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Printwear ‘n’ Promotion
Who’s going to the afore mentioned show in feb
go on, you know you want to
Paul R(Mackerelbus Design)
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18 Replies
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we`re going,
always useful to get new contacts, but mostley the big firms that have been going for the past 10 years.
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Pretty sure we’ll be going also, not sure what day though. I’d prefer Sunday but I bet it will be busy that day.
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We’re going……………who’s buying the beers!!
Regards
Lee -
It might be a good idea to post which day each of us can make it and have us a bit of a meet.
We have got to drive up from cornwall and back on the day so it’ll be a bit of a trek what with gettint through customs at the border an all.
Hi Liam, Long time no see
Paul R(Mackerelbus Design)
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Anybody else going to the show on the weekend?
Paul R(Mackerelbus Design)
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We are only going for the day this year.That will be on the Sunday. Hope to get there for 10am.
Any body else going on the Sunday. Wanna meet up at some stage?
Regards
Lee -
Hi Lee
I think we are driving up from Cornwall on the Saturday staying overnight and going to the show on the sunday.
Paul R(Mackerelbus Design)
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Hi Paul
We’re leaving Somerset on Sunday at about 7am to get to NEC for 10am.
How about meet up at, say 12noon – Bar open – on the YES stand A60
Regards
Lee -
Give us you e-mail Lee and I will send my mobile number
Paul R(Mackerelbus Design)
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Have sent you a PM
Regards
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Sunday morning 8:30 depart, £20:00 in the petrol tank and a two and half hour drive to NEC 🙁 , Arrive at 11:00, £6:00 parking 👿 . Walk the perimeter of the show and stop for lunch 11:45, £7:50 for two sarnies and two coffees.Leave show at 12:40 😮 , another £20:00 in the tank and another two and half hour drive home.
I ask myself was it worth it? -
No, it was not. Total waste of time. the only good thing is that we met Paul & Jules – that was me that was flashing on the M5, Paul – saw your car as it flashed past me.
Will have to think very hard about next year. May even send a letter to P&P just to let them know how we feel. Thank god we did not close for a day.
Regards
Lee -
yep, getting worse every year.
quite a few large suppliers didn`t even turn up.
loads of small stalls empty.
only 1 screen printing equipment supplier.
don`t think i`ll bother next year.
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Blimey 😮 Sounds like it was a bit of a flop, hope SignUK isn’t as much of a disappointment 😕
Cheers, Dewi
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Hi i went im new to this business, but i was also dissapointed at the lack of screen print suppliers!! But in general i thought it was good mainly embroidery and heat press/transfers. The women in the fashion show were well wrth goin for tho!!!
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Hi all
This was the first time I have attended this sort of show and I have to admit to being a little disappointed.
I was nice to meet up with Lee Harris and family, we did see you on the motorway, we were in a hurry to get back to Cornwall, long way for a couple of pamphlets and a cuppa but hay.
The highlight of the visit was meeting up with people from the uksignbords so I think signuk will be a success whatever the rest of the show was like.
Cheers
Paul R(Mackerelbus design)
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I’m a vinyl cutout t-shirt printer and went to the pervious 2 years shows. This year I was hoping to get some info on the best way of moving into the screen printing area (on a budget) but there was only 1 screen printing stand there!?!?!?!? 🙁
Apparantly Sunday was very busy – I went on Monday and it was pretty quiet – which was good as it meant you could chat to people.
The show seemed to have less stands this year – but I did get a few more contacts for the kids garments which was one of my things to do. 🙂
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I have to agree with many of the previous comments. I went to the show on the Sundaywith two objectives. One to upgrade our embroidery capacity with the purchase of a new multihead machine. Had my mind set on a particualr machine and after an good demo put a package together.
My second objective was to bring screenprinting inhouse with a possible purchase and was left a little dejected with the lack of exhibitors in the field.Maybe they stay away because of the Screenprint show which I think is April, but considering how large screenprinting is in the promotional clothing industry you would have expected better.
1 out of 2 objectives met though.
Mark
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