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COME TO THE PARTY PREVIEW • STOCEXPO ARRIVES ON TIME AND IN FULL AT THE ROTTERDAM AHOY THIS MONTH, WITH MUCH TO ATTRACT PROFESSIONALS IN THE GLOBAL STORAGE TERMINAL SECTOR IT’S THAT TIME of year again when the world’s storage terminal professionals make tracks to Rotterdam for the annual StocExpo Europe event. They are attracted by the opportunity to see what’s new in terms of terminal equipment and services, to hear from expert speakers and to network with their peers. This year’s event, which opens at the Rotterdam Ahoy on 10 March for three days, features more than 150 leading providers from across the world’s bulk liquids supply
chain, including many familiar names alongside newcomers to the sector. Mark Rimmer, StocExpo divisional director, says: “The event and its exhibition will host the world’s leading companies from across the entire bulk liquid storage supply chain. Visitors in attendance will have the opportunity to learn from the best in the business where the industry is heading. StocExpo 2020 is undoubtedly the place to be for anybody keen to get amongst major industry players and their future-defining products and services.”
FRIENDS OLD AND NEW Among regular exhibitors at StocExpo returning again this year are J de Jonge, Endress+Hauser, Kanon Loading Equipment, Lightning Eliminators, Elmac Technologies and Intero Integrity Services. Guided Ultranics will also be there. Jackie Berry, global distribution manager for the company, explains why: “StocExpo provides us with a platform to present our innovations to leading oil majors, terminals and key storage players from all over the world. The event is always forward-looking, and we can’t wait to show organisations how they can best tackle the challenges they have today, and those they may face in the future.” Grace Zhang, sales representative for Qingdao Alptec Safety Equipment, agrees: “The event gathers the world’s best industry leaders, professionals and manufacturers in the oil storage and transportation industry. There is no better place to see the launch of advanced, ahead of the curve products and services.” Bernat Sala, CEO of Tecam, says: “Due to the strategic location of the event in Rotterdam, we consider StocExpo to be an essential meeting point for suppliers across the bulk liquid storage supply chain to get in front of potential buyers.” A number of exhibitors will be using StocExpo to launch new products and services. UK-based Global Ultrasonics, for instance, will introduce its new QSR1, a Quantitative Short Range scanning system geared to industrial applications such as measurement of remaining wall thickness at corrosion under supports (CUPS) and under corrosion scabs. It will also showcase all of its guided wave screening, scanning and monitoring products and services. Qingdao Alptec, which describes itself as the leading manufacturer of overfill protection and grounding systems in China, will launch an electrostatic monitoring eliminator to be used at fuel dispensers during the show. US-based Lightning Eliminators & Consultants will show a new addition to its retractable grounding assembly (RGA) range, which it says is “an
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