SHOW NEWS: Orlando Booths Half Sold
John Wolz
Show management reports 87 companies have reserved 115 booths for the National Industrial Fastener Show/East.
After 22 years in Columbus, OH, the show has been moved to Orlando, FL, and will be held May 8-9, 2003.
With more than half the booths sold, show management is predicting a sellout months in advance.
For show information contact general manager Gloria Crase. Tel: 614 895-8348 Fax 614 895-3466 E-mail: ****************************************************************
Suppliers from India, China Increase Internet Use
John Wolz
Ralph Nissen of tradeSys.com, an Internet fastener trading portal, reports the number of fastener suppliers from India is up 115% this year, and Chinese sources have increased 25%.
Nissen speculated that more affordable Internet access is encouraging the gain.
Overall geographic distribution remains constant at about 75% North America, 10% Asia and 8% Europe. The balance is a mix of Africa, South and Central America, Australia and Russia.
Nissen reported Rockland, Ontario-based tradeSys.com has gained approximately 2,000 users this year, and there are now about 8,000 users from 107 countries.
Companies from 25 European nations have registered on tradeSys, with about 30% from the UK.
�The number of companies from Eastern Europe registering remains steady, although quite small in number,� Nissen said.
South Africa is the primary source of registration from Africa.
Ralph Nissen launched tradesys.com/fasteners in 1997. \ �2002 FastenerNews.com
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