The crowd at the 2019 World of Concrete was a mix of contractors, salespeople and industry experts from all over the world, but many agreed on onething Thursday: the trade show is a lot to take in.
Conventions
Conventions are big business in Las Vegas. • Expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center, a $1.4 billion project, will keep the city on pace to compete for the top shows. • CES tops the list. (See Top 10 below, and follow the link to a full list.)
Top 10 Las Vegas conventions
(ranked by attendance)1. CES — Consumer Technology Association
2. NAB — National Association of Broadcasters
3. MAGIC — Marketplace Spring Show
4. SHOT Show — Shooting, Hunting & Outdoor Trade Show
5. World of Concrete
6. International Builders Show
7. Las Vegas Market (winter)
8. Las Vegas Market (summer)
9. ASD Market Week
10. (tie) Mr. Olympia.
10. (tie) PMMI — Pack Expo Las Vegas
See the full list of Las Vegas conventions.
SHOT Show features more than 15,000 guns, the majority of which are semi-automatic rifles and pistols. They stretch for miles across the show floor at Sands Expo and Convention Center.
With the World of Concrete in town, the Review-Journal decided to find out how crews handle the potential pitfalls of building with the construction material during Southern Nevada’s searing summers.
Customization is an ever-growing segment of the hunting and firearms industry, with one company looking to etch its mark using laser technology.
For the first time in the event’s 17-year history, a foreigner set foot on U.S. soil and built a bigger, better wall than his American competitors.
The World of Concrete convention has exhibitors selling everything from hose assemblies and hydraulic tools to concrete polishers. Here is a look at three hulking pieces of equipment on display this week.
Leica launched its Rangefinder CRF 2800.COM at the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show, or SHOT Show, Tuesday at the Sands Expo and Convention Center.
Walking the miles of aisles lined by the exhibits comprising the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show is always an interesting learning experience.
To celebrate the golden anniversary of that monumental occasion, Case — the maker of the Astronaut Knife M-1 — debuted its commemorative model marking the event at SHOT Show 2019 in Las Vegas at the the Sands Expo and Convention Center.
The gun-mounted camera automatically records when it is pulled from its holster.
The process of moving in trucks that weigh up to 60,000 pounds takes multiple days.
Zippo, known for its butane lighters, unveiled its latest rechargeable hand warmer, the HeatBank 9s, Tuesday at the Shooting, Hunting Outdoor Trade Show, better known as SHOT Show, at the Sands Expo and Convention Center.
Though overall U.S. guns sales have been weak since President Donald Trump took office in Nov. 2016, easing concerns about tighter gun legislation, the slump hasn’t been felt equally around the country, SHOT Show participants say in Las Vegas.
In Las Vegas, the SHOT Show, the largest annual trade show for shooting, hunting and outdoor show in the world, is not immune to the partial government shutdown’s effects.
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