IFSEC India is all set to return to New Delhi this year. If size does matter, this year’s event promises to be an even bigger than ever before and, thereby securing the future of India’s security industry. The event runs on three days between October 29-31, 2009 at Pragati Maidan, a world-class exhibition centre.
“In its third year running, IFSEC India 2009 has been designed as a unified business platform, where the entire gamut of issues and current priorities of both security and fire protection industries can be highlighted and explored. This is the right kind of platform for everybody concerned-professionals, manufacturers, channels and buyers,” informed M Gandhi, managing director, UBM India Pvt. Ltd.
“Apart from the stalls, the exhibiting companies also benefit from additional opportunities to promote their products through a variety of technical seminars taking place during the show,” Gandhi added.
Innovations, ideas and business
In October 2008, IFSEC India witnessed over 200 exhibitors from 20 countries and saw a footfall of 9150 visitors, a 15 per cent increase on 2007 figures and covering an exhibition space of 15,000 square metres. IFSEC India 2009 will present the latest sector trends. All of the relevant new products and concepts will be presented and discussed at the event making it an ideal setting to showcase innovative ideas.
Exhibitors and visitors from almost every country in the world meet at IFSEC India to conduct cross-border business and develop international contacts.
According to H S Pannu, president, security and vigilance, Reliance Industries Ltd., “I was very impressed with the IFSEC 2008 exhibition particularly on video exhibits. IFSEC & FIREX India was very well organised. I have also visited IFSEC UK and I understand the importance of having IFSEC in India.”
Perfect platform to reach out
Deepak Thakur, director, Honeywell Security & Data Collection, South Asia, said, “IFSEC India 2008 provided us the right platform to display our range of products and connect with the industry. We could leverage it to the utmost as we launched Armor 100 — a wireless intrusion alarm panel completely designed and manufactured in India.”
Stuart Reynolds, international sales manager, Metham Aviation Design Ltd, promised to return this year, “Exhibiting at IFSEC India 2008 has been a fantastic and worthwhile experience. Being exposed to such a large number of high-level professionals has enabled us to communicate our key business messages to our target audience and we will be returning in 2009 to develop these relationships further.”
Ely Maspero, director, marketing and communications, March Networks EMEA (formerly CIEFFE), was emphatic in his response, “Having attended IFSEC India in 2007, 2008 has proved to be even more successful for us. The event provides the industry with the perfect platform to develop and we look forward to the 2009 event,” he added.
Exceeding expectations
Peter Warburton, international sales manager, Senstar Stellar, was categoric when he said, “The size of the show for a launch event was impressive… We had good quality of visitors to our stand. We will be back this year.”
John Wise, managing director, Optical Systems Design, emphasised that, “IFSEC India 2008 was a very professional show… IFSEC India has exceeded our expectations. The quality of leads was excellent. We’ll be coming back.”
Gateway to Asian markets
The co-location of IFSEC India with FIREX India will provide an ideal platform for visitors to learn about the latest security and fire safety products from across the globe. The event will feature a comprehensive educational programme delivering vital knowledge.
IFSEC India provides a gateway for global security and fire safety professionals to access Asian markets in general and the Indian market in particular. India’s security and fire market is currently worth US$620 million, with major demand for security products coming from the defence and IT vertical markets.
In its third year, IFSEC India is going from strength to strength with the new co-location of FIREX India. IFSEC India 2008 is supported by the Asian Professional Security Association (APSA) and Fire and Safety Association of India (FSAI) and endorsed by the Council of Architecture & ISHRAE.
IFSEC India is organised by United Business Media Limited (UBM), a leading global business media company. IFSEC India is brought by UBM Limited, which is behind IFSEC in the UK. IFSEC UK is held annually for the past 37 years at Birmingham. IFSEC in the UK attracts more than 30,000 trade visitors and is recognized as the world’s leading security and fire exhibition. IFSEC – the world’s largest global annual security event returns to the NEC Birmingham from 11 – 14 May 2009.
IFSEC recognised the huge potential for the security and fire markets and offers a platform of this magnitude for the vendors, buyers and also for the channel community. Having opened its doors to thousands of security professionals and exhibitors from around the world, the event is an eagerly awaited one. For more details visit: http://www.ifsecindia.com/