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Following the success again of this year’s event, Scottish Development International and Highlands & Islands Enterprise are again offering the opportunity for Scottish companies to be part of the Scotland Food & Drink Pavilion at the European Seafood Exposition 2012 - now the world's premier fishing event. It takes place in Brussels from April 24th to April 26th and attracts 25,000 visitors from over 140 countries.
With exports totalling £620-million, Scottish seafood has been making a splash in Europe for some time now and its fish companies have been involved with the show now for almost two decades. Scotland is the largest seafood producer in Europe and Scottish salmon was the first non-French food to receive the highly-prized Label Rouge status.
Companies are being offered a packcage costing £515 +VAT per square metre and includes the following facilities:-:
• The provision of an attractive nationally branded pavilion constructed by our appointed contractor
• 3 x spotlights per 9 sq. m
• 1 x poseur table and 2 x bar stools per stand
• 1 x power point per stand (any size)
• Pre-show exhibitors meeting to explain your stand in more detail and to enable you to maximise your participation
• On-site support from experienced SDI and HIE staff, together with technical back up for the duration of the show
• Market Development support from SDI personnel
• Free business partnering through the Enterprise Europe Network (Scotland) brokerage event
• Discounted rate (£477 +VAT) for Scotland Food & Drink (SF&D) members
• Use of Scottish Pavilion’s hospitality lounge
• Seafood Bar organised by Seafood Scotland (subject to funding)
• Invitation to you and guests to the Scottish Reception during ESE 2012
• Press and PR support
The deadline for applications is Friday, September 2nd 2011 so any companies interested have just over a week to send in their applications . Space will be allocated on a first come, first served basis
A BRONZE statue commemorating the memory of thousands of Hull fishermen who were lost at sea during the past 100 years which was stolen a month ago, will be replaced next year, the city has pledged.
The six foot high monument sculpted in the shape of a lone male figure was almost certainly stolen because of the current high value of scrap metal. A gift from the Icelandic community of Vik with which the Humber has close links, many people in the city expressed their revulsion after the theft. There was similar shock in Iceland that such a sacred monument could be stolen.
The British Fishermens Association said the statue - known simply as Voyage - meant a lot to its members and a spokesman appealed to the conscience of the thieves.
Although two men have been arrested in connection with the incident, it is still missing despite a £1,500 reward for its safe return. The money was put up by the families of two men who died at sea and a fishing author.
Hull's Lord Mayor Colin Inglis, who called the theft "an assault upon the traditions and culture of this city", said there was money available to fund a replacement statue. He said: "Fortunately, there is an identical memorial in Iceland and we can take a mould from that and replace what was stolen." But he added that it would probably be the New Year before that happened.
The statue stood on part of Hull's Victoria Pier, which is unprotected at night. The problem with replacing any new statue is how to prevent it from another theft in the future, especially if the price of scrap metal keeps on rising.
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