Exhibitor Testimonials
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This is our second time at the MEDTEC show in Galway, I found the guys from UBM most helpful with all requests and unlike most shows the team were on the floor throughout to help with any issues that might arise. The constant presence of the organisers was noticable and welcome. The show itself was well promoted with the right spead of potential customers present. Our goal was to interact with existing customers and hopefully make some new contacts/sales within the industry. The show certainly fulfilled this requirement for us.
Fehin McDwyer, Sales Manager, Heavey Technology
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We think returning to Galway  for the MEDTEC Ireland show was the right decision this year. We had more visitors to our stand this year, many new faces from known companies and some totally new companies who were not aware of our business. This has lead to some very exciting new enquiries which otherwise may have been missed. A very successful show for Mikron.
David Drury, Regional Sales Manager, Mikron Automation
The new show layout gave a more spacious feel and the reasonably good quality footfall made for a better than expected show for Johnson Matthey. We have already booked up for MEDTEC Ireland 2013.
Tim Mulvihill, Account Manager, Johnson Matthey
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