Trade Only National Show 2009 at Ricoh Arena, Coventry

Trade Only, the leading marketing and information solutions provider for the Promotional Product Industry has announced record breaking attendance for the Trade Only National Show held last week. The show is now well established as the premier promotional product show in the UK.

The two day show held for the 3rd year running at the International Events Centre at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry saw 1884 unique distributor visitors visiting the show with 188 attending on both days. This was a 38% increase on 2008. 1600 of the visitors had pre-registered prior to the show.

Nigel Bailey, Event Director for Trade Only said

"it has been an amazing week; the footfall has exceeded our expectations. Reaction from exhibitors and visitors alike has been fantastic, the whole team are on a high."

With 250 exhibitors and brands at the show, there was not an inch of floor space unsold

"we even sold off some of the designated café area, such was the pressure for space"

commented Bailey who revealed that more than 70% of the stand space had resold before the show closed.

"It would probably have been more but the show was busy right up to closing and exhibitors could not get off their stands".

Attendees from 27 countries were also able to take in the extended Power Session and Keynote programme held during the show in the venues state of the art theatres. On the middle night of the show, 500 exhibitors and visitors celebrated at a glittering awards dinner hosted at the Arena by the BPMA.

The show has also been nominated in the 'Best Trade Launch' category in the Association of Exhibition Organisers Excellence Awards by the Ricoh Arena.

The dates announced for TONS10 are 27th - 28th January 2010.