PRESS RELEASE

Issued 1 August 2012 – for immediate release
 

IMHX to promote 3PLs in UKWA zone

The organisers of IMHX 2013 are delighted to announce that, for the first time ever, the show will feature a special area for the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA).

Commented Roger Williams, CEO of UKWA, "We are delighted that IMHX will host an UKWA 3PL Zone at the show next March. IMHX is the UK's leading intralogistics event, so it makes perfect sense for UKWA to be represented and for the UKWA 3PL Zone to showcase the wide range of products and services offered by our members."

With over 600 full members, UKWA is the country's leading trade association for the third party logistics (3PL) sector. Its membership controls some 100 million square feet of warehouse and distribution centre space across 2000 locations nationwide. The UKWA 3PL Zone, to be located in Hall 17 of IMHX – which takes place at the NEC from 19-22 March 2013 – will be centred around a hospitality area where visitors can discuss their logistics needs with UKWA members, learn more about UKWA and discover the benefits of joining the association.

"This is fantastic news for IMHX," said Rob Fisher, IMHX Event Director. "The show has always enjoyed great success in delivering high-level decision makers from blue-chip organisations such as ASDA-Walmart, BAE Systems, Brakes Group, Cadbury Kraft, Jaguar Land Rover, Ocado, Sainsbury and Tesco – to name but a few. The presence of leading 3PL companies at IMHX puts the full breadth of the supply chain under one roof, allowing logistics professionals to benefit even more from visiting the show."

For further information on exhibiting at or visiting the UK's premier intralogistics event, please refer to the show's website atwww.imhx.biz.

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About Informa Exhibitions
Informa Exhibitions (www.informaexhibitions.com) is a network of exhibitions businesses within Informa plc that operate around 135 trade and consumer events in over 38 cities across the globe. Its main office locations are in London, Sao Paulo, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Mumbai, Singapore, Melbourne and Beijing. Each year the group brings together approximately 1 million professionals from every corner of every continent, all looking to meet, network and do business. Informa plc (www.informa.com) provides academics, businesses and individuals with unparalleled knowledge, up-to-the minute information and highly specialist skills and services. With around 8,000 staff working in some 150 offices in over 40 countries, Informa's global reach and breadth of offer is unique.

About IMHX
The International Materials Handling Exhibition (IMHX) is jointly owned by Informa Exhibitions and the British Industrial Truck Association (BITA). Held once every three years, IMHX is one of the major European shows and, with some ten per cent of visitors coming to the exhibition from overseas, is worthy of its international title and status. In 2010, IMHX attracted 355 exhibitors and tens of thousands of visitors from virtually every industry sector including logistics, materials handling, transportation, food and drink production, retailing, pharmaceuticals, automotive, manufacturing, engineering and government. IMHX 2013 will be held at the NEC, Birmingham, from 19-22 March 2013.

Images
High-resolution versions of the images below are available on request fromheidi@bridgeland-copyright.co.uk

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The organisers expect IMHX 2013 to attract over 18,000 visitors

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Roger Williams, CEO of UKWA

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Rob Fisher, Director of Informa's Materials Handling Group

For further information, please visit the Press Office of the IMHX 2013 website or contact the PR agency for IMHX 2013, Bridgeland Copyright:
Call Heidi Scott or Colin Mark on 01622 832598 or e-mail:imhx@bridgeland-copyright.co.uk

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