Monday, 16 March 2020

Manufacturing trade show Make it British to host virtual expo while Live show is postponed

UK manufacturing and sourcing trade show Make it British Live has been postponed to an unconfirmed future date, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Live show was due to take place on March 17 and 18 at the Business Design Centre in London, showcasing the best of British manufacturers and producers of textiles, clothing and homeware, covering the entire supply chain, from sewing factories to fabric mills, printers, and machinery suppliers, as well as support and advice from those that manufacture locally.

Organisers will now hope to stage a virtual expo towards the end of May, which will include everything that the live event planned they said, including the conference, networking and workshops.

Show founder Kate Hills said during the virtual event each exhibitor will have their own virtual booth with the use of a webcam that can be attached to any computer.  They will be bringing the fair to visitors, allowing them to "visit” the show, meet the exhibitors, attend the talks and network with other visitors.

“This virtual expo model, and the software platform that we have chosen for it, has already proven to be successful for other large events and we are confident that it will give visitors the platform that UK manufacturers and British-made brands rightly deserve.”

All visitor tickets will automatically be transferred to the virtual expo in May as well as being redeemable against tickets for a re-scheduled live show.

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