The award winning Nineteen Group today reveals that it has actually obtained the Drives and Controls Show and its co-located production occasions (Plant and Asset Management, Fluid Power systems and Airtech) www.drives-expo.com

Drives and Controls has actually been the voice of the market considering that 1991 when it went for The Motorcycle Museum. Ian Atkinson and Ryan Fuller got the occasion in 2004 and moved the program to the NEC where it has actually ended up being the marketplace leading occasion within a growing market driven by the adoption of automation and Industry 4.0.

Ian Atkinson and Ryan Fuller will keep the publishing properties of DFA Media Group and will work carefully with Nineteen as lead media partner for the occasion. Haf Cennydd has actually signed up with Nineteen Group as Exhibition Director and will lead the combination of the exhibit. Haf has a strong performance history in significant scale organization to organization exhibition both in the UK and abroad and has actually led a few of the world’s leading occasion brand names.

Peter Jones, CEO of Nineteen Group stated: “Drives and Controls is another interesting addition to the Nineteen household and fits with our method to produce the leading platform for producing occasions in the UK. The UK is the 9th biggest producer on the planet and is dealing with a duration of unmatched modification which is constantly the significant active ingredient for exhibition development. This occasion is totally synergistic with the rest of our quickly growing production portfolio.”

Ian Atkinson, CEO of DFA stated: “This is a fantastic chance for Drives and Controls to advance its development course and broaden as part of a larger group of world class production occasions. Peter Jones and his group have strong exhibit experience and will buy the Drives and Controls brand name. As lead media partner, we will work carefully with Haf and the group at Nineteen to guarantee the sector has great deals of touch points throughout the year”

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