A trade fair is the perfect opportunity to gauge how the logistics sector is doing. Are companies expanding again or are they keeping a tight hand on the purse strings? To find out, editors LogistiekProfs toured some of the hundreds of exhibitors at Logistica. "We see that companies are willing to invest again," says one. "It all feels a bit fancier this year," says another.
Whereas in hall 11 and halfway through 12 on Friday afternoon, the stands in hall 10 are relatively quiet. That was different last week, says Dietmar Thielen of Parma Line-Netherlands. It is the company's first time attending the fair. "Some very concrete leads came out of it, so it was definitely worthwhile," Thielen says. "We focus on safety, lean and a bit of efficiency These are topics that companies find interesting. Certainly every company is working on lean. If they haven't applied it yet, they will soon."
Many leads
Haagh Protection bv is exhibiting for the seventh time at Logistica this year. "We attend many trade fairs at home and abroad, but this one is the best visited," says Guus Haagh. A lot of leads came out in the past week. "We saw a lot of willingness to invest compared to previous editions."
Information stand less visited
In hall 11 at manufacturer CAT Lift Trucks, sentiment is slightly less positive. "We have an information stand and therefore do not present a specific product. Then you do notice that fewer people drop by." Erik Engelmann of CAT Lift Trucks did expect that the stand would not be very busy. "We are of course a manufacturer and not a seller. Our stand was purely for people who had questions about our trucks, but there were no such questions. Apparently everyone already understood, which is good news."
Chic appliances
The Ter Horst Group was able to write several orders this week. The company has several divisions, on the one hand dealing with metal technology and on the other focusing on waste collection, especially of batteries and accumulators. "Metal technology catches the eye of visitors. They buy that in no time," says Roy Bongers of the Ter Horst Group. "In the field of waste collection and recycling, we already have many customers. There are few new customers to that. However, we were able to do a lot of customer retention last week. Normally it takes you weeks to talk to everyone, whereas now you see them all in four days." It is quiet at Bongers' stand now, but on Wednesday and Thursday it was quite busy. "I think the visitor numbers are the same as the previous edition. I did notice that the stands were a bit more luxurious. The devices looked a bit fancier."
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