th Berlin, February 11 , 2014 Four Dutch organisations join forces in Industrial Supply Pavilion The Dutch Subcontracting Industry will be well represented at the Hannover Messe (Industrial Supply Trade Fair) organised from 7 till 11 April 2014 in Hannover, Germany. The 2014 Hannover Messe edition is special because Holland is this year’s Partner Country. Also this th year NEVAT will attend with a collective for the 35 time. For this occasion NEVAT will cooperate with Brainport Industries, Koninklijke Metaalunie and Mikrocentrum with a collective orange “Industrial Supply Pavilion”. The cooperation between these four organisation in the new “Industrial Supply Pavilion” is unique and is received with great enthusiasm by their members. Because of the joined forces the Dutch Supply Industry has a prominent place in the middle of the always popular hall 4, where the “Industrial Supply” trade fair will take place. This large-scaled and very recognizable “Industrial Supply Pavilion” consists of over 1250 square meters and accommodate 72 participants. We will turn hall 4 orange! The four organisations will work together to establish an ambitious and substantive program around this exhibition. For example: seminars, press meetings, award ceremonies, network meetings and welcoming foreign branch associations. Always aiming for organising new business for participating companies. For more information please contact: NEVAT: Claudia Willems, tel. +31 (0)683 526 796 Brainport Industries: John Blankendaal, +31 (0)652 632 936 Koninklijke Metaalunie: Richard Schuitema, +31 (0)30 605 33 44 Mikrocentrum: Geert Hellings, +31 (0)624 893 400 On the next page you will find a summary of participants to the Industrial Supply Pavilion in hall 4 (as th of February 5 , 2014) NEVAT: Network of Ambitious Suppliers NEVAT is a branch association with 210 affiliated top suppliers (total turnover 2,7 billion euro) working for the high-tech, semicon, medical, automotive, agricultural and food industry. The members operate in different groups: System Developers, System Suppliers, Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS), Sheet Metal, Precision Parts Suppliers and suppliers of Heavy Machining. NEVAT is a vibrant association who organizes a lot of activities for their members regarding three main themes: 1. Generating new business, national as well as international 2. Improving benchmarking and helping with strategic decisions 3. Providing advocacy input to the government for the benefit of industry policy. The profiles of our member companies are clearly described in the international web portal at www.nevat.nl. Koninklijke Metaalunie Koninklijke Metaalunie is the Royal Dutch Association for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME’s) in the metal industry. More than 13.000 entrepreneurs are member of Koninklijke Metaalunie and all member companies together provide jobs for some 150.000 people. The total turnover of these companies reaches over 22 billion euro. Koninklijke Metaalunie focuses on small and medium-sized entrepreneurs in all sectors of the metal industry. Nearly all these sectors are in the metalworking industry. Companies affiliated to Koninklijke Metaalunie are for example those engaged in the machine and equipment construction industry, metalworking, measurement and control engineering, electronics, engineering, welding and construction work, tools, casting, yacht and ship building, machining, sheet-metal working, agricultural mechanisation, steel construction, repair and maintenance, as well as sales and service. More information: www.metaalunie.nl. Mikrocentrum training • events • business As an independent knowledge institution Mikrocentrum wants to contribute to the improvement of technical processes and business processes of companies which are active as OEM or supplier in technical manufacturing and/or the process industry. Mikrocentrum realises this by organising events in which a combination of knowledge transfer and knowledge networking is the focal point. Our most important activities are: - the High Tech Platform: 550 participating companies - trade fairs: 10 per year such as the Precision Fair - lecture days: 30 per year - trainings: 150 course titles ranging from intermediate to academic levels www.mikrocentrum.nl Brainport Industries Your high tech open supply chain Brainport Industries is a cooperative of 85 tier-one, tier-two and tier-three suppliers in the high-tech supply chain (total turnover 2,0 billion euro with 9.000 fte) and active in more than 20 countries. Brainport Industries provides a fertile ground and a solid structure for collaborative projects whether they are related to technology, markets or people. It's an environment that provides a continuing flow of knowledge workers and experts and enables suppliers to increase their output and steadily grow into market leaders. Brainport Industries is THE high-tech supply chain of choice for OEMs competing on the international market for high-mix, low-volume, high-complexity (HMLVHC) machines that want their concepts worked out into machines or sub modules. The profiles of the participating companies can be found with the ‘supplier finder’ at www.brainportindustries.com th Summary of participants to the Industrial Supply Pavilion in hall 4 (as of February 5 , 2014) The companies that have signed up to travel together to Hannover with NEVAT, Brainport Industries, Metaalunie en Mikrocentrum are NEVAT Boltjes BOZ GROUP B.V. Braakhuis Borne Group Brinks Metaalbewerking b.v. Contour B.V. De Rooy Slijpcentrum B.V. Euro-Techniek Frerotech B.V. Van Halteren Metaal BV Machinefabriek Amersfoort B.V. Machinefabriek Boessenkool B.V. Machinefabriek G. van der Ploeg B.V. Metaalperswerk Bons & Evers B.V. Metaalperswerk Van de Wetering B.V. MFE Machining & Construction B.V. Nijdra Group Romit Scherpenzeel B.V. Staalbouw Boom United Springs b.v. VDL Groep bv WBM Staalservice Centrum B.V. Mikrocentrum Aeson Alligator Plastics Geton Roestvrijstaal Maangroup New Cosmos - BIE gas detection Ruco Industries RVS Non Ferro Salomon's Metalen Wijdeven Brainport Industries AAE Ceratec Technical Ceramics B.V. Eriks FMI Medisch B.V. Frencken Holland Innovative Hoogerdijk B.V. Technisch Rubber KMWE Precision Systems & Precision Components Lamers Lenze B.V. Neways Technologies BV NTS Combimetaal NTS-Group Pezy Group Philips Ceramics Uden Phoenix 3D Metaal B.V. Sioux Group B.V. Smits Machinefabriek BV Total Support VanBerlo B.V. Veco B.V. Wilting Witec Metaal Unie 2E Cable Assembly B.V. Etchform Gieterij Neede B.V. Jewe Inexor BV Lucassen groep MME Technology B.V Montair Process Technology Schut Precision Parts BV Straaltechniek International BV Surface Treatment Van Hoof Groep Van Knippenberg Metaalindustrie B.V. Veenstra Glazenborg bv West End bv