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How do I join my National FESPA Association?
Visit this section to find contact details for your national association. If your country does not have a FESPA-affiliated association at present, please contact the
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to see how FESPA can help you to start a National Association. If you live outside Europe, you can become 'an individual FESPA Member'. Please click here to download an application form or contact
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for further details.
What is the benefit to me of FESPA membership?
- Through your membership of the National Association in your country affiliated to FESPA you will be kept constantly informed about developments in screenprinting and wide format digital imaging throughout Europe and you will also have important links with similar organisations in the world.
- You will receive the FESPA Magazine free every three months with news and articles from FESPA member countries. This is published in English, with German, French and Spanish translations of selected articles and features available to download in the members’ area at www.fespa.com.
- You will receive invitations to seminars, study tours and other world-wide events for screenprinting and wide format digital imaging.
- You will receive detailed advance information on FESPA exhibitions.
- You will be entitled to special member's rates for FESPA seminars and conferences.
- Through the FESPA Web-site: www.fespa.com you will have exclusive access to the FESPA Community, which includes the FESPA Academy (containing technical articles), searchable archive copies of FESPA World magazine in 4 languages and the opportunity to network with other FESPA members globally.
- You will be updated regularly on the activities of FESPA and other associated organisations world-wide.
- You will be entitled to a special discount on the FESPA Sensations Book (non-member price 175 Euros). Visit the FESPA sensations website (www.fespasensations.com) for further information
- You will receive the Wide Format Survey free of charge (non-memberl price 1500 Euros).
- You will have a secretariat always available and willing to help you with information and problem solving.
Who are the members of FESPA?
The National Screenprinting and Digital Imaging Associations in...
| Austria |
Norway |
| Baltic States |
Poland |
| Belgium |
Portugal |
| Bulgaria |
Romania |
| Croatia |
Russia |
| Czech Republic |
Serbia |
| Denmark |
Slovakia |
| Finland |
Slovenia |
| France |
Spain |
| Germany |
Sweden |
| Greece |
Switzerland |
| Hungary |
Turkey |
| Italy |
Ukraine |
| Netherlands |
United Kingdom |
In each of these countries every screenprinter and wide format digital imager can become a member of his/her FESPA National Association. In countries where there is no National Association affiliated to FESPA, an individual company can join FESPA. This is known as 'Individual Membership'. Click here to download a form to apply for individual membership.
Outside Europe, the following Associations are Associate members of FESPA:
The Screenprinting and Graphic Imaging Association of Australia (SGIAA)
China Screen Printing & Graphic Imaging Association (CSGIA)
The Screen Printer's Association of India (SPAI)
The Japanese Screen Printers Association (JSPA)
The Screen Printing Association of Korea (SPAK)
Thai Screen Printing & Graphic Imaging Association (TSGA)
Further Information about FESPA
What is FESPA?
FESPA is a federation of trade associations and an organiser of exhibitions and conferences for the screen and digital printing industry. Formerly, the name FESPA stood for 'The Federation of European Screen Printers Associations'. Now, with the advent of digital technology, FESPA is known by its acronym, which has worldwide recognition. FESPA's objective is the promotion of screen printing and digital imaging through each of the 28 separate National Associations in Europe who are its members, together with its 6 Associate members associations in Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and Thailand.
When and Why was FESPA formed?
FESPA was formed in 1962 by a small international group of screenprinters and suppliers to share knowledge on screenprinting technology, establish close co-operation between screenprinters and suppliers and promote screenprinting in Europe.
What does FESPA do now?
- Plans and promotes exhibitions and conferences for screen and digital printing and helps its National Associations by supporting projects and activities organised by them. Having organised many successful exhibitions in Europe, in December 2005, FESPA organised FESPA World Expo India, at Pragati Maidan Exhibition Centre, New Delhi, which was the first international exhibition for screen and digital printing in that region and will hold FESPA World Expo Asia Pacific in Bangkok, 27-29 November 2008.
In May 2006, FESPA organised a new pan-european event FESPA Digital Printing Europe which focused on emerging digital technologies in the areas of sign and graphics, textiles, white goods, glass ceramics, electronics and home furnishings at the RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam, 16th-18th May 2006, RAI, Amsterdam. Following the immense success of this initial event, the second FESPA Digital exhibition will be held in Geneva, 1-3 April 2008.
Official statistics from FESPA 2007 held in Berlin, Germany, from 5th – 9th June confirmed that this was the biggest FESPA exhibition ever held. The exhibition succeeded in breaking all previous records. FESPA once again confirmed its unrivalled position as the world’s largest trade show for screen and large format digital printing, at which over 661 exhibitors showcased their products. A record total of 24,232 individual visitors attended the five-day show, an increase of 20% on FESPA 2005 figures. A significant proportion of visitors returned to the halls on consecutive days, resulting in over 37,500 visits. An additional 9,000 exhibitor attendees, who are not included in the audited visitor numbers, were present at FESPA 2007.
Demonstrating FESPA’s growing reach as an international event, visitors came from over 125 countries. Just over 60% of visitors came from outside of Germany, and after the host nation, the top five countries in terms of visitor nationality were as follows: Italy, Poland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and Spain. Reflecting the growth in Europe’s emerging markets, visitors from Eastern European countries represented 12% of the show’s overall attendance.
Visitors were able to experience many brand new products and developing technologies at the show, indicating once again that FESPA exhibitions present manufacturers with a perfect launch pad and route to market, enabling them to achieve maximum impact among their target audiences. Exhibitors were impressed not only with the volume of traffic to their stands, but particularly with the international profile of visitors and the attendance of decision-makers ready to make purchasing choices.
FESPA also organised FESPA World Expo India 2007, which took place in New Delhi last December and FESPA Digital 2008, 1-3 April in Geneva. FESPA will also organise a show in South America for the first time this year : FESPA México World Expo, in Mexico City, 21-23 August 2008 and will also make its debut in the Asia Pacific region with FESPA World Expo Asia Pacific, in Bangkok, Thailand, 28-30 November. A further FESPA Digital exhibition will take place in Amsterdam next year : FESPA Digital 2009, 12-14 May.
The next major FESPA show, FESPA 2010, returns to Munich, Germany in June 2010 (8th - 12th).
The FESPA website will be regularly updated with information about forthcoming shows.
- FESPA is working within the emerging markets in Central and Eastern Europe to promote screenprinting and wide format digital imaging by providing technical training information and through its programme of 'mini-FESPA's' comprising low cost product information booths and technical seminars.
- FESPA provides a regular forum for information exchange between member Associations resulting in help from the larger to the smaller Associations in recruitment, training and technical studies.
- Through the pages of the FESPA magazine - FESPA World (published 4 times a year) - FESPA provides full communications between member Associations and highlights important developments affecting screenprinting and wide format digital imaging.
- Monitors new developments in screenprinting and digital technology and communicates the results to members through seminars and press articles.
- Promotes screenprinting and digital imaging to the end user through Press Articles.
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What about the Suppliers to the Screenprinting Industry?
In every country the suppliers have always been closely linked to the development of the National Associations. Many of these companies belong to FESPA National Associations so they too can benefit from FESPA activities.
FESPA is also working closely with the manufacturers of digital printing equipment and supplies in order to keep FESPA members informed about how these new developments can affect their businesses.
The Conclusion - FESPA is YOU
Learn more about FESPA by contacting:
Mandy Goldfinch
FESPA LIMITED
Association House
7a West Street, Reigate
Surrey RH2 9BL, UK
Tel: +44 1737 240788
Fax: +44 1737 240770
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