Subcon 2012, 12-14 June
Dedicated to contract and subcontract manufacturing, Subcon covers everything from design and prototyping to finishing and testing. Subcon is a showcase for the latest technology and the finest manufacturing services in the world.
• Design and manufacturing services
• Advanced technology, equipment and materials
• Sourcing and supply chain services
• Management systems, consulting services and software
Exhibitors meet face to face with purchasing and supply chain professionals from blue-chip OEM’s and major industrial and engineering groups. These are the key decision makers for strategic outsourcing projects. They are complemented by design teams that have a major input into sourcing strategies for new contracts and the production professionals who are responsible for tactical subcontracting and special process outsourcing.
In terms of seniority, 75% are director or management level and 50% are the ultimate decision makers on sourcing subcontract services. Many visitors arrive with drawings and are ready to do business. More than 25% are responsible for an overall spend of on subcontracting services in excess of £1million a year and 63% expect the volume of work they subcontract will increase (29% expect it to stay the same).
What can you achieve at Subcon?
Exhibiting at Subcon gives you the opportunity to deliver a total experience of your organization – your integrity and your passion for what you are doing as well as your products, facilities and services.
• Make new contacts
• Demonstrate your capabilities
• Gain the confidence of new customers
• Generate enquiries
• Diversify into new sectors
• Develop new manufacturing partnerships
• Retain your existing customers
“I found Subcon both useful and interesting for the availability of specialist knowledge at many of the exhibits which may relate to our business particularly for the supply of plastic materials, cleaning technology and precision machining. I have initiated a dozen contacts from the show that appeared to have the potential to provide a service and I have passed the information on to our Manufacturing Engineer and Procurement”.
Rolls-Royce Naval Marine
Exhibiting is a highly effective and cost-efficient way to meet the people who can guarantee the success of your business.
“It’s the quality of what you get from Subcon. At some shows you may get as many enquiries but the quality is at Subcon”.
David Cornelius, Cornelius Electronics
63% of Subcon 2011 visitors said they expect the volume of work they subcontract will increase in the next 12 months (29% expect the volumes to stay the same).
Exhibitors were delighted with the levels of business done at the show. Increased visitor numbers, top-level buyers and an unprecedented level of rebooking by exhibitors underlined Subcon’s position as the UK’s prime event for the contract and subcontract manufacturing sector.
Jean-Yves Dzicki, business development manager of WEC group, said: “We were expecting Subcon to be a busy show this year, but the number of genuine enquiries we’ve collected went far beyond our expectations. We’ve had over 150 qualified leads split evenly between our machining, laser cutting, and fabrication divisions, a number of which are already looking really promising. We left the show with enough drawings to keep our estimators busy for a while. This was by far the best subcontract engineering show we’ve attended over the past few years. The decision to rebook our stand for next year was an easy one!”