Warning-Expo guide
International Forecourt and Fuel Equipment Show would like to state that Fairguide.com/Construct Data Verlag and Expo Guide are in no way connected with IFFE, any of the IFFE's printed material, the IFFE website or any other William Reed exhibitions. We do not endorse or support "Fair Guide" or "Expo Guide".
Fairguide.com/Construct Data Verlag is an Austrian-based organisation that regularly publicises services to exhibitors at events, primarily in Europe. This company is targeting the publishing community for entries in a ‘fair catalogue' using on occasion the William Reed Business Media company name and the Foodex brand name. We would like to bring to your attention that William Reed Business Media is in no way connected to this company or to their products.
The company use a form, which resembles an organiser's free catalogue listing service, inviting exhibitors to sign and return the form for an entry in an on-line directory, which contracts the purchaser into the three-year, non-retractable agreement.
In February 2007, the lawsuit by the Austrian authorities against Construct Data came to a successful conclusion and Construct Data agreed not only to cease the mailing of misleading contracts to the EU, Switzerland and EWR (affiliate states of the EU such as Liechtenstein) but also to cancel their demands for money against all companies who signed in error and dispute the contracts.
Another, more recent, example of third parties contacting exhibitors for entries into show guides is "Expo-Guide" based in Mexico. Again, like Construct Data they are using misleading forms containing our exhibition names and demanding monies from those who sign in error.
Information and guidance on dealing with Expo-Guide can also be found on the AEO website. StopECG, who are co-ordinating a campaign against such scams, are recommending that people who have been misled complain to the Mexican authorities. Again, William Reed Business Media is in no way connected with Expo-Guide.
For further updated information, please check the web site of the Association of Event Organisers (a trade association of which we are a member), at www.aeo.org.uk.
