| AFE 2009 Review |
| ü It occupied an exhibition area of 8,000 square meters, with150 exhibiting companies from Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Mainland China, Malaysia, Singapore, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Taiwan, USA. Exhibition scale is70% larger than the previous edition. |
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| ü Over 2,000 buyers, delegations, associations, officials and funeral professionals from 43 countries and regions attended the trade expo, conferences, visit and networking activities. |
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| ü It attracted the attention and extensive report of over 39 media from around the world. |
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| ü 93% of exhibitors agreed AFE is a professional event for the funeral business. |
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| ü 90% of exhibitors plan to exhibit at AFE 2010 next year. |
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| ü 89% of exhibitors are satisfied with the visitor quality and flow. |
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| ü 86% of exhibitors found AFE effective in building relationship with clients. |
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| ü Nearly 50% of exhibitors got business deals successfully on site! Buyers ranged from Africa, America, Australia, Hong Kong, Ireland, Malaysia, Romania, Spain, Taiwan to United Kingdom. |
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| ü AFE brought 18 delegations to the show. Delegations are from Australia, Hong Kong, Korea, Mainland China, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, the Philippines and USA. |
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| ü More than 20 industry seminars / conferences were held concurrently. The spotlighted international summit “How Economic Downturn Affects Funeral Industry: Threats and Opportunities”, which was the first and only one in Asia, attracted 200 global industry attendees from over 15 countries / regions. Funeral giants from USA, Australia, China, Taiwan, the Philippines shared their valued experience during the summit. |
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| Message from Associations, Buyers, Exhibitors |
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| Mr. Zhang Haicang, General Manager of Fujian Huian Ming Xiang Stone Co., Ltd. (Mainland China) |
| “I had joined some other domestic exhibitions in Mainland China before but did not have much tangible gain. It was my first attempt to join AFE and I got it right!” |
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| Ms. Goh Wee Leng, CEO of Singapore Casket Company Pte Ltd (Singapore) |
| “It ’s good that we had attended AFE 2009 held in Hong Kong where the East meets the West…. AFE showcased a lot of varieties of good quality funeral products, accessories and equipment, facilitating a well-rounded sourcing with reliable suppliers. I look forward to AFE2010.” |
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| Mr. Tyler Fraser, Account Manager of United Priority Distributors (USA) |
| “We really made some great connections here… it’s been an excellent show for us to source quality funeral products such as caskets and tombstones.” |
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| Mr P.P.G. De Meyer, Vice President of The Facultatieve Group (The Netherlands) |
| “The show has been very positive for us… we made good contacts and met Asian buyers from Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Australia etc.” |
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| Mr. Wang Jisheng, Director of China Funeral Association Cemetery Committee (Mainland China) |
”A Hub for East Meets West- Vertical Expo joined hands with worldwide funeral organizations such as funeral experts, associations and other supporting parties. They truly provided an excellent platform for dedicated funeral industry players. AFE would help accelerate interaction and idea exchanges, which would benefit all attendees and enhance the development of the industry.”
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| Ms. Cherry Leung, Manager of Dong Guan Kunbao Wooden Company Limited(Mainland China) |
| “We met visitors from Albania, Spain, Hungary, Australia, USA. AFE09 got more serious buyers that its previous edition. Many of them visited our plant after the fair.” |
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| Mr. Ken J Manders, Executive Officer of Australian Cemeteries & Crematoria Association (Australia) |
| “The AFE provides an effective platform for funeral professionals worldwide to come together, network and discuss current industry issues “ |
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| Mr. Paulo Hu, Marketing Manager of Jiangyin Everise Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. (Mainland China) |
| “Visitors are professional and of high quality” |
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| Mr. Dominic Muldoon, Director of Muldoon’s of Anghnacloy (United Kingdom) |
| “AFE is a very good portal for international buyers to source caskets, tombstones and a variety of funeral products.” |
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| Mr. Iulian Chirila, Account Manager of SC Riana-Com SRL (Romania) |
| “Here I found a lot of quality suppliers.” |
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| Over 2,000 visitors from 43 countries and regions attended AFE 2009. |
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