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9th February 1985
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AT LEAST one British and one European bus manufacturer are already planning major vehicle launches at the first-ever International Bus and Coach Exhibition, which is being held at Earls Court, London, September 11-14, 1985.

Most of the shell stand space and 40 per cent of the vehicle sites have already been sold. Just under half the major vehicle sites available were allocated at a ballot held recently at Earls Court. Large fourcoach stands were booked by Leyland Bus, Volvo, Roeselare (Jonckheere), Salvador Caetano and Seania. Three-coach sites were booked by Daf, MAN, Hestair and the Albion Equipment Company.

Other vehicle exhibitors include Ensor Motors, Dormobile, Imperial Coachbuilders, Cummins and Iveco. Most other major British and European coach manufacturing organisations have shown an interest in participating at the event, which is being organised by Reed Exhibitions in response to an industry working party initiative.

As Britain moves towards being the first European country to allow unrestricted competition in the provision of bus services, operators will be able to see a variety of new products designed for practical and cost-effective local services.

Coach operators' fortunes seem to fluctuate subject to external forces, making them vary the economic packages they can offer their consumers. But in the long term though most pundits agree that increasing leisure, more comfort and services, better roads and increasing private motoring costs could all combine to give the industry a rosy long-term future.

This awareness is reflected in the growing interest European coach makers are showing in Britain as an export market. So British makers need to keep their products in the operator's eye here and, in future, on mainland Europe, too.

The first International Bus and Coach Exhibition, which is sponsored by CM, will provide a valuable shop window for the industry that can be shared by coach operators looking to provide clients with what they expect from the coach of the future.

It will be the first international bus and coach exhibition at Earls Court and the first ever to include displays of used quality coaches. Thus, it will cater for that valuable and important sector of the operating industry which relies on secondhand vehicles for its front line fleets.

The rules of the exhibition stipulate that any secondhand vehicles exhibited must be of the highest possible standard. Also, they must have been first registered on or after August 1980. To ensure that the coaches and buses are the stars of the show, and that no exhibitors get carried away with the need to promote an overpowering corporate image, stand fittings and lounges must not take up more than 25 per cent of stand space. Vehicles, too, must be no more than 350mm above stand floor level.

Coach suppliers and manufacturers are only part of the coach industry story; the modern coach and bus have become more attractive because of advances in component technology as well as developments in equipment, .from heaters to seats and from toilets to televisions.

But the end product of coaching is travel and a number of organisations exist to help operators to put together saleable travel packages.

Travel and tour companies, as well as equipment makers and suppliers, have already booked shell-scheme stands which will add to the interest and atmosphere of what promises to be London's most comprehensive display of the best in coaching ever.

For further information on any aspects of the event contact the exhibition manager, International Bus and Coach Exhibition, Surrey House, 1 Throwley Way, Sutton, Surrey SM1 4QQ.

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Organisations: Earls Court
Locations: London, Surrey

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