With last October’s Healthcare Estates event having, in the words of the organisers, Step Exhibitions, proved ‘an unqualified success’, with more visitors filling the isles, conference delegate numbers having grown year-on-year, and the IHEEM Awards Dinner a sell-out, stand bookings for this year’s exhibition are already at 55 per cent.
Show director, Steve Webb, explained: “This level of bookings at this stage is a record. Feedback on the 2013 show, and the response to a number of the changes we made, has been extremely encouraging. With increased content and more exhibitors (190, compared with 170 the previous year), we hoped for an increase in visitors and delegates, and that’s precisely what we got. “We aim to build on this in 2014. Healthcare Estates 2014 will take place on 7 and 8 October at Manchester Central, and will incorporate a major exhibition, with sector-focussed theatres providing free content to visitors, run in conjunction with the IHEEM conference and prestigious black tie dinner.” The 2014 flagship IHEEM event will also give visitors the opportunity to meet with key suppliers to the sector, including Aid Call, Bender UK, BOC Healthcare, Britplas, Cistermiser, Courtney-Thorne, Delabie, Gleeds, Horne Engineering, Kemper, Lorne Stewart, Pall Life Sciences, Polar (NE) Ltd., Primera, Procure 21+, Reliance Water Controls, SAACKE Combustion Services, Sabien Technology, Shire Controls, Static Systems, Spirax Sarco, Taurus Fitted Bedrooms, Thorlux Lighting, Trend Control Systems, Wandsworth Group, and Yewdale. The 2014 marketing campaign will have ‘a new look and feel’, which will also be reflected in the event website and e-marketing. Steve Webb said: “We will promote a number of reasons to attend, with Healthcare Estates branded as ‘a destination’, and the event encouraging visitors and delegates to ‘focus on quality in the workplace, the patient environment, and the buildings we run’. “We have recently agreed with IHEEM and Manchester Central that Healthcare Estates will continue to be held in Manchester. Since moving to the city in 2010, we have developed the event, and exhibitors, visitors, and delegates like the venue’s close proximity to hotels and restaurants.” For more information on Healthcare Estates 2014, including rates for exhibiting, and visiting details, telephone 01892 518877, visit www.healthcare-estates.org.uk or email: healthcare@stepex.com
