Pitti Uomo, Florence
www.pittimmagine.com
8-11 January 2013
Pitti Uomo is the leading international menswear show. Every year it attracts over 30,000 trade buyers and
press from around the world, making it the moist important and most international menswear event. It also
includes a new and smaller section for women’s pre-collections.
UKFT has secured a limited number of grants to support UK companies at the show. UKFT expects to have an
information stand in the Salone M part of the show. UK companies are advised to contact the organisers of the
show as early as possible to express their interest in taking part and apply for space. A vetting process exists in
every section of the show and the organisers have the final say on acceptances and stand allocations.
Key product areas of the show:
L’Altro Uomo – Designer and trendy collections
New Beats – New and fresh designer collections
Pitti W – Designer womenswear and pre-collections
Sport & Sport – Sportswear brands
Ynformal/Urban Panorama – Larger brands and urban
Made – Quality heritage and designer collections
Padiglione Centrale – Classic and Pop Up
Salone M – Classic collections and tailoring
Touch – Designer and directional casualwear
Companies must apply to the show organiser for vetting and payment. Contact details follow:
 Menswear email: [email protected] or Womenswear email: [email protected]
 Tel: 00 39 055 369 3200 – website: www.pittimmagine.com
If you would like to show and would like a grant, you should apply to us for the grant at the same time
as you apply to the organisers for space. Don’t wait until you have been offered confirmed space at the
show or it may be too late to get a grant. If you don’t get space, or you pull out for some reason,
provided you let us know well in advance, we can withdraw your grant application and refund the UKFT
fee. Application to the organisers should be done online as early as possible.
If you are new to exports and/or exhibiting and would like further information, please contact Paul Alger at UKFT and
get a free copy of “Making an Exhibition of Yourself – a guide to showing abroad”.
There have been some changes to the grant scheme and the level of the grant since last season, so you
should read the accompanying Guidelines, whether you are applying for the first time or not.
The Government scheme for trade fair support aims to restrict grant assistance primarily to companies who are both
SMEs and NEW EXPORTERS, or who have been exporting for less than 10 years (see attached guidelines for
definitions). However, SMEs who have not shown at the previous edition of this event might still be eligible for a grant
even if they are experienced exporters.
Grants will be at a flat rate of £1,000 towards your show costs, provided you have paid a minimum of £2,000
on the stand or eligible costs directly related to the exhibition, and are paid after the show. If you would like to
apply you should now:
1. Complete the UKFT application form and the UKTI TRADESHOW ACCESS PROGRAMME (TAP) form
2. Scan and e-mail both to Ana Findlator at UKFT [email protected]
3. Pay the UKFT fee – either by cheque, credit/debit card or bank transfer
The TAP form will be sent to your local UK Trade & Investment office who will decide whether you are eligible for grant
support. If you are new to the scheme, they will call you to check on your business so please respond to their calls or
e-mails promptly so as not to hold up your application. For further information please contact Paul Alger at UKFT: Tel:
020 7843 9460 or [email protected]
UK FASHION & TEXTILE ASSOCIATION LTD, 3 QUEEN SQUARE, LONDON WC1N 3AR
www.ukft.org
Application for grant reimbursement Pitti Uomo, Florence, 8-11 January 2013
Government support takes the form of a reimbursement of £1,000 provided you have paid a minimum of £2,000 on
eligible costs directly related to the exhibition. In the unlikely event that the stand payment is insufficient to qualify for
a grant, related expenses may also be taken into consideration. Please ask for further information if necessary.
Reimbursement will be made after the show and may take several months.
To be eligible for a UKTI reimbursement, you must be a UK based SME and A NEW EXPORTER, unless you did not
show at this event last season, (see accompanying sheet for more information and definitions) and must demonstrate
that you are selling goods originating substantially in the UK or adding significant value to a product of non-UK origin.
After the exhibition you must provide us with proof of payment within one month of the exhibition. You may also be
asked to complete a post-event evaluation questionnaire.
SHOW COSTS: Please apply direct to the organisers for details
UKFT FEES: £288 (£240+ VAT) towards marketing activities. Your payment (in the form of a cheque
made out to UKFT, bank transfer or credit card payment) must now accompany this application. It will
be refunded if UKTI deems that you are not eligible for a grant. It will also be refunded if you do not get
space at the show, provided you tell us at least 6 weeks before the start of the event.
Company Name____________________________________ Brand/s ______________________________________
VAT Number ____________________ Company Registration No. _________________________________________
Contact name ______________________________ Position _____________________________________________
Contact at the Show if different ____________________________________________________________________
Address________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________Postcode__________________________________________
Telephone ________________________________ Fax__________________________________________________
E-mail: __________________________________www__________________________________________________
Merchandise description___________________________________________________________________________
CREDIT/DEBIT CARD PAYMENT
Type of Credit/debit card _______________________Cardholder’s name____________________________________
Card Number________________________________________________________Expiry_______________________
Last 3 digits on back of card_________________________House Number & Postcode_________________________
If you would prefer to pay by bank transfer please call or e-mail us for the details.
Remember – completing this form does not book your stand at the exhibition. You must also complete and
return to us the UKTI Tradeshow Access Programme Exhibitor Grant Application Form and complete the Organisers’
application form before their deadline, submit to their vetting procedure if required, and pay their fees when due.
I enclose a cheque for £240 + VAT (£288)/CC details/ towards UKFT marketing activities. I agree to
inform UKFT immediately if the company will not be showing and understand that if UKFT is not so
informed (at least 6 weeks before the event), this fee cannot be returned. I agree to send UKFT proof of
payment for the show by the required date and understand that if I do not do so, I must still pay this fee.
Declaration: We agree to abide by the organisers’ and UKFT Terms & Conditions (available on request) and accept that
cancellation may incur full costs and that there will be no entitlement to a grant. I am an authorised signatory of the
company:
Signed ___________________________________________ Date ________________________________________
Print name: ________________________________Position:_________________________________