Statement on IRE show

(24 February 2021)

We regret to announce that the 2021 edition of the International Rental Exhibition (IRE) has been cancelled because of the ongoing impact of the health pandemic. The same is the case for the co-located APEX aerial platform show.

The shows will next be held in 2023, in line with the long-established three-year cycle for the events.

The European Rental Association convention, which was due to take place on 16 and 17 June alongside IRE and APEX, will still be held either as an online or hybrid conference. The European Rental Awards, jointly organised by KHL and ERA, will be on 16 June and in the same format as the ERA convention.

The decision to cancel APEX and IRE has been taken after consultation with authorities in the Netherlands and the MECC venue in Maastricht, as well as informal discussions with exhibitors.

Tony Kenter, Managing Director of organiser Industrial Promotions International (IPI), said; “It is of course with enormous regret that we take this decision. We are pleased to see the vaccination programmes being implemented around the world, but given the current lockdowns, and with no guarantees on when travel and event restrictions will be lifted, we were left with little choice but to cancel.

“We thank all the APEX and IRE exhibitors and our association partners ERA and IPAF for their cooperation and patience over the past year. We now look forward positively to an improving economic situation in the coming months and years, and in confidence that APEX and IRE will return successfully in 2023.”

Read the full statement here