Export

Key Export Activities

UK Pavilions at International Trade Fairs. Probably our most visible area of support is in the organisation of UK pavilions at major international trade fairs, providing a clear focal point at these events for UK laboratory technology. Our current programme of supported events is available on our International Events page. Details of our event support & services are available in our brief Guide to GAMBICA Support for Trade Fairs

Export Group. Meetings are held three times a year at which members get together in a relatively informal ‘round-table’ setting to discuss key issues affecting our industry. Non-members are also welcome to attend these meetings and more details can be found in our Events section (under construction).

Outward Missions & Market Visits in association with DIT and overseas Posts

Inward Missions & Meet the Buyer events in conjunction with DIT and other government departments

Training and Educational Events. More details of these and our members’ events can be found in the Events section of website by clicking here. Visit our Supported Export Events page (under construction)

Distributor Database. A NEW initiative on behalf of our exporting members. COMING SOON

Calendar of Trade Fairs relevant to our industries. COMING SOON

Guidance & Sign-posting to external resources and other key support initiatives provided by DIT, BEIS and others

We are always open to suggestions as to how we might meet the ever-changing challenges and opportunities facing our exporting members. So please do stay in touch, bring us your ideas & keep an eye on these pages for updates and future activities.

MEDLAB 2021

28 June – 1 July, 2021 (4 days), Dubai
MEDICA 2021

15–18, November 2021 (4 days), Dusseldorf, Germany
ACHEMA 2022

04–08, April 2022 (5 days), Frankfurt, Germany
ANALYTICA 2022

21–24, June 2022 (4 days), Munich, Germany

As an association dedicated to assisting our members and industry increase their trade virtually all of our key activities are to the benefit of exporters. In addition to our more readily identifiable export initiatives, below are just a few ways by which UK exporting companies gain advantage through our:

Technical Standards & Regulatory GAMBICA and our members play a key role in the preparation of national, European & international standards which affect product acceptance in world markets, by way of our membership of European associations such as BSI, CENELEC and the IEC and by maintaining leading roles in the regulatory arena.

Political Lobbying & Industry Strategy In Europe, GAMBICA was instrumental in setting up the EURIS task force. This is a multi-association industry collaboration which advises government on the impacts of Brexit and seeks to eliminate the risks of trade barriers, administrative burden, regulatory divergence and other pitfalls in the complex relationship between the UK and EU.

Economics Forecast. Twice a year, usually in May and October, GAMBICA members receive a presentation and full report on the growth prospects in a number of our major markets, to assist with forward planning and budgets. This is carried out by Oxford Economics, one of the world's foremost global forecasting and research consultancies. The presentation includes a macro-economic overview for the UK and world economic forecasts for the US, Japan, Europe and emerging markets.