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ISH North America’s 2002 event held in Toronto from October 31 to November 2 exceeded expectations at its grand premiere. Show organizers Messe Frankfurt, Inc. report that 10,735 attendees packed the aisles of the National Trade Centre at Exhibition Place during the three-day event.

It is expected that the 18th Pollutec, to be held in Lyons (France) from 26th to 29th November 2002, will break all records for participation. Two months before it opens and despite two expansions in area of nearly 10,000 gross square metres, the show is virtually full and has exceeded the forecast of 5% growth compared with the 2000 show. There will be a total of 2,250 exhibitors.

WEFTEC 2002, the Water Environment Federation’s (WEF) 75th annual technical and educational conference, attracted a record-breaking attendance of 18,704 during last week’s event. Held September 28-October 2 in Chicago, IL, WEFTEC 2002 broke several attendance records, featured 793 exhibitors, covered 201,540 square feet of floor space, and received recognition as the most successful show at McCormick Place this year.

Aquatech 2002 had 23,366 visitors and confirmed its position as the world’s largest water technology and water management exhibition. It attracted more international visitors than the previous edition. No fewer than 109 countries were represented. Moreover, the number of visitors able to decide on purchases rose by 20%. The International Aquatech Innovation Award was presented during Aquatech to the firm of Waterblock for its ‘Watershell’ underground water storage system.

The Pumps & Systems China 2003 will be held in Shanghai from 1-4 July. For the 5th time, this successful biennial event will gather key industry players and open doors to the latest and most complete range of new technologies, products and services in this region.

For the 4th time the Pumps & Systems Malaysia 2003 will be held from 7-10 October 2003 in in Kuala Lumpur.

ABS will present a number of new developments at the Pollutec exhibition, November 26 – November 29. Please visit stand no 4221 in hall 4 to see the well-known submersible AFP pumps, together with the state of the art in aeration technology, the NOPOL® OKI 2000 submersible aerators and the NOPOL® DDS – Disc Diffuser Systems.

As ISH China 2002 closed its doors, exhibitors and visitors were left smiling, pleased with the brisk and professional atmosphere of the show, and concluding that business is very promising in Beijing.

With a positive economic outlook and the increase in investment opportunities in Vietnam, Pumps & Systems Vietnam 2003 will be the ideal marketing platform for local and international pumps industry players.

Since its inception, the Pumps & Systems Asia exhibition has garnered a reputation for being the most reputable pumps event in Asia. It has since grown to be Asia’s largest pumps and systems show and it is the top two event of its kind in the world.