|
Oil Tankers Coming To The
City For FPS EXPO 2016
LIVERPOOL is expecting an influx of oil
tankers and over 1800 visitors from around the world on 20 April and 21 April
2016, for this
year's FPS EXPO 2016 a trade exhibition for the oil distribution industry.
Hosted by The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS), the trade association for
the oil distribution industry in the UK and Republic of Ireland, the oil tankers
and their associated industry are arriving in the City for the 1st time in the
36 year history of the event to exhibit at the new venue Exhibition Centre
Liverpool (ECL).
"It's a great time to be hosting an event all about oil heating while the
price of oil is so low for consumers. The 50,000 households who
rely on heating oil across the North West are currently paying £731 per annum
according to Sutherland Tables, provider of comparative home heating costs for
the most common fuels in the UK and Republic of Ireland, compared to £1503 for
those using LPG, £1600 per annum for those on Electric, £1453 for those with air
source heat pump radiators, £1332 for those using wood pellets and £1,027 for
those using a mains gas boiler so heating oil is currently cheaper than mains
gas." says FPS Chief Executive Mark
Askew.
FPS Marketing and Events Manager Dawn Shakespeare comments:- "This is the
first time FPS EXPO has exhibited in Liverpool and there are over 120 companies
exhibiting across 8100 sq. metres including new names for 2016 Wincanton,
Suttons Group, TIP Trailer Services UK Ltd, Essar Oil UK Ltd, Liquip UK PTY Ltd,
Backwatch Safety, In Control Projects Ltd and Tyretracks Ltd alongside long
standing exhibitors MAN Truck and Bus UK Ltd, Philips 66 UK, G Magyar SA, RTN
Lakeland Limited, Mabanaft, Scania, and Williams Tanker Services Ltd. In its 36th year this event is highly regarded both within and outside
the industry and around 1800 key personnel from across the world are forecast to
attend. Senior professionals from across the UK, Europe and as far afield as the
USA and China will be visiting the exhibition to discover what's new in the
industry.
Liverpool benefits from an excellent communications network and visitors can
travel to the venue easily from anywhere in the UK or overseas thanks to the
motorway network, rail links, and the nearby international airport and the ferry
terminals. It's fantastic that not only is it a new venue for us but it's a new
venue for the city, as the ECL only opened in September 2015. We're excited
about the extra space this venue provides, with exhibitors having much bigger
stands and visitors more space to browse."
Since its launch in 1980 FPS EXPO has become the largest event dedicated to the
oil distribution and fuel industry.
"The interest in Liverpool has been phenomenal and we are hoping our After
Show Party at Circo Liverpool, a unique circus themed bar and restaurant
boasting spectacular panoramic views of Liverpool's historic Albert Dock, on the
Thursday evening will be a great end to the exhibition. Again this is a 1st for
FPS EXPO, normally we have a black tie event, but this year we wanted the
exhibition to end with a bang and we felt a circus themed venue would add to the
uniqueness of the 2016 exhibition; new venue, new City, new exhibitors, new
products and a new after show event. We hope to make FPS EXPO 2016 our biggest
and best event of the past 36 years."
Dawn Shakespeare adds. |
