easyFairs^® MAINTEC 2008 post-show visitor research

easyFairs MAINTEC 2008 attracted 1873 visitors over three days, a 10% increase on 2007.

CLICK HERE to view the 2008 easyFairs MAINTEC Post-Show Report

Visitors by organisation type

Visitors attended from across the spectrum of processing and manufacturing industries. The main industries represented were:

• Food & drink
• Petro-chemical
• Pharmaceutical
• Automotive
• Aerospace
• Consumer electronics
• Utilities (water & energy)
• Railways / transport / logistics

Visitors by Job Function

• Maintenance / asset management / facility management 51%
• Plant / production /operations 19%
• Sales & marketing 11%
• Consultant 5%
• Other 14%

Visitors by Purchasing / Decision Making Authority

• I make the final decision 30%
• I specify 32%
• I influence 38%

Our survey of visitors to the 2008 edition of easyFairs MAINTEC revealed:

• 25% of visitors to easyFairs® MAINTEC are actively seeking NEW suppliers
• 40% of visitors to easyFairs MAINTEC are likely to make a purchase as a direct result of their visit to the event.
• 77% of respondents will make this purchase within 6 months.
• 83% of visitors were successful in achieving their objectives for attending the event.
• When asked to rate the importance of easyFairs MAINTEC to their job role on a scale of 1 to 5 (with 5 being the most important) 80% of visitors ranked it as 3 and above.
• Visitors to easyFairs MAINTEC are satisfied with quality, range and number of exhibitors on offer, indeed 81% thought that no area was under-represented.
• Visitors to easyFairs MAINTEC are interested in all areas of maintenance and asset management: 
  
  Condition monitoring 54%     
  Predictive maintenance 56%     
  Thermography 37%     
  Asset management 37%     
  Buildings & facilities maintenance 32%     
  Lubrication 36%     
  Tools 39%     
  Boilers, burners, combustion engineering 20%     
  Plant equipment 37%     
  Energy & Environment 42%     
  Maintenance software 42%    
  Maintenance outsourcing 23%     
  Electrical maintenance 41%     
  Mechanical maintenance 51%
  Safety 45%
  
• Visitors to easyFairs MAINTEC are serious about the event and don’t generally visit other related events:
  
  95% don't attend PWE
  85% don't attend MACH
  87% don't attend The Facilities Management Show
  81% don't attend Safety & Health Expo
  88% don't attend Midlands Manufacturing
  85% don't attend EuroMaintenance
  90% don't attend Sustainabilitylive
  95% don't attend WWEM
  94% don't attend IFSEC
  88% don't attend ET 2008 - Environmental Technology