The exhibition was opened by: Tomasz Raczyński, President of the Management Board of Kolporter Expo; Andrzej Nowrotek from the Board of the Association of International Road Carriers in Poland; and Marek Tarczyński, Chairman of the Council of the Polish Chamber of Forwarding and Logistics.
More than 60 representatives of logistics, distribution, transport and forwarding companies, logistics and distribution centers, consulting firms, and specialized publishers arrived at the Sosnowiec Trade and Exhibition Center, coming not only from Poland but also from the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Germany.
Trucks and delivery vehicles entered the hall. Among the stands, one could see, among other things, forklifts that are mounted to vehicles. Fair visitors also had the opportunity to learn about computer software that facilitates work for transport companies, modern warehouse storage equipment, warehouse devices, cleaning systems, and automatic data identification systems. As in the previous year, the Fair was made more attractive by the Forklift Cup competition, a contest for the best forklift driver organized by AB..Z. CENTRUM in cooperation with Kolporter Expo, as well as presentations, seminars, and a first aid demonstration. The Association of International Road Carriers in Poland organized a seminar titled “Current Problems of Road Transport”.
During this year’s 3rd edition of the Logistex exhibition, the Expo Silesia medal was awarded for the first time in the product/service category for the domestic distribution of general cargo shipments within a system created by various forwarding companies. The award went to the first such system in Poland, for the company LOGWIN ROAD + RAIL POLAND SP. Z O.O.
The competition jury also decided on two distinctions. In the product/service category, it was awarded to CSF POLSKA SP. Z O.O. for One4all for logistics. In the most interesting stand exhibition category, the company CarrierWEB, B.V. was distinguished.
The organization of the third edition of the LOGISTEX Fair was supported by, among others, the Institute of Logistics and Warehousing, the Polish Chamber of Forwarding and Logistics, the Association of International Road Carriers in Poland, and the Chamber of Land Transport.
A photo gallery from the Fair is available at www.logistex.pl.
The next LOGISTEX Fair will take place in April 2010.