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The UK's No.1 plastics event, Interplas is set to take place at the end of the month, on 26-28th September at the NEC, Birmingham. This year's event, a celebration of 75 years of Interplas and its forerunners, will see over 530 exhibitors present on the show floor, alongside a host of conference sessions and features designed to elevate UK manufacturing's knowledge of the latest plastics technology from around the globe. Just some of the exhibitors at the show include Arburg, Engel, Krauss Maffei, Wittmann Battenfeld, Sepro, Mouldshop, TH Plastics, Bole, Summit Systems, Borche, Haitian, Motan Colortronic, Simoldes, UK Extrusion, Negri Bossi, Billion, Piovan, Bausano, Ultrapolymers, Hasco, Distrupol, CMS, Fanuc, Albis, Snetor, BMB Spa, Campetella, United Polymers and many more. Duncan Wood, CEO of Rapid News Group, the organiser of Interplas, commented: The £27 billion UK plastics industry comes to Interplas to do business and with the largest number of exhibitors on t
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The walkers, who had signed up to the event with Age UK Lancashire set off bright and early on Saturday morning and faced tough weather conditions throughout the day, with some sections being done with little visibility due to the ever-changing conditions.
Sharon Watson of Age UK Lancashire said: “I was there to support on the day and the walkers did really well. I think some were keen to get back in time for the England game so that gave them a bit of extra motivation to complete the walk”.
Age UK Lancashire had places available for the public to sign up for and raise sponsorship money from their family, friends and contacts. So far, the event has raised nearly £4,000 for the charity, which will help them support vulnerable older people across the county.