英国伯明翰国际包装工业展览会（PPMA Show / PPMA Total Show）是英国包装领域中最重要的专业盛会，由英国包装与加工机械协会主办，每年一届，三年一次全行业包装展（PPMA Total Show），是由历史悠久的三个展览会PPMA、PAKEX及INTERPHEX合并而成的综合性大展。该展获益于大量会员及非会员公司的支持。英国伯明翰国际全行业包装工业展览会（PPMA Total Show）成为全英国最有影响力的集加工、包装机械和包装材料为一体的综合性展会。有来自30多个国家的供货商、终端用户和买家来到英国参加这一盛会。
PPMA Show吸引观众的原因：可以认识新的供应商，查看现场演示机器，评估和购买最新技术及设备，与技术专家面对面的交流，了解行业的最新动态，参阅最新的材料、设计和内容。
中英经贸关系
中英经贸关系方面，英国是中国在欧盟内第二大贸易伙伴、第一大投资目的国和第二大投资来源地，中国是英国在欧盟外第二大贸易伙伴。2014年，中英双边贸易额808.7亿美元，同比增长15.3%，实现5年内翻一番。其中我国出口额571.4亿美元，增长12.2%，进口额273.3亿美元，增长23.5%。2015年1至8月，中英双边贸易额505.9亿美元，其中我国出口374.9亿美元，进口131亿美元。
展品范围(Show Products):
加工机械设备；包装机械设备；包装容器及包装材料；包装设计工具；加工与包装辅助工具；压缩包装；食品加工及处理；化工及美容包装类；糖果包装类；医药品包装；包装创意；加工与包装杂志与服务。
展会报告(Show Reports):
The UK's leading processing and packaging machinery exhibition, the PPMA Show, has once again been a triumph, with thousands of visitors filling hall 5 at the NEC Birmingham, ready to scale up their businesses.
The exhibition hall was busy every day, showcasing the latest in processing and packaging machinery, robotics and industrial vision systems. This vibrant show is known for its broad range of cutting-edge technology on display, and this year's show did not disappoint.
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Peter Williamson PPMA CEO said, “From the very first day of PPMA Show 2023 it was clear that our visitors were attending with a solid purpose; to make contact and to purchase equipment. The fact that several of our exhibitors were selling straight from the show floor demonstrates that. Of course, this is great news for our members and for us as an organisation. We can confidently say that PPMA Show 2023 was a massive success and has once again proven itself to be the premier process and packaging machinery event in the UK.”
The reputation of the show for being at the forefront of innovation attracts an ever-increasing number of visitors from all over the world. This year was no exception with visitor registrations exceeding those of the previous years.
This sentiment was seconded by PPMA Chairman James Causebrook who said, "It looks like we've had a good show in terms of footfall and quality of leads. Well done to the PPMA staff and the exhibitors on yet again setting the benchmark on how to do an industrial exhibition."
As Show PPMA Director, Richard Little could not have been more pleased at the show’s success, saying, “As Show Director I am delighted that the PPMA show was as good as it’s ever been, in fact since well before Covid. Many visitors were new to the PPMA show and it’s excellent that they had heeded the call to take advantage of all the experience in the room to help solve problems and improve processes. The fact that so many visitors stayed on until later in the day illustrates how much there was there to see and talk about.”
Exhibitors at PPMA were quick to reap the benefits of the high footfall and keen to help the visitors find the right solution for their needs.
Visitors to the show had an opportunity to meet up with leading companies such as Reiser, Ulma, Omori, Ishida, PFM, Somic, SMC, Beckhoff, Telemecanique, Westrock, S4 Engineering, Rotech, Scayl, Coveya, Sharp Systems, Gordian Strapping, and Autopack.
Miguel Mari Matute, Development Engineer at Rotech Machines, was one of the many exhibitors at the 2024 PPMA Show and had this to say, “It’s been great this year, really busy, and the quality of the leads were through the roof, one after another.”
once again, the PPMA Show provided an invaluable opportunity for buyers to see the latest products and technologies from an impressive lineup of over 300 exhibitors and 2,600 brands represented.
The fantastic networking opportunities at the PPMA Show provide visitors with a large choice of impressive exhibitors to talk to face-to-face. It provides the perfect opportunity for them to learn about the latest technology and solutions available and how they could be implemented in to their businesses.
Mike Weaver, Engineering Lead at Unilever said: “I would definitely come again. We saw some suppliers that we don’t get to see face to face, so perfect. If you only talk to your suppliers by email, come here. See them face to face.”
For other visitors it was a chance to scope new innovations that could improve their business process.
Aaron Moore, Asset Maintenance Manager, Nestle, said this about the 2024 PPMA Show, “Fantastic day here at the PPMA Show, lots of suppliers that we work with. Some really innovative solutions, and a lot of relatable things for us, so we are taking lots of lessons home.”
The PPMA Show proved to be the perfect place for all to prosper from valuable business connections, expand professional networks, develop and reinforce existing relationships and find new business partners, or clients.
