The National
Trade Centre, North America’s third largest tradeshow venue
and most advanced facility announces a strategic partnership with
the industry’s most comprehensive service leaders GES Canada
and Schenker International.
Newly appointed “official suppliers,” Schenker International,
providers of customs and freight forwarding will have on-site management
at The National Trade Centre to monitor, coordinate and manage all
aspects of transporting of materials. GES Canada (formerly Panex
Show Services) will offer an on-site integrated package of services
from show decorating to exhibitor services.
John Sellers, General Manager of The National Trade Centre adds,
“with over one million square feet of contiguous space fully
divisible into 10 exhibit halls, the advanced high tech nature of
the facility, combined with the experts in facility services, GES
Canada and Schenker International, The National Trade Centre is
a comprehensive tradeshow solution offering total quality service
for organizers of tradeshows and events.”
With over one million square feet in 10 exhibit halls, The National
Trade Centre offers phenomenal concealed access to electrical, audio-visual,
telecommunications, water and drain via a system of floorport service
conduit outlets throughout the exhibit halls’ floors. These
floorports further provide access to an in-house PBX with ISDN and
phone service capabilities, videoconferencing, internal and external
networking via light and dark fibre connectivity, and a Category
5 cable grid capable of greater than 150 MGz of bandwidth productivity.
In addition, the Centre’s 31 state-of-the-art loading truck
bays and three 30’ overhead doors allow for ease of direct
access to exhibit hall floors.
The National Trade Centre is owned by the City of Toronto and managed
by O&Y/SMG Canada. O&Y Canada is a Canadian company offering
management services to convention and trade centres, arenas, stadiums
and theatres across the country. O&Y Properties Inc. is a publicly
held owner and manager of commercial real estate properties. SMG
is the leader in the United States in the management of trade and
convention centres, arenas, stadiums and theatres. |
