Hydraulics & Pneumatics May 2022

FLUID POWER & SYSTEMS 2022 AND AIR-TECH 2022 REVIEW 30 HYDRAULICS & PNEUMATICS April/May 2022 www.hpmag.co.uk potential customers face-to-face and came away with a wealth of strong sales leads. We would like to thank everyone involved in the planning and execution of such an excellent event and we look forward to the next show in 2024 (pandemics allowing)” – Alex Hoyle, Tom Parker Ltd “The ability to showcase new technology and innovation in person were fundamental to the success of our attendance. Having quality visitors and substantial new business enquiries shows that there is a place for industry- focused exhibitions even after such a long break.” – Craig Bastable, Hayley Group Ltd “2022 has been a great success. The variety of visitors from such different industry sectors made it a fantastic show for us. We are very pleased with the prospects generated and look forward to returning to Fluid Power & Systems in 2024” – Zoë Fearnley, The Ashton Group “After a couple of years of uncertainty, it was good to be back at Fluid Power & Systems 2022, and yet again it has proven its worth. Under one roof we were able to re-engage and develop with many of our existing customers and also to exhibit our range of products and services to new business.” – Darryl Spencer, NERO Pipeline Connections Ltd “Despite Covid affecting both exhibitors and visitors, it was good to catch up with customers, suppliers and potential new clients after a 2-year delay. This was the first time AB Components exhibited at the show and it was definitely worthwhile.” – James Edgar, AB Components “In general, the show was a great success. It was great to meet up with existing and potential news customers. After the last 2 years, it was nice to be able to have face-to-face contact. This was the feeling of everyone who attended. It was a great platform to show our ever-increasing range of products.” – Christopher Hamlett, Alfagomma (UK) Ltd Air-Tech 2022 “We attracted many quality visitors to our stand at Air-Tech 2022 with several positive lines of enquiry throughout the event. The exhibition was a fantastic opportunity for us to promote the Sullair brand and reconnect with so many of our UK and European distributors and prospective end customers once again.” – Marie Kerrelle, Sullair, LLC, A Hitachi Group Company “Air-Tech 2022 was livelier than many of us could have imagined, which is a good indication that the British economy is recovering pretty well. We are confident that the compressed air industry will experience a boom there. At the show, many of the interested visitors were enthusiastic about our new developments, improvements and innovations.” – Florian Buchner, CS Instruments “In uncertain times, it was great to see a good number of genuine visitors to our stand. Having had the 2020 and 2021 show postponed, people were eager to see the SCR machines and meet the team. We’ll be booking for 2024, that’s for sure,” – Nigel Cook, SCR Air Ltd “Air-tech 2022 provided Prevost with a platform to present our innovative products to many potential & existing customers under one roof. It also enabled us to continue the development of our brand within the UK & Irish fluid power markets. The show exceeded our prior expectations, confirming that our participation at the next show in 2024 show is guaranteed.” – Richard Maulkinson, Prevost. “We were delighted to be finally back face-to-face meeting with industry colleagues, distributors, suppliers and end users of our products at Air-Tech great to be back out in the physical show environment.” – Neil Turnbull, Metal Work UK Ltd “Fluid Power & Systems proved beneficial for Allswage in terms of lead generation and networking. We had missed the overall ‘buzz’ the show provides and our team on the stand were glad to be back welcoming people in person. It was a very welcome return to normalcy following all the constraints we have faced over the past couple of years.” – Adrian Crawley, Allswage “The show was excellent for us. Over the three days we secured a high number of promising leads. In fact, one particular enquiry – if it comes to fruition – would be worth in the region of £0.5 million. That would be a great start to our financial year. 2021 was good as well in terms of turnover and net profits, so if we can continue to do what we're doing this year then we'll be very happy.” – Stefan Gunter, Abdex “We attracted many quality visitors to our stand at Fluid Power & Systems 2022 and we were pleased to catch up with industry friends, customers and prospective customers once again. Our industry needed a show like this after all the challenges over the past couple of years.” – Stuart Robertson, Johnson Valves. “This year’s long awaited FPS show was a real success and exceptionally well attended. We thoroughly enjoyed meeting with so many existing and