LOCKSMITHS’EXHIBITIONREVIEW
SPONSORED BY SECURIKEY
RECORD SALES AND INCREASED VISITOR
NUMBERS AT LOCKEXPO 2014
The organisers of the Locksmiths’ Exhibition 2014 report that this year’s event
was rated as “the best exhibition ever by the exhibitors and visitors alike.”
The EMCC was packed all
day and exhibitors reported
record sales, with three
exhibitors selling out of
stock from their stands, one
returning back on Saturday
night to bring more.
Registered visitor numbers
were reported to be slightly
up on last year with some
1,214 badges issued but this
year friends, family or nonpurchasing staff were issued
guest badges and these were
not recorded. Nor were reentries counted as ‘unique’
visitors every time they came
in. So that 1,214 figure is seen
to indicate genuine, potential
customers.
‘That 1,214 figure
is seen to indicate
genuine, potential
customers’
Many visitors this year came
along with friends or met up
with industry colleagues at the
bar to enjoy the social aspects
of the show.
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MAR/APR 2014
Looking ahead, the Lockexpo
in 2015 will be over the
weekend of March 7th and
8th and enquiries are being
received from new potential
exhibitors.
Congratulations were in order
and comments gathered by
the organisers from the floor
included:
“From all at Greenfox a very
big thank you to Mick and his
team for yet again another
fabulous show. We feel it was
the best venue for showcasing
Greenfox and our new 2014
catalogue. For those of you not
at the show please contact us
for a catalogue.”
“It’s only Tuesday and
we have had over 22 new
customer/orders!! We will be
booking again for 2015. Well
done MIck.”
Lockdecoders reported an
excellent result from this year’s
LockExpo with customers from
several countries on the stand,
not only from the UK and
Ireland.
Orders booked were nearly
double those achieved last
year and several enquiries
are being followed up with
lock manufacturers being
particularly interested in the
new Miracle Select.
Lockdecoders also reports
that they are experiencing
a delivery problem with
MiraClone as the factory is
unable to keep pace with
orders, so for the first time
there is a waiting list to buy
this device. Production will
be doubled from this month
onwards and hopefully this
snag will disappear.
Similarly there has been
a delay in production of the
battery operated Miracle A4,
the portable auto locksmith
machine but that has now been
rectified and deliveries are back
on schedule.
In general the firm felt that
the quality of enquiries was
higher than normal, not just
the quantity. The show had an
overall buzz and visitors found
much to interest them.
Their Saturday seminar on
SuperVag was fully subscribed
and also resulted in a sheaf
of orders. The emergence of
brand-new competitors to the
‘A brilliant weekend
for customers
and suppliers’
Miracle A9 allowed prospective
buyers to see the relative merits
of the contenders and the
number of A9 sales made leaves
Lockdecoders very sure that
they passed the comparison
test with flying colours.
On the minus side, the
very poor wifi at the East
Midland Conference Centre
was disappointing and the
“staggeringly poor” dinner
service at the Orchards Hotel.
Robin Huish of Hickleys
rounded off positive
comments: “Once again the
Locksmiths Show delivered a
brilliant weekend for both the
customer and the supplier with
great crowds, lots to see and
plenty of deals.
“If a barometer of a successful
show is how much coffee we
managed to drink then this
was a great show - because we
didn’t get a chance to eat or
drink all day! Well done Mick
and the team.”
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