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Returns the international logistics and maintenance

17/07/2007

May 30, 2007

Between days 5 and on June 8, 2007 again reopen the SIL, international logistics and maintenance, organized by the consortium of the Zona Franca, chaired by Manuel Royes.

The SIL, Enrique Lacalle, President of the Organizing Committee and the General Director of SIL, Blanca Sorigué, presented in the middle of may the 9th edition of the SIL; "After eight editions, the SIL has become the great fair competition of logistics and transport in Spain and the South of Europe", said Enrique Lacalle, who is confident that this year will be reached the figure of 50,000 visitors and over 1,000 exhibiting companies. "The SIL is a room where everyone wins, a platform with new divisions, new organizations and a relaxed and comfortable environment for doing business."

The Minister of industry, tourism and trade. Mr. Joan Clos, will preside over the ceremony of official opening of the 2007 SIL, which will be on June 5 at 11: 30 on the grounds of Fira de Barcelona's Gran via. After cutting of the Ribbon Protocol, it is expected that the Clos Minister made a tour of the SIL accompanied by Manuel Royes and the present authorities together with the President of the Organizing Committee of the SIL, Enrique Lacalle.

In its ninth edition, SIL has almost 1,000 exhibitors and an exhibition area that exceeds the 70,000 square meters. These participation figures, and the high presence of foreign exhibitors and visitors, converted the Hall in the main meeting point for all the logistics activity in the South of Europe, the Mediterranean region - in particular the countries of the MaghrebLatin America and Southeast Asia.

It should be noted that the SIL last year opted for the change of name of the Hall because he wanted to bet on the Sector of maintenance, because since the beginning it has had a significant presence in the Hall, and whose novelty was 30 percent more of the exhibitors. So during the next edition, a new feature comes hand in hand with the latest revolution in the logistic field: RFID (radio frequency identification) technology, with a seminar where a specific area of stands will be organized. In this area they will be companies offering RFID-related products and services. The sector will be strengthened with the introduction of a new day called Seminars-RFID.

Also among the important parallel events that they carried out during the show, is the fifth edition of the Mediterranean Forum of logistics and transport, the Mediterranean near motto, aims to delve into the importance of land transport in the framework of the cooperation Euro-Mediterranean with a view to the future zone of free trade and its impact on the transport and logistics services. Its goal is to connect the Mediterranean to facilitate the mobility of people and goods meeting the challenges of globalisation and competition from other areas around the world.

They are held also the 10th International Symposium SIL-Cinco days and the 5th Forum Mediterranean logistics and transport.

Another noteworthy event is the celebration of the tenth Symposium International SIL, which in this Edition "will be again at the first meeting with the plenum of authorities of the autonomous communities," according to statements by Enrique Lacalle. As a completion to the Symposium, a discussion will be held with representatives of them institutions of Government of Mexico, guest country of 9th SIL, which will be called "Mexico for the 21st century economy: opportunities and needs in infrastructure, logistics, distribution and transport".

The 9th edition of the SIL also counts with the traditional business meetings carried out in the International Hall of the SIL, within the framework of the 5th Forum as well as various technical seminars (including a new edition of the day of the railway)(, the 5th day of the port logistics or 2nd day of materials handling and storage).

Finally it should be noted the holding of the first edition of the Nit of l' Exhibitor which will take place the night of June 7 at 8 p.m. in the same enclosure of Gran Vía of Fira de Barcelona Fairgroundswhich will provide an opportunity to continue closing businesses in a more informal setting

Mexico is the guest country at the 9th edition of the SIL

The objectives of the SIL

Since its inception, the SIL has focused on the interaction of four lines of action are:

• be the meeting point of the entire logistics chain

• international projection, with bridge of connection of the European market with the Latin American, North Africa, Middle East and the Mediterranean account, in particular the area of the Maghreb and South-East Asia.

• be "know-how" logistics, with a wide range of conferences, forums and workshops.

• invest in new technologies as a factor estratégi co of the logistics industry.

The SIL is a Hall with the widest offer in logistics, already is directed to the sectors of storage of transport (road, rail, air or sea), infrastructure, etc. It is also a Sectored Hall, with a part dedicated to the storage, equipment and maintenance (automation and control, containers, pallets and containers, installations and industrial equipment, etc.); another dedicated to infrastructure, transport and logistics systems (airports, customs, railroad, real estate, shipping, logistics operators, logistics platforms, ports, zones, etc.); and another focused on the information technology (industrial consulting, ERP, labeling, identification, and radio frequency, engineering, etc.). There is also an area dedicated to the sector rail (rail infrastructure, transport of goods, standard or special wagons, maintenance of roads, etc.) as well as another centered on the industrial vehicles and industry Assistant (products used in the manufacture, repair and maintenance of commercial vehicles for goods)(, swap, trailers and bodies, among others).

Atmosphere of the lounge in the last edition.

Visitors to the SIL

SIL has evolved dramatically in recent years, from 166 exhibitors in its first edition, in 1999, up to 900 in 2006 (and a forecast of more than 1,000 this year). The growth of visitors for its part has followed a similar projection, with almost 9,000 in 1999 and more than 45,000 in the last edition. In 2006, the 900 exhibitors from the SIL, 60 percent were domestic and 40 per cent remaining international, while the total number of visitors, 85 per cent were nationally, with 15% international.

With regard to the visitors of the SIL, they are strictly professionals: managers, technical and commercial managers of the leading companies in the logistics sector or in sectors where the logistics activity is fundamental. By sectors, the visitors of the SIL belong largely to logistics and transport (41 percent), 21 per cent are of great consumer sector and, to a lesser extent, to real estate consulting (14%), automotive (11 percent), industry heavy (7%) and chemical industry and pharmaceutical (6 percent).

Logistics news in SIL 2007

SIL welcomes different developments in the logistics industry, with new buildings and logistics platforms, projects of national scope and large surfaces. These include the Logistics Park AMB decks of CB Richard Ellis, the projects in Toledo and Valls of DTZ or different promotions of Exa; with logistic ships in Alcalá de Henares, Azuqueca de Henares or Zaragoza, as well as logistics sets in Vila-Rodona or Sant Feliu de Buixalleu, among others.