News and Events

Mobex help deliver great results for ScotRail’s winter travel campaign

Mobex are delighted at the results of ScotRail’s campaign with over 333,000 people seeing the trailers and staff speaking to more than 84,000 commuters who stopped at roadshows held at 16 different locations throughout Scotland in November over the four-week campaign. The aim of the campaign was to inform commuters of the improvements ScotRail have made to its services and to tell them of the activities they had undertaken to minimise disruption in harsh winter weather. Offering 10 options to stay informed about travel conditions, visitors to the event trailers were also encouraged to sign up to receive travel alerts. More than 3,600 people registered for JourneyAlert and thousands joined Twitter or downloaded the new smartphone winter travel app.

Hire and higher for McCarthy & Stone sales enquiries with new exhibition trailer

Mobex are helping another client to effectively reach new customers after manufacturing and delivering a mobile exhibition trailer to McCarthy & Stone. The retirement apartment specialists approached Mobex recently to help them target potential customers at the Bournemouth Air Show and the hire of the exhibition trailer hire the event proved so successful, McCarthy & Stone commissioned Mobex to build an exhibition trailer for them to use exclusively. The branded exhibition trailer will be having its debut outing on 30 November at the Haskins Retail Centre in Shepton Mallet, where staff will be providing information on a new 42-apartment site being developed in the Somerset town. McCarthy & Stone spokesperson Sam Thomas said “We found Mobex to be extremely helpful and accommodating throughout the whole process, a real two-way partnership.” Mobex will be continuing to assist McCarthy & Stone with their event management by storing and providing a full delivery and set-up service of the trailer for future events.

Latest ISOframe® stand appearances

A range of ISOframe® modular stands now complements the Mobex exhibition trailers and road show trailers and these have proven to be a hit over the last few weeks. They offer infinite flexibility, are fully portable and make internal displays look stunning every time. The flurry of stand builds started with a 500 sq. metre indoor stand at The Dairy Event and Livestock Show at the NEC in September and the subsequent Dairy Show in the South West earlier this month, before stands were showcased for the 6-day Motorhome and Caravan Show at the NEC in Birmingham in October. For more information about our complete range of exhibition stand options, get in touch today.

British Red Cross Appoints Mobex for ‘Get Ready for Winter’ roadshow in Scotland

Mobex Scotland has secured a road show trailer campaign with The British Red Cross. The fully branded exhibition trailer will tour ten locations throughout Scotland starting in Edinburgh today (21 October 2011) and ending in Glasgow on 30 October. Scottish Transport Minister, Keith Brown in September, announced Scotland’s first winter preparedness week, known as ‘Get Ready for Winter’. Mobex are delighted to provide an exhibition trailer to be supporting the British Red Cross as part of the multi-agency approach to raising awareness amongst the general public, to be prepared for extreme weather this winter.

The Showman's Show - 19 to 20 October

Come and visit the Mobex stand at The Showman’s Show being held at the Newbury Showground, Berkshire on the 19th and 20th October. The experienced Mobex team will be on hand to give advice and options on exhibition stand services, whether you are looking to hire or purchase. However, it is the Laverstoke Park mobile ice cream parlour (a bespoke build by Mobex this summer), that we are most excited about joining us on our stand. So why not pay us a visit on stand 141 and sample some of the organic buffalo ice cream, courtesy of Jody Scheckter and his team from Laverstoke Park.

Laverstoke Park Ice Cream Trailer is a hit

Laverstoke Park the organic farm has taken delivery of a bespoke trailer to sell their buffalo ice cream. I can recommend the Liquorice flavour it is gorgeous, try it. Mobex designed and built the trailer to an exacting specification which meets the high quality reputation which Laverstoke Park delivers. Mobex design and build trailer in all sorts of shapes and sizes.

CTS Transport Show, 6 - 7 July 2011

Come and visit Mobex at the CTS Show being held in Berkeley, Gloucestershire on the 6th and 7th of July. Mobex are not only showcasing what we can deliver for our clients but we have clients at the show utilising our expertise in exhibitions. For more information on how Mobex can help you get to the customers you need to, come and visit us at the show or contact us.

Successful Royal Highland Show

Exactly 182,984 visitors came through the gates at The Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh at the end of June, so the 14 Mobex trailers and four gazebos on show there really had a bumper crowd. The attendance levels were the second highest in the history of the event and exhibitors have confirmed spend at the show was better than some similar events. With the date set for the next show set as 21st to 24th June 2012, Mobex already have bookings in the diary, so to discuss the range of exhibition options available for next year, please contact us.

Mobex builds the UK’s first mobile pinhole camera

Mobex has built a unique mobile pinhole camera called a Phenomera. The trailer has a multi-functional aspect as both a pinhole camera, so that people can study both the art and science of capturing an image, and as a laboratory and dark room, where they can learn how to make light sensitive emulsions, experiment with refraction, optics and Goethe's colour theory.

Mobex were given the brief to build this unique piece of kit by Alasdair Gordon of Igniting Flames and Mobex used the latest construction techniques and materials, as well as their many years’ experience to help transform Alasdair’s vision into reality. The Phenomera has already been in action at the Steiner School in Bristol engaging and teaching students all about the art and science of taking photographs. Engaging with your audience and customers is something that Mobex prides itself on helping its clients achieve every time - call us today to find out how we can help you reach the people you need to.

CGS Tyres

CGS Tyres have contracted Mobex for their event schedule this summer. Mobex have designed a new trailer for CGS Tyres which includes specialist shelving for their products, as well as all the graphics and printing required for all of the events. CGS Tyres manufactures and distributes globally a wide range of agricultural, industrial, and motorbike tyre assortment under its own Mitas and Cultor brands as well as under licensed brands Continental and Euzkadi. For more information on how Mobex can help you get to the customers you need to, please contact us.

On the road again...

The event season is now in full swing and Mobex have over 400 events booked in with their clients including the Royal Cornwall Show, the Royal Bath & West and Cereals 2011, to name just a few. We help our clients choose the right trailer for their needs, and our full roadshow service allows you to concentrate on reaching your customers whilst we do everything else from set up and taking it down with everything in between. Visit our events page for more information on the 2011 event calendar or give us a call to see how we can help you reach your customers this summer.

Dying Matters Awareness Week – 16 to 22 May 2011

As part of the Dying Matters Awareness Week Mobex is working with NHS Berkshire East to deliver their roadshow in Maidenhead, Slough, Windsor and Bracknell. The campaign aims to raise awareness of dying, death and bereavement encouraging people to talk to their families before it is too late. Mobex will be providing their roadshow service for NHS Berkshire East, helping them deliver this important message to their residents.

Mobex Opens Northern Office

Mobex have teamed up with WAM in their wonderfully historic mill and opened their fourth office based in Halifax. It is ideally situated on the M62 to cover Yorkshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and all of the north. Shows such as The Great Yorkshire show, Driffield Show, The Cheshire County Show and more can be covered cost effectively with the great Mobex standard of service. Call 01422 270120 lets see what we can do for you.

Dental Roadshow makes its mark in London

Mobex delivered a 62 event roadshow covering the 31 London boroughs for NHS London. The aim was to raise awareness of NHS Dental services and how you could find and see an NHS Dentist. Over 230,000 people saw this campaign and over 34,029 people had specific advice and information. There will be a detailed case study on the roadshow and the figures in the next couple of weeks.

You can find an NHS dentist in London!

Mobex have just started a 62 event roadshow for NHS London across the 31 London Primary Care Trusts. Over the next 8 weeks this roadshow will be visiting many types of venue, from supermarkets to the Turkish centre in Hackney and lots of venues in-between. The 5mtre trailers are versatile and can fit into most spaces while remaining open and friendly. So far the first week has seen over 7000 people on the trailers. The main objective of the roadshow is to let people know that there are NHS dentists avaible and how they can find one.

National Trust Mobile Retail Trailer

Mobex won the contract to design and deliver a new concept in mobile retailing. This versatile trailer can split into 10, 20 or 30mtrs of selling space; it is fully mobile and is now in its first location on the lovely Knoll beach in the Studland peninsula. The trailer will then be moving up to the Lake District. This is the first of a line of trailers we will be building for the National Trust.

Simon Bird – Head of Retail Operations says “ We have over 400 properties and currently not all are serviced by retail outlets, we needed a way we could service consumer demand not only for our products but for information on events and other properties, we came up with the concept of a mobile retail outlet."

Mobex wins contract to design and build trailers for The National Trust

To be unveiled in November, the new concepts pop up retail trailer for The National Trust. Simon Bird - Head of Retail Operations for The National Trust says "We have over 400 properties and currently not all are serviced by retail outlets, we needed a way we could service consumer demand not only for our products but for information on events and other properties, we came up with the concept of a mobile retail outlet. We looked for companies with the experience and flair to produce designs for us and at a cost to meet our budget. We chose Mobex as our approved supplier as they met all our criteria and came up with a design to give us 3 options on retail space within the one mobile unit. We are looking forward with excitement to its delivery and believe this will be a major asset in servicing customer needs"

Do you exhibit indoors?
Mobex can take trailers inside just about every venue. We have had them on the 2nd floor of Earls Court, in ExCel, the Manchester Central, SEC and so on.
It makes sense to consider taking a trailer inside as all you need to to is book your space and 1 electric socket. No more large stand builds which are only usable for the event, no extras for chairs, tables, carpets etc. Saves your budget and makes an impact.

Public Sector Newsround

A busy time within the public sector, budget cuts reign supreme and yet they still have a job to do. Mobex has helped lots of organisations deliver targeted, measurable and effective public campaigns. NHS Portsmouth needed to let people know about their 'Healthy Living Pharmacies' and have just completed a very successful roadshow which reached all of their targets.
The Royal Borough of Kingston are running a 3 week roadshow targeting waste management and NHS Heywood,Middleton and Rochdale have just completed a 'Keep healthy' roadshow.

NHS Berkshire have just completed a roadshow on ‘continence’

Mobex is in demand over the next 6 months for various public consultations ranging from property. Nuclear power stations to local health issues.

We have many plans in place for people doing winter warmer roadshows and community service roadshows through to March next year.

Whats on... The latest shows, dates and information

With IOG Saltex and APF almost upon us we are already thinking of what hapens next. Go to our events page to find out all the big (and small) shows happening through 2010/11.

We are already taking bookings for LAMMA, SED,Cereals and Badminton 2011.

Agrifac choose Mobex to look after their events

Cereals is the leading technical event for the arable industry.

Agrifac has attended the show for the last 5 years. They needed a trailer capable of giving them a strong brand presence and would attract new customers to talk to them.

This year they chose Mobex to provide a trailer to guarantee them a professional solution to engage with both new and existing customers.

Andy Carse, Sales Manager for Agrifac told us:

“I have personally attended this show for the last four years, in the past we have had trailers which were old and did not always look professional. After looking at the Mobex website and speaking with Allan I could see that Mobex were more professional and would give our company a better image whilst at the show.

Mobex staff were on hand to sort out all of the attention to detail. Their staff came over to us on a number of occasions and moved our trailer around to get us in the best spot, they even cut the grass around us. Everything was set up and laid out, all I had to do was turn up and work.

I was very pleased with the trailer and the service. Our next big show is Lamma in January; I have already booked with Mobex for this event and will be using them in the future. I can relax when using Mobex. An important thing when you have to work these shows”.

New trailer for Scotmin

Since the company opened an office in Scotland at the start of 2010, Scotmin Nutrition, one of the UK’s largest animal feeds companies based in Ayr, has taken delivery of a new exhibition trailer designed and built by Mobex.

The Mobile Experience Company Limited

Mobex announce the formation of "The Mobile Experience Company Limited". Taking products and services to the market by interacting with the public. The most recent road show has been to record video feedback from patients in the NHS about Privacy, Dignity and Respect. Over 1500 interviews took place in 30 days outside hospitals and in town centres.

Mobex - For exhibitions and roadshows that deliver

In these days of ‘Slash and Burn' of marketing budgets in efforts to save money, those in marketing and selling for their business know they have to:

• Achieve more from their marketing spend
• Maintain and improve their events to increase awareness and win sales

Businesses know when they need to plan and deliver events involving talking to, consulting with, raising awareness or selling, the company they turn to for a comprehensive, expert service is Mobex.

Mobex has delivered real value for money for their clients in this tight economic climate. Working with them to change, adapt, improve and think differently about how they deliver what their business needs.

Here's what the Department of Health says about Mobex:
The Department attended Primary Care Live exhibitions 2009, held in Manchester Central and London ExCel, their budget for the exhibition stand and build had been halved. Following the success of the roadshow Mobex had delivered for the NHS, which ran up and down the England earlier in the year, the Department of Health turned to Mobex to provide a cost-effective presentation to help them put across their message.

Mobex provided a trailer with large-screen TV, direct internet access and space to enable the team to engage with healthcare staff - far more cost-effective than having a full exhibition stand built.
Damon Rutherford, Choice Communications Manager, comments: "The outcome was a highly professional-looking stand which by its very nature stood out from the rest, with the bonus that it gave us a significant reduction on traditional stand design and build costs. They gave us a complete exhibition service and saved me a lot of time and money."

Mobex has more than 30 years' experience in the hire, manufacture, design and management of exhibition trailers and indoor stands. It has probably the largest trailer stock in the UK and is the only British company to design and build both mobile units and internal stands.

Since the company opened an office in Scotland at the start of 2010, Scotmin Nutrition, one of the UK's largest animal feeds companies based in Ayr, has taken delivery of a new exhibition trailer designed and built by Mobex.

Douglas Watson, Scotmin's Sales Manager, said: "We chose Mobex on the basis of value for money and good communication. We felt that with Mobex we would be in good hands"

"We were impressed by their experience and attention to detail"

Mobex clients include a wide range of businesses from SMEs to multinationals.
Many public-sector organisations, from the NHS to local authorities, rely on Mobex for their exhibition trailers and stands.

The company has supplied units for more than 20,000 events to date, including almost 1000 in 2009 alone. It offers trailers from a 4-metre unit for a roadshow or presentation right up to a lavish 12-metre hospitality unit.

Mobex is a pioneer in the fast-growing field of experiential marketing, where potential customers are given the chance to see, touch, feel, taste or even hear the product or service on offer, from cars to chocolate. A new experiential trailer incorporates a 96" video screen and video booth, allowing audience reaction to be recorded and played back on the stand.

"You can have as comprehensive or as specific a service as you like - we can supply anything from a single trailer to a complete internal stand design and build" says Allan Plant, Mobex' Managing Director. "What our clients really value is that ours is a full service, from building the trailer to pouring the tea. We've earned a reputation for being quick and efficient and giving good value for money. We can often reduce a client's spend dramatically by offering a solution they hadn't thought of."

Mobex at Showman's Show

Mobex appeared at the Showman’s show in October this year where they showed a new 6 metre designed hospitality unit, a 96" video booth trailer and the exceptionally versatile Kneeling design which will be incorporated into two new trailers in 2010.

Mobex opens Scottish Office

Mobex has now opened its new depot in East Kilbride, Scotland. Although Mobex trailers are based in Gloucestershire, there has been an increasing number of events that need to be covered in the North of England and Scotland. This inevitably means increased prices for the clients as transport is a considerable part of the cost towards providing a trailer. Despite these extra costs Mobex’s clients have asked us (rather than closer competitors) to provide the services further afield and Mobex have therefore based some units in Southern Scotland to service these markets. Scottish Office: East Kilbride 01355 263431

Mobex moves to new offices

The expansion of services and trailers over the last few months has required the need for more offices at our Berkeley depot. With the release of some neighbouring land, there was an ideal opportunity to create a new working environment for the administration and design functions. The modular constructed unit will provide space for a further five staff and a new visiting area and some meeting rooms. This will be accompanied by more phone lines, higher speed internet access and bespoke software especially for the hire of exhibition units and services.

Already taking bookings for SED and Hillhead

The event industry has suffered during 2008-2009 with many events being cancelled and all others having fewer exhibitors. However things seem to be picking up as we are receiving bookings for the SED and Hillhead (and all other) shows not only from existing clients but new ones as well. For more news on these events please click on the links below.

www.hillhead.com   www.sed.co.uk

More Inside Venues Booked

With the introduction of exhibition trailers into venues such as Earls Court, there has been a sudden influx of requests. So much so that Mobex are designing special units that are lighter, more flexible in display options and even ones that do not even look like a trailer, when they are set up. These will be available by the 2010 season along with other new trailers in 5 & 6 metre lengths.

Kneeling Trailer has unexpected new use

The kneeling chassis design first shown at The Showman’s Show caused a stir, but one unexpected requirement was as a transportable stage. What would be better than to pack a marquee and its accessories on the floor of the trailer, drive it to the venue unpack it and set up the marquee around it, then retract the tow bar and lower the bed so it looks just like a stage for the disco or band or even the top table to use.