 The National Safety Show 2009
The National Safety Show and MHL (Materials Handling & Logistics) 2009, held at the The ASB Showgrounds in Greenlane, Auckland on the 22nd and 23rd of July, came to life with 111 exhibitors participating across both shows, attracting around 3000 quality trade visitors over the 2 show days!
We are pleased that the quality of the visitors to the show was so high and that many of our exhibitors were delighted with the number of contacts and sales generated through the show.
Tradeshows are always a big investment in terms of time, money and staff resources, and The National Safety Show and MHL 2009 were no exception.
We expected from the outset a certain level of reluctance on part of both exhibitors and visitors due to the current economic situation; however the enthusiasm from all at the show was apparent from the moment the show opened to the time the doors closed on Thursday afternoon!
Visitor Survey
Independent visitor surveys were conducted Visitor surveys were conducted by TouchScreen Marketing and all visitors to the show were asked to complete a short survey upon departure to provide feedback on their show experience.
The results of the survey showed:
91.7% of visitors rated the show good or very good with an equally high percentage rating the overall quality of the exhibits as good or very good.
93.8% of visitors discovered new products or services of commercial interest at the show and 87.6% said they were definitely or possibly intending to purchase from an exhibitor at the show within the next 12 months.
43.8% of visitors are currently employed in the Construction/Earthworks or Manufacturing/Engineering industries with 47.9% of visitors employed as either Occupational Health and Safety Officers or are business owners.
 A further 31.3% of visitors are employed in managerial positions.
Almost 50% of visitors attended one or more of the Safety Matters Seminars with 95.5% of seminar attendees rating the quality of the seminar topics as good or very good.
90.9% of seminar attendees rated the speakers as good or very good and a total of 95.5% of seminar attendees stated the Safety Matters Seminars added considerable or significant value to the event.
33.3% of visitors listed their main reason for visiting the show was to gain ideas, while a further 39.6% of visitors attended the show to meet suppliers, network and see new industry developments.
A total of 95.7% of 2009 show visitors intend on visiting The National Safety Show again in 2011.
Sponsors
Thank you to all the supporters of MHL & The National Safety Show 2009.
Scott Kerr of Kerr Logisitics and Les Wooton of Interlogic who organised such a great Interactive Theatre for this year’s MHL show.
All of our seminar presenters at the Safety Matters Seminar Series, who drew in great numbers with their interesting and informative topics.
Latitude GT kindly sponsored our exhibitor drinks function after the first day of the show, the perfect way to unwind and catch up with colleagues.
FTD Magazine were the official publication of the MHL 2009 Show
ISN Industrial Safety News were the official publication of the National Safety 2009 Show
Thank you again to everyone involved in The National Safety Show and MHL 2009, without you all, it wouldn’t have been possible.
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