Clearview National May 2016 - Issue 174 | Page 35

FIT SHOW 2016 MACHINERY EXPERTS EXPERIENCE DEMAND FROM ALUMINIUM SECTOR »»This year’s FIT Show was such a success for Emmegi (UK) that it has booked a stand almost three times the size for the 2017 event. The machinery specialist will be right at the entrance to Hall 7 when the show moves to the NEC next year, and after a fantastic response to its stand in Telford, is confident that its investment in one of the biggest stands at the show will be more than worthwhile. Managing Director Ian Latimer said: “We took orders at this year’s show totalling more than £500,000 for machining centres and saws, which was really impressive. The FIT Show is a place where people clearly want to do business and with even more space next year, we’ll have more room to exhibit additional machines and more room to allow customers to sit down with us and discuss deals. “We’ve been at every FIT Show so far and, from our point of view, the whole event is just getting better and better. We were delighted with the response we had to our stand and particularly with the number of new leads we generated. “There are also encouraging signs that there will be even more aluminium companies at the 2017 event, so we’re obviously backing the efforts of the organisers to make it as strong for the aluminium sector as it clearly already is for PVCu.” BRINGING A TOUCH OF CLASS TO FIT »»“I have no doubt I am not the only person thinking that this year’s FIT show was the busiest of the three,” Richard Kirman, marketing manager of IG Doors Trade Division commented. ”It was a truly fantastic show, based on the desire of everybody once again to show how great the industry is, and to give the installers who work in it day in day out the products and the tools to do their job and make sure that consumer spend is in our sector and not others. “We took the opportunity not only to show our products but to introduce fully for the first time our Truedor Partner Programme – a completely bespoke service to support each of our customers on an individual basis. It was incredibly well received, and we now know for sure that what we have is something the industry really wants. “The interest in the Truedor Partner Programme was fantastic, it shows us we have come up with a concept with the installer market understands and values, and it can only be a good thing for those who major on selling composite doors. “It also shows more than ever, that product alone – no matter how good it is – is not enough; outstanding customer support is now an integral part of any offering. “It was also great to be able to invite our product ambassador George Clarke to our stand and to the show, and he brought a real touch of class to proceedings and was genuinely interested in what the FIT Show offered.” Richards added. www.truedor.co.uk MAY 2 0 1 6 3 5