Visitor Badges    

SOLD Pontoon Works

The most popular sponsorship, ensuring every single person who registers as a visitor for Seawork 2008, whether they attend the event or not, receives a badge with your company logo on it at least 2 weeks before the exhibition. The visitor badges are sent out inside colourful pocket mailers which also contain directions to the event, opening times, the hotel reservation hotline number and details about all the exciting things that are happening at Seawork! Visitor badges are the first point of eye contact for exhibitors and visitors and your logo will appear in full colour, alongside the Seawork logo.

Carrier Bags                                                                                                                           

SOLD Trelleborg CRP Ltd    

An extremely high profile advertising opportunity. Imagine every single visitor at Seawork 2008 International carrying a bag with your company logo on it! There are 6000+ carrier bags, each containing a copy of the official Seawork Exhibition Catalogue and the June issue of Maritime Journal. Every single visitor receives a bag at registration and uses it to collect literature and promotional items as he walks around the event. Photographs are taken during the show by our official photographer and we use these in our brochures, newsletters and on the Seawork website to promote Seawork 2009 – your carrier bags will feature in all of them! As sponsor, you can have your own promotional literature inserted into each bag too!

Pontoons & Quayside Exhibits   

SOLD Scania

An excellent, high-profile sponsorship opportunity. The official sponsor can provide prominent banners displaying their company logo and slogan to run along the walkway onto the pontoons. Your logo will also appear on huge ‘pontoon and quayside’ plans positioned at strategic points around the event, on ‘berth number plaques’ which go onto the pontoons, on the sponsors’ page on the Seawork website and all other pre-show promotional literature.

Restaurant Area    

SOLD Damen Shipyards Gorinchem

Everybody visits the restaurant for sandwiches, snacks or hot food at some point during their visit to Seawork. As official sponsor, you can supply branded coasters, tablecloths, and table penants, in fact, anything to add value to the sponsorship. Your logo also appears on all promotional literature and on the Seawork website. Photos of the restaurant appear in the brochure for 2009, within our quarterly newsletters and in magazine reviews. The restaurant is an extremely popular area of the event and it follows that this is an extremely popular sponsorship opportunity.

Daily Newsletter 

SOLD Damen Shipyards Gorinchem   

Your company logo appears at the top of the Newsletter which is given out every day to exhibitors and visitors. It is written by Brian and Aline Pilcher (BPPR Ltd) who are on site in the Press Office every day collating press releases and news items from exhibitors. The newsletter contains information about new product launches and business that has been done at the show. The newsletter which goes out on Wednesday 11 June announces the winner of the Spirit of Innovation Award, which is presented the evening before at the Seawork Gala Dinner.

Innovations Showcase and Award    

SOLD Marine South East

75% of all visitors come to Seawork specifically to see new products. The Innovations Showcase comprises approximately 50 of these. It is a fantastic feature which aims at highlighting all the new products and innovations which have come onto the market within the previous 12 months. There are 6 categories – vessel design and construction, marine electronics, safety and survival, marine equipment and materials, marine civil engineering and diving and underwater services. There is a winner in each category with the Spirit of Innovation Award being presented to the best overall. As Official Sponsor, your logo appears all over the showcase, which spans more than 18mē, on information boards beside the showcase, within the Seawork catalogue, on the Seawork website and on all pre and post show promotional literature. The Sponsor presents the Innovations Award at the Gala Dinner, which takes place on Tuesday 10 June. This is an extremely high profile sponsorship – worth every penny, especially when you take into consideration all the post-show promotion within the Seawork newsletters, the brochure for 2009 and press releases within our own publications, Maritime Journal and Boating Business.

Gala Dinner   

SOLD ZF Marine

Sponsor the Seawork Gala Dinner which takes place at the newly refurbished City Cruise Terminal. This excellent venue comfortably seats 600 and provides the perfect opportunity for exhibitors and their guests to socialise and network in a relaxed and informal atmosphere, whilst enjoying presentation of the Innovations Awards and taking in some light-hearted entertainment. The Sponsors logo appears on a large banner outside the venue, on the invitations and menus, on the quarterly newsletters, within the Official Catalogue and, of course, on the Seawork website. Photos of the dinner appear in our promotional literature for 2009. This includes the new brochures and press releases within our sister publications, Maritime Journal and Boating Business.

UK Harbour Masters Association Annual General Meeting and Luncheon

SOLD Lairdside Maritime Centre

The UK Harbour Masters Association hold their AGM at Seawork every year. Approximately 90 Harbour Masters come to Seawork to attend the meeting, go to some of the seminars, look around the exhibition and talk to exhibitors about their products and services. The Harbour Masters are an important visitor group for many Seawork exhibitors who are keen to explore ways of getting their products and services in front of them. As sole sponsor you can provide an information pack to go onto the chair of each Harbour Master at the AGM and attend the luncheon where you can talk to them on a one on one basis. Your logo will also appear in the Seawork catalogue, on the Seawork website and on all other promotional material.

Port Engineers Luncheon

SOLD Hockway

For the second year running, Seawork will be hosting a luncheon for the port and city council engineers. At least 30 of these influential decision-makers, those who know what projects and contracts are going on within the ports, harbours and coastal regions they represent, will be coming to Seawork as our guests. They will have ample opportunity to look around the show, before and after lunch. As sponsor, you may join the engineers for their luncheon where you will have their exclusive attention. You can also provide information about your product and services for them to take away. As with all the sponsorships, your logo will go onto the Seawork website, with a link to your website, on the newsletters and all pre-show promotional literature.

Visitor Registration 

SOLD Mastervolt

Immediate visual impact and prestige – your logo appears on the registration desk panels at the entrance to the show and is the first thing visitors see when they arrive. This sponsorship gives you maximum exposure, raises your profile at the event and reinforces your company name, colours and logo. You may also provide ties, scarves or shirts for the registration staff to wear. There are railings outside the main entrance which you can attach banners to if you wish.

Lanyards  

SOLD Webasto

Your company name and slogan appears on the 6000+ lanyards which hold the visitor badges. Lanyards are more user-friendly than pins and can be saved after the event to be used time and time again. They are double-sided, printed in two colours and every single visitor receives one when they register! Excellent for maximum exposure!

Visitor Shuttle Buses 

SOLD Ocean Safety

There are three shuttle buses which transport visitors to and from the central station and the venue and to and from the visitor car parks and the venue. Your logo will go on signs in the front, back and side windows of the buses and on the ‘Shuttle Bus’ signs attached to fences outside the exhibition and visitor car parks. As with all sponsorships, your logo will also go onto the Seawork website and newsletters.

Wednesday 11 June - British Commercial Boatbuilders Association Breakfast Meeting 

SOLD Suzuki

Pens on the Registration Desks  

SOLD Honda

Visitors need pens to fill out their Registration Forms and more than 6000 will be doing exactly that at Seawork 2008 International. We will have pens made in your company colours, bearing your name and logo - and each visitor will be encouraged to take one when they fill out their registration form. A great opportunity to remind people who you are and what you do each time they reach for a biro!

Exhibitor Barbeque

SOLD Boating Business

There will be an Exhibitors BBQ on Wednesday 11th June starting from 18:30 on the Quayside. Bunting will be made using the company name and logo and there will be plenty of banner opportunities!

Press Office   

SOLD Marine & Industrial Transmission

Sponsor Brian and Aline Pilcher in their quest to ensure the industry is kept aware of all the latest product launches, new product applications, interesting new projects and vessels via a network of international titles. The press office is buzzing throughout the day with exhibitors dropping off literature and visitors picking it up! It is frequented by representatives from local and national television and radio as well as journalists and editors from marine and national publications. Your company logo will appear on boards outside the press office and Brian and Aline will even wear branded T-shirts bearing your company name or logo if you would like them to. As with all of our sponsorships, your logo goes onto the Seawork website, with a link to your website which lasts for a whole year.

Site Plans and Events and Demos Boards    

SOLD M G Duff

Immediate impact and read by everyone! There will be at least 8 huge site plans positioned at strategic points around the exhibition. There is only one sponsor for all 8 boards. Your logo will appear in colour at the top of the site plans and will be seen by more than 6000 high calibre visitors. It will also go on the Seawork website with a link to your own website which lasts for a whole year – and, of course, within the Official Seawork Catalogue.

Gala Dinner Wine  

SOLD Rolls Royce

Customised labels on the wine bottles bear your company logo and slogan so every guest at the Seawork Gala Dinner can have a drink on you! Your logo also appears on the menus and invitations, in the catalogue and on the Seawork website.

MoD Boat Users Working Group Committee Meeting & Luncheon

SOLD Finning (UK)

The Ministry of Defence always attend Seawork. They hold a series of conferences, seminars and workshops and are available on the Defence Manufacturers Association stand to answer questions and liaise with exhibitors who want to know how to promote their product or service to the MoD. In 2008 the MoD will have an even larger presence. They will be at Seawork for the duration of the show and one lucky exhibitor will be able to sponsor and attend the luncheon, attend the seminar and provide literature to go onto the delegates’ chairs. The sponsor’s logo also appears in the Seawork catalogue, on the Seawork website and on all other promotional material.

Don't miss out on getting your company seen at the biggest International Commercial Marine and Workboat Exhibition in Europe!

See below for details of remaining sponsorship opportunities...

Bar Area     

The bar area represents a fantastic sponsorship opportunity. Come lunchtime it is filled with visitors and provides a lively environment for networking and socialising. The sponsor’s logo appears on two ‘A’ boards at the entrance to the bar and on all pre-show promotional literature, as well as on the Seawork website. The sponsor may provide a promotional banner to hang over the bar and coasters, napkins or any other promotional material to go on the tables. The sponsor’s logo also appears on the website and within the Official Exhibition Catalogue.

DiveWork 

DiveWork comprises approximately 25 companies who work within the fields of commercial diving and underwater technology. The pavilion includes a Dive Tank for underwater demonstrations and displays, the DiveWork Trail and dedicated workshops and seminars. A plasma screen within the ADC hospitality area shows footage of everything that is going on inside the Dive Tank and the ADC/DiveWork Cup is presented to the winner of the commercial diver time trials.

As official sponsor of DiveWork, your logo appears in the catalogue, on the DiveWork site plans and demo boards and on the Seawork website.

RIBWork  

RIBWork comprises approximately 50 companies who manufacture Ribs or supply products or materials to the commercial RIB market. Each relevant stand or berth displays the RIBWork logo and there is a RIB Trail enabling visitors to ‘fast track’ their way to stands of interest. As Official RIBWork sponsor, your logo appears on the RibTrail page in the catalogue, on all of the newsletters and other pre-show promotional material and on the Seawork website. RibWork also includes a number of seminars covering RIBs and commercial craft under 30m.

Small Business Enterprise Zone

Do you want your company to be associated with helping small businesses on the road to commercial success? The Small Business Enterprise Zone is an area of the exhibition dedicated to new and evolving business. It comprises approximately 75 stands and the companies who exhibit within it are from all sectors of the commercial maritime industry. Your logo and company name will appear on information boards at both ends of the Pavilion, within the official Seawork catalogue, on the Seawork website and on all other pre and post show promotional literature, including the newsletters.

Other Association Events

Numerous trade organisations and Associations hold events, seminars and meetings during Seawork 2008. If you sponsor one of these events, you can attend the luncheon and supply literature to go onto the delegates’ chairs within the appropriate conference session. Your logo also appears in the Seawork catalogue, on the Seawork website and on all other promotional material. The list of association events is as follows:

Tuesday 10 June

Association of Diving Contractors Regional Members Meeting & Luncheon

Thursday 12 June

National Workboat Association Annual General Meeting & Luncheon

There may be other Sponsorship Opportunities available. For further details or to put forward other suggestions, please contact Jane Wilson on + 44 (0)1329 820485 or email jwilson@seawork.com