SUBCON SHOW PREVIEW
SUBCON IS BACK FOR 2019!
SUBCON
INNOVATION, PARTNERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE
Subcon returns on the 4-6 June 2019 and
is once again set to take place at the NEC,
Birmingham. Now in its 43rd year, Subcon
remains the UK’s only dedicated event to
enable subcontract manufacturing buyers to
source suppliers, benchmark capabilities, and
form new manufacturing partnerships.
Against a backdrop of profound uncertainty
and change within the engineering and
manufacturing industries, Subcon 2019 will
show how the industry continues to innovate
and deliver maximum value, with three events
in one venue.
SUPPORTING INNOVATION: THE
LAUNCHPAD AND LAUNCHPAD
AWARDS
For 2019, Subcon has unveiled a brand-
new opportunity to support engineering
entrepreneurs. The Launchpad and Launchpad
Awards will showcase cutting-edge innovations
from across the industry with dedicated space
at the event for specially selected start-ups.
The Launchpad aims to propel manufacturing
and engineering-based by giving these
entrepreneurs an opportunity to share their
innovations with thousands of professionals
with the power to guide them to success. The
showcase and awards will deliver an unrivalled
platform for eight engineering start-ups and a
£10,000 prize package to the winner.
ENABLING PARTNERSHIPS AND
DRIVING BUSINESS: THE SUBCON
EXHIBITION
As with every previous year, Subcon will deliver
the contacts, connections and content that
engineering and manufacturing businesses in
the UK need to succeed. Visitors will be able
to harness new innovations from over 300
world class suppliers to help increase capacity,
optimise productivity and improve flexibility
while driving down costs to stay competitive in
a global market.
Subcon exhibitors span a massive range of
engineering businesses. Ahead of the event
this year, Subcon hit the road and spoke to
exhibitors across metal fabrication, 3D printing,
measurement and other sectors. As this
diversity of exhibitors shows, there will be huge
opportunities to forge strategic partnerships
and improve existing processes.
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