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  • If the market won't come to BBEx, we'll take BBEx to the market

    23 Jun 2008

    BBEx: The future of BBEx was decided at a meeting at Mercator Media last Friday 20 June. BBEx is going to adapt to move with the times and match the current market conditions.
    'From the various discussions we've had with the industry and with the target audience, it became obvious the manufacturers and importers wanted us to keep BBEx,' said Mercator Media managing director Andrew Webster. 'But the target audience is no longer interested in attending BBEx.'

     

  • BBEx meeting set for April 4

    20 Mar 2008

    The promised meeting for everyone concerned with the Boating Business Exhibition (BBEx) is set for Friday April 4. This is a meeting for exhibitors and visitors alike - and anyone with an opinion on the future of the show. 

  • BBEx: nice show – shame about the no-shows

    19 Feb 2008

    That headline remains as relevant today as when BB ran it in our report on the Earls Court Boat Show. Because a show without visitors doesn't do the job, writes Peter Nash, Boating Business editor. 

  • BBEx – some good, some bad, some great trading

    14 Feb 2008

    The Boating Business Exhibition (BBEx) got off to a good start, with the opening ceremony being performed by Jim Stewart, chief executive of Poole Harbour Commissioners, says Peter Nash, Boating Business editor. 

  • What's new in the market?

    11 Feb 2008

    This year’s BBEx Innovations Showcase superbly displays more than 50 excellent products  – including the Waterbuoy, which featured heavily in the Dragons' Den television programme. Inventor/developer James Halliburton is due to also be at the show. 

  • You can't afford to miss BBEx workshops and seminars

    11 Feb 2008

    FREE workshops will be taking place throughout the day. Can you afford to miss them? We've introduced a number of seminars and ‘drop in’ sessions on highly relevant subjects to encourage marine engineers, mobile marine craftsmen and refurbishers to spend time at BBEx before the workload soars. 

  • Attend the party and BBEx/MTA awards presentations

    11 Feb 2008

    Attend the after show party and find out who are the winners of the BBEx / Marine Trades Association Awards for Retailer of the Year, Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Young Business Person of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award and the NEW Best Website and Environment Awards. The party starts at 17.30 prompt in the Bayview Lounge upstairs at the BIC. 

  • What have you got in your diary this week?

    11 Feb 2008

    Don't forget! BBEx 2008, the unmissable event for the UK leisure marine sector, opens this Wednesday 13 February at the BIC in Bournemouth. There are so many reasons for you to attend and only two days to do it in! The show is open from 10am-5pm, so make sure you visit the trade event of the year and benefit from the exclusive offers and unique discounts which are available only to BBEx visitors! 

  • Who's exhibiting?

    11 Feb 2008

    A glance at the exhibitor list shows you the big names are at BBEx with more than 180 companies showing the latest products, innovations and technologies. Don't miss the special offers and exclusive discounts available to BBEx visitors for 2 days only! 

  • 6,000 on BBEx visitor promotions list

    08 Jan 2008

    The promotion campaign to get visitors into the Boating Business Exhibition (BBEx) is building nicely, with BBEx e-mail shots to the entire 6,000 database already having been sent out. 

  • BBEx 2008 starts here

    18 Dec 2007

    BBEx 2008: Next year's BBEx runs at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) on Wednesday February 13 and Thursday February 14, 2008 – and this will be our third BBEx. 

  • Dragons’ Den winner prepares to go global

    01 Dec 2007

    DRAGON'S DEN: Last month James Halliburton of Seatriever International faced the fierce Dragon's Den panel of financial investors with his emergency floatation device that saves dropped valuables from a watery grave. 

  • Tom Ager, Versadock

    22 Nov 2007

    BBEx is a good networking opportunity and the timing allows us to consolidate on leads created at London. 

  • Steve Butcher, Salterns Marina/Golden Arrow

    22 Nov 2007

    BBEx is a great way for us to promote all the divisions in the group. It’s a useful shop window for creating awareness 

  • Sean Carter, VBI

    22 Nov 2007

    It’s the first time we’ve exhibited in the marine market and it’s been a very positive experience 

  • Dave Benoy, Blue Gee

    22 Nov 2007

    Boating Business can hold onto the ball and keep running with it. 

  • Craig Johnson, Navimo

    22 Nov 2007

    BBEx is a good place to showcase our new products to new customers 

  • Boatshed.com clocks up 44

    22 Nov 2007

    BBEx 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year, Neil Chapman, reports that his high-flying boatshed.com enterprise now has a franchise in Cowes, Isle of Wight. The company now boasts over 44 franchises in the UK and internationally. This follows another successful opening in the US which almost doubles the size of the network  in one year.

     

  • Mark Lowery, LM Distribution

    22 Nov 2007

    We’ve secured some good quality orders from some brand new customers and we’re looking forward to doing more business 

  • Tim Goodman, Index Marine

    22 Nov 2007

    BBex is a good ‘ flag waving’ opportunity for us and our distributors appreciate our support 

  • 2008 Innovations Showcase Trophy winners go from strength to strength

    22 Nov 2007

    Since scooping BBEx's 2007 Innovations Showcase trophy, C-Quip have gone from strength to strength.

     

  • BBEx 2008 the trade show for UK trade

    22 Nov 2007

    BBEx 2008 located at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC),  is the only UK's Leisure Marine Trade Show and is within easy reach of all motorway networks and train and airports links.

     

  • Soltron IW

    22 Nov 2007

    Today we’ve had customers from Scotland come down to visit us and we’re expecting more customers we’ve invited later today 

  • Valentine's day at BBEx

    22 Nov 2007

    BBEx 2008 falls on Valentine's day, the 14th of February, and to celebrate the occasion the BBEx press office are offering visitors a chance to win a bottle of champagne and a bunch of red roses for the best travel deal of the day. 

  • Gyping without fear

    22 Nov 2007

    Proboat, the UK's leading trade distributor of specialist marine and architectural hardware, will showcase a new boom brake, which will help make gyping safer alongside minimizing injury to the crew and equipment.