United Kingdom, 12th February 2024 - Multimodal, the premier event in the supply chain industry, is set to return even bigger and better in June 2024, at Birmingham’s NEC. With a surge in visitor registrations, industry-leading exhibitors and an increased focus on sustainability, it’s time to secure your ticket at this year’s event.
Building on last year's success, Multimodal 2024 is already setting records with over 230 exhibitors signed up, including industry giants such as Amazon, CEVA Logistics, DP World, Hapag-Lloyd, Kuehne+Nagel, Maersk, Maritime Transport, Malcolm Logistics and Samskip Services. With expectations to exceed 300 exhibitors, this year’s event will offer unparalleled networking and business opportunities for visitors.
The 2024 exhibition stands out not only for its scale but also for its remarkable 50% uplift in visitor registrations compared to the same period last year. This jump in interest highlights the industry's eagerness to meet at this pivotal event, offering an unmatched platform for networking, innovation, and growth.
Adding to the excitement, the Multimodal Awards have introduced three new categories in the Judged Awards section. The six Modal awards, nominated and voted for by attendees, exhibitors, visitors, and newsletter readers cover:
- Air Freight Company of the Year
- Road Freight Company of the Year
- Rail Freight Company of the Year
- Sea Freight Company of the Year
- Port Company of the Year
- 3PL of the Year
These will be complemented by seven Judged Awards, which require a short-written submission and are independently judged by a panel of industry experts and include:
- Shipper/Partner
- Sustainability
- Young Logistics Professional
- Technology Company
- Best Warehouse Operation
- Customs Technology Partner
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
The nomination window for the awards closes on March 29th, 2024, with finalists announced on April 9th.
Central to Multimodal 2024 is the commitment to sustainability, a cornerstone of organiser’s Clarion Events’ ethos. Joining the Net Zero Carbon Events initiative, Clarion aims to halve emissions by 2030 and achieve Net Zero by 2050. Reflecting this pledge, the event will feature sustainable practices, including collaboration with local Midland's contractors and suppliers and the use of recyclable signage.
Furthermore, the exhibition and conference sessions are designed to guide cargo owners and shippers towards more sustainable shipping methods, underpinning the industry’s shift towards eco-friendly practices.
For more information and to secure your place, please visit Multimodal 2024 Official Website.
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About MULTIMODAL
Since 2008, Multimodal has successfully built a supply chain and logistics community of shippers, retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers, importers and exporters alongside the suppliers who support them.
The three-day show between 11th and 13th June 2024 offers a unique opportunity to make valuable face-to-face contact with new prospects and existing companies, with shippers and cargo owners attending to improve their businesses through finding ways of moving their products more sustainably and efficiently.
Multimodal represents every logistics sector under one roof with a unique matrix design. Vertical sectors attending span manufacturing, retail, agribusiness, chemical, automotive, electronics, FMCG, food & drink, fashion, pharmaceuticals, construction, aerospace, energy, real estate, recycling, paper/print and perishables. Horizontally, the show covers all modes of transportation, including sea, road, rail, air, and inland waterways.
Multimodal delivers a highly crafted and bespoke series of seminars targeted at helping supply chains run more sustainably and efficiently, as well as offering two networking events, the Multimodal Awards, and the Multimodal Mixer. In 2023, over 300 companies exhibited with visitor numbers up 33% on the previous year.
For more information visit multimodal.org.uk