Who visits?

SUBCON VISITORS 2007* *Statistics provided by Show Data Systems. 91% of Subcon visitors are decision makers or influencers VISITORS BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY Outsourcing more than £1million 30% Outsourcing more than £5million 11% VISTORS AIMS IN ATTENDING Find new suppliers and solutions 71% Keep up to date 61% Meet existing suppliers 27% Networking 29%

VISITORS BY INDUSTRY SECTOR
Subcon visitors come from various industry sectors including
Aerospace & Defence, Automotive & Motorsport, Marine, Industrial Equipment, Medical & Scientific Technology, and Power, Energy & Utilities.

“I came to Subcon to find people who can make the piece parts and assemble them. We need suppliers with sophisticated planning, procurement and supply chain management and access to low cost routes.”
Mark Newell, Procurement Development, Agusta Westland.
(Aerospace and defence)

“We outsource small volume bespoke engineering to small companies that can buy the materials, cut them, machine them, grind them and treat them. We would like to see more companies like this at Subcon.”
Tom Thwaites, Buyer, Mercedes Benz High Performance.
(Autosport and automotive)

“We have sent RFQ’s to potential new suppliers for turned parts, rubber and plastic mouldings.”
Mike Painter, Leafield Marine.
(Marine)

“We came with specific aims: plastic mouldings, metal pressings, steel and aluminium castings, zinc die-casting, tooling and PCBs”
Keith Timberlake, Production Engineering Manager, Dewhurst plc.
(Industrial equipment)

“We are trying to find the total package deal - presswork, CNC machining and live tooling, some with grinding and heat treatment. It’s high tech so it’s got to be someone who can handle quality.”
Gary Hanson, Operations Manager, Manesty
(Medical and scientific technology)

“We were looking for heavy fabrication work (up to 35 tons) and heavy precision machining requiring horizontal and vertical lathes and floor borer. Cost is important but so is quality and skill base.”
Liam Warr, Strategic Purchasing Manager, Brush Transformers.
(Power and utilities)