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El Sil 2005 estrena nuevo emplazamientoThe seventh edition of the contest will take place from 17 to 20 may in Barcelona
This year, which will take place at a new site, the site of Montjuic-2 (Gran Vía), Fira de Barcelona, Sil will have its major consolidation in the calendar of international fairs such as the first logistic Hall in the South of Europe.
Sil, who was born fruit of the need for the sector of the logistics of having a framework where to expose their products and where to talk in depth of the present and the future of it, keeps this dynamic spirit that year after year has shaped it as the agglutinating element of all the segments that make up.
For Enrique Lacalle, President of the Chamber, in its seventh edition "Sil is already a renowned and recognized nationally and internationally that it has been consolidated with the help of professionals and companies in the sector".
"Is the meeting point of all the logistics activity in the South of Europe, the Mediterranean basin, especially the countries of the Maghreb, Latin America and Southeast Asia," added.
After six editions, it has become the great fair competition of logistics and transport in Spain and is the second trade fair in Europe. In its edition of last year, Sil had significant growth and a dramatic development, consolidating in the calendar of fairs as the "living room logistics of the South of Europe".
All the main sectors concerning logistics, distributed by specific areas will be represented in Sil 2005. In addition, this year the Salon has a new space dedicated entirely to rail transport.
Exhibiting companies planned for this year's Edition exceeds the 700, to which we must add 1,000 companies represented more. He is also expected that the number of expected visitors during the four days that lasts the event exceeds the 40,000.
Our neighbour will be this year the special guest of the Sil. The Portuguese country shall be widely represented in the Hall, with the participation of representatives of different sectors of the logistics such as ports, operators and logistics platforms.
