What’s special about Subcon?
Subcon is part of Centaur, publisher of leading industry titles including
MWP, The Engineer, What’s New In Industry, Design Engineering, Process Engineering, Manufacturing Talk, Engineering Talk and MWP Newswire. We maintain a database of 150,000 manufacturing and engineering industry decision makers.
External media partners include
Aerospace Manufacturing, Engineering Capacity, Foundry Trade Journal, Production Engineering Solutions, Central Engineering, Applegate, Quality Manufacturing Today, Castings Buyer and Die Casting World. Subcon is supported by major industry associations including SBAC, CMF, AILU, CBM, GTMA, ICME, EIA, SEA, IST, UKSMA and IET.
Subcon Exhibitors are world-class subcontractors.
The Show covers castings, forgings, fabrications, sheet metal work, metal forming, joining & presswork, grinding, boring, drilling and gear making, turning, milling and machining, springs & fasteners, tooling - press & die, plastics and rubber components, PCBs and electronic assemblies, connectors and cables, contract electronics manufacture/ box-build, design services & prototyping, treatments and finishing, and full manufacturing services that supply assembly-line ready components from scratch.
Subcon reflects the international nature of UK subcontracting
It features individual exhibitors and national pavilions from countries that include Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Slovakia, Latvia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Turkey as well as India, China, Taiwan and Malaysia
“You are getting the right mix of companies exhibiting at Subcon. I am looking for the full range of services including plastics, composites, machining, sheet metal and electronics. I source from all over the world and made over 20 new contacts that we could potentially do business with. I look forward to visiting Subcon again next year”
Strategic Buyer, BE Aerospace
“I like the mix of suppliers all in one place”
Procurement Engineer, Ricardo
Subcon is attractive to senior specifiers and serious buyers because it reflects the realities of the world they inhabit and gives them the contacts, resources, insights and information they want
30% Year on year increase in Subcon visitors
44% Year on year increase in Subcon exhibitors
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