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News Release from: PPMA Show
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 May 2008
Digby Jones to open September PPMA show
Sir Digby Jones, now Lord Digby Jones of Birmingham, will officially open the PPMA Show on 30th September
Lord Digby Jones was made Minister of State for Trade and Investment in 2007 For six and a half years to June 2006, he served as Director-General of the CBI, where he regularly visited businesses in the UK and worldwide
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 11 Oct 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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"We are very honoured that Lord Jones has agreed to open the Show," comments PPMA Chief Executive Chris Buxton: "This will give a huge boost to the profile of the event, as well as giving a well-regarded senior government minister an opportunity to engage directly with British manufacturers".
Details of the schedule for Lord Digby Jones are being finalised but it will include a walk around the exhibition, enabling him to view some of the latest developments and innovations, and witness the high levels of expertise within the processing and packaging machinery sectors.
This year the PPMA Show will be co-located with Interplas, the leading UK plastics and rubber exhibition which, for the first time, also incorporates the Inspex feature, focusing on the quality control and measurement industries.
"The PPMA Show provides an excellent showcase of the very best of British manufacturing" comments Exhibition Director Liz Finlay: "We are sure Lord Jones will be impressed with what he sees and will also be interested to hear the views of exhibitors on a variety of industry topics".
The PPMA Show takes place from September 30th to October 2nd 2008.
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