RWM achieves best success yet

Oct. 16 by Rebekah Douglas (0)

September’s RWM 09 has been described as the ‘most successful ever.’

The event, which was held at Birmingham NEC, has been confirmed as the number one recycling and waste management exhibition in the UK. This year it had its highest number of visitors and exhibitors since its launch over a decade ago. Visiting demand has increased by 10% in comparison to the first exhibition and 8% since last year.

A RWM press source said: “A total of 9,781 people visited RWM 09 at the Birmingham NEC from 15 to 17 September. Stand space was sold out with over 500 exhibitors and over half have already rebooked for 2010.”

http://www.rwmexhibition.com/page.cfm/T=m/Action=Press/PressID=162

This seems to be good news for the environment as more people are getting involved and becoming interested in exhibiting waste and recycling!

Event organisers are impressed with the turn out of the three exhibition days as RWM popularity is continuing to increase despite the current recession. Event director Gerry Sherwood said: “RWM has grown consistently over the last five years and against the background of a general economic downturn we still saw substantially more visitors and exhibitors than ever this year.”

Companies who specialise in waste and recycling attended the event hoping to learn new ways to improve their company and see what advice RWM had to offer. These companies included Helesi, JMC Recyling and Recresco.

Recresco national sales manager, Fraser Macintyre said: “This is the best RWM in the ten years we’ve been attending. I can’t fault it. Even on the last day it’s been very, very lively. Visitors from the local authority sector have been plentiful and we’ve got some great quality leads.”

Some of the most popular seminars that were given in the event were hosted by top supermarket representatives, Asda, Sainsbury and Marks & Spencer.

2009’s RWM was also presenting its first ever ‘tweet-up’ to visitors which was hosted by communications technology specialists Dig A Crusher. Sean Heron, the company’s managing director, justified the tweet-up saying: “There is a growing community of waste management and recycling industry professionals on Twitter and we became aware that a number of them were planning to use the RWM exhibition as a meeting point,”

http://dig-a-screener.com/tag/rwm-2009/

Make sure you’ve got your ticket for next year’s exhibition taking place 14^th – 16^th September, which is already under preparation!

For more info visit: www.rwmexhibition.com