SIL 2010, "a breath of morality" for the logistics sector
June 7, 2010
According to the Organization's data, the estimated turnover stood over 2,000 million euros now weighs.
Data from the living room
- Professional visitors 50.600
- Participating companies 615
- National business 55 %
- 45% International companies
- Participating countries 68
- Professional accredited press 416
8Th Mediterranean Logistics Forum & transportation
Also, Enrique Lacalle pointed out at the end of the fair that "this year we have held more technical conferences ever, a total of 20, and all of them have had a magnificent participation". A fact which reaffirms the role of the SIL as a point of encounter and debate of the sector.
(VI) Awards SIL of logistics
- Best national logistics entrepreneur José Mestre, CEO of Tercat, S.A.
- Best international logistics company Knapp AG
- Best project logistics national of Asturias yPlaza, S.A.
- Best logistics project international Autorità Portuale Di Napoli
- Special Award SIL Atox storage systems
- SIL prize of journalism group Tecnipublicaciones yGrupo journal
- Award Best SIL director of logistics Juan Ramón Rodríguez, director of factory and logistics operations of Seat
Furthermore, and in the words of its organizers, this year the SIL cunplió new one of its priority objectives: "to be the most international exhibition of the celebrated to date". The broad foreign business and institutional representation of 2010 was key to reaffirm the SIL as true for the 'know-how' and benchmark business space. Countries with more representation they stressed Germany, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Greece, Holland, Italy, Japan, Holland, Hungary, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Morocco, Mexico, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey, Panama, Portugal and United Kingdom
And it is the twelfth edition of the international logistics and maintenance was also one of the largest spaces of Europe dedicated to the commercial exchange and knowledge with a turnover estimated over 2 billion euros.
SIL 2010 also made available to companies exhibiting and visiting a salon sectorizado in which different areas relating to logistics management were represented:
- Systems of transport and logistics, infrastructure and real estate
- Storage, equipment and maintenance
- Telematics, e-business, telecommunications and it solutions to get the world moving
More than 3,157 professionals attending the different parallel to the living room sessions as congressmen again endorsed the bet of the SIL to disseminate knowledge about different areas of logistics.
For its part, the Special Representative of the State at El Consorci de la zone Franca of Barcelona, Manuel Royes, said "the satisfaction of the Consortium for a further year their grain of sand to turn Barcelona into the European capital of logistics through the SIL who founded the Consorci Zona Franca de Barcelona makes 12" "years for this purpose".
Enrique Lacalle, President of the Organizing Committee of the SIL, also announced that the 13th edition of the Salon will take place from 7 to 10 May 2011 at the Gran Via-Fira de Barcelona Fairgrounds. In the same way, Lacalle revealing that "discussions have been held so that Italy and Uruguay are the invitees of the 2011 SIL".
Finally, Lacalle wanted to "thank to all the authorities, associations national and international working with Hall, speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, national and international participants, visitors and media and to the city of Barcelona for his collaboration and enthusiastic participation that has made possible the success of this twelfth international exhibition of the logistics and" "maintenance".
Italy shows his logistical potential
One of the great innovations of the 2010 SIL was the creation of the circle logistics, a space dedicated to accommodate the main directors of logistics of the country, upon invitation by the Organizing Committee of the international logistics show and the maintenance. Many participating companies held business meetings with the directors of logistics members of the circle of logistics. Edition, and despite the current economic times, the international exhibition logistics and maintenance was characterized by the large number of business and generated business contacts.
Success of the technical conferences
Also, the technological Institute of packaging, transport and logistics (Itene) conducted two workshops, one to the sector chemist and one who has dealt with aspects of sustainability in logistics. Other notable events were the first workshop SIL Pharma & Health, the Corresponsables day and a session organized by Itene under the title 'Logistics, innovation and information technology'.
New technologies were also one of the protagonists of the day with the holding of the 2nd Edition of the day of information systems for the logistics, an organizer for the Spanish Center for logistics (CEL) working breakfast and numerous presentations of companies within the SIL Tech area, the area of exhibition dedicated to this sector.
The 2nd Edition of the day of information systems for the logistics, organized by Idom consultancy and the SIL, sponsored by SAP and co-sponsored by TXT e-solutions, he presented a series of advanced solutions to detect, analyses and respond to the new conditions of the productmarket and customer. This day has been with the assistance of a center for professionals and the participation of prominent speakers at the international level. At the same time, the Centre Spanish of logistics (CEL), sponsored by Tenenet, hosted a working breakfast under the title 'New technologies for the optimisation of processes along the supply chain'.
Throughout the day, in SIL Tech area, the area of SIL 2010 dedicated to new technologies, there have been presentations and demonstrations of different companies. In this sense, 4 G fleet, Ares identification solutions, SSI Schäfer, Zenatek, TomTom Work, IDAT, Vocollect and Daimler Fleetboard have presented their products, services and technology solutions.
It should be noted that the international logistics and maintenance (SIL 2010) committed to new technologies, as illustrated by SATO technology features Control Access to, by means of the RFID technologies, you can identify all visitors of the Salon in a time record.