F or over 20 years the Indian ministry of defence has been hosting Aero India at an air base in Bangalore The show takes place biannually In the alternate years the ministry stages Defexpo After eight editions in Delhi the defence show relocated to Goa on the west coast in March 2016 Goa was a great and exciting option says Ravinder Sethi Except that it was to be held in barren open ground in South Goa with no electricity or water or even good road con nections it looked like a nightmare recalls the founder and managing director of India s leading event logistics provider R E Rogers Worldwide India But the Defence Exhibition Organisation DEO of the ministry of defence did a tremendous job It landscaped the grounds improved the roads and provided water and electricity connections all in record time praises Ravinder Sethi This created a mix of halls and open space the halls all being air conditioned temporary structures R E Rogers India was the sole official forwarder for Defexpo and faced two major challenges The first was customs clearance With the support of the customs department the ven ue was converted to a bonded facility where all air and sea shipments were finally cleared at the venue itself This was an un precedented achievement points out Ravin der Sethi The second major challenge according to R E Rogers managing director was working on unpaved and uneven ground It looked like an impossible job he says in retrospect The solution was to use only state of the art equipment and highly skilled operators cranes forklifts and special equipment such as low bed trailers and road rollers All of this involved a heavy investment which was absorbed by us to ensure exhibitors did not feel a financial burden due to the relocation to Goa recaps Ravinder Sethi Good on ground supervision was crucial In record time we opened our own office in Goa and brought in highly skilled manpower from our other of fices says Sethi In the end the event was a grand success with participants from around 50 countries he concludes R E Rogers played a crucial role for the success of Defex po by making the impossible possible www rogersworldwideindia com PB Paris New York oder Minsk lokal verwurzelt und international verbunden wir begleiten Sie an jedes Ziel mit derselben Qualität und Verlässlichkeit Seit 20 Jahren erfüllen wir diesen Anspruch mit qualifizierten Mitar beitern und einem globalen Partnernetzwerk Pragmatisches Denken und kurze Entscheidungs wege geben den Ton an Haben Sie ein neues Ziel Nur zu Wir freuen uns Telefon 49 0 4792 9300 0 www panexpo de Was wir bewegen kommt mit Sicherheit an Worldwide Transports Motorshows Presentations Exhibitions Trade Fairs Special Events 91TradeFairs Internation al 2 2017 PRACTICE TRADE FAIR LOGISTICS Mission Possible Operation Goa What to do if the selected trade show venue is not really suit able at all The team of Rogers India came up with a solution Eröffnungstag In Rekordzeit wurden der Boden gestal tet und die Straßen verbessert Opening day The grounds were landscaped and roads improved in record time Ph ot o R og er s In di a

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