EFTTA Terminates David Hall's Membership

publication date: Dec 12, 2007

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author/source: EFTTA

From EFFTA 

EFTTA has announced that it has terminated the membership of David Hall Publishing Ltd (DHP Ltd).

The EFTTA Board voted unanimously at the recent Board Meeting in Budapest, to take the decision after DHP launched the Tackle Trade World Fair exhibition in direct opposition to EFTTA's own EFTTEX exhibition.

An official statement from the EFTTA Board, released today, said:

“Given EFTTA’s financial reliance on the success of EFTTEX, the board felt that the resulting conflict of interest that DHP Ltd would have as a EFTTA member, promoting and having a financial interest in a rival show, is clearly inconsistent with the policies and objectives of EFTTA.

The launch of DHP's show has been a long-standing matter of concern for the EFTTA Board. The concern does not arise not on the grounds of competition since we accept that EFTTA must, like any commercial organisation, be prepared to accept competition.

“The EFTTA Board does not believe that DHP Ltd should therefore continue to receive the benefits of EFTTA membership when the company is jeopardising the aims and objectives of the organisation.”