AAPEX 2019 announces Best Booth Award winners

To select the winners, top trade show professionals from different segments of the exhibition industry toured the show floor during AAPEX. Judges used the following criteria to evaluate booths: creative attention-grabbing techniques, effective visual communications, effective staffing practices, smart exhibit access and attendee navigation, and engaging and informative presentations and demonstrations.

Judges were Kimberly Hardcastle Geddes, CEM, president, Marketing Design Group; Carrie Ferenac, president, CNTV, and Nancy Drapeau, PRC, senior research director, CEIR – The Center for Exhibition Industry Research.

Awards were presented by Bill Hanvey, president and CEO of the Auto Care Association, and Paul McCarthy, president and COO, of the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA). Both Level

The Best of Show Award for 10 x 10 or Linear went to Tuff Support/Suspensia, with Honorable Mention going to ToM-PaR.

The Best of Show Award for Peninsula or Island went to Schaeffler, with Honorable Mention going to TAITRA - Taiwan Excellence.

Winners also were announced in the following categories:

Best Linear (any size) Level One

1^st Place: Tuff Support/Suspensia, 7042 

Honorable Mention: Shinano Inc., 10643

Best Small Peninsula - < 800 NSF Level One

1^st Place: TAITRA - Taiwan Excellence, 8034

Honorable Mention: Luxist Impex Pvt. Ltd., 8655

Best 10 x 10 Level Two

1^st Place: ToM-PaR, 38011

Honorable Mention: Better App Builder, 32012

Best Linear - 200+ NSF Level Two

1^st Place: Shaanxi Daleshi Business Trading Co., Ltd., 42033

Honorable Mention: J-B Weld Company, 4526

1^st Place: Ullman Devices, 658

Honorable Mention: Rev Parts Management Software, 3466

Best Large Peninsula - 800+ NSF Both Levels

1^st Place: Dayco Products, LLC, 4026

Honorable Mention: Valeo North America, Inc., 2250

1^st Place: Coast Products, 868

Honorable Mention: Dana Incorporated, 2838

Best Large Island - 800+ NSF Both Levels

1^st Place: Schaeffler, 2233

Honorable Mention: CAR-FRESHNER Corporation, 5069

Best Pavilion Both Levels

1^st Place: Hyundai Motor Group, 7809

Honorable Mention: Thai Trade Center

AAPEX represents the $1 trillion global automotive aftermarket industry and runs from Nov. 5 – Nov. 7, at the Sands Expo.

With more than 2,500 exhibiting companies, AAPEX is the showcase for the latest products, services and technologies that keep the world’s 1.3 billion vehicles on the road. More than 48,000 targeted buyers are expected to attend, including automotive service professionals, auto parts retailers, warehouse distributors, service chains, automotive dealers, fleet buyers and engine builders. Approximately 162,000 automotive aftermarket professionals from 126 countries are projected to be in Las Vegas during AAPEX and the SEMA Show.

AAPEX is a trade-only event and is not open to the general public.

AAPEX is co-owned by the Auto Care Association and the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA), the light vehicle aftermarket division of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA). For more information, visit www.aapexshow.com or e-mail: [email protected]. On social media, follow AAPEX at #AAPEX19.