Recently third parties have been contacting exhibitors for entries into show guides and other printed material. An example of one such guide is Fairguide/Construct Data and more recently 'Expo-Guide and 'International Fairs Directory' as well as 'Indigowares'
Expo-Guide and Fairguide.com regularly publicise their services to exhibitors at events, primarily in Europe. Both companies use a misleading 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. Doing so contracts the purchaser into the three-year, non-retractable agreement. Non-payment is then followed by aggressive debt collecting by Premium Recovery. Expo-Guide and Fairguide.com have no connection with exhibition organisers or any of their events but they deliberately target exhibitors who are about to exhibit across Europe.
Please also be aware of communication from www.umaxmedia.us or www.accudb.com. These sites and companies are in no way affiliated with Clarion Events or Home & Gift, so please do not accept any offers for data from them. Please notify us immediately if you hear from them.
We are strongly advising all exhibitors to be vigilant against organisations such as these, who do not represent the good name developed within the exhibitions industry. Please be aware of Expo-Guide and International Fairs Directory and be sure to read the small print details before signing any documents. Please contact the organisers directly to check who the official contractors are of if you have any doubts about a company.
Please also note that despite settling out of court and agreeing to stop sending out misleading forms, Fairguide/Construct Data have altered the look and format of their forms (including a new logo) and are continuing to send these to exhibitors.
Home & Gift and Clarion Events work solely with an organisation called Xcalibre Communications for our directories, and have no affiliation with the above companies.
If you have any concerns or queries regarding this notice, please do not hesitate to contact marketing@homeandgift.co.uk