A long day yesterday, but a good day. Robert Bargolini and I finished setting up the Trotec stand at IWEX.
We are on Stand A10 at the show sandwiched between the Drilling & Tapping competition and the restaurant facilities. It means that there will be plenty of footfall around the Stand. The Stand is designed to be approached from all sides and we have plenty of products to show people. Read More
Here at last at IWEX at the NEC in Birmingham.
The banners produced for us by Creating Media were picked up from the manufacturers on Friday afternoon and driven to deepest rural Herefordshire. Robert Bargolini, general manager for the water supply industry at Trotec, also arrived in deepest rural Herefordshire yesterday morning to load up and transport all the kit and equipment to the IWEX show in Birmingham. Packing the van was like completing a three dimensional jigsaw, but we did it in the end.
We arrived at the NEC around lunchtime and set about unloading and erecting the stand. We have more work to do today, but the graphics panels look really great and they do Trotec justice as they embark on their first major trade show in the UK. We are really looking forward to the show and we already have about 20 meetings with prospective customers set up over the three days of the show.
We will have a great array of products on Stand A10 and there will be a warm welcome for all of our visitors. Must go now – more work to do! Big day today – bigger day tomorrow!
I will be updating the BLOG every day this week from IWEX so look out for news and views. I will try and include some pictures as well.
Well here we are…
After all this time we are just a week away from IWEX at the NEX, Trotec’s debut Exhibition in the UK. Right now I am trying to think of all those last minute things that could go wrong or that I may have forgotten. The thing about a trade show is that it happens at a fixed point in time and nothing that we do can change that. However hard you have worked with checklists and shopping lists and all sorts of other lists, you are still waiting for the thing you have inevitably forgotten to reveal itself!
We will be picking up the exhibition stand from the suppliers on Friday. The team at Trotec, led by Marc Arhold, have worked tirelessly on producing the artwork for this. It’s really going to look great. The UK designers at
Creating Media have also worked very hard on co-ordinating design and suppliers from the UK as well. The moral of the story is the nearer you get to the event the faster the heart rate increases.
Well I had better go and have a lie down in a darkened room and concentrate on the list of things I have forgotten!
I will be updating the BLOG every day from IWEX next week so look out for news and views …
Those of you who have ever ordered a tent from us will know him for sure: Marc Pluijmaekers is the authority for work tents and everything around it. He is counselling our customers with a lot of expertise, putting his whole heart and soul into each and every one of his projects. He designs tents for every spirit and purpose – and is definitely worth an interview! Read More
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Air conditioners for an old rebuilt sightseeing bus? Last week we rose to this challenge… Read More
Hello again,
Another week flashes by as we get nearer to the IWEX event that Trotec will be exhibiting at between 24th – 26th May 2011.
I have been looking at other events that may suit the rollout of the Trotec brand across the UK this summer. We have been in contact with the organisers of the Global Leakage Conference which will be held in London in June of this year.
This is a conference where water undertakers of the world over come and share experiences and information about their specialism with the rest of the world. The reason it is held in the UK is because the UK still remains in the most developed market for leak detection in the world. In addition, most leak detection equipment has been developed for the UK market and the UK is still viewed as a repository for technical excellence the world over. Talks have begun about how we might be part of this, so watch this space.
Meanwhile other preparations are taking place.
We are about to receive copies of the 7000 inserts that are going to be in Water Active, one of the UK’s best read water industry publications. The inserts will be in the Water Active edition to be published in early May targeted specifically at those who may be visiting IWEX.
I will be finishing off loading up documents and literature for the IWEX web site early next week and planning the pre-show mail shot to let people know where we are going to be and what we are exhibiting.
Back next week.
Hello again,
Another busy week promoting Trotec and their upcoming attendance at IWEX, (International Water Exhibition), being held at the National Exhibition Centre between 24th – 26th May 2011.
In addition to the IWEX show, I am also looking at a Road Show during June/July where we can travel throughout the UK to different venues, showing the product range to invited audiences at each regional location. We are looking at venues on the South coast, in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Yorkshire and Scotland. We would like to use interesting venues if possible: I have been looking at famous football stadia, cricket grounds and historic and interesting buildings such as the Thames Barrier and old fashioned water pumping stations. More about the road show over the coming weeks …
For now I am working on an article for publication in the trade press in the UK and compiling a mailing list for pre-event publicity for both IWEX and the Road Show. I have nearly completed the entry of all of Trotec listings on the IWEX web site – have a look at it here!
See you next week!
Hesitantly the first sunbeams warm us up and as the days grow longer you can really feel that spring is in the air… This is the time when bikers start becoming restless and yearn to climb onto their motorcycles to feel the freedom of the road in good ol’ Easy Rider style. But after a long and frosty winter you need to check your bike thoroughly before you can finally hit the road.
The best way to start is to clean your bike conscientiously to discover any damage like rust stains or leaks. When you’re done with cleaning, you should definitely check some technical details of your motorbike. This includes inspecting the battery, the oil level and the lighting, as well as a check-up of the brakes and brake linings. The tyres deserve closer attention: if you don’t ride your vehicle during the winter, it is wise to unload some of the weight off the tyres to guarantee that the tyres don’t bulge and still run smoothly. You should also make sure that there are no porous spots or cuts which could lessen your driving safety. The tread depth is another factor which is mainly responsible for the safety of your motorbike. A minimum depth of 1mm is required for motorcycles by law but the AA recommends a tread depth of at least 2mm so that you are prepared in case of wet roads for example.
And last but not least: the tyre pressure! Read More
Hello again,
Another busy week organising Trotec’s marketing push into the UK. We are well advanced with our preparations for IWEX:
I had a number of meetings last week with key suppliers. We have now designed and printed the leaflet that will be going in the May edition of Water Active. 7000 lucky readers will get a leaflet trailing Trotec’s appearance at IWEX between May 24th – 26th at the world famous National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. Read More
A Micro-Camera of not even one millimetre in size – this may sound like the latest James Bond movie rather than a real-life invention. Intelligence services, secret agents, espionage – this is what pops into my mind when reading about such a scientific breakthrough. Just imagine what agent 007 could do with such a camera? Or the CIA?
The truth is that such sci-fi fantasies could become true in a not too distant future: German scientists have now developed a prototype which could soon become the new standard in optical inspection.
The camera was developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration, in collaboration with Awaiba GmbH and the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering. With minimal dimensions of only 0,7 x 0,7 x 1 mm, it still provides you with precise and pin sharp pictures: 25,000 pixel guarantee highest quality standards, which even make it fit for medical purposes. Also, an innovative manufacturing process allows the cameras to be produced many times more productive and thereby, of course, also a lot more affordable.
It could thereby be possible to produce endoscopes of impressive quality for such a low price, that they can directly be disposed of after use; the costly and time-consuming cleaning process in the aftermath then becomes obsolete. Disposable endoscopes – one day part of the basic equipment in any ER, lying right next to disposable syringes and disposable gloves?
For now, such high-tech endoscopes are still a pie in the sky. But Trotec already offers a wide selection of real-life – and no less impressive – measuring instruments for optical inspection.
As far as leak detection, piping examination and structural diagnostics are concerned, the expectations users have of a camera are slightly different anyway. A robust, long-lived workmanship is of higher importance here. For an endoscope, ease of operation and a flexible adaption to changing fields of application are more important than micro-dimensions and throw-away benefits.
Come and see for yourself: The Trotec Product Catalog displays the current state of the art in optical inspection:
We offer a broad range of endoscopes and videoscopes: for the amateur and the professional user alike, for the mechanic as well as for the building expert. Just take a peek: We have something for every need.
For we have the license to inspect. To optically inspect.
