Clearview National July 2017 - Issue 188 | Page 82
FIT SHOW 2017
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE EXHIBITORS The winners were:
» » This year, taking place for the first time at Most Effective Use of Social &
Digital Media: AluK
the NEC, Birmingham, the FIT Show proved
to be a roaring success. However, without
the exhibitors this wouldn’t have been the
case. Acknowledging their efforts, which
naturally contributed towards the show’s
excellent visitor numbers and quality of those
attending, for the second year running the
FIT Show Awards rewarded the best of the
best.
Six awards in total were up for grabs
and were judged independently by a team
of exhibition experts including NEC B2B
Marketing Manager, Gemma Piggott, as
well as NEC Account Manager, Liz Cawley.
Other judges included Nicola Macdonald,
Exhibition News reporter; Alison Jackson,
Exhibition Consultant; and returning for
a second year, Jenni Jaques, Marketing
Director for AEO (Association of Event
Organisers) and FaceTime.
With some exceptional stands to choose
from, judging this year wasn’t an easy task
according to Jenni. “As soon as I walked in
I was blown away,” she said. “It was bigger
Runner-up: KAT UK
Most Successful Visitor Campaign
in Terms of Visitors Delivered:
Ultraframe
Most Creative FIT 2017 Marketing
Campaign: REAL Aluminium by
Customade
Runner-up: Epwin Window Systems
and better than last year and I could tell
everybody had made a fantastic effort to
make it into a vibrant and dynamic industry
event for visitors. This made judging the
awards a challenging task and one that we
took extremely seriously.”
After walking the halls for hours, putting
themselves in the shoes of a visitor, their
conclusions were delivered at the FIT Show
Gala Dinner.
Most Creative Shell Scheme
Stand: Brisant-Secure
Runner-up: UK Fasteners
Best Stand Design Under 80m2:
Yale Door and Window Solutions
Runner-up: Durabase
Best Stand Design Over 80m2:
MASCO UK Fabrication
Runner-up: Liniar
To book a stand at FIT Show 2019 please
contact Freya Humphries on: 07572
623457, or email: [email protected].
SHIFT TO LARGER
IGUs PROMPTS HIGH
LEVELS OF INTEREST
» » Bohle has said that the
specification of larger insulated
glass units and the challenges of
their onsite handling, prompted
high levels of interest in its
LiftMaster B1 manual lifting
device at this year’s FIT Show.
With a compact design and
handling weights of up to 180kg,
the LiftMaster B1 has been
designed to combine the safe
and secure movement of glass
units, with maximum flexibility
– packing down to fit inside an
estate car.
Designed to be used with
or without an electric pump, it
delivers exceptional versatility,
while a dual circuit vacuum
system, reserve tanks, vacuum
display and secondary vacuum
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indicator, ensure that it
guarantees the highest levels
of safety.
Speaking at the FIT Show,
Lance Conway, Technical Sales
Representative, Bohle, said:
“The LiftMaster B1 attracted a
lot of interest. It meets all current
regulations and restrictions
governing the movement of glass
on site – we actually used it here
at the NEC to move our own
glass into place – while delivering
a high level of manoeuvrability.”
Alongside the LiftMaster B1
Bohle also showcased its base rail
balustrading system. Fully tested
to BS6180:2011, the EasyMount
Vario is suitable for floor or lateral
mounting, supporting fast and
easy installation.
It delivers variable glass
adjustment via a moveable base
shoe. Accommodating glass
thickness of 12mm to 21.52mm,
combined with simple fitting
requirements, it cuts installation
time by as much as 30 per cent
over comparable systems.
“If you’re fitting a conservatory
or orangery and decking to go
with it, balustrading is a great
way of finishing off the project. It
has lots of end user appeal and
offers some pretty high margin
returns”, said Lance.
He continued: “Focussing on
the inside of the home, we’ve
also been showing our Slidetec
Optima 50 internal door, which
is a great slimline alternative to a
traditional internal sliding door or
a great internal partition.
Part of Bohle’s Slidetec
range, Slidetec Optima 50 can
be installed without the pre-
drilling of glass, using smart
clamping technology. “The step
to installation of an internal sliding
glass door is minimal but space
saving and delivering really strong
aesthetics, it has stacks of end
user appeal”, added Lance.
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