AAPEX 2019 Announces Best Booth Award Winners

Nov. 7, 2019

To select the winners, top trade show professionals from different segments of the exhibition industry toured the show floor during AAPEX.

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 7, 2019—AAPEX 2019 presented Best Booth Awards to 11 exhibiting companies during a ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas. For the first time, Honorable Mentions also were awarded in all categories, reports a press release.

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).

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 1st Place: Tuff Support/Suspensia, 7042   Honorable Mention: Shinano Inc., 10643Best Small Peninsula - < 800 NSF Level One 1st Place: TAITRA - Taiwan Excellence, 8034 Honorable Mention: Luxist Impex Pvt. Ltd., 8655Best 10 x 10 Level Two 1st Place: ToM-PaR, 38011 Honorable Mention: Better App Builder, 32012Best Linear - 200+ NSF Level Two 1st Place: Shaanxi Daleshi Business Trading Co., Ltd., 42033 Honorable Mention: J-B Weld Company, 4526Best Small Peninsula - <800 NSF Level Two 1st Place: Ullman Devices, 658 Honorable Mention: Rev Parts Management Software, 3466Best Large Peninsula - 800+ NSF Both Levels 1st Place: Dayco Products, LLC, 4026 Honorable Mention: Valeo North America, Inc., 2250Best Small Island - <800 NSF Both Levels 1st Place: Coast Products, 868 Honorable Mention: Dana Incorporated, 2838Best Large Island - 800+ NSF Both Levels 1st Place: Schaeffler, 2233 Honorable Mention: CAR-FRESHNER Corporation, 5069Best Pavilion Both Levels 1st Place: Hyundai Motor Group, 7809 Honorable Mention: Thai Trade Center

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