"Spain da only for a great show of logistics"

Lacalle explained that "the expected suspension of Logitrans confirms our theory that in times of crisis or no crisis, sectors can only have a great international fair, them makes us stronger and more competitive European competition". And he added: "the obsession of copying rooms consolidated like ours, which will be 12 years of life, is an absolute error which weakens to Spain as a country, from a logistical point of view, and we end up paying the companies".

Enrique Lacalle also stressed that "the 12th edition of the international exhibition logistics and maintenance occurs well despite the time that we live". After 12 years of Sil, 13 of Sil International Symposium, 11 years from the day of areas and warehouses, the day of port logistics 10, eight of the Mediterranean logistics and Transport Forum, 6 years from the day of the railway5 years from the day of maintenance and storage, 4 of ANFAC hours, 3 hours of the day of logistics real estate and 2 years from the day of the information systems applied to the logistics and logistics operatorsLacalle points out: "Continue to innovate".

An innovation that can be seen in the 6 examples that exposed Lacalle:

• France will be the guest country. Sil 2010 will have a participation of companies in the neighbouring country include Norbert Dentressangle, Geodis, Prologis, Marceau, the port of Marseille, the autonomous port of Bordeaux, the port of Calais and the Chamber of Commerce of Deux-Sèvres, among others.
• The Principality of Asturias will be the first guest to the Sil autonomous community. Starting this year each edition of the show will feature an autonomous community invited in particular, in order to show all logistical supply of it more widely.
• Lebanon will be the guest country of the 8th Forum Mediterranean logistics and transport, a forum that already has become the meeting point of logistics and transport in the Mediterranean, reinforced by the city of Barcelona of the European Union for the Mediterranean (UpM).
• The Exhibition Village has been created, it's an area in which several brands show live and direct their products, services, solutions and improvements through practical examples of picking, reduction of environmental pollution, sustainable development and improvement of green logistics.
• SIL Tech area and Sil Trans area, two different areas dedicated to new technologies and transport sectors road, respectively. In this way Sil 2010 presented an offer much more philosophic.
• SIL 2010 will feature the new Hospitality area, a stand of 180 square metres located in preferred location to enjoy it for one, two, three or four days of the show. In the Hospitality area companies wishing to do may invite their customers and receive visitors of the Sil to give the presentation of your product or service and offer them a cocktail, glass, etc.

For the President of the Organizing Committee of the Sil "before so much innovation we could say that of who gives more?" "Sil has become a useful tool for companies in logistics, effective and with an influx of visitors each year more than the previous one".

Enrique Lacalle also stated that stated that "many times I have considered and repeated that meet once a year the Spanish logistics with international logistics was necessary, and many times I have stated the profitability of the Sil for companies." "The best proof of this is that there are still strong and being a forced meeting point", stating that "more than 300 exhibiting companies confirmed by Sil 2010 today certified it".

Asturias, guest autonomous community of the Sil 2010

The logistics and maintenance (Sil) international fair will feature Asturias as guest autonomous community in its 12th Edition. The centrality of Asturias in the Cantabrian cornice, in the southern part of the Atlantic Arc, make this community a clear business opportunity for entrepreneurs who perform or study movements of imports and exports. In this way, the SIL will have for the first time a guest autonomous community who will share ownership with France, as guest country of Sil 2010.

Sil 2010 will feature the participation of numerous companies and Asturian institutions that will present their products, services and real business opportunities to all attendees. Within this participation should be noted that of the port of Gijón - known as El Musel - leading national movement of bulk solids. The Musel has daily commercial routes with France and United Kingdom and is a key part in the economic and industrial development in the region. The port of Gijón is called on to expand its links with the hinterland and, in particular, also as a natural outlet of numerous companies in Castile and León, Spain.

Tourism employs 65 per cent of the labour force in the Principality of Asturias, while the steel industry, the food, shipyards, weapons, chemical and transport equipment, do with 30%. Cattle, agriculture and fisheries sector employs 6% of the active population.

As regards the railways, Asturias has an extensive network of services in the vicinity of the two companies offering their services in the Principality, RENFE and FEVE, and regional services and long distance with Ferrol, SantanderLeón, Madrid, Alicante and Barcelona. Variant of Pajares, a long-sought railway infrastructure, which will allow access to the Spanish high-speed AVE and connections with lower times with Madrid and the rest of Spain is currently being built.