Thirty years of the Materials Show

16/01/2025

Exhibition organiser American Events is celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the launch of its North West Apparel & Footwear Materials Show in Portland. It won the trust of Nike to set up a vendors’ fair in the city.

In 2015, New Balance followed suit and asked American Events to set up a similar gathering in Boston, leading to the launch of the North East Materials Show.

The thirtieth anniversary North West Show will take place on February 12 and 13, with the North East Show following on February 19 and 20.

American Events said it was happy to be marking “three decades of innovation, collaboration and industry leadership”.