The Energy Event celebrates more visitors and record rebook following bumper show
03/10/2014 The Energy Event
The Energy Event, the UK's leading energy exhibition and conference from i2i Events, has closed its doors following a bumper 2014 show, with almost two thirds of exhibition space (61%) already rebooked for the event and its co-located sister shows in 2015.The show welcomed 5% more visitors than last year, with 7,583* attending The Energy Event and the co-located exhibitions, The Renewables Event and The Water Event.
The free two-day event took place at the NEC, Birmingham from 16 to 17 September 2014. This year's strong conference programme featured 73 seminar sessions across three theatres, with standing room only for the show's highest profile speakers. Keynote speakers included leading Oxford economist Dieter Helm, Jonathan Mills, director for electricity market reform, Department of Energy and Climate Change and Mark Gallagher, former head of commercial affairs for Red Bull.
The Energy Event also offered access to the services, products and advice of more than 160 exhibitors, including big name suppliers such as npower, Dong Energy, Corona Energy, Eneco, GDF Suez, Hudson Energy, Corona Energy, Haven Power, Wingas UK and Smartest Energy.
BIU was this year's headline sponsor, while the Major Energy Users' Council was a key partner for the show.
Russell Bacon, Portfolio Director at i2i Events Group, said: "We have been delighted with this year's Energy Event, which has proved a huge success for exhibitors and visitors alike. With so many legislative changes on the horizon, it's more important than ever for businesses to stay abreast of energy management developments and opportunities."
New to this year's show was the launch of the Professional Services Zone, an exciting feature dedicated to helping businesses better understand and manage utilities. Professional Services housed three areas providing free advice for visitors - the Legal Hub operated by Zyda Law, the Expert Hub coordinated by Opus Energy and the Business Stream Drop-In Zone.
Liz Mccartney, assistant solicitor for Zyda Law, said: "It's been a really positive experience for us, we've been really busy and met plenty of strong contacts on both days. We've been very well looked after onsite and in the run-up to the show. I feel like the organisers have really invested in its exhibitors this year."
Catherine Lange, head of strategic marketing for Schneider Electric added: "This year's show is bigger again, with more visitors and a nice mix of small and large companies exhibiting. We've generated more really strong leads than we set out to, so we're very happy. I'm sure we'll return in 2015."
Product launches and leading exhibitors
A host of new products and services were unveiled at the show, including the LED Eco Lights' Goodlight LED High Bay and the G360 LED SONReplacement Lamp range.
UA launched the innovative Nicest Job in Britain campaign, offering visitors the chance to win the title of National Philanthropy Manager, a dedicated year long job which will see the successful applicant provide support to 45 charities and not-for-profit organisations during 2015.
Tradenergy® also launched its new 'Smarter Demand Side Management' solution, a cloud-based, secure DSM platform delivering flexibility, control and optimisation of energy usage.
Two new products were also showcased by IWTM Ltd. - the MAG-NUS, a combined de-aerator and magnetic filter for use in domestic and small commercial heating systems and the BIOSATOR treatment and filtration system. Gemini Data Loggers demonstrated the new and upgraded version of its radio data loggers Tinytag Ultra Radio.
The Stokvis Energy Systems stand featured a selection of high performance products and systems including the new Econoplate "H" Series interface unit for district heating schemes. Tamlite Lighting showcased the recently-launched HILUX-LED and MOD-LED, which balances energy savings, without compromising on light quality.
Clean-tech company NetThings showcased their range of electronic systems used to monitor and control sensors and meters, designed to reduce energy consumption in homes and businesses.
Reactive Technologies used The Energy Event to introduce their new product Tradenergy to the market. Reactive Technologies CEO Marc Borrett, said: "The Energy Event was the perfect launch pad for Tradenergy. It gave us two days of valuable contact with key buyers, industry names, experts and journalists who were very interested in our unique cloud-based demand side management service. We're very excited about how our brand new system is going to shake up the market and benefit customers, and The Energy Event was an excellent shop window for us to answer questions and show it off to the world."
For more information, please visit: www.theenergyevent.com
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