Dates confirmed for 2011 APEX show

The exhibition, which is organised by Industrial Promotions International (IPI) and officially sponsored by Access International magazine, will be taking place for the seventh time and three years after the last event was held in September 2008.

The timing for the 2011 show looks like it will be perfect. It takes place in a year without a major European exhibition - Bauma is in 2010 and Intermat is in 2012 - and the industry is anticipating that it will coincide with an upturn in spending on aerial platforms following several years of low investment by rental companies.

The show will again be supported by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF). Tim Whiteman, IPAF's managing director, said; "2011 looks like it will be the start of the return to ‘business as usual' for the powered access sector, and APEX 2011 will be one of the most important events for the industry.

"IPAF is going to be present and will again organise a series of meetings during and around the show for its worldwide membership."