, the BPF created the 'Best of British at K 2013' guide which featured information on all 100 British exhibitors at the show as well as a detailed listing of all 450 BPF Members. Two thousand copies of the guide were distributed over the course of the shows eight days.
Mini Cooper: An icon of British Design and Manufacture
The BPF also took part in a promotional event of the GREAT Mini Cooper, which was touring Germany and stopped by on the 21st October in Düsseldorf and made its presence at the K fair. Two BPF member companies who supplied to the Mini Cooper, Albis and Axion, participated in a photo shoot at the fair alongside officials from UKT&I and Messe Düsseldorf.
From left: Keith Freegard from Axion Recycling, Werner M Dornscheidt President & CEO of Messe Duesseldorf, Susan Speller HM Consul General from Duesseldorf, Justyna Elliott from BPF, Ian Mills from Albis.
UK Trade & Investment support
UKT&I not only supported the UK Guide to K 2013 but also financed 36 TAP grants for eligible UK exhibitors of £1,500 each to contribute to their cost of exhibiting.
The grant amounts have recently been increased to up to £3,000 for the key markets and British companies can now apply for up to twelve grants since 1st April 2009. UKT&I has confirmed the funding allocation for upcoming shows with UK Pavilions at Chinaplas in Shanghai, China, on 23 - 26 April 2014; at Plastimagen 18 - 21 November 2014 in Mexico City, and at Plastindia 5-10 February 2015 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. For each fair UKTI will be offering companies grants of up to £3,000 to attend. Companies wanting to find out more should contact Justyna Elliott at the BPF [email protected] or on 0207 457 5001.
The next K trade fair will be held in Duesseldorf between 19 - 26 October K 2016 for more information on the UK Pavilion and how to register your interest in exhibiting visit www.bpfevents.co.uk
To download high resolution of all images featured in this article CLICK HERE
The grant amounts have recently been increased to up to £3,000 for the key markets and British companies can now apply for up to twelve grants since 1st April 2009. UKT&I has confirmed the funding allocation for upcoming shows with UK Pavilions at Chinaplas in Shanghai, China, on 23 - 26 April 2014; at Plastimagen 18 - 21 November 2014 in Mexico City, and at Plastindia 5-10 February 2015 at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. For each fair UKTI will be offering companies grants of up to £3,000 to attend. Companies wanting to find out more should contact Justyna Elliott at the BPF [email protected] or on 0207 457 5001. To download high resolution of all images featured in this article CLICK HERE
