NIFS Setting Records With 2007 West Show

John Wolz

The National Industrial Fastener Show/West will set records at its new location November 12-14, 2007, at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Convention Center in Las Vegas.
As of August 13, NIFS listed 601 companies with 704 booths, easily besting the old record of 653 booths in 1996 in Columbus, OH.

In addition to exhibitors listed on the NIFS website, show management recently announced they have sold 788 booths to 639 companies.

There were 554 exhibiting companies with 640 booths at last year’s show at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel.

With the possibility of hundreds more booths than in 2007, just the additional exhibit staff alone could push total registration to a record even if distributor numbers don’t climb. Total registration in 2006 was 5,154, compared with the NIFS record of 5,326 in 1998 in Columbus.

Conferences will be on Monday, followed by a one-hour opening reception at 6 p.m. The trade show will be open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday.
Other NIFS events include a golf tournament on Sunday and the NIFS Hall of Fame luncheon Wednesday inducting Barry MacLean of MacLean-Fogg and Marty Schneider of Continental-Aero (see FIN, March 21, 2007).

The deadline for advance discounts registration is August 31.

For NIFS information contact show manager Susan Hurley. Tel: 614 895-1279 E-mail: susan@fastenershows.com Web: fastenershows.com �2007 FastenerNews.com