Manufacturing Revival Program

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Hall 105

Booth No.B521

“Manufacturing Revival: Fast Track to Normal Production” Program Launched

 To support the relief effort for Thai manufacturing industry to help them cope with the challenges that lie ahead in their recovery, the Alliance of Supporting Association (A.S.I.A) and Reed Tradex in collaboration with various leading government and private organizations (such as The Federation of Thai Industries, Bureau of Industrial Sector Development, Thai Tool and Die Industry Association and Thai Subcontracting Promotion Association) have launched the “Manufacturing Revival: Fast Track To Normal Production” Program.

To be co-located with METALEX, the Program will be a content-rich platform to help the manufacturers affected by flood to resume their normal production soonest possible by learning from experts whose advice will help them technical and business challenges and acquire necessary supports from subcontractors, financial institutions and more through a series of activities including:

1. Revival Clinic: learn how to maintain, fix or recover machinery, metrology equipment, automation system and molds from technology providers as well as experts from associations and educational institutes
2. Seminars: policy makers and industrial experts will detail the direction of industrial recovery and water management; how to recover businesses, finance, human resources and management system; as well as the best practices and case studies on flood recovery from other countries. Click here for Seminar Program. (.pdf)
3. Sourcing Center: recruit the service providers specializing in fixing and maintenances as well as subcontractors to handle the orders.
4. Financial Management & Insurance Market Place: experts from leading banks and insurance companies will advise you on financial package and insurance policies for business and machinery recovery replacement and cash flow management
5. Manufacturing Revival Web Board: ask questions and get answers, gain necessary know-how and learn from experiences on how to prevent or maintain the factories and-or machinery during the floods from contributors, specialists and experts in various topics such as mold & die treatment, machinery/parts maintenance, electricity and electrical system

Postponement of METALEX 2011 to 21 – 24 December 2011, at BITEC, Bangkok

26 October 2011 (Click here for Japanese, Chinese, or Thai version)

Dear Exhibitors, delegates, participants and supporters of METALEX,

Reed Tradex has been monitoring the on-going flood situation in Thailand and updating ourselves daily regarding the vulnerability of Bangkok being affected in the coming weeks. We have consulted with many individuals and groups in order to assess what should be done in the best interest of all our local and foreign exhibitors, delegates, visitors and supporters.

Although efforts at draining floodwater and rectification measures by authorities have been in place to minimize the impact, the situation remains difficult to predict.  While the central business district as well as the exhibition venue remain unaffected for now, it is generally accepted that the water overflow could eventually disrupt movement around Bangkok and the outlying areas.  This would inevitably mean that the scheduled timing of the event in 16-19 November 2011 is no longer appropriate as we place any risk of inconvenience and safety of all our participants as the foremost priority. 

In order that all our exhibitors, visitors and service providers can have peace of mind and prepare with more certainty for the upcoming METALEX 2011, Reed Tradex would like to announce the postponement of METALEX 2011 to a new period which is Wednesday 21 to Saturday 24 December 2011. The exhibition venue remains at BITEC, Bangkok. We feel this decision will allow us and our contractors to continue to deliver a high quality event with standards that all of you have become accustomed to at every METALEX.

We do realize that these dates are very close to Christmas and especially for our Western exhibitors, we understand these may not be the best of dates and for that we do sincerely apologize. Unfortunately, given the scale of METALEX, the venue is not able to provide other alternatives when all 6 halls are available.

What we will do is to try and ensure, if you are intending to leave earlier to be home in time for Christmas, that we try to get you to see as many of your key customers as possible in the first 2 days of the show. Additionally, we will be happy to provide support in stand manning for those without local staff, distributors or partners to manage their stands.

 We hope to get your understanding as we promise to work very hard to make the best of such exceptional circumstances. Our offices, both in Thailand and our international sales offices and agents will be ready to offer any assistance you may require.

The Thai resilience is well known and we are confident that investors and manufacturers would recover soon from this disruptive period.  METALEX (21 to 24 Dec 2011) will also continue to function as a major platform for the industry community to interact face-to-face. And we are committed through this leading event to work even harder to be part of the solution to bring the manufacturing industry back to normal production soonest possible.

For more information, please contact our sales representative in charge of your account or email metalex@reedtradex.co.th

Chainarong Limpkittisin
Managing Director
Reed Tradex Co., Ltd.