Trophex 2010 was another great show!

The show boasted a variety of new and existing exhibitors who had chosen Trophex 2010 to launch the new seasons awards as well as new machines and products. It is the only major show in the UK which is devoted to the trophy, awards and engraving industry.

There were a number of companies at the show representing the trophy industry including regular exhibitor Trend International who had another great show this year. The company was showing their new range which was very well received. Customers were very impressed with their new product range which includes the new Puma and Canterbury designs which the company has agreed licenses for. Their products are certainly remarkable with more life-like resins designed with more detail. 

When speaking about the show, John-Paul Cowan, Managing Director said: “We have received very positive feedback from both new and old customers over the two days. They like the way the new catalogue is designed and our new product range. Trophex has been a really busy show for us; we have sold record amounts of displays and haven’t stopped talking to people over the whole weekend!”

Regular exhibitor Trophy Distributors were showing their biggest and best ever range at Trophex 2010. They’d brought along more staff than usual who were all busy over the two days. They praised the show for being busier than they expected with a good standard of customer. At the exhibition the company was showing many of their new products including printed glass awards in stylish presentation boxes. Visitors especially liked their picture glass and glass/wood products which all proved very popular.

Following the huge success of their first Trophex exhibition in 2009, Charles Birch Ltd was exhibiting again in 2010 with an even more exciting new range! Visitors to the stand were able to collect the latest addition of their 'Top of the League Trophies' catalogue which was very well received. This impressive new trophy catalogue includes a brand new extensive range of medals and medal accessories, plus wide ranges of resin awards, cast cups, presentation cups, top quality nickel plated cups, shields, crystal and glass covering a whole spectrum of corporate and sport awards.

Chris Wilson, Managing Director at Charles Birch commented: “Our sales team of 7 struggled to get around all the visitors to the stand. Trophy retailers, internet dealers, corporate gift specialists, shoe repairers plus many other trades all wanted to see the latest ranges, hear about the best deals and of course take away the latest catalogues. The show was very busy and the time went quickly. Being our second year it soon became clear that new customers had the confidence to open accounts and place orders which was very reassuring.”

Many other sectors of the industry were also represented at Trophex. Once again the show proved to be a significant and important platform for TheMagicTouch to introduce new and innovative applications to the industry.

Jim Nicol, Managing Director, stated: “Visitors come to exhibitions to see new and exciting products and to gain an insight as to how they could incorporate such developments into their own business. We demonstrated a whole host of new ideas but the full colour printing onto nylon using the WoW transfer paper was undoubtedly the star of the show.”

The award winning WoW transfer process enables full colour images/designs/logos to be printed onto almost any garment or fabric regardless of colour or composition, combined with the advantage of 'no cutting or weeding' with superb 'soft feel' and fantastic durability. A host of new application products were also on display at the show including temporary tattoos, flip flops and a range of new packaging and binder/book decoration.

Once again Signature Engraving Systems UK Ltd was present at Trophex. Visitors to the show were able to see just how truly versatile a Signature® Engraving System really is. Everything from dog discs and Zippos to trophies and giftware can be engraved. Visitors were also able to see their unique gold foiling attachment which enables products including leather items such as purses and wallets, diaries and photo albums to be personalised.

David Pollard, Sales Director at Signature UK remarked: “We were very pleased overall with Trophex 2010. We met a lot of serious people this year who were interested in our machines.”

Click below to read the 2010 UK BUYERS GUIDE