With ground-breaking features, brand new discussions and over 350 exhibitors taking part, Traffex is back for another year running and set to be the best yet.
Now in its 26th year, the International traffic management, road safety, parking, ITS and highway maintenance exhibition will return to the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham from 16th – 18th April with free entry for all visitors.
Once again, Traffex will also run alongside its sister exhibition, Parkex, Europe's largest dedicated Parking Exhibition. Parkex will feature all the leading suppliers of on and off street parking equipment, access control, parking management, software, refurbishment, energy saving, civil enforcement, training and payment processing making the combined Traffex and Parkex event the UK's largest traffic management and parking exhibition.
This year's Traffex will see a huge range of exhibitors showcasing the very latest developments, but there is also a free, CPD accredited three day seminar programme, organised in partnership with ITS UK, The Highways Agency, Department for Transport and The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation, covering a wide range of topics and offering insights from the transport industry's leading experts. Speakers include, Graham Hanson, Head of Traffic Signs Policy, Department for Transport, David Ubaka, Director D.U.P, Phil Jones, Phil Jones Associates, Prof Eric Sampson CBE, ITS UK, Mathew Lugg OBE, specialist adviser to DfT and Andrew Page-Dove of the Highways Agency.
Seminar topics include: Road Safety, Traffic Infrastructure, Social Media, Extreme Weather, Manual For Streets 2, Signing The Way, Cycling Strategy, Building Information Modelling, Greener Transport Systems, Highway Maintenance and Intelligent Transport Systems.
Live demonstrations and special features will also play a key role in this year's show, including the Instarmac Live! Fill & Go Challenge. Fast and lasting pothole repair is a common problem facing all local authorities and with this in mind, Instarmac Live will demonstrate first hand pothole repair where a live audience will watch opponents race against the clock to repair potholes and race cars over their handy work.
Bill Butler, Traffex 2013 Event Director, comments: "I am really looking forward to this year's show; the team have been hard at work to deliver a first class event that will bring everyone together under one roof. There have been many challenges facing the industry over the last 18 months but nothing beats face to face interaction and we have gathered some of the industry's top experts to inspire and remind people what a diverse and exciting industry they work in."
For the first time ever, Traffex will also be showcasing a brand new feature called "˜Lighting The Way'. In response to DfT's Traffic Signs Policy paper entitled "Signing the Way", the large darkened indoor display area in the main exhibition hall will present an array of retro reflective and directly illuminated traffic signing and lining products in street-lit, unlit and dimmed conditions.
Two very different scenarios will be created, which are intended to capture the essence of typical urban and rural street scenes. The aim of the feature is to demonstrate the situations where each of the product types displayed really come into their own, helping to save lives by guiding the way ahead.
This exciting new feature is organised in conjunction with REMA, ILP, Mott MacDonald and UK Roads. Andy Pledge of UK Roads commented; "This is an exciting project and I am pleased to be part of it. As REMA Secretary I want to be able to show the benefits that retro reflective products bring to road safety and how these products fit within the contents of the DfT's policy paper."
Bill Butler, Traffex 2013 Event Director commented: "Traffex is long established as the UK's number one event for this industry and "˜Lighting the Way' is a great opportunity to add a new "˜live' dimension to the event. This space will become a regular feature at Traffex and will have a new theme each time that will keep the exhibition fresh and engaging for visitors and exhibitors alike."
As the UK's most important traffic industry event, there is plenty for you to see and do at Traffex. UK and international exhibitors will be using the show as the launch pad for their latest products and services in road safety, display technology, speed detection, traffic engineering, highway infrastructure, enforcement, parking, traffic management, energy saving, intelligent transport systems, passive safety, sustainable transport solution, ICT and much more.
