The board of directors at Rexpro GmbH, an alliance between Het Portaal Uitgevers (PromZ) and Reed Exhibitions (PSI), has decided to cancel the upcoming proPSI show. This European trade fair for the promotional products sector would have been held in Amsterdam 23rd-25th August 2011.

Commenting on the announcement John Swaab and Michael Freter said “It looked as if the trade fair as a whole was not going to satisfy our criteria for quality. A major factor in this is the current economic situation.”

“We are very grateful to the companies and organisations that have supported pro (later proPSI) since it began. But pro was contending with difficult conditions right from its start in 2008: first the financial crisis and then the economic crisis. Unfortunately, pro was launched at an ill-fated period of time.”



“We are convinced that the idea of holding a second opportunity for European interaction at the beginning of the last quarter of the year, when suppliers and distributors have a lot of news to share, is still a good idea. For this reason, we do not rule out the possibility of reviving proPSI in better times,” said John Swaab and Michael Freter.