Preparations for the 16th staging of Zoomark 2015 in Italy are now under way, building on the success of last year's event, and PetQuip has announced it will again be organising a British group stand. The event will take place on May 7-10 2015 in Bologna.
The show features more than 1,000 brands, the top products worldwide, and the industry’s key buyers, with more than 600 companies from 40 countries.
More than 22,760 trade professionals attended Zoomark in 2013, including 5,890 from overseas. This 9% increase also marked a record number of nationalities: 82 in all. New arrivals included Azerbaijan, Grenada, Peru, Uganda, Cambodia, the Philippines, Indonesia and New Caledonia, while the event also saw the return of visitors from Moldavia, Monaco, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Guatemala.
This international profile is the cornerstone for the forthcoming event and Zoomark has received key acknowledgement of this from the Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, which awarded it Trade Fair Certification for its professional expertise and track record for offering companies excellent business opportunities. This, together with the presence of large official delegations of exhibitors from the US, Brazil, Canada, China and Great Britain at the 2015 event, is a strong, positive signal for all the international markets.
To register your interest in taking a stand email theresa@petquip.com
It's a busy time for PetQuip and its members. Plans are now well advanced for organising a British group at Interzoo at the end of May this year, and entries are being received for the PetQuip Awards in September.
There are seven categories for the PetQuip Awards, which are:
UK Pet Retailer of the Year- International Retailer of the Year
- Supplier of the Year
- Wholesaler of the Year
- Pet Product Innovation of the Year
- Pet Product Exporter of the Year
- Lifetime Achievement Award
Entry for the awards is completely free of charge and companies or persons can enter as many categories as they wish. Nominations need to be emailed to pat@petquip.com by 30th June 2014.
Nominations can come directly from the entrant or be submitted by another party. The application needs to provide full contact details of the entrant and stipulate which category they wish to enter.
All applications should include brief information on the reason for the entry and why the particular product, company or person qualifies for an award. On receipt of an entry, PetQuip will forward a simple form for the entrant to complete that will provide entry information for the judges. The form will be accompanied by the Terms and Conditions.
The entries will be judged by an independent panel of judges during August and the winners will be announced at the PetQuip Awards Party on 14 September 2014, which is being staged in association with Impact Exhibitions, the organiser of PATS Harrogate.
Organiser Pat Flynn, PetQuip’s association manager, commented: ‘”PATS has proved to be a fantastic trade show for the industry, and our awards are intended to recognise some of the major achievements of the past season, whilst also bring an element of fun to the event.
"We have been fortunate to recruit The Rockits, the resident band from the Cavern Club in Liverpool, to provide the entertainment at the event, which is being held in the Majestic Hotel in Harrogate. The Rockits are a fantastic group, and their performance at a recent industry event resulted in eight encores!”
Further information on these prestigious awards, details of how to enter and the booking form to secure Early Bird Discount tickets for the awards and party night are available from Pat Flynn on telephone (+44) 07778 313623 or e-mail: pat@petquip.com; or from the PetQuip secretariat on 01959 565995 or e-mail: info@petquip.com
