Our Russian daughter company “OOO BTG Exhibition Logistics” has been the official logistics partner of Yekaterinburg’s main industrial exhibition “Innoprom” for many years. This April, we had the honor to provide logistics support for one of INNOPROM’s spin-off events, the “Big Industrial Week in Uzbekistan”, which took place from April 5th to April 7th in Tashkent. Even for the Russian exhibition and event industry, which is already one of the very few frontrunners in organizing international events under pandemic conditions, this particular event with approximately 12,500 sqm of exhibition area, more than 300 exhibitors, and over 10,000 visitors was a true show of force.
With precious little time to prepare, BTG Exhibition Logistics successfully organized the transport and customs clearance of more than 100 tons of stand building equipment and exhibits from Russia to Uzbekistan. The goods of our various clients including ZETO, Kovrovsky Electromechanical Plant, UEC, REP Holding, Power Machines, Uralvagonzavod, YuAIZ, SASTA, NAMI, Grunwald, Business Event, Formika, Video Land, and EBR Expo were all delivered safe, sound and – of course – on time.
It feels good to be back!
The Polytechnic Museum in Moscow, whose holdings include more than 300,000 exhibits and well over a million books, published a “Guide to Moving Museum Collections” at the end of last year. The book is based on the Polytechnic Museum’s own experiences, as it had to outsource its entire collection in 2013 as part of a building modernization project, and is intended to serve as a guide for other museums, which face similar challenges.
On the subject of logistics, the guide reads:
With such a large and diverse range of museum holdings as in the Polytechnic Museum, choosing a suitable logistics company is no easy task. After preliminary negotiations, none of the transport specialists who specialize in museum transport and operate on the Russian market were even able to make a commercial offer. In order to come out of this dead end, it was necessary to specify the selection criteria and to set priorities for the requirements. It was therefore decided that the experience in transporting bulky open-plan objects should be the main criterion for the selection, since the transport of these objects had caused most of the questions. In this way, a well-known trade fair forwarder was selected, the company BTG Exhibition Logistics, which also has its own vehicle fleet and capacities for packaging production.
The museum stocks were then relocated during the warm season, from August to October 2013, in order to protect the museum pieces from additional negative environmental influences. 11 jumbo trucks were loaded every day (the requirements for these vehicles were laid down in the Ordinance of the Ministry of Culture of the USSR No. 290 of July 17, 1985). In the new museum depot, all pallets were immediately put into their places according to a storage plan that had been prepared in advance.
Looking back at this remarkable project, we would like to thank the Polytechnic Museum once again for their trust and cooperation. We are already looking forward to future projects!
At the beginning of February, our Deputy Managing Director, Philipp Woll, was invited by the International Exhibition Logistics Association (IELA) to talk about exhibition logistics in Russia at the second IELA Operations Summit in Hong Kong. In his presentation, Philipp talked about business culture in Russia, the most important Russian exhibition venues and their specifics as well as customs clearance in Russia and the Eurasian Economic Union. To find out more about the IELA Operations Summit, take a look at the following article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ielaos18-starts-today-exhibition-logistics-association
Why don’t you rely on our internationally recognized expertise in exhibition logistics to Russia and the CIS countries? Contact us for a customized solution to any logistical challenge you might face!
From January 29th to February 1st the 43rd international health exhibition “Arab Health 2018” was held in Dubai and for the first time Russia participated in form of a large-scale joint exposition, which was organized by the newly founded “Russian Export Center” (REC). As one of the RECs official logistics partners, BTG Exhibition Logistics delivered a total of more than 2.5 tons of medical equipment from icy Moscow to sunny Dubai. Among our clients were various well-known Russian manufacturers such as: OOO “Shvabe”, OOO “BioVitrum”, OOO “10 Med”, OOO “Medical Technologies”, OOO Concern “Axion”, OOO “Labromed”, OOO “LasMedTech” and OOO “Sursil-Orto”.
During this year’s MIPIM, one of the worlds leading real estate events, our Russian colleagues successfully carried out full door-to-door logistic services for clients such as Regions-Entertainment JSC, who submitted an ambitious project layout of “DreamIsland”. On top of this, we had the great chance to work with well known Russian companies such as OOO Etalon-Invest and OOO NDV-Real Estate. We hope to see you again in 2018!
Due to our strong involvement in custom tailored exhibition logistics services for the rail industry, we have recently been nominated as one of the official logistics providers for Iran Rail 2017. In close cooperation with the exhibitions organizer, Milad-e Noor, we will provide both customs clearance as well as on-site handling services to all participants in order to guarantee a hassle-free and successful participation. In sight of our strong local standing, we have also been nominated as the official logistics provider for the official German Pavilion at Iran Rail. Please let us know, if you have any transport requirements for this show. We will be happy to provide you with a detailed quotation!
For more information about the exhibition itself, please visit the show’s official website.
We recently had the fantastic opportunity to act as official on-site agent for one of the first international exhibitions at the new Tehran International Fairground “Shahr-e Aftab”. On behalf of the show’s official logistics provider, our friends from Ekspres Lojistik, we conducted customs clearance for all shipments, delivered the shipments to their respective booth and last but not least managed empty and full good storage. With 23 exhibitors from Europe and Asia, the exhibition – being a first edition! – was a full success and a great indicator for the Iranian market’s vast potential. We are therefore thrilled to be able to provide comprehensive logistics services in this upcoming exhibition destination.
In spite of the freezing temperatures, BTG Exhibition Logistics successfully started the New Year with an urgent delivery to Gandhinagar, India. From the 10th to the 13th of January various Russian industry heavyweights such as “Helicopters of Russia”, “Shvabe” and “TechnoServ AS” showcased their product portfolio at the “Vibrant Gujarat 2017” investment exhibition. Being officially endorsed by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, the show managed to attract a lot of influential visitors, but see for yourself!
Despite the ongoing sanctions and the difficult political climate, this year’s WORLDFOOD Moscow managed to attract exhibitors from quite literally all over the world. Please take a look at some of our clients and their delicious products!
We recently had the pleasure of working at the first exhibition to ever take place at Moscow’s newest fairground – PATRIOT EXPO. This new venue is located approx. 60 km outside of Moscow and boasts more than 40.000m² of premium indoor exhibition space as well as another 120.000m² out in the open. The first show itself, ARMY 2016, was dedicated to weapons and military equipment and became a crowd magnet almost instantly.
