FESPA Exhibition – London, are you going?

[Gary Birch]

We have train tickets booked for the Thursday. Would be good to grab a beer or 3

[Martin Cole]

I will be going…..unsure what day. Would nice to catch up some peoples

[Hugh Potter]

I was planning on going up for a day but not sure which, if we can all agree on a day.. thurs 20th is the only day that’s difficult for me due to a school meeting in the morning.

[Chris Windebank]

will be going on Tuesday unless the majority are meeting on a particular day

[Katie Asken]

Hi Rob,

We are exhibiting there – stand S100N. Unfortunately I cannot attend but Sam, Carl and Keri will all be going. I think Ian (our MD) will also make an appearance on Tuesday. You should pop over for a chat 😀

Katie x

[Jon Marshall]

quote Hugh Potter:

I was planning on going up for a day but not sure which, if we can all agree on a day.. thurs 20th is the only day that’s difficult for me due to a school meeting in the morning.

Good luck with that, it doesn’t start until the 25th !

[Unknown Member]

Rob,

I will be there all 5 days too mate.

I’m on the Roland stand perhaps you could pop over and we can have a chat, I’ve tried emailing you several times with issues concerning my membership but don’t seem to get a reply.

Perhaps I can tempt you with a cold beer and you sort my issues out on the day….lol…

Would be good to see you!

[Martin Cole]

quote Jon Marshall:

quote Hugh Potter:

I was planning on going up for a day but not sure which, if we can all agree on a day.. thurs 20th is the only day that’s difficult for me due to a school meeting in the morning.

Good luck with that, it doesn’t start until the 25th !

😀 😀

You’d be all on your lonesome Hugh 🙁

[John Singh]

I’ll shall be going on Wednesday

Heck of long way for me to travel though!
I reckon its going to take nearly an hour to get there by public transport

Hope its worth it

[Stuart Davies]

we would love to go but dont know london at all,if anyone knows of somewhere to stay close by we would love to know.
wife suffers with panic attacks and cant do trains so would need to drive
stu

[Denise Goodfellow]

is it easy to drive to?

[Kevin Flowers]

I am going but don’t know what day yet its only 10-15 minutes down the road for me so will probably just go on the day that a few mmbers are going to be down there

Kev

[Warren Beard]

Same here, ticket booked, just to decide what day to go but looking forward to it.

[Robert Lambie]

Just a word of warning, anyone even interested in going i would suggest pre-registering or there is a hefty fee on the day!

FESPA 2013 will take place across 5 days, 25-29 June 2013.

Opening times are:

Tuesday 25th June
10.00 – 18.00

Wednesday 26th June
10.00 – 18.00

Thursday 27th June
10.00 – 18.00

Friday 28th June
10.00 – 18.00

Saturday, 29th June
10.00-16.00

It is FREE to visit the exhibition if you register BEFORE the event.
If you register at the show entry costs £55.00, so please ensure that you pre-register for your visitor badge before the 24th June 2013.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Due to moving machinery being on demonstration at the exhibition, children under the age of 16 are NOT permitted to enter the event. We will ask for identification should anyone look under 16 years of age.[/b]

[John Singh]

quote Robert Lambie:

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Due to moving machinery being on demonstration at the exhibition, children under the age of 16 are NOT permitted to enter the event. We will ask for identification should anyone look under 16 years of age.

I’ll bring my passport

[Mark Richardson]

Hi Rob

Ill be at FESPA on the Avery stand a beer sounds good

Mark

[Ghais Din]

Will be going, most likely on the Tuesday

[Hugh Potter]

quote Martin Cole:

quote Jon Marshall:

quote Hugh Potter:

I was planning on going up for a day but not sure which, if we can all agree on a day.. thurs 20th is the only day that’s difficult for me due to a school meeting in the morning.

Good luck with that, it doesn’t start until the 25th !

😀 😀

You’d be all on your lonesome Hugh 🙁

oh yeah!
🙄

[Michael Szwacki]

Ohh yes 🙂 all 5 days and as Rob mentioned I’m competing in world wrapping championship (lots of time left and I’m already sh#$%#* myself) 🙂
I was competing in Poland few weeks ago at 4th polish wrapping championship and dear me!!! At least I know what can I expect on London one 🙂

Hoping to crack few beers with some members 🙂 (after hours obviously)

[Mark Richardson]

Hi Michael

Make sure you find me for a beer or 2

[Michael Szwacki]

Mark, I’m sure we can find some pub with polish vodka 🙂

[Robert Lambie]

quote Michael Szwacki:

I was competing in Poland few weeks ago at 4th polish wrapping championship and dear me!!! At least I know what can I expect on London one 🙂

I heard this mate, very well done you! hats off to you have having the ba**s to enter in the first place, never mind the world ones.
Mark, myself and all others should meet up with everyone. will be a great exhibition and my First FESPA!

I am pleased to say that The UKSG truck will be in the main exhibition halls at Fespa too… so please feel free to pop onto the stand and say hello! 😛

Very busy time for me ahead but I am really looking forward to it. 😀

[Michael Szwacki]

Well, as I’m the very first accredited UKSG vehicle wrapper I’m actually expecting free coffee in yours/our trailer 🙂

Ps. Have you got my ID and jacket ready so I can proudly represent UKSG at Fespa

[Hugh Potter]

thanks for the £55 heads up Rob, I’d’ve turned around and gone back home if confronted with that – crazy!

I’ll aim to go whichever day seems most popliar.

Michael – how does a wrap comp work?? I’m assuming you have a vehicle, set time and set standard of finish?

[Michael Szwacki]

Long story short yes pretty much like that but when you have brand new Merc Citan, 3m long print on some crap Orajet and 30 min to wrap one side of the vehicle including perfect cuts (one scratch on paint and you disqualified) it sound bit mad and that’s where completely different level of wrapping is stepping in 🙂
All of that is for competition only, you would never do job like that for a customer.
I went to the polish one just for fun and experience and believe me I was sweating like a #%# and I nearly started smoking again to get rid of stress 🙂

I have absolutely no chance at Fespa but just having my name on it it’s already success for me and with a bit of luck I might be not the last one 🙂

[Robert Lambie]

quote Michael Szwacki:

Well, as I’m the very first accredited UKSG vehicle wrapper I’m actually expecting free coffee in yours/our trailer 🙂

Ps. Have you got my ID and jacket ready so I can proudly represent UKSG at Fespa

Coffee, ill get you some champagne mate! 😉 :lol1:
Myself and Mark will definitely have a catch-up and I will go over a few other things i want to discuss. and yes, all before the beer flows! 😉

[David Rowland]

I said I was going but I am not sure at the moment. We will see at the top of the week.

[Robert Lambie]

quote Dave Rowland:

I said I was going but I am not sure at the moment. We will see at the top of the week.

get yourself to London Dave and stop your dwelling on whatever! 😉 :lol1:
When is the next time you are likely to see a show of this size in the UK?

[Alan Drury]

Hope to go but not sure what day yet.
alan D

[Hugh Potter]

sounds mad Michael – took me an hour to wrap a transit bonnet!!

[Gary Birch]

quote Robert Lambie:

Just a word of warning, anyone even interested in going i would suggest pre-registering or there is a hefty fee on the day!

FESPA 2013 will take place across 5 days, 25-29 June 2013.

Opening times are:

Tuesday 25th June
10.00 – 18.00

Wednesday 26th June
10.00 – 18.00

Thursday 27th June
10.00 – 18.00

Friday 28th June
10.00 – 18.00

Saturday, 29th June
10.00-16.00

It is FREE to visit the exhibition if you register BEFORE the event.
If you register at the show entry costs £55.00, so please ensure that you pre-register for your visitor badge before the 24th June 2013.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Due to moving machinery being on demonstration at the exhibition, children under the age of 16 are NOT permitted to enter the event. We will ask for identification should anyone look under 16 years of age.[/b]

Thanks for the heads up on the £55 too. I wouldn’t have ended up registering till the day before had you not said.

Cheers

Gary

[Martin Cole]

£55.00 😮 😮 Good Grief

I suspect a lot of people will be caught out by this..

turn up on day…£55.00 please sir….. ‘F*** that’ and jump on the next train home never to go again

[Robert Lambie]

I think it is probably to get a better scope of who will actually attend.
if they don’t go, they at least accumulate a huge mailing list.
Also, because its done at home/office prior, more time will be taken to fullfill the fields properly giving a better quality database too.

not that that’s "our" concern of course. :lol1:

[Stafford Cox]

I’m going. Not sure what day(s) yet but definitely on Saturday as I’m bringing my new engineer-to-be along to dip his toe in 😀

Hopefully see a lot of you there.

[Bart Van Wassenhove]

Oh yes, we are going on Thursday and Friday. Looking forward to meet some of you guys and girls off course 😉

We are very proud to co-sponsor the FESPA Wrap Cup Masters competition by providing most of the printed wrapping vinyl 😀 Right now our machine is printing and printing and printing…

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[Nick Eccles]

We are Registered to attend, just hoping we can find the time, if we do go it will be the Friday

[Stuart Taylor]

Hi All

By the way anyone that has never experienced a FESPA show is in for a shock ….

Its huge !!! Probably at least 10 times the size of Sign and Digital spread over 2 large halls ….. I think the HP stand is about as big as the whole of Sign and Digital this year 😀

I visit every year (this is the first time it has come to the UK) and normally allow 2 or 3 full days to do the show justice.

We are exhibiting so pop along to say hello and have a chat

Hope to see you there

Stuart

[Denise Goodfellow]

Is everyone driving down?

I`m alittle concerned about the traffic down there…. is it easy to find? ( sorry being a big girl)

[Kevin Flowers]

Denise
its on the outskirts of London so traffic isn’t too bad most of the day there are large car parks but sounds like a lot going so may struggle to park and its bound to be expensive link may help

http://www.excel-london.co.uk/visiting- … l-by-rail/

Kev

[Denise Goodfellow]

quote Kevin Flowers:

Denise
its on the outskirts of London so traffic isn’t too bad most of the day there are large car parks but sounds like a lot going so may struggle to park and its bound to be expensive link may help

http://www.excel-london.co.uk/visiting- … l-by-rail/

Kev

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 😀

[Neil Davey]

We’re going Thursday but letting the train take the strain!!
Looking forward to a day out in the big smoke 😀

[David Hammond]

Booked the tickets… just not sure if we can get down there.

[Denise Goodfellow]

catching a show afterwards, husband says which one do you want to go and see… who cares as long as it has a bar….. 2 days off work he he he

[John Harding]

Thursday is my day of choice

[Hugh Potter]

thursday seems popular, think I’ll go thursday then!

[Martin Cole]

If I do go it will be Thursday…where we going to meet as its such a big place and shall we wear red carnations so we recognize each other 😕

Be a shame to wonder round and not have a little get together, that John Harding owes me a few beers 😛

[Hugh Potter]

lol, we could suggest a 1pm meet at a certain point.

if I recall, phone signal in the building was dubious – too many phones on network so a pre arranged meeting place might be useful.

[Kevin Flowers]

Who’s driving & who is using the train etc, i was thinking of not driving (nothing to do with having a beer of course) 😀 . Just didn’t want to get caught up in traffic for the car parks etc

Kev

[Hugh Potter]

train, about £22 all day travel card for train / tube etc. no hassle!!

I went to the excel for the paralympic games, easy enough place to get in and out of.

[Martin Cole]

quote Kevin Flowers:

Who’s driving & who is using the train etc, i was thinking of not driving (nothing to do with having a beer of course) 😀 . Just didn’t want to get caught up in traffic for the car parks etc

Kev

Train to Stratford then jump on DLR for me,,, can use me oyster card then.

1’oclock it is then, how about at the Grafityp stand ? Then Nigel can buy us all a beer 😛

[Hugh Potter]

sounds like a plan Martin

[Gary Birch]

Will be there. Be good to meet a few more folk from here. Plus I think I owe a few beers myself!!

Cheers

Gary 😉

[Kevin Flowers]

Grafytp stand @ 1 it is then, Martin you forgot to say if we need to wear the carnations

Kev 😀

[Martin Cole]

quote Kevin Flowers:

Grafytp stand @ 1 it is then, Martin you forgot to say if we need to wear the carnations

Kev 😀

As a back up Kev, we’d best stick with the carnations….:D

Looking forward to meeting yourself after all these years and Gary who I haven’t met before.

[Robert Lambie]

quote Martin Cole:

quote Kevin Flowers:

Who’s driving & who is using the train etc, i was thinking of not driving (nothing to do with having a beer of course) 😀 . Just didn’t want to get caught up in traffic for the car parks etc

Kev

Train to Stratford then jump on DLR for me,,, can use me oyster card then.

1’oclock it is then, how about at the Grafityp stand ? Then Nigel can buy us all a beer 😛

whats up with the Paperlinx / UKSB truck Stand as i suggested… :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

that said ill be on graftyps too, always am. good banter and people 😀
right nigel you owe me a beer for that 😉

[Kevin Flowers]

quote Robert Lambie:

quote Martin Cole:

quote Kevin Flowers:

Who’s driving & who is using the train etc, i was thinking of not driving (nothing to do with having a beer of course) 😀 . Just didn’t want to get caught up in traffic for the car parks etc

Kev

Train to Stratford then jump on DLR for me,,, can use me oyster card then.

1’oclock it is then, how about at the Grafityp stand ? Then Nigel can buy us all a beer 😛

whats up with the Paperlinx / UKSB truck Stand as i suggested… :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

that said ill be on graftyps too, always am. good banter and people 😀
right nigel you owe me a beer for that 😉

Rob
is the truck big enough to hold that much beer if we were all meeting there

[John Harding]

quote :

that John Harding owes me a few beers

Thats Rich coming from the guy too busy to take my calls nowadays 😀

Spoke to Chris & Rich seems theyre up for thurs too! c u all at the graphityp stand.

@ Kevin Flowers – Chris was considering driving I suggested he talk to you about parking at yours – would that work?

John 😀

[Kevin Flowers]

John
he can park at mine if he wants, haven’t looked up the public transport route but would probably be up to Stratford & then on the DLR. Although may just find out the cost of a cab it isn’t far from me, so if anyone else wants to park at mine feel free

kev

[Martin Cole]

quote Robert Lambie:

quote Martin Cole:

quote Kevin Flowers:

Who’s driving & who is using the train etc, i was thinking of not driving (nothing to do with having a beer of course) 😀 . Just didn’t want to get caught up in traffic for the car parks etc

Kev

Train to Stratford then jump on DLR for me,,, can use me oyster card then.

1’oclock it is then, how about at the Grafityp stand ? Then Nigel can buy us all a beer 😛

whats up with the Paperlinx / UKSB truck Stand as i suggested… :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

that said ill be on graftyps too, always am. good banter and people 😀
right nigel you owe me a beer for that 😉

Doh!! didn’t read that bit, we should have met there 🙁
Any chance you could drive it over to the Grafityp stand at around 1 o’clock 😀

[Nigel Pugh]

Q55S is where we will be, just be careful any vehicles illegally parked by our stand will be clamped 🙂

[Hugh Potter]

quote Nigel Pugh:

Q55S is where we will be, just be careful any vehicles illegally parked by our stand will be clamped 🙂

^ :lol1: :lol1: ^

[Chris Windebank]

sounds like a plan Kev, you sure that’s ok?

[Kevin Flowers]

Chris
yes mate that’s fine, where have you got to come from

Kev

[Richard Urquhart]

Hi guys as John said trying for Thursday but not 100% as yet lots to get done. Rich hope to catch up.

[Dave Harrison]

Are you getting the train up Rich ?
Also thinking of going Thursday…depending on work..

[Richard Urquhart]

Hi Dave it’s been a long time. If I go then yes train mate, need to get some work completed but will let you know.

[John Harding]

anyone got a link to register the one I tried was broken 🙁

[Neil Davey]

Can’t access the website either.

[Stuart Taylor]

quote John Harding:

anyone got a link to register the one I tried was broken 🙁

Hi John

Main Fespa site is back up and running again …. get in fast before it crashes again

Stuart

[Phill Fenton]

quote Nigel Pugh:

Q55S is where we will be, just be careful any vehicles illegally parked by our stand will be clamped 🙂

Cough

[John Harding]

quote :

Hi John

Main Fespa site is back up and running again …. get in fast before it crashes again

Stuart

Sorted – thanks for the heads up Stuart 😀

[Richard Urquhart]

Sorry John , Dave , Lee and any others that have asked me I just can’t do it, it’s not losing a day that matters it’s just there are not enough hours in the day and its going to put me more behind. Off out now to quote a job I don’t want to do in town but my customer is not happy using someone else !
Have a great time all and I will catch up soon!

[Hugh Potter]

that’s a shame Rich, was looking forward to a catch-up!

[Martin Cole]

quote Nigel Pugh:

Q55S is where we will be, just be careful any vehicles illegally parked by our stand will be clamped 🙂

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[Peter Munday]

Just noticed on their web site that you need to register by 10.00am today or it will cost £30.00 for online booking.

[David Rowland]

See you tomorrow – Wednesday!

[John Harding]

doh wrong day Dave were all meeting Thursday

[Roy Roffey]

hibbo and i will be there Frday…with a stinkg banging hangover from our night in stringfellows……

god help us !!

[Adrian Hewson]

Will be there Friday and maybe Saturday

[David Hammond]

Got a ticket here, and I can’t attend…

Free day out at Alton Towers ‘team building’ or FESPA?? 😳 I am easily swayed.

If anyone would like the ‘free’ ticket for Fespa PM me, and I’ll forward the e-mail to you.

[Daniel Evans]

I’m coming, i’ll be driving to brent cross then getting the tube from there.

Does anyone know if you get to have a go at wrapping in the uksignboards truck?

[Unknown Member]

Guys,

For anyone driving I have a little cunning plan to avoid parking charges that I would like to share with you…..

If you use the following postcode E16 2AN this will take you to the other side of the water and the excel arena, the great thing is that Parking on this side is FREE so no need to park miles away and get a tube in.

Once you have parked up you need to head toward the river which is a 5 min walk get the lift up to the bridge and walk across. This brings you up right in front of the excel building and right at the entrance for Fespa.

For anyone who does find this helpful do come over to the Roland stand and say Hello and have a chat I’m trying to meet as many people from the boards as I can…..You cant miss me I have a massive beard….FREE beer on the stand for all who say Hi!

Hope the above is of some help to you guys!

[Adrian Hewson]

You seem to have an angle on everything chap, I think I might
need lessons from you are you going to phone me or what

Post was to James the Roland man

[John Singh]

quote Daniel Evans:

I’m coming, i’ll be driving to brent cross then getting the tube from there.

Does anyone know if you get to have a go at wrapping in the uksignboards truck?

Yes you can a little go at wrapping

[Neil Davey]

We’ll be there tomorrow and hopefully meet up with some of you.

Our plan – Roland Stand – Man with beard – BEER!!!! 😀

[Hugh Potter]

yup. I’ll be there too – can’t really spare the time now but sod it, is there ever a right time for a day off? lol

[Neil Davey]

We had to commit to buying train tickets and as per normal we’re busy now but what the hell it’s not often that we have a jolly!!!

[Gary Birch]

quote Hugh Potter:

yup. I’ll be there too – can’t really spare the time now but sod it, is there ever a right time for a day off? lol

Quite right Hugh. It’s not often a day off falls right for us either.

Count us in for the Roland stand too but make sure its chilled !! 😉

[Unknown Member]

Guys….

Man with beard here…..Just remember if anyone asks whilst your sipping away on the beer you are definitely interested in changing your printer to a Roland or buying a new one….hint hint..wink wink…..

Looking forward to seeing you all!

James

[Gary Birch]

quote Harpreet Sahota:

Guys….

Man with beard here…..Just remember if anyone asks whilst your sipping away on the beer you are definitely interested in changing your printer to a Roland or buying a new one….hint hint..wink wink…..

Looking forward to seeing you all!

James

As it happens … I am very interested *drink* *drink*

[David Rowland]

just got back.. saw some of the suspects.. robs little truck is tucked away at the back of the North hall

We parked at Slough and got the train to Paddington, then did the underground.. u need to review train prices before doing this way.

Parking was a fiver at Slough but dont know what it is at Excel, we used the route to take a break of driving and without going onto the dreaded M25.

[Ghais Din]

getting there in car was pretty easy, parking was 10 pounds for 6 hours. was a great show, totally forgot about the truck

[Hugh Potter]

FESPA bound!

[John Harding]

Hi Guys – Great day out yesterday always good to meet Chris W, Kevin F, Little Martin big Rob etc but also some new faces Neil Davey, Hugh Potter, Gary Birch and anyone else ive omitted.

I was dissappointed not to meet with Harpreet after the hype and promise of beers, but his brother James was there and came through with the goods (after tea!).

Met some mates in town afterward and got the red eye home tucked up in bed at 2am 😮

John

[Martin Cole]

quote John Harding:

Met some mates in town afterward and got the red eye home tucked up in bed at 2am 😮

John

2am 😮 you dirty stop out! Great to meet up with you mate

I have posted pic on the other thread…..

[Unknown Member]

hahahaha…..

You funny boy James Harpreet same thing….!

[Hugh Potter]

I’m rather tempted to go up again in the morning, hmmm,

[Robert Lambie]

well this is my last day of the show, been here in London two weeks now and im knackered! 5 days of exhibiting, drinking, late nights and the set-up before the show has been a killer, but all been worth it. i just need 5 minutes to actually walk round the halls and see things! 😕

[Stafford Cox]

Well I’ve been to FESPA for two days now and just got back. I’m exhausted!! All you guys who have been there for the duration deserve a medal!! It was a really good show and some really interesting kit about. It was really good to see such a big show in UK, I hope everyone has done well from it.

Staff

[Gill Harrison]

Just got on the train at Kings Cross homeward bound back to green fields after 5 long days in the big city……..I started day one in high heels with a clear head, a smile and my voice………I’m heading home in flats and I’ve defiantly left my voice behind, it’s somewhere in a Covent Garden bar/club which played loads of 90’s music, but I do still very much have my smile 😀 It’s been great to catch up with so many.

We had a hick-up when someone forgot to disconnect the battery on the stand car resulting in a very flat battery which took a bit of sorting but from the sounds of things there were quite a few car issues when folks tried to get going……I think Mr Lambie might still be hunting the keys down for the Audi 😕