Clean UK exhibition is cancelled
The Clean UK 2004 exhibition, scheduled to
take place at Wembley Exhibition Centre in September, has been
cancelled.
The Society of Laundry Engineers and
Allied Trades (SLEAT), which was sponsoring the exhibition,
said the majority of key industry companies had advised that
they were unable to participate.
David Hart, secretary of SLEAT, commented:
“Sadly, it has recently become apparent that the
enthusiasm shown by major exhibitors at the initial meeting in
September has not been maintained and the CEM Group have been
left with no option other than to cancel the show. The CEM
Group has spent a great deal of time and expense promoting
Clean UK and the society is indebted to them for all the effort
they have made. I do hope that it will be possible that they
will be involved in future exhibitions.”
Said Anna Wallis, Clean UK show
director,“We are saddened at having to take this
difficult decision, but cannot proceed on the basis that Clean
UK would not be representative of an ‘industry
show’. This decision has not been taken lightly and we
would urge the industry to remain positive about future
opportunities should the situation change.”
SLEAT and the CEM Group plan to keep the
door open should Clean UK return in years to come.
One of the principle interests of the
SLEAT is to promote its members’ equipment and services.
SLEAT is a founding member of the European Laundry and Dry
Cleaning Machinery Manufacturers Organisation (ELMO), which was
formed to arrange and maintain an international exhibition
cycle in Europe.
The Society is managed by an elected
council, the members of which are senior executives of their
respective companies. The council is headed by a president,
elected by the Council, whose normal term of office is between
two to three years. The current president is Tom Elliott of
Alex Reid Ltd.
David Hart is the Society’s
permanent secretary. He can be contacted as follows:
Southernhay, Suite 7, 207 Hook Road, Chessington, Surrey.
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