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SHOWREVIEW
1,723 people attended Lockex 2016, the pioneering new
show for locksmiths and auto locksmiths, which took
place on 16th to 18th September at the Ricoh arena in
Coventry, the organisers have announced. The show’s
80 plus exhibitors received high quality leads on their
stands over the three days, according to feedback.
» “AS EXPECTED, SATURDAY
proved to be our busiest day
overall with 751 visitors, giving
us a total footfall of over 1,200
visitors over the weekend
alone,” said Lockex organiser,
Rob Exley. “We were pleased
to see that 60% of attendees
had preregistered and we’ll be
looking at ways to increase this
for the next show in 2018.”
Among those visiting the
show were members of the
MLA and subscribers to the
show’s associated publication,
The Locksmith Journal. News
about the exhibition also
spread far and wide through
social media and locksmith
forums, as well as selected
architectural and specifier
magazines, attracting a diverse
range of high calibre visitors.
The show drew exhibitors and
visitors from all over the world,
across Europe and even as
far as the U.S.A., China and
Australia.
“I was told by numerous
exhibitors how refreshing
it was to see and meet new
locksmiths, not already
known to them through other
industry events,” explains
Rob. “It’s encouraging to
hear that Lockex appealed to
people who don’t usually go to
shows and this is great for our
exhibitors who are looking to
attract new business and make
new contacts.”
Over the 3 days of the
exhibition, Lockex hosted
68 workshops presented by
key figures from the industry,
including a key note speech
by Neil Vann, Market Region
Manager for ASSA ABLOY UK,
who talked about changes
and trends in the market, with
particular emphasis around
the move from mechanical to
digital and how locksmiths
capitalise on that.
“The professionalism of the
show, both in how it looked
and how it was organised, was
a recurring theme of feedback
from visitors and exhibitors
alike,” Rob continues.
“Everyone loved the show’s
distinct branding, which was
slick and modern and ran
throughout the arena, from the
entrance of the carpark right
through to the exhibitions
halls. It was evident that our
exhibitors had also invested
time and effort into their
stands and the Lockex 2016
‘best stand’ competition was
our way of saying thank you by
giving something back, in the
way of a £3,500 prize!”
Winner of the best stand
award, as voted by visitors,
was Aldrige Security on stand
51, which made clever use of
a Jaguar F-Type to catch the
eye of passers-by. Aldridge
Managing Director, Ainsley
Hawkins, commented, “We are
absolutely thrilled to win this
award, especially as it’s voted
for by the Lockex visitors. We
put a huge amount of effort
and investment in to the stand
build, which we were very
proud of and delighted by its
success. Thank you!”
Rob continued, “Our
exhibitors commented on how
well looked after they felt by the
organising team throughout the
whole process, from booking
to the evening entertainment
provided, which included
catering and a very nice steak
and ale pie that was commented
on numerous times.”
He concluded, “As with any
large scale event, particularly
the first one, there are bound
to be unforeseen issues that
arise or certain aspects that with
hindsight might have been done
differently. Over the coming
months we will be speaking to
exhibitors and visitors to find
out how we can improve on
what we feel was a great start to
creating an essential event in
the locksmith industry calendar.
The overall feeling was that
Lockex 2016 gave a fresh take
on the usual industry exhibition
format.”
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Speaking of old hands,
this will be my last issue
as editor of The Locksmith
Journal so I’d like to
say thanks and send
good wishes to all those
‘Investment is
invaluable contacts and
not just about
genuinely interesting
people whom I have met.
products, it is also
I
have seen many changes
about people’
along the way and am
impressed at how the
Research and
industry – very much a
development never stops
in
traditional, historic one
– is
this business but the serious
continuing to embrace
with
investment involved does
real enthusiasm, all the
get results, with an array
of
exciting new technology
impressive new products
that is changing the way
we
coming on-stream in every
all look at security at every
category of security as
we
level.
saw in 2017 at MLA and
will
I am confident that
see this year at our own
the new Editor, Gemma
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higher standards and take
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about people and with
that
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in mind, training also remains
cvgroup.co.uk.
high priority. Fortunately,
there is no shortage of
Patricia.
excellent and experienced
Group Editor
make progress, from the
corporate global players
down to the SMEs and
sole
traders, locksmiths and
auto
2016 locksmiths, all of whom have
an important part to play
in
this huge industry.
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A Fresh Take On
Exhibitions Wins Praise
Lockex 2016 Review
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2015 & LOCKEX
In 2015, The Locksmith
Journal team announced
its first ever expo – Lockex.
Taking place at the Ricoh
Arena in 2016, then again in
2018 (as Lockex – Security
& Fire Safety), the event was
one of the first ‘all-inclusive’
trade shows; attracting
exhibitors and guests from all
over the world. Stay tuned for
more details of the Fire Safety
& Digital Security Summit
coming later this year…
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