Expo gets national accolade
Marine showcase wins Australia's 2015 Best Exhibition awardOrganisers of the Gold Coast International Marine Expo are celebrating after winning Best Exhibition for 2015 at the Australian Event Awards in Sydney on Tuesday night (November 17).
Judges of the awards for the Australian events industry acknowledged the Expo for the outcomes and experiences enjoyed by both exhibitors and visitors across Expo’s four days in May.
Event & Marketing Manager Emma Brown said Expo’s team was very proud and extremely humbled by the national award win.
"We found it really inspiring to be a finalist at these prestigious awards as there were many high-profile and well established events staged right across Australia all vying for the top honour," she said.
"We gratefully accept the Best Exhibition title for 2015 on behalf of our loyal exhibitors, our valued partners and, importantly, our Expo fans – our visitors – who have all shown great commitment to our industry-run marine exposition that continually reinvents the concept of a traditional boat show."
In accepting the award on behalf of Expo’s organisers, foundation committee member Stephen Milne said the 2015 Best Exhibition honour marked the beginning of the next chapter for the Expo.
"Expo was created by marine industry leaders in extremely challenging times five years ago. We had little or no money yet a great deal of ambition and the fact that in 2015 the biggest Expo yet achieved over $50 million in sales for our exhibitors is testament to the drive and determination of those marine businesses and industry professionals who stand solidly behind the event," said Milne.
"In 2015 the Expo showcased over 500 boats both on the hardstand and on the water, and over 230 industry exhibitors displaying over 300 major marine brands. Over five years we have welcomed over 90,000 people to Expo and in 2015 we welcomed over 17,000 visitors across the four event days," he said.
"We announced several new key initiatives for 2016 in early October, including our new precincts and indoor pavilion and we have more exciting announcements to make in the coming months.
"Next year, Expo will certainly be our biggest and best yet," Milne concluded.
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