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28/05/2006
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The SIL beats its records of visitors and business
More than 45.000 professionals visited the SIL 2006
The International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition 2007 will be held from the 5th to the 8th of June, at the Exhibition Center Gran Vía 2
Enrique Lacalle, President of the International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition, organized by “Consorcio de la Zona Franca de Barcelona” which is chaired by Manuel Royes, declared today that the International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition SIL 2.006 “surpassed all expectations and was visited by 45.000 professionals from the sector”. Barcelona has become the European capital of Logistics, which confirms the importance of this event for the international logistics sector. This year, with an area of 70,000 square metres, the show has confirmed the second place among Europe's logistics shows.
The estimated turnover was 2.000 million de Euros.
TRADE FAIR DATA
• Professional Visitors over 45.000
• Visitors (admissions by bar code) 90.000
• Exhibitors 900
• Participating Companies 1.000
• Spanish Companies 60 %
• International Companies 40 %
• Participating Countries 66
• Accredited Press Professionals 505
DATA OF SPECIAL EVENTS
• Participants in the Conferences 2.500
• SIL Technical Conferences 9
• Parallel Functions of private companies 100
DATA of the 9th International Symposium SIL-Cinco Días
4th Mediterranean Transports and Logistics Forum
• Symposium and Forum Speakers 50
• Symposium and Forum Sessions 12
• Speakers at Technical Conferences 72
Enrique Lacalle has stated that the SIL’2006 figures confirm “the wise decision eight years ago to create an international show for the logistics sector. This sector is a dynamo for the economy, which has great potential for growth, particularly in Spain”. For the SIL president, this trade fair has turned into “the not to be missed dated and the meeting point for the logistics sectors, as well as an unavoidable benchmark for the Mediterranean area and for business relationships between Europe, Latin America and North Africa”.
At the closure of this edition, Lacalle has shown his optimism due to the good results obtained from this eighth edition: “Today we may affirm that we have fulfilled all set aims: in eight editions, the SIL has managed to multiply exhibition surface area by eight, we have 900 exhibiting companies, and a total amount of 1.000 participating companies from up to 66 countries”.
Enrique Lacalle has also highlighted the fact that at the present edition of the Symposium the number of speakers and participants has increased in relation to the 2005 edition.
Other aspects that stand out from the trade fair have been:
1st. Inauguration presided over by Mr. Joan Clos, Mayor of Barcelona.
2nd. The Logistics Night was presided over by Mr. José Montilla; Minister of Industry, Tourism, and Trade.
3rd. The closing session of Symposium, Jacques Barrot, Vice-president of the European Commission and Transport Commissionaire.
4th. Some of the authorities that have visited the Trade Fair:
• José Montilla, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade;
• Jacques Barrot, Vice-president of the European Commission and Transport Commissionaire;
• Karim Ghellab, Minister of Transports and Equipment of Morocco.
• Joan Clos, Mayor of Barcelona
• Joaquim Nadal, Minister of Town and Country Planning and Public Works of the Government of Catalonia;
• Manuel Royes, Special Delegate of the State at the Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona;
• Miquel Valls, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona;
• Marcelino Iglesias, President of the Government of Aragón;
• Jordi Valls, Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism of the Government of Catalonia;
• Josep Lluís Bonet, Executive Committee President of Fira de Barcelona;
• Joaquim Coello, President of the Harbour of Barcelona;
• Nuria López de Guereñu Ansola, Minister of Transports and Public Works of the Government of Euskadi.
• María Encina Álvarez Parra, Minister of Public Works of the Government of Castilla - La Mancha;
• Concepción Gutiérrez del Castillo, Minister of Public Works and Transports of the Government of Andalucía;
• Álvaro Miranda, Minister of Public Works and Transports of the Government of Navarra;
• Concha Guerra Martínez, Vice Councillor of Economy and Technological Innovation of the Governent of Madrid;
• Xavier Casas, First Deputy Mayor of the City of Barcelona;
• Mohamed Aouali, General Secretary of the Minister of Transports of Algeria;
• Darío Rais Lopes, Secretary of Transport of the State of Sao Paulo;
• Manel Nadal, General Secretary of Mobility of the Government of Catalonia;
• Antoni Brufau, President of Repsol YPF;
• Joan Josep Berbel, Secretary of Industry of the Government of Catalonia;
• Mariano Navas, President of the Public Institution Puertos del Estado
• Esteve Tomàs i Torrens, Managing Director of Harbours and Transports of the Government of Catalonia;
• Francesc Tovedano, Managing Director of Commerce
5th. As well the show having received more professional visitors than ever, these visitors were of high quality, as the exhibitors have confirmed.
6th. SIL significantly increased its international profile achieving a 40 %.
7th. The 9th International Symposium SIL-Cinco Días has been a resounding success in terms of speaker quality and programme.
8th. Mr Karim Ghellab, Minister of Transports and Equipment of Morocco, and Mr. Mohamed Aouali, General Secretary of the Minister of Transports of Algeria participated in the 4th International Logistics and Transport Forum.
9th. The quality of the stands and its design have significantly increased.
10th. We must point out the importance of the Technical Conferences with more than 2,500 businessmen of the sector.
11th. The enlargement of a new hall dedicated to the Industrial Vehicle sector; with the presence of the following companies: Área de Exhibición SIL-ICIL, Carinter, Cialit S.A., Conductors Solidaris de Catalunya, Contenosa, Covemat, S.L., Erke Equipamientos de Furgonetas S.A., Fiat Auto España S.A. Div. Vehículos Comerciales, Frigicoll, S.A., Fualsa, Fundación ICIL, Grúas y Carrocerías S.A., Hubtex, Iftem Almacenática S.L., Isuzu, Kassbohrer, Krone, Mirofret, S.A., Next-Rent, Nissan Motor España, Peugeot España, S.A., Porbisa, Schmitz Cargobull Ibérica S.A., Sefa Spain Uno, S.A., Semirremolques Rojo, SIL Formación-IFTEM, Solred S.A., Tip Trailers .
Though it is difficult to know the turnover that the trade fair has registered, on a first approximate calculation, the SIL’s president considered that "the value of operations between logistics companies that have been arranged in these four days of the fair may be over 2,000 million Euros, and SIL has generated for Barcelona 20 million Euros in revenues”.
On the other hand, among other SIL 2006 aspects, Enrique Lacalle has emphasized:
• The general satisfaction among exhibitors, professionals and public.
• The SIL 2006 has contributed to increase Barcelona's economic activity and prestige, and for a few days the city was the European Logistics capital.
• The growth rate of the trade fair, which , from 1999, has multiplied its surface area by eight in only eight years.
Manuel Royes, Special Delegate of the State and Executive President of Consorcio de la Zona Franca, has stated that he feels “proud of having contributed from the Consorci in the transformation of Barcelona into the European Capital of logistics during 4 days thought a trade fair which is an international reference within the sector”.
Enrique Lacalle, on the other hand, wants “to thank all the authorities, exhibitors, participants, visitors and media for their collaboration and enthusiastic participation, which has enabled the success of this 8th International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition, that has again been held in Barcelona”.
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