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Record breaking return to Sydney for ARBS 2018
IT WAS ANOTHER RECORD BREAKING YEAR FOR AUSTRALIA’S ONLY INTERNATIONAL AIR CONDITIONING, REFRIGERATION AND BUILDING SERVICES TRADE EXHIBITION, ARBS 2018.
ONCE again the three day event has broken all previous records for attendance.
Visitor numbers were higher than the previ- ous ARBS, which was held in Melbourne in 2016, with numbers for 2018 totalling 9,262. This is a five per cent increase on the last event.
Day one of the Sydney event which opened on Tuesday, May 8, recorded 3,191 visitors.
On day two visitor numbers rose to 4,095 and dropped to 1,976 on the final day Thurs- day, May 10.
ARBS chair, Ian Hopkins, said the 2018 exhibi- tion has once again raised the performance bar. “We look forward to returning to Melbourne
in 2020,” he said.
“We are confident 2020 will build on the
very solid foundations from this and previ- ous exhibitions.”
Running alongside the exhibition was the highly anticipated Speaker Series which saw a
The three day event showcased hundreds of new products and technologies.
- ARBS chair, Ian Hopkins.
range of panels and guest presenters deliver in- formation relevant to the industry.
The three day event showcased hundreds of new products and technologies with a focus on innova- tive responses to existing and emerging trends.
Hopkins said attendance at the Speaker Series was impressive with many sessions at full capacity.
For the first time, visitors were able to explore IBTech@ARBS, a new precinct for the 2018 exhi-
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: There was plenty of activity on the showroom floor where attendees get to check out all the latest product releases.
The 2018 exhibition has once again raised the performance bar.
Visitor numbers peaked at 4,095 on day two of the event.
Products dominated the three day event which returned to Sydney for the first time since 2010.
bition, which was dedicated to intelligent build- ings technologies and solutions.
The future of the built environment is always a popular theme and the new technology hub also featured guest speakers.
A free keynote presentation by Google’s strategic cloud engineer, Shyam Govardhan, proved popular.
In fact, the entire Insight Series at IBTech@ ARBS which explored Cloud Computing, Inter- net of Things (IOT) and Machine Learning at- tracted a lot of attention.
The Product Presentation Theatre was also a hive of activity with exhibitors presenting product and technology information, updates and demonstrations.
With more than 300 exhibitors and in-excess of 9,000 visitors, the exhibition provided indus- try with unrivalled access to the latest in HVACR in the southern hemisphere.
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