Labelexpo Europe celebrated its 35th anniversary this year, with record breaking visitor, exhibitor and exhibition space figures for its 2015 edition.
Held at Brussels Expo from 29 September to 2 October, the show attracted 35,739 visitors, up 12.4 per cent on the previous year in 2013.
Visitors came from 146 countries, with most attending from Germany, France, Italy, Belgium and the UK.
The show also posted an increase in visitors from outside Europe with 19.6 per cent of the total visitors traveling from elsewhere including Asia, North and South America and Africa. Covering 34,566 sqm, the show’s foot print also increased by 11.65 per cent on 2013, while exhibitor numbers rose from 600 to just over 650.
Lisa Milburn, managing director of the Labelexpo Global Series said: “The feedback has been genuinely phenomenal and our exhibitors have been extremely pleased with many of the press manufacturers experiencing record sales and lead generation.
“The main trends coming out of this year’s show are the continued move to package printing as we see more manufacturers bringing short run production printing presses, which backs up our strategy going forward, and the ongoing dominance of digital as more and more hybrid digital printing presses flood into the marketplace. We’ve had an amazing show with fantastic testimonials and it certainly is a fitting way to celebrate our 35th anniversary.”
Labelexpo Europe also hosted the 12th annual Label Industry Global Awards, which saw industry gongs go to Kurt Walker - FINAT’s former president, GEW, HP Indigo, Lake Image Systems and Lintec.
