Next year IFSEC is moving to a new month and will co-locate at ExCeL London with the Security & Counter Terror Expo (SCTX). The security industry-related shows that run alongside each – FIREX International for fire safety and for first responders, Ambition and Forensics Europe Expo respectively – will also move in together.
Organisers IFSEC and Clarion Events say that ExCeL London will become the global destination for the security community, hosting 38,000 trade, commercial, public and policing security people at one venue, and the industry will see a single marketplace for the security ecosystem of installers, government end users, corporate end users, integrators, manufacturers and distributors.
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Mike Reddington, CEO, BSIA said: “This has come at the perfect time for the security industry. The BSIA are excited to be supporting this major new partnership between the UK’s two leading security exhibitions. We have a long-standing partnership with IFSEC and we look forward to extending our welcome to SCTX.”
Steve Norman, Sales Director, Dahua Technology UK and Ireland said: “Dahua is excited to see this partnership between IFSEC and SCTX in 2020. It will provide a rewarding balance of end-users, consultants, installers and integrators. This presents a fantastic opportunity for likeminded end-users and integrators to exchange ideas with manufacturing security professionals.”
Justin Hollis, Marketing Director, Hikvision UK and Ireland said: “Hikvision are pleased to hear the news that IFSEC and Security & Counter Terror Expo will run alongside each other in 2020. This is a good move forward for the security community, and we look forward to supporting this.”
Richard Flint, LPCB Physical Security Certification Scheme Manager, LPCB / BRE said: “IFSEC is always a great success for BRE Global / LPCB and we’re looking forward to showcasing the dynamic Attack Testing Zone to the SCTX and IFSEC 2020.”
Roy Cooper, Managing Director, Professional Security said: “IFSEC never stops surprising me. Great move for the whole security industry, getting SCTX alongside IFSEC in 2020. It’s going to be a massive set of shows.”
Tim Porter of Clarion Events said: “The security industry is both broad and complex – and in recent years Clarion and UBM have come to realise that in this environment both IFSEC and SCTX had evolved in ways which were seeing them become increasingly complementary in both profile and audience.”
Gerry Dunphy of IFSEC said: “SCTX is by far the most prestigious and market leading event in the counter terror arena, with a proven track record in drawing a high calibre audience of government specifiers, law enforcement and related crime intelligence agencies. This is a great fit for IFSEC as it strengthens our message of the critical nature of security as a major global issue. IFSEC will also highly complement this offering by continuing to champion integrated security for the trade and commercial markets. The prospect of these events, working in harmony, promoting expertise and guidance for the broader security environment has already been met with immense anticipation by the security community.”
Bringing the events together will offer exhibiting manufacturers and distributors an unrivalled opportunity to access the entire end-to-end security audience, with a greater number of security product buyers in one venue than any other security event across the globe. Over 600 exhibiting companies will join to represent all aspects of the security sector, ranging from the latest developments in commercial and corporate security through to critical national infrastructure and policing.
For 2019, Clarion’s Security & Counter Terror Expo, Ambition and Forensics Europe Expo will run at Olympia on March 5 and 6; and IFSEC International will run at ExCeL, from June 18 to 20.
