MACH 2018 won exhibition of the year at Trade Association Forum awards

The awards ceremony took place on Tuesday, 10th July 2018 at Draper’s Hall in London, with hundreds of guests from the UK’s premier trade associations.

James Selka, CEO of the Manufacturing Technologies Association, which organise MACH on behalf of industry, said of winning: “This is award is testament to all the hard work put in by the staff at the MTA and the Members of our Exhibition committee, but we would not be able to run such a longstanding and successful show if it wasn’t for our exhibitors.”

He continued: “With a new look for MACH 2018 we were determined to showcase UK manufacturing and advanced engineering sectors to the highest possible standard, that is why the exhibition is recognised as the market leader in the UK.”

MACH 2018 delivered for its exhibitors with a 5% increase of trade visitors to the show. In the post-show questionnaire of exhibitors, 95% respondents said that they had generated leads for their sales team to follow-up post show. 77% of exhibitors reported improved customer relations over the course of the show. And 80% of exhibitors raised their company profile by attending the exhibition.

In the event program publication, the Trade Association Forum, said of MACH 2018: “The show, which is arguably a National Treasure, is clearly a huge success in every possible way.”

With the award-winning MACH 2018 over, preparations for MACH 2020 are already