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The future of BBEx was decided at a meeting at Mercator Media on 20 June 2008. 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.'

And while the engineering and fabrication sector of the marine industry has found a home at the Seawork exhibition with all the major yards and builders visiting, he added, the retail and chandlery sector's information needs clearly have to be addressed in a new way. 'So if the market won't come to BBEx, we have to take BBEx to the market,' said Mr Webster. And the obvious way to do that is to use the internet. Click here to read the full announcement published in Boating Business. 

One the UK's  top events for the UK marine leisure trade,  BBEx was organised in 2006, 2007 and 2008 by Mercator Media Ltd in association with the British Marine Federation and the Marine Trades Association.