Obama’s ExCel visit triggers interiors show date switch
Contrary to the show dates published in the most recent edition of Café Culture (March issue), the easyFairs® INTERIOR FIT-OUT show will now take place on the 29 and 30 April at ExCel in London.
The show’s organisers, easyFairs®, report that they had to reschedule after it emerged that the ExCel Arena host venue would be on security lock-down during a meeting of world leaders.
easyFairs® INTERIOR FIT-OUT – the UK’s only event dedicated to commercial, retail and leisure interior refurbishment services – was due to be held on April 1 and 2 at the London Docklands centre, but ExCel officials have said the entire facility, including exhibition halls, will now be off-limits before and during the G20 Summit of world leaders and finance ministers planned to take place there on 2 April. The G20 Summit will be used to discuss a global ‘road map’ for economic recovery, and will also mark the first foreign trip as US president for Barack Obama. Consequently. easyFairs® INTERIOR FIT-OUT has now been rescheduled for 29 and 30 April.
“We already have a large number of exhibitors confirmed and hundreds of architects and designers had the original dates pencilled into their diaries, but there’s absolutely nothing we could do,” said easyFairs® managing director, Peter Heath. “However, it’s still all systems go for the exhibition and we hope to build on the success of last year’s debut easyFairs® INTERIOR FIT-OUT. Also, the postponement means it will now be co-located with the Grand Designs Live show, so it could be a blessing in disguise.”
You can register to attend the show for free by going to www.easyfairs.com/interiorfitout-uk.