Here at the Nimlok head offices in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire we are busily preparing for one of our biggest events this year- International Confex held between 6-8^th March 2012.

The event is being held at Excel, London for the first time and is an exciting opportunity for us to connect with event organisers who are looking for a range of venues, destinations and support services. Our exhibition stand (Stand number G721) will provide the perfect forum to do business with marketers and event organisers.

Our in-house exhibition stand design team have really excelled themselves this year- and our huge island space has allowed us to create maximum impact with our stand design. Our forward thinking design experience and a reputation built on reliability and excellence means we really must showcase our innovative, cost effective range at its best.

It’s an exciting opportunity to be able to attend again after our success last year and we will be able to showcase a fantastic example of our new hire architecture, designed at maximising customisation and impact to clients without a longer term investment, typically required with a bought or commissioned stand.

We will also be showcasing our fantastic audio visual capabilities through an interactive jigsaw game where you will have the opportunity to win a digital photo frame and working with our sister design agency VU:Creative we will be utilising the fantastic i-lead system.

The Nimlok stand will also be shared with its sister brand Conference Expo which is a new innovative and refreshing stand package for conferences with 5-50 exhibitors. The package offers event organisers the opportunity to offer enhanced stands with printed graphics and counters with storage and lighting to their exhibitors rather than having a mish mash of pop-ups, banners and Ad-hoc materials. Visit the girls on stand G720.

To find out more about International Confex visit the website at www.international-confex.com

We were very excited in the office this morning to have been announced as a finalist at the Exhibition News awards, one of the industries leading awards events.

Our finalist announced came under the Best Designer category for one of Nimlok’s best Stephen Silvester.

 Nimlok design team

Our application for Stephen Silvester was hugely exciting as it was the opportunity for us to demonstrate his superior design skills for many of our top customers. He has been working with Nimlok’s design department for over five years creating stylish exhibition displays including modular and custom modular stands. Each design has been loving created with the customers objectives in mind, always aiming for the ultimate in exhibition stand design.

Design is critical at every level of an exhibition, being at a show or creating an identity, marketing material or stand design.

 Exhibition stands supporting many sectors

 Stephen has created stands in sectors from military defence, security, food, medical and finance. His creative solutions for exhibitions and events have really produced results and his passion, qualifications and experience have ensured that he really delivers.

An example of some of Stephen’s best work can be seen in the Nimlok exhibition stand portfolio.

With one or our top customers in particularly, NP Aerospace he produced one of his best designs. NP Aerospace who were attending DSEi- a key event for the defence and security community seeking to demonstrate equipment, systems and services had tough competition with over 1300 exhibitors at this major industry show.

Stephens brief was to generate serious, high value leads, to make the brands stand informative, modern and with enough room to fit a Phoenix vehicle and Bentley armoured car. No mean feat! The stand integrated the multiple armoured vehicles and offered integral meeting rooms and break out areas supported by creative graphical imagery and information points.

We are really thrilled for Stephen and we look forward to find out whether he has won his category at the exciting awards ceremony on 29^th March at Olympia, London.

40 years of history- just got better

Nimlok have always been known for our portable display products as well as our larger modular and custom modular displays but our new website has just got even better.

A much clearer and concise range is available at our new portables website with an extended array of products and lower prices from a name you can trust!

The portables site includes pop ups, banners, literature holders and even outdoor displays and includes downloaded instruction sheets and graphic templates.

You can use our online artwork upload to whizz over your designs instantly and can now BUY online.

Quick and Simple exhibition displays

The site means you can purchase portable products at the click of a button with an extremely fast turnaround. Next day delivery upon receipt of your artwork! Not bad eh?!

Portable products are great for so many applications for all kind of event sizes and backdrops- its defiantely worth taking a look at our new site to see for yourself.

You can always visit our showroom here in Wellingborough to try before you buy.

Last week we exhibited at The Events Event at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on Thursday 19^th January with a great example of one of our modular displays.

 Our stand really had the wow factor with impactful design and creative branding- it really stood out from the crowd at the event. We hope you will agree it was a lovely looking exhibition display.

Interactive audio visual

 We utilized our brand builder jigsaw puzzle on our interactive screen which was placed on a Nimlok counter which was a great lead generation tool. Visitors had to de-scramble some images of our fantastic exhibition stands and create the picture in the fastest time.

Congratulations to Alistair Brookes from JDRF (a charity which exists to find the cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications, and is the world’s leading charitable funder of type 1 diabetes research).

 We also showcased our exhibition display portfolio on a large 42inch screen with a rolling presentation of images.

Some big name leads made the event a great success for us- and we hope that our valuable leads from the show will come to fruition.

Although we always suggest having a fantastic exhibition stand whether it is hired, modular or custom modular often many companies neglect inviting their key current and potential clients to visit them.

We have put together some top tips to help you ensure your companies attendance at an event ends up fruitful rather than fruitless!

Consider who will be attending- this will really help you plan out the best ways to attract your audience. You don’t want to promote your event to the wrong people and you certainly don’t want to lose out on those you really want to see.

Use your website- Publicise your attendance at the event on your website. Your website gives the chance for you to promote all aspects of your exhibition stand including competition, interactive content and promotions.

Create bespoke materials- Why not create a microsite, event email or content about your attendance. You can go into real detail about your stand and onsite promotions and send your selected audience with a very specific message to your event.

Content is king- Writing about your attendance and spreading it across the social media world is a sure fire way to spread your message.

Use the shows website- make sure you have access to the exhibitor section of the show website and complete your company profile. There are also lots of other marketing opportunities available to you within the site so make sure you take advantage.

Advertise-Advertising in the event show guide or your industry magazines can be a great way to get exposure to your target audience. Many of these sources also advertise online now too.

Sponsor- Events always have sponsorship opportunities and tend to be as big as your budget stretches but it can be a great ‘on the day’ reminder of your brand for the visitors.

Our team always want to help you out every step of the way with your event. You can find out more about otherways we can support you with your event at our website. Just click here

In November we had the pleasure of hosting the annual Starting off training awards ceremony at our brand new showroom based in Wellingborough. Starting Off is a fantastic scheme which finds employment and training opportunities for young people.

I have been working at Nimlok for over five years and have been part of the Starting Off scheme since 2008. Nimlok are keen advocates of supporting training of young people and have nurtured over 6 employees through work based learning.

The event which was hosted on 25^th November saw over 100 attendees at the Nimlok head office and our showroom was the perfect setting for such a ceremony.

The showroom is a fantastic presentation space as well as showcasing the variety of our range from portables products to our useful hire architecture.

 I had the pleasure of also receiving an award (my second NVQ for Business and Administration level three) from the guest presenter of the day, Paralympian David Holding. David talked of his past as a medal winning Paralympics racer and how he had also started a course with Starting off after retirement. It was amazing to hear that he had won many medals for racing, marathons, 100m and 250m.

It was a great day for all and the Evening Telegraph even attended the event and put an article in their next issue about the proud apprentice’s of 2011 collecting their awards.

It’s a great achievement to the apprentice’s that attended the event and collected their awards. David in particular was a fantastic influence on the day and spurred many of us to consider going on to achieve our next NVQ.

It was an honour for Nimlok to be involved in such a prestigious event and I am looking forward to continuing to apply the skills I have learnt through Starting off here at Nimlok.

If you would like to visit our showroom or use our showroom for a future event click here.

Exhibition stand hire can deliver a winning combination of design and value. Upwards of 80% of your stand framework, walling, counters, doors and lighting can be hired at the fraction of the purchase price.
You can still combine hire with bespoke elements and graphics to maximize impact and brand the stand as your own. With Nimlok Hire doesn’t mean ‘old’ as we ensure that they keep only the best inventory in stock so that you receive the best materials.
Hire also doesn’t mean that you will have to have a particular ‘look and feel’ which will have been used by many companies or you will see at the same event, you can really make a hire stand your own by utilizing exhibition stand designers to make the most out of hired materials.
Hire can really be great if you have a limited budget as hire stands can be considerably cheaper than a purchased equivalent. Our brochure is downloadable if you want to find out more click here.
Many companies utilise a hire stand if they are about to go through a rebrand or have a seasonal promotion and don’t want to make a big investment with an owned stand when you won’t be able to utilise it again. When you don’t exhibit very often or even want to test out exhibiting for the first time hiring can be a great alternative too.

Many overseas exhibitiors also hire stands and rebrand them with their international messages.

When hiring a stand you will save yourself money on storage and won’t have any additional charges of refurbishment which can be an extra cost saving. And you can still get Nimlok to deliver, install and dismantle your displays.

Bringing Exhibition stand cheer this Christmas!

Who would have thought an exhibition stand company is spreading joy this festive season with our Christmas competition. Visitors were challenged with the task of finding our hidden present on the Nimlok website whilst searching through our exhibition stand designs and portfolio.

Our winner from Flexicon Limited was thrilled with his Christmas surprise and we look forward to presenting him with his Ipad 2 in the new year. I am afraid you can’t now win an Ipad 2 but do please check out our website for more information on our exciting range as well as checking out our new portable displays section.

 Just incase- please note that during the festive period our office will be closed from 5pm tomorrow (Friday 23rd December) and reopen at 08:30am Tuesday 3rd January 2012. If you have any questions please do contact 01933 409409.

Let it show, show, show!

As you are hopefully getting prepared and searching for your 2012 exhibition stands, why not check out our website and search for the hidden present.
Once you find the hidden gift, complete your details on the prize draw form and you could be in with a chance to win an Ipad 2.
Our draw closes on Monday 19th December at 5pm with our winner being announced on the 20th December.
An exhibition stand range for every need
Whilst you are on the site you can explore our range of fantastic exhibition display stands as well as checking out our new exhibition stand hire range which is great if you are rebranding, have limited budgets or just want to sample what Nimlok are capable of.
The site also tells you more about our great range of services which include audio visual, graphic design and in-house design.
You could always come and check it out for yourself by visiting our showroom.
Good luck with finding the hidden present- hopefully you could be a winner!!

Christmas is fast approaching and along with the excess of Christmas dinners and New Year parties comes the realisation that in the New Year the main event season begins.
If you haven’t already thought about your exhibition stands yet it is definitely worth checking out our fantastic exhibition displays portfolio which is available on our website.
Our in-house team can provide you with a free exhibition stand design so you can preview your ideas and determine your budgets or you could speak to your regional business manager who would be happy to pop by to visit you to discuss your requirements.

Take a look at our website or contact us on 01933 409409 for more information