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PREVIEW II
UKIFDA EXPO 2022 & Future Fuels returns to Exhibition Centre Liverpool (ECL) on 27th & 28th April 2022
It’s been almost 3 years since the UK & Ireland Fuel Distributors
Association (UKIFDA) was last able to hold a physical exhibition and it will be great to see the whole industry, from across the UK & Ireland, reuniting at UKIFDA ExPO 2022. The exhibition will take
place once again at Exhibition Centre Liverpool (ECL) on 27th & 28th April 2022.
The last few years have been difficult for everyone due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but on top of that the industry has faced challenges due to the net zero and decarbonisation targets and the inability to get together properly to discuss how best these targets can be met.
Last year UKIFDA EXPO went virtual for the first time with over 50 exhibitors and 700 delegates, The feedback from attendees and peers was that it was a great event but as Ken Cronin, UKIFDA CEO stated: “While the Virtual EXPO of 2021 was a great success nothing beats actually getting together. EXPO 2022 brings back that feeling and incorporates some of the best parts of the things we have adopted over the last few years – yes, we can do things differently. I look forward to meeting you all in April 2022”
Therefore, UKIFDA EXPO 2022 has been renamed UKIFDA EXPO 2022 & Future Fuels and this year there is a particular emphasis on getting back together and the future of the industry.
THEMED ‘BACK FOR THE FUTURE’
The theme of this year’s EXPO is ‘Back for the Future.’ Apart from reuniting the industry physically, the exhibition and conference will be focusing on the future.
FOUR FORUMS – ONE BIG EVENT
There are four elements to EXPO 2022 - the Exhibition, the Future Fuels Conference, the Awards Dinner & Reception and the Exhibition App
The Exhibition features around 100 exhibitors attracting owners of fuel distributors, depot managers, and personnel within HR, IT, finance and marketing, all operating across the manufacturing, distribution, supply, and technology sectors of the industry
in the UK and across Europe. There will be live demonstrations, product reveals and those all-important face-to-face discussions. This year sees the return of exhibitors from the Republic of Ireland including Carbery Plastics, Dreamtec Software and Dunraven systems as well as first time exhibitors Eirscope, Premier Energy Storage and AMCS group who are also sponsors of the event. Another major attraction for this year is the Future Fuels Conference, which was a remarkable success at last year’s virtual EXPO and will host leading industry speakers, round-table discussions, and a wide range of seminars across the two days, including insights from the HVO demonstration, how the future fuels landscape is shaping up and an introduction to the work currently being undertaken by The Irish Alliance for Low Carbon Heating.
Ken commented on this aspect: “New fuels and low carbon technologies are a huge opportunity. Leaders in the delivery and use of future fuels will be sharing the latest thinking, and we will be addressing the topic from all angles – from distributor to customer, government developments to sector intelligence and, of course, supply. The skills and experience of the whole industry across the entire supply chain will provide customers with the technology and fuels of the future – it’s an exciting time to be involved.”
THE REUNION DINNER AND DRINKS
Reception will celebrate the industry reuniting. With drinks and three-coursemeal served overlooking the river Mersey, guests will enjoy live music, the awards presentation and an inspirational after-dinner speaker from the Irish sporting world.
Finally, visitors and exhibitors will be able to access everything EXPO 2022related with the Exhibition App, which will go live just before the event.
Make sure not miss this exciting event. Please register to attend now at https://whova.com/portal/registration/ ueff_202204/
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