All-Energy is organised by:

 
    
  

 

 

 The organisers of All-Energy would like to state that Fairguide.com/Construct Data Verlag and Expo Guide is in no way connected with All-Energy UK, any of the All-Energy printed material, the All-Energy website or any other Reed Exhibition shows.  We do not endorse "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 Reed Exhibitions' company name and the All-Energy brand name. We would like to bring to your attention that Reed Exhibitions 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 coordinating a campaign against such scams, are recommending that people who have been misled complain to the Mexican authorities.  Again, Reed Exhibitions 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.

 

“It has been brought to our attention that a company operating out of Austria is targeting all industries for entries in a ‘fair catalogue’ using on occasion the Reed Exhibitions company name and the exhibition brand name.  We would like to bring to your attention that Reed Exhibitions is in no way connected to this company or to their products. 

 

In addition, we would like to bring to your attention the following statement from Trevor Foley, Group Chief Executive at The Association of Exhibition Organisers:  “…Fair Guide have never carried out their threat of legal action against non-payers.  We would also suggest that if any of your clients feel the need to respond to the debt chasing, that they tell Fair Guide that they have been advised ‘not to pay by the UK Association of Exhibition Organisers and by the Austrian Embassy in London’.

 

The Austrian Embassy has also asked that any information/complaints are forwarded to Mr Burger Scheidlin who is head of white-collar crime in Austria.  His email is maximilian.burger-scheidlin@wko.at. Complaints can also be faxed to the Department of Trade, Austria for the attention of Dr Thomas Wamprechtshamer on 0043 1711 005403.