BUSINESS-INFORM 2019 International Exhibition – Main Results
Added: (Wed May 29 2019)
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On 15-17 of May (Moscow (Russia), VDNH, Pavilion 75), BUSINESS-INFORM 2019 International Office Equipment, Supplies, and Parts Exhibition took place. The organizer of the expo was Russian Information Agency “Business-Inform” (Moscow). The exhibitors were 70 companies from Russia, China, USA, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, India, Malaysia, Turkey, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Lithuania. Among the exhibitors the biggest group was represented by companies from Russia (27) and China (38). The exhibition was visited by 2000 specialists. Besides the management of the Russian seller-companies (34% of visitors) the expo also attracted interest from the Russian buyer-companies (21% of visitors). The biggest part of the visitors came from various Russian regions (74 cities and towns). The exhibition was also visited by guests from USA, Japan, China, Korea, Spain, Germany, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Israel, Poland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, and Lithuania. The exhibition sponsors were INTEGRAL GmbH, DELACAMP AG (Germany), JADI (Malaysia), NV PRINT (Russia). Official Co-Organizers of the exhibition were CUHDO Ltd. (Russia) and RecyclingTimes Media (China).
Visitors were mainly attracted by New Generation Toners: Quality and Safety Conference, taking place on 15th of May simultaneously with the expo in the Smaller Conference Hall of Pavilion 75 VDNH. During this Conference the representatives of the leading companies from the industry of office printing, shared the views on current manufacturing and promotion problems for International and Russian markets, evaluated main market tendencies, shared their forecasts. Reports from Delacamp, IMEX, Integral, CROSS Imaging Supplies, Business-Inform, Laboratory of Electrography Ltd. experts, presented during the conference, were visited by 250 specialists. The majority of them got the opportunity not only to listen to the leading industry specialists, but do discuss the issues of interest with them.
On May 16 within the framework of BUSINESS-INFORM 2019 expo the 5th Conference named: Corporative procurements - 2019: from Buyers Expectations to Suppliers’ and Manufacturers’ Abilities, took place, organized by the Information Agency "Business-Inform" (Russia) and AEPP Association (the Association for Administrative-Economic Professionals of Russian Businesses and Organizations). During the Conference the leading office equipment and supplies companies (Delacamp, Integral, Ramis) specialists, as well as the experts in the field of organization and execution of tender procurements presented their reports. Within the framework of the Conference the discussion on the real issues of office printing supplies corporative procurements took place. The conference was visited by more than 100 Russian and International specialists. Most of them were able not only to discuss with the leading specialists the issues of interest, but to exchange with colleagues their views on the modern problems and their solutions.
The BUSINESS-INFORM 2019 exhibition has been organized and performed for the eighth time already. It’s organizer, the Information Agency “Business Inform” (Russia), provided for all the visitors and exhibitors free copies of new “Printing Supplies” Catalog (issue #41, 2019), «Best Suppliers of Compatible Consumables» (issue #1, 2018) and «BUSINESS-INFORM Review» magazines (issues 22 and 23, 2019), with passwords to access the paid section of Business-Inform web-site (catalogs, printers, copiers, MFPs, printing supplies and their compatibility), as well as (for the first time) the opportunity to freely subscribe for PDF-versions of BUSINESS-INFORM Review 2019 magazines. The representatives of state companies and organizations have been able to subscribe for free for all Agencies’ 2019 publications on the organizers booth.
All the exhibitors also got presents: the Agency’s web-site - http://printnews.biz/en/ – provided a possibility for exhibitors to publish and spread company’s news for free, and «BUSINESS-INFORM Review» magazine (http://sforp.ru/birevieweng/) allowed them to publish articles and notes of company’s specialists.
Both exhibitors and visitors showed interest in Russian supplies market leading companies’ award ceremony that took place on 16 of May in a conference-hall of Pavilion 75 VDNH. The leading Russian and International companies and 4 specialists from different parts of the world were awarded with “FOCUS on QUALITY!” prize (see the list below). Besides this, according to the results of the voting, organized on the Business-Inform agency’s web-site, 3 winner brands were awarded in the categories «Most Popular Brand»(CACTUS – 1st place, NV Print, Hi-Black), «Best Quality Brand» (G&G – 1st place, 7Q, UNITON Premium), «Best Price-Quality Ratio Brand» (7Q – 1stplace, CACTUS, ProfiLine).
Despite somewhat reduced number of visitors in comparison with 2016-2017 (2016-2017 saw around 2400 people visiting the expo), the majority of exhibitor and visitors of BUSINESS-INFORM 2019 note that informational events (expos, conferences, seminars) are acquiring more and more importance in Russia. Only systematic provision of information by the leading industry representatives, open discussion of new products, tendencies, and problems will allow the Russian market to become up-to-date and quick-to-react to emergence of new and perspective technical and technological solutions on the world market. In the end, most exhibitors have already confirmed their participation in the next BUSINESS-INFORM 2020 International Office Equipment, Supplies, and Parts Exhibition (Moscow, May 2020).
BUSINESS-INFORM 2018 International Exhibition
“Focus on Quality” Award Recipients
EUROPE - USA- JAPAN
Static Control Components (USA)
INTEGRAL GmbH (Germany)
DELACAMP AG (Germany)
IMEX (Japan)
CHINA
APEX Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (China)
RETECH Technology International Ltd. (China)
MITO Color Imaging Co., Ltd. (China)
ZHONO Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (China)
HYB TONER – HK Haoyinbao Group Co., Ltd. (China)
RUSSIA
DaLZ (Russia)
RAMIS (Russia)
RM COMPANY (Russia)
Imaging Solutions (Russia)
BULAT (Russia)
INDUSTRY EXPERTS
Volker Kappius (Delacamp, Germany)
Peter Knak (IMEX EU Trading)
Tania Hagemann (Integral, Germany)
Scott Odom (Clover Imaging Group (CIG) EMEA)