The Manufacterer Newsletter 8.5 x 11 E-MAG

Exhibitors
Overall TIC is the greatest platform for manufacturers to
showcase their products and services alongside networking and
conducting the relevant business meetings to take their brands
worldwide.
TIC 2017 accommodated 246 booths, 5 pavilions, 1 TTMA
pavilion and 5 sponsor pavilions. Hosted were 212 registered
exhibitors. Of the entire exhibitor population (registered by
booth), 157 (74%) companies were local and 55 (26%) regional
and international. 60 companies were repeat exhibitors from TIC
2017. As is customary, some exhibitors occupied more than one
exhibition space. Again, a significant remainder of companies
exhibited under other business and/or chambers and agencies.
Booth sizes consisted of large booths (3m x 3m), Medium
booths (3m x 2m), and Small booths (Table booths). There were
(3) three 9m x 6m and (2) two 12m x 6m pavilions. Two sections
of the floor plan were dedicated to the Construction sector and
the Food and Beverage sector respectively, while another large
section was a dedicated Automotive Industry Zone.
This year, the automotive industry had its own dedicated area
with over 15 auto-related exhibitors signing on to participate.
The (TTMA) partnered with the makers of 100 per cent locally
owned Zorce Racing Magazine (Zorce Publications Ltd). Zorce
provided the convention with high-quality local, regional and
international automotive-related content from insightful new-car
reviews and anything that contributed to the auto industry.
TIC 2017 saw participants from numerous countries, including
Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Peru, Saint Lucia, St.
Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, United Kingdom and
Venezuela.
Buyers
Buyers and distributors have found the need to strive to offer a
complementary range of products that meet the needs of their
customers at the right price, with the right quality, in the right
package and at a lead-time acceptable to their clients. The ability
of a buyer and distributor is to differentiate what is value driven.
TIC has noted a significant increase in number of attendees and
buyers over the last three (3) years. It is anticipated that the show
will continue to grow in this regard as we seek to add qualitative
returns to the exhibitors.
Some of the countries that participated were Antigua and
Barbuda, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile,
China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ghana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica,
Martinique, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and
The Grenadines, Suriname, United Kingdom and the United
States.
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