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NEPCON China 2011 will be held in Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center from May 11th to May 13th, 2011. To date 90% of the booths have already been sold, a strong indication of the trust and confidence in the NEPCON brand and represents further confirmation that NEPCON China is a leading international electronic manufacturing feast in China, demonstrating an in-depth knowledge of the current market focus and industrial trends while providing unique and highly valuable cooperation and business opportunities to its participants. Many of the leading global SMT facility manufacturers and material suppliers, including Assembleon, Agilent, Siemens, Sony, Hitachi, Samsung, Panasonic, Fujifilm, Scaime, Henkel, Yamaha, Tokyo Juki, Dek and Xunke have reserved booths for this event and will be joined by almost 100 first-time exhibitors including Patena, Advanced Screwdriver, PMC, Rico, Stena, Vitrox and Hiwin, who have also ordered their next-year booths in advance. Together with the consistently promising market of smart phones, digital cameras, desktops and laptops, and the quick increase in Solar PV, LED, auto electronics, avionics and medical electronics, the SMT market now steps into a stable development phase. Diorled predicts that LED will sweep over the backlight market of the laptop PC screen. It’s also anticipated that by 2012 the output value of auto electronics in China will be RMB 300 billions Yuan. The current market volume of medical electronics in China has arrived at RMB 25 billions Yuan, attaining a year-on-year growth of over 16%. All of this unveils the sound trend in 2011. NEPCON China 2011 will, by combining all of their market focus, provide an energetic and exciting trade and communication platform, help exhibitors enhance their competitiveness, seize more market share and explore new business opportunities all of which will serve as the optimal path for companies to enter into the emerging fields in China’s electronic manufacturing industry. NEPCON China 2011 will put forward a new Green Electronics Design & Manufacturing Pavilion, which is dedicated for the promotion of energy efficient, environment friendly equipment, products and services...The pavilion will serve to offer suppliers a timely and efficient platform to promote their integrated solutions of green manufacturing. It will cover four exhibition segments, Green Electronics Recycling, Quality Control, Assembly & Materials and ESD. In addition to unique visitors of NEPCON, the Pavilion will attract attendees in professional fields such as environment safety and protection, supply chain/material management, factory administration and other related departments. As one of the Pavilions’ highlights, the Green Electronics Recycling segment is expected to receive a vast amount of attention. Statistics have shown that in 2010, 30 million household electronic appliances were recycled; This amounts to approximately 20% of all sales of the five main household electronic appliances in 2008. In recent years, under the supervision of national policies and regulations, domestic electronic manufacturers, recycling and processing companies are destined to transform technologies and R&D toward green industries. How to apply scientific methods, advanced and practical technologies and equipments to achieve green and reasonable recycling and processing solutions has become an urgent and important issue for the companies. The Green Electronics Design and Manufacturing Pavilion, the best exhibiting and communicating platform for global leading green recycling services and equipments suppliers, will help companies meet potential clients in China while interpreting policies, regulations and analyzing industry needs. NEPCON has continuously devoted itself to improving investment return rates and attracting quality professional visitors and purchasers. In accordance with the constantly changing development trends and focus in industries, it expands its geographic area and industries scope both horizontally and vertically, thus upgrading and perfecting itself. NEPCON China 2011 is expected to receive 18, 000 professional visitors. Not only will it continue to assist exhibitors to enhance their business in east and south China, but it will also help attract potential buyers from new emerging markets like west, central and north China. Purchasing needs from multi-fields will add even more potential opportunities. Aside from traditional fields such as auto electronics, medical electronics and PC, visitors in Solar PV and wind power are also expected. Invited overseas visitors are predominantly from South East Asia; India, Vietnam, Japan and Korea. Meanwhile, Green Lighting Shanghai 2011, which is to be held simultaneously by China Solid State Lighting Alliance and Reed Exhibitions, will attract more professional LED visitors. NEPCON will tailor innovative integrated marketing solutions to exhibitors and potential clients, by various promoting channels, such as face-to-face events, road shows, 365-day online portal, magazines and mobile platforms throughout the year. The Marketing Principle of Asia and China headquarters of Henkel Electronics Business, stated that “After NEPCON put forward its integrated marketing communication, Henkel enhanced its brand and market image, by booth promoting, eNEPCON channel promotion, advertisements on SMT Home and conference sponsorship in less developed cities, all of which have amplified Henkel’s market influence on the electronics manufacturing industry with fruitful results. Closer and deeper cooperation with NEPCON is anticipated. ”

Hannover - CeMAT opens for business on 2 May 2011, against a background of accelerating economic recovery. The world’s leading trade fair for intralogistics is taking place this year under the tagline "Sustainability in Intralogistics". Following a decline in sales in 2009 and 2010, the industry is expecting to see nine per cent growth in turnover during the current year. Companies right across the industrial spectrum are starting to invest in logistics again. CeMAT will clearly benefit from this upturn during its five-day run (2 - 6 May) - and will in turn help to drive business growth across the industry. More than 1, 000 exhibitors will be presenting their latest innovations on a net display area of some 80, 000 square metres. "This means that CeMAT remains the undisputed No. 1 event for this market worldwide", says Dr. Andreas Gruchow, a member of the Board of Deutsche Messe AG. "The high quota of foreign exhibitors and visitors underlines the unique importance that CeMAT has for the industry. " Around a half of the exhibitors at CeMAT come from outside Germany. The countries with the largest exhibitor presence at the show are Italy, China, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, France, Belgium, Austria, Finland and Switzerland. They will be showcasing the complete spectrum of intralogistics technologies: Industrial trucks and accessories, complete plant installations, systems and accessories, continuous handling systems, robot logistics, cranes, lifting platforms, access platforms, hoisting gear, logistics management, auto ID systems, software, warehousing systems and equipment, port handling equipment, order-picking and packaging systems, loading equipment, telematics and logistics real estate. An additional attraction this year will be the trade show "Platformers’ Days", which is being staged under the aegis of CeMAT on the open-air site in Hannover. It offers visitors a wealth of exhibits and information on mobile lifting and access equipment - its uses, operation and opportunities for rental. Sustainability in Intralogistics The issue of sustainability poses a special challenge for intralogistics, especially in view of the continuing rise in energy and raw material costs and the ongoing climate debate. This is why "Sustainability in Intralogistics" has been chosen as the tagline for CeMAT 2011. The focus here is not on "sustainability" as some fashionable buzzword, but on what it really means - namely, maintaining a balance between the claims of the environment, economic success and social responsibility. "Intralogistics delivers technical solutions that can achieve greater productivity with less energy input, help to reduce packaging waste and make it possible to ease the burden of manual labour and create a better working environment for our workforce. We are really committed to these goals, and our industry has the potential to achieve them", says Christoph Hahn-Woernle, spokesman for the Intralogistics Forum and a managing partner of viastore systems GmbH, Stuttgart. International CeMAT Forum For the first time the Federal Logistics Association (BVL) is organizing the International CeMAT Forum. As well as sustainable technical developments in intralogistics systems, the presentations will cover the complete spectrum of logistical operations. The topics discussed range from the creation of secure and reliable supply chains to the distribution of goods in transport networks as well as the operation of terminals in intermodal hubs. The role of technical systems in the creation of sustainable and seamless value chains for the transhipment of load carriers and the maintenance of production supplies will be examined in detail. Attention will focus primarily on Brazil, China, India, Russia and the USA. Experts will discuss new approaches to topical issues and foster a better understanding, through dialogue, of the sustainable evolution of logistics. Port Forum "Green Logistics for the globalized economy" The Federal Association of Public River Ports (BÖB) is joining forces with the Central Association of German Sea Port Operators (ZDS) to stage the "Port Forum" once again at CeMAT 2011. This event is being held in the Robotation Academy on the Exhibition Grounds. Business professionals and representatives of the transport operators and the ports will be giving lecture presentations and taking part in discussions to consider how "green" port logistics can contribute to the development of sustainable logistics chains, and how this will affect the activities of shipping and forwarding agents and the logistics specialists who supply such concepts. In a first block of presentations on the theme "Sea and river ports working together to deliver green logistics in hinterland transport operations", the subjects under discussion include the growing market for intermodal transport systems, bulk goods traffic and the fast-developing project business. In the platform discussion that follows, the participants will debate the competitive advantages of "green logistics" in ports versus road-haulage solutions, questions of infrastructure policy and the subsidy schemes available for combined transport systems. The second block of presentations has as its theme "The integration of sea and river ports through technical innovation", with special reference to information technologies and innovative cargo-handling technologies. Packaging and Auto ID systems The special presentation "Auto ID and Packaging Logistics" at CeMAT 2011 highlights the role played by automated identification processes in packaging logistics. Visitors can see how the continuous data stream makes it possible to optimize the flow of goods in terms of traceability, process transparency and costs. They will also get an insight into the practicalities of incorporating this technology into goods shipments, with particular reference to primary packaging, packaging for transport, the assembly and securing of loading units and complete cargoes. Logistics Factory - Automation in the logistics sector The concept of "Logistics Factory" focuses on innovative robot-based automation solutions which extend beyond conventional production applications and adapt flexibly to complex, non-standardized logistics processes. The automation of material flows will necessitate the automation of information flows. The emphasis here is on the stringent technological demands in the logistics sector, as well as flexibility and scalability.

Franchise Expo Paris, the international business networking trade show, will be held from March 20th to 23rd, 2011, at the Exhibition Centre at Porte de Versailles in Paris, Pavilion 3. Using a 23, 000 sq. M. Surface area, Franchise Expo Paris will be staging French and international franchise brands from 75 business sectors. Four of those sectors are particularly innovative and growing fast: Fashion/beauty/health, home decoration/equipment, catering/food trade and services to individuals and businesses. As a privileged exchange platform between franchise and investor networks, the trade show expects 31, 000 visitors looking for business opportunities. In 2010, 13.5% of attendees were from overseas from 93 countries. Franchise Expo Paris is the only trade show to provide would-be business creators with the opportunity of discovering the interior decoration and ambience of French and foreign stores in such large numbers. In 2011, most of the 450 exhibiting brands will once again be reproducing their franchise concept within their booths to help investors find the one that suits them best. As a genuine springboard towards overseas markets, Franchise Expo Paris will be confirming its intent to present innovative concepts for these markets. 24% of exhibitors will be overseas franchisors. All international franchising experts will be there in 2011, including consultants, lawyers, bankers, franchise associations or real-estate agents. For the 2011 edition, besides the usual Spanish and Italian pavilions and the International Village, Franchise Expo Paris would introduce new pavilions: Canadian, Brazilian, American and Moroccan. The guest country of honour will be Canada. In choosing Canada, Franchise Expo Paris’s principal aim is to promote a market that is very attractive in exporting as well as importing franchise concepts. The franchise and networked business sector has seen remarkable growth and today counts over 1, 200 franchise networks (+41%) and almost 78, 000 outlets spread throughout the major cities. Lastly, as happens every year, Franchise Expo Paris will hold a 4-day intensive conference programme about the various key issues in the franchise sector, a series of meetings based upon the sharing of experience with major figures in business networking, as well as free daily training programmes dispensed by the franchise school and including a trail of bespoke visits, and also novelties to be discovered in early 2011. About Franchise Expo Paris Every year for over a quarter of a century, Franchise Expo Paris has been boosting the development of networks in France and abroad, helping thousands of entrepreneurs achieve their dream of founding their own business. Franchise Expo Paris is the privileged meeting platform putting company founders and retailers in touch with over 450 French and international brands. In order to ensure a successful project, Franchise Expo Paris gathers all of the professionals neededto support, advise and inform them, as well as help them find required funding. It is thanks to thisunique offer, which includes high-exposure store brands and concepts that are developing in newmarkets, that entrepreneurs can compare, projecting themselves into the brand’s world, and thus join the network best suited to their ambitions. Www. Franchiseparis. Com About the FFF Ever since its founding in 1971, the FFF (French Franchising Federation) has had one ambition: To make franchising the best means of development for modern trading. With close to 125 member networks selected according to ethical criteria and representing 40% of French franchisees, the FFF is an essential interface between public authorities, network founders, entrepreneurs and investors. It grants franchisors and future franchisors and franchisees the training and information they need to develop and to export...It holds discussions with public authorities and local elected officials about the vital modernisation of trading and merchant services, of which franchising is one of the most powerful vectors. Through its exchange and research programmes, it contributes to ongoing changes in franchising, a strategy currently used by over 1, 234 commercial networks in France — representing close to 50, 000 points of sale… In France, the franchise sector presently boasts over 315, 000 employees, a turnover in excess of €47b and a growth rate above 10% (in amount of new networks and points of sale) in the most dynamic sectors (services to individuals, real estate, specialised food). Such confirmed success further supports, encourages and nurtures the FFF’s ambition as the spokesperson for entrepreneurs who create and who develop through franchising... www. Franchise-fff. Com

Keynote theme in 2011: "Work and Life with the Cloud" Event consolidates efficiency edge Hannover, Germany. The global ICT market is responding positively to the arrangement of CeBIT 2011 into four different platforms: "The new platform structure of CeBIT 2011 helps us intersect perfectly with the needs of the global ICT sector, " comments Ernst Raue, Managing Board Member of Hannover-based Deutsche Messe AG. "Whereas, since 2008, a total of 60 ICT-related exhibitions have been cancelled worldwide, CeBIT is actually on a growth trajectory. The event’s restructuring into the segments of CeBIT pro, CeBIT gov, CeBIT lab and CeBIT life has substantially improved its efficiency edge vis-à-vis the competition. The superior orientation at the CeBIT exhibition grounds will allow exhibitors to target their customers even more precisely. In the middle of an economic recovery, this means CeBIT offers them the ideal opportunity to do new business. " With just five months to go before CeBIT 2011 opens its gates, many key exhibitors have decided in favor of participating. "A large percentage of market leaders have already confirmed, and several of them are planning to increase the size of their stands compared with the previous event, " says Raue. Eric Chen, Corporate Vice President ASUS System Business, explains that "CeBIT is a key date in our corporate calendar at ASUS, as it has been since 1995. CeBIT offers us an outstanding platform for showcasing our innovativeness and top performance. At the same time it gives us an opportunity to come into contact with important international clients and media representatives. CeBIT’s strong international status has played a big role in promoting the success of our enterprise. Just like CeBIT, we stand for technological progress and optimism. " Friedemann Hensgen, Senior Vice President for Marketing at Rittal, is equally upbeat about CeBIT 2011: "CeBIT is the world’s leading platform for the IT industry. No other IT exhibition has the international magnetism and thematic authority of CeBIT. For Rittal, appearing at CeBIT is of strategic importance. It is the best marketplace for us to meet customers and other interested parties from across the globe and inform them of our latest developments. We are pleased about the further refinement of the event, focusing even more strongly on the IT industry’s core segments, and we look forward to a successful showing at CeBIT 2011. " From 1 to 5 March 2011, CeBIT will showcase all the key facets of the digital world in four application-oriented segments, making them tangible for users: CeBIT pro will highlight ICT solutions for professional applications at small and medium-sized enterprises as well as worldwide enterprises. "New ICT systems - for example, systems that make intensive use of cloud computing - provide their users with key competitive cost advantages, " comments Raue. CeBIT gov features solutions and applications geared to decision-makers from public-sector institutions. As summed up by Raue: "Decision-makers at the federal, state and municipal level can get a comprehensive overview of the market with just a single visit to the show. ICT solutions are capable of solving the key conflict in public administration - i. E. The need to cut costs, while at the same time offering citizens a higher level of service. For providers, this segment represents a billion-dollar potential. " A new agreement calls for the simultaneous staging of Komcom Nord at the Hannover Exhibition Center, letting CeBIT further consolidate its leading role as a showcase for ICT solutions designed for applications at the federal, state and local level. The future of the digital world will be made tangible at CeBIT lab. "At CeBIT lab, international research institutes and universities will present the solutions and applications for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, " says Raue, adding that: "The ICT sector is the key innovations driver in the user industries. Given the ever-shorter innovation cycles, only companies which are capable of detecting the latest trends will be able to prevail against the competition. " CeBIT life is geared to IT consumer buffs. "The role of the consumer in the digital world has undergone a fundamental transformation: The consumer has become an innovations driver, content supplier and developer of new business models at once, while the distinction between work and leisure continues to blur, " reports Raue. CeBIT life will spotlight all the relevant trends in this area. The keynote theme at CeBIT 2011, "Work and Life with the Cloud", will permeate all four segments at the show: "The growing profusion of cloud-type concepts is leading to a process of structural change within the IT and client industries. Every market participant stands to profit from this new trend. CeBIT 2011 will show how this is the case. For international industry, it will provide practical orientation as well as a glimpse of the future, in equal measure, " explains Raue. A key component of the CeBIT concept involves the CeBIT Global Conferences - the leading convention for the international ICT industry. In 2011 the keynote slogan of the event will be "The power of creativity and innovation". The conferences will cover topics like cloud computing, intelligent networks, real time business, augmented reality and mobile apps. Keynote speakers at the CeBIT Global Conferences 2011 include Neelie Kroes, EU Commissioner for the Digital Agenda and Vice President of the European Commission, Blake Irving, Chief Products Officer at Yahoo and the new power behind CEO Carol Bartz, Jean-Philippe Courtois, President of Microsoft International, and Michael Mendenhall, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Hewlett Packard. The Partner Country for CeBIT 2011 is Turkey. "The Turkish market for IT and telecommunications is growing rapidly and exhibits excellent potential. Turkey has developed into one of the world’s strongest economies and is considered a bridgehead to the Near and Middle East, " affirms Raue.

The highly-expected CIAACE 2010---the 10th China International Auto Accessories Commercial Expo, will be held in Beiing National Agricultural Exhibition Center next March. Now the exhibitor-canvassing has been started completely. One bright point about this expo is that the custom built booth has been expanded to 18000 m2 from 9200 m2 of last year. Exhibitors have been registering for this expo since the first day of exhibitor-canvassing. At press time, 60% booths have been taken. Considering the active response from both new and old exhibitors and the encouraging sales and based on the goal of "building the platform through careful operation", the organizing committee will open the whole fair ground for the fist time from Hall 1 to hall 7, by which the exhibition space will be expanded to 50,000 square meters, the exhibition booths will be increased to 2000 and 58,000 professionals will be invited. Meanwhile, the exhibition area is more scientifically arranged, which will allow the attendees to locate the target exhibitors more conveniently. All is done to make this expo the expo of largest scale, greatest creativity, most powerful influence, best effects and service, thus strengthen the expo brand in auto aftermarket industry. The products exhibited on CIAACE 2010 feature interior and exterior accessories, auto electronic products, auto video and audio facilities, auto maintenance products, vehicle communication and navigation products and environmental friendly products. This is the best platform for aftermarket companies to display new products and establish brand images. For CIAACE 2010, the organizing committee will also carefully design high-standard concurrent activities and invite the most influential experts around China to point the industry's way out of the current financial crisis. By doing this, we aim at helping more auto accessory manufacturers to find ways to deal with the current crisis and locate new commercial opportunities. During the four-day expo this year, a record transaction volume of 6. 2342 billion Yuan has been achieved that occupies the top place in this industry. We are confident that next year we will, with colleagues from this whole industry, create new opportunities for exhibition and trade! For more details about the expo, please visit the expo official website.

With the successful holding of CIAACE 2009, which was held on 23 February this year, the booth booking promotion of the next gala of the event has achieved great progress , with surprisingly satisfying exhibitor-canvassing results. At press time, 716 companies have already paid to attend this expo, occupying more than 869 booths, and 50% of the old exhibitors have expanded their exhibiting space. Among which companies focusing on car electronic, auto maintenance products, interior and exterior accessories have showed the greatest enthusiasm—they booked their booths early, approved the exhibition effects of this expo and expressed their expectation for more channels and chances. The highlights of the upcoming expo are the custom built booth zones , especially the zone for in-vehicle electronics, with five years' development, has expanded from 1,519 m2 of 38 exhibitors in 2005 to 10,000 m2 of estimated 350 exhibitors in 2010. These zones have been successfully specialized and transformed into brands showcase area of CIAACE. At present, 102 companies have signed contracts for exhibition booths in the auto electronics exhibition area. Renown producers of auto electronic such as Feige and Ouhua have expanded their booths to 135 m2 and 81 m2 respectively that has approved the actual gains this expo has brought them. CIAACE is the renown one-stop sourcing platform in auto aftermarket industry—it has become the best platform for buyers, producers and suppliers around the world in auto aftermarket industry. As the expo scale and networking expand, it has added tyre and oil to the original exhibits category, coving car care products, interior and exterior accessories, in-vehicle electronic, car floor mats, auto safety products, energy products , environmental friendly and outdoor equipments. This shows the broad exhibition scope and large products variety of CIAACE, which, by avoiding purchasing at different places and satisfying the purchasers' needs for one-stop purchase, can save purchasers the trouble of running about for long time. Meanwhile, CIAACE2010 will hold high-standard complementary activities suitable for each exhibition area to support this grand meeting of auto accessory industry. Basing itself on the goal of 'building platform through careful operation' , this expo expands its exhibition space to 50000 m2, with 2500 exhibition booths, 11 product categories and estimated 58000 visitors with professional backgrounds—all of these have broken the historical records of this expo. CIAACE 2010 will be held in Beijing National Agricultural Exhibition Center on March 12-14, 2010. This expo is powered by YASN International Exhibition Company Limited. For more details about the expo, please visit the expo's official website

The 10th China International Auto Accessories Commercial Expo held by YASN International Exhibition Company Limited has received so enthusiastic response from relevant companies that the supply of exhibition booths falls short of demand to certain extent. To meet the demand of the exhibitors, actively rearranging the layout of this expo, the organizing committee is trying to increase the number of the exhibition booths and enlarge the exhibition space. "Mr. Xie, I have always been a loyal customer of YASN; this time you have to get me a 72m2-large booth, please." "Mr. Xie, YASN should really establish some preferential rules for the loyal customers. When it comes to the exhibition booth, the loyal customers should have the priority to choose. Now we old customers don’t even have a booth in this expo." "Mr. Xie, I really haven’t expected that this year’s fight for the exhibition booths would be so intense. The year after next, you have to let me choose my booth in a dvance." Every day, Xie Yu, the general manager of YASN International Exhibition Company Limited, receives many calls like these—many managers of relevant companies have called to complain for the shortage of exhibition booths and ask for his help. At the end of June, 2009, YASN’s project working team, which has gone to Zhengzhou for the promotion and register-canvassing of this expo, has achieved a great success—the enthusiasm of the exhibitors registering for this expo has soared to unprecedented heights. To ensure a booth in the 10th China International Auto Accessories Commercial Expo, hundreds of relevant companies all around China have been signing exhibition contracts enthusiastically. Since the number of applicants for expo booths has greatly exceeds the booth supply, to meet the demand of the exhibitors, the organizing committee has been trying to make more space for e xhibition while beginning to rearrange the expo layout and enlarge the exhibition space. During the three days of exhibitor-canvassing in Zhengzhou, contracts of 316 booths have been closed, which has exceeded our expectation for the first stage. According to the staff of YASN, "actually, exhibitor-canvassing is easy for us; when the enterprises hear that we are from YASN International, they directly ask us for the layout of the expo and sign contracts with us for the exhibition booths they like; this happens naturally for a mature expo with a well-known brand." Since CIAACE 2010 started exhibitor-canvassing in April, the working team has gone to Tianjin, Hebei, Zhejiang and other bases of auto accessories manufacturers for the promotion of this expo, and the relevant companies’ enthusiasm for exhibition booths has always been tremendous. At press time, 1400 exhibition booths have been booked. From this, we can see that, although the international auto industry is at a low tide, China’s auto accessory market stays strong; it also reflected the superior status of YASN Auto Accessories Expo in this market. With foresight, the 10th Auto Accessories Expo is leading China’s auto accessory market to the highway of specialization, industrialization and internationalization. The most significant reason for the favors and trust received by the 10th China International Auto Accessories Commercial Expo is the "expo effects" which has always been emphasized by YASN. According to statistics, the last expo has set the record volume of business transaction of 6.2342 billion yuan, which has gained this expo the first place in this industry. Now, the gathering of exhibitors and audience at CIAACE has become a professional need. CIAAC2010 will be held at National Agricultural Exhibition Center during 12 and 14, March, 2010. On the occasion, the whole industry will be presented .

Now in its 64th year, the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas is the leading sourcing, trading and learning event for the highly fragmented 343 billion ‘home after market’. The show features all the products sold for the home, after the home is built, attracting a worldwide audience of more than 27,000 industry professionals. New this year - seven shows within a show To make the National Hardware Show easier to navigate, the organisation has broken up the show floor into ‘7 Shows Within a Show’. These seven shows will each be part of the larger National Hardware Show, but will focus on the following areas: Hardware & Tools; Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living; Homewares; Paint & Accessories; Plumbing & Electric; Storage & Organisation; and Global Sourcing. Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living With growing trends like Staycation and an increased consumer focus on Green living, the expanded Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living segment provides hardware, home and garden centre retailers and distributors with the most ‘non-Live’ product sourcing opportunities in the US. The lawn, garden and outdoor living section of the show features over 900 exhibitors spanning the entire North Hall, and several on-the-show-floor networking and educational opportunities. For further information: www.nationalhardwareshow.com

New Products, Merchandising and POS to be featured (NORWALK, Conn Feb. 25-) - - - Together with Black & Decker and it’s licensing partners, Bond Manufacturing Co., licensee of the new Black & Decker line of outdoor garden hand tools and hoses, will unveil a new Black & Decker branded Outdoor Seasonal Store Presentation concept at the 2009 National Hardware Show® May 5-7, 2009 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Black & Decker Outdoor Seasonal Store presentation will occupy 1000 sq ft. of space on the show floor, featuring a Black & Decker line of outdoor products including: lawn and garden power and non-power tools; outdoor storage products; personal protective and safety equipment; outdoor painting equipment and more . . . .everything for outdoor DIY projects including personal refreshment from a home water cooler option. “The Seasonal Outdoor Store Concept offers retailers the chance to preview new products alongside merchandising and POS ideas in time for the seasonal and fall products buying cycle,” said Cam Jenkins from Bond. “We believe the powerful Black & Decker brand,presented through the Seasonal Outdoor Store Concept, will stimulate retailers’ sales and ignite consumers’ interest in the outdoors.” “We are honored that Bond Manufacturing Co. will be presenting this new concept at this year’s National Hardware Show,” said Ed Several, Group Vice President, National Hardware Show. “With consumers’ interest in saving money and enjoying their homes, the demand for DIY products will be much greater – whether it is gardening, painting, landscaping -- this demand coupled with one of the best known and trusted consumer brands is sure to change the retail landscape in the category.” Black & Decker is a global manufacturer and marketer of quality power tools and accessories, hardware and home improvement products, and technology based fastening systems. Its products and services are marketed in more than 100 countries, with manufacturing operations in eleven countries. Black & Decker has established a reputation for product innovation, quality, end-user focus, design, and value. Its strong brand names and new product development capabilities enjoy worldwide recognition, and its global distribution is unsurpassed in the industries served. Plans for the 64th annual National Hardware Show May 5-7, 2009, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas are well underway and will include many new programs and services designed to empower manufacturers and retailers with the ideas, new products and merchandising solutions to generate sales and increase profitability in a difficult and competitive environment. These initiatives are specifically designed to achieve new growth for the home improvement marketplace. Big brands such as Channellock, Dap, 3M, Cosco Home and Office Products, Westinghouse Lighting, Inc., FHP/O-Cedar, Henkel, Hyde Tools, The Scotts Co., and Whirlpool/Gladiator GarageWorks are recommitting to the 2009 National Hardware Show and in many cases, returning after an absence, to conduct face-to-face sales and marketing opportunities that deliver content, contacts and communities with the power to transform their businesses. For additional and updated information, visit www.nationalhardwareshow.com.

One-Stop Home Improvement Product Sourcing Opportunities for Distributors, Wholesalers, Importers/Exporters, Private Label Retailers & OEM Manufacturers (Norwalk, Conn USA Jan. 7) - - - The National Hardware Show® (May 5-7, 2009, Las Vegas, NV USA) will give distributors, wholesalers, importers/exporters, private label retailers and OEM manufacturers with a new opportunity to efficiently source new home improvement products and components through the launch of the International Sourcing Convention at the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. A comprehensive new platform on which to facilitate sales and buying opportunities at the show, the International Sourcing Convention will offer face-to-face, networking & matchmaking services (pre- and post-show), educational sessions on how to conduct business, a business center with translation services, an international reception and web-based programs to ensure sourcing success from over 1,400 international manufacturers from some 60 countries. Recent, extensive research conducted by Reed Exhibitions, producers of the National Hardware Show®, revealed that 89 percent of the survey participants, who are responsible for sourcing internationally, are extremely / very / somewhat likely to attend a trade show to source products if they know in advance that sourcing opportunities exist. The International Sourcing Convention will bring together one of the largest gatherings of international manufacturers offering the broadest selection of international products representing virtually every home improvement category from tools, plumbing & electrical to lawn, garden & outdoor living and furniture, homewares, home storage and organization. “In the past, the National Hardware Show® has offered a passive buying/sourcing dynamic through its Global Hardware Expo,” explained Ed Several, Group Vice President and Show Manager, National Hardware Show. “We have now harnessed that dynamic and have put into place an efficient and defined environment to enable the global home improvement marketplace to conduct sourcing in a more productive way. The multi-faceted marketing program – face-to-face and web promotion -- will provide enormous value and return-on-investment for international manufacturers to accelerate their penetration into the US marketplace. For US-based importers/exporters, manufacturers and distributors, the International Sourcing Convention offers a one-stop shopping experience and virtually brings the sourcing world to Las Vegas in May.” The International Sourcing Convention at the National Hardware Show will be marketed to over 18,000 importers/exporters, distributors and manufacturers all of whom are prospects for the International Sourcing Convention. Combined, the prospect and current list represents the most active and viable database to take advantage of this program. NEW 2009 NATIONAL HARDWARE SHOW The all-new 2009 National Hardware Show will be reorganized into 7 segments to reflect how buyers ‘shop’ the show and take advantage of the $428 billion US home improvement marketplace. These include: Hardware & Tools; Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living; Paint Accessories; Plumbing & Electrical; Homewares; Storage & Organization and the International Sourcing Convention. Marketing platforms that showcase current consumer trends, more new products showcased and highlighted throughout the show, easier navigation around the show floor and new merchandising concepts are all new ways to attract more of the right buyers. More and new educational seminars, networking and industry events and information and best-practice sharing all add up to a new and improved 2009 National Hardware Show. For updated information, visit www.nationalhardwareshow.com