Highways England to showcase at Traffex 2017
Europe’s leading traffic management exhibition, Traffex 2017, announces Highways England’s attendance at April event
Today, Highways England, the government company in charge of operating, maintaining and improving England’s roads has announced its attendance at the biennial Traffex 2017 exhibition; the leading event in traffic and road management in the UK running from 4th – 6th April 2017 at the Birmingham NEC.
The announcement follows the recent release of the event programme which showcases over 350 exhibitors at the highly anticipated international traffic management, road safety and highways maintenance exhibition. Visitors will have the chance to interact with technologies that are set to shape UK roads and the transport network of the future. The exhibition will bring together 10,000 industry experts to view everything from software systems to cutting edge safety solutions.
Visitors will find Highways England on F80 stand, where they can meet the experts face-to-face. Additionally, the company’s CEO. Jim O’Sullivan, will give the keynote speech ‘Delivering a Strategic Approach’ on Tuesday 4th April at 10:15am in the Traffex Theatre.
Jon Gibson, Event Director at Traffex comments, “We are delighted to have Highways England exhibiting at Traffex 2017. It’s set to be a fantastic event, bigger than the last with some of the most innovative products and services in modern transport. In addition, our content partners the Department For Transport, Highways England, CIHT, IHE, ITS (UK) and ADEPT will be on hand to tackle some of the industry’s biggest challenges.”
Jim O’Sullivan, CEO of Highways England, adds:
“We see great value in attending Traffex 2017. It is a significant industry event, where we can both debate and ultimately resolve some common issues, as well as discuss the innovation and technology which will shape the future of our roads.”
Visitors and exhibitors to Traffex won’t just benefit from great panel sessions and keynotes. There are also 350 leading exhibitors attending, all with new and innovative products and services.
Co-located with Traffex will be Europe’s largest dedicated parking exhibition, Parkex 2017. The British Parking Association (BPA) event will showcase the industry’s largest suppliers and provide a platform for leading parking brands to launch their latest innovative products, technologies and services. Visitors will find an abundance of knowledge, research and experience through the extensive programme of seminars and presentations. For more information, please visit www.parkex.co.uk.
Traffex 2017 is a trade-only event and is free to attend. Visitors can register for tickets and discounted travel to the event at www.traffex.com. Traffex 2017 will take place 4th – 6th April 2017 in Hall 5 at The National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham.
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