DESIGN • MOULDING • COMPOSITES • RECYCLING • PACKAGING

PLASTICS2018

19th & 20th JUNE 2018 • TELFORD INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

www.pdmevent.com

PDM Event, THE leading exhibition and conference for the plastics industry in the UK will take place at Telford International Centre 19th and 20th June 2018.

The show will incorporate multiple elements of the plastics industry, with a particular focus on design, moulding, packaging, recycling and composites.

Supported by all the major industry trade associations, PDM Event is the place to meet a cross-section of the industry, from existing customers and contacts to brand new leads and business opportunities.

If you are involved in the industry, come and do the business that matters at PDM Event 2018.

ABOUT PDM

DESIGN • MOULDING • COMPOSITES • RECYCLING • PACKAGING

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BENEFITS OF EXHIBITING A live event remains the best way cost effectively fulfill a multitude of business functions over a short time period. Whether you are new to the plastics market or an established player, PDM Event can provide you with the means to realise your specific marketing needs:

• Generate fresh leads and new business

• Meet with existing customers and increase customer retention

• Demonstrate your products and services in a live environment

• Conduct face-to-face meetings with potential customers

• Keep abreast of what your competitors are doing

• Raise your company profile and build your market share

“We need to be at PDM. It is a well-organised event and the logisitcs involved are easy. 80% of customers we invited have come to see us on the stand.”

Managing Director, LawsonKeysMark Lawson,

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EXHIBITOR STATISTICS

89 %of PDM Event 2016 exhibitors say PDM event is important to their business

of PDM Event 2016 exhibitors rated highly their return on investment at PDM Event.

70 %

of PDM Event 2016 exhibitors were satisfied or very satisifed with the quality of visitors

92 %

84 %rated the quality of visitors highly against their customer profile

VISITOR FACTS Top five reasons visitors give as their main reasons for attending PDM Event are:

• To keep up-to-date with market trends • To network among the industry • To see new products and innovations• To source new suppliers • To identify new opportunities and markets

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STATISTICS FROM PDM EVENT 2016

VISITOR JOB FUNCTIONS• Board/Director/CEO/Owner • Contracts Management • Engineering/Design Management • Machine Operator/Setter • Maintenance/Quality Control • Production/Manufacturing Management • Product Design/Development • Purchasing • Recycling Officer • Research and Development • Sales and Marketing • Technical Consultant • Technical Management • Waste Policy • Other

INDUSTRIES SERVED

• Aerospace/ Defence Engineering • Automotive/ Transportation • Building/ Construction • Domestic Applicances/ Sports/ Toys/ Leisure • Electrical/ Electronics • Food/ Drink • Mechanical Engineering • Medical Pharmaceutical • Packaging • Recycling • Waste Management • Other

PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED COMPANIES TO PDM EVENT:

• Aston Martin • Bentley Group• Blaise Designs Ltd • Borgers Ltd • Cherry Pipes Ltd• Denso Manufacturing UK Ltd• Dyson Ltd • Future Pak Ltd• Greenway Waste • Harold Fisher Plastics Ltd• Honda of the UK Manufacturing• Imagro UK Ltd • Jayplas • JCB• La Design • M&H Plastics Ltd• McLaren Plastics Ltd • Nifco UK • Omega Plastics• Petford Group • Polypipe Group plc• Robinson Plastic Packaging• Screwfix • Speedo International• Tata Steel • Tesco • Veolia

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MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES PDM Event has an extensive marketing campaign that not only promotes the show to visitors (your target market) but also publicises your presence and your company’s latest developments .

This event provides an extended marketing opportuity and should be treated as such. We are highly focused on delivering the audience that you are looking for. We use a multitude of marketing techniques and, as an exhibitor, you have the opportunity to get involved in these and extend the benefit of the show beyond the two-days which it runs for.

• PDM EVENT WEBSITE received over 140,000 page views and 65% were new visits in 2016. The site has an editable exhibitor zone, where you are able to upload images and details of your latest products and services, press releases, company details and more, introducing yourself to a new customer base before the show begins.

• ADVERTISING & PR Our PR company will produce press releases and show previews to run alongsideadverts published in various newspapers, trade publications and websites.

• DIRECT MAIL Along with previous show data and PNE, we will distribute over 50,000 visitor invites. By request we will supply, free of charge, either hard copy or electronic version for you to send to your clients.

• ONLINE MARKETING Our online presence is ever-growing and we have invested in promoting this through our blog, magazines, online partners, media partners and social media to increase the reach of the event.

• E-MARKETING Over 1 million emails be sent out over the course of the visitor campaign to our extensive databases, complemented by monthly e-updates to PNE subscribers.

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EXHIBITOR PRICING

SPACE ONLY

SHELL SCHEME

OPTIONAL STAND PACKAGE

£215 /m2

£240 /m2

£430• 1 x small table• 2 x chairs • 2 x spotlights• 1 x literature rack• 1 x electricity socket

Make exhibiting simpler with one of our stand packages with includes:

mabarber@crain.comMATTHEW BOOK YOUR STAND TODAY!

BARBER+44 (0)1622 370570

EXHIBITOR PRICING INCLUDES:• Your own exhibitor product and infomation page on the PDM website• Show-related PR • Banners fro adverts or websites• Space in the press area for your media information

PDM Event isn’t just a two-day event, but an extended marketing oppotunity. If you commit early, youcan benefit from an abundance of opportunities to help access your target market.

dtindal@crain.comDARREN TINDAL

+44 (0)1273 251277

All stand bookings are subject to a £150 online media fee. Additional companies listed on a stand will be subject to a £150 online media fee. Prices listed exclude VAT.

Includes: walls, carpets, fascia board, security and cleaning

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PLASTICS2018

19th & 20th JUNE 2018 TELFORD INTERNATIONAL CENTRECrain Communications Ltd100 New Bridge Street, London ECAV 6JA

DESIGN • MOULDING • COMPOSITES • RECYCLING • PACKAGING