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Holiday Show Season Round Up

As summer draws to a close, the Holiday Park industry enters its busy show season with a series of exhibitions and trade seminars. Shows cover all aspects of park life from accommodation to outdoor essentials and from hot tubs and swimming pools to catering equipment. With so many dates to pencil into your diaries we bring you a shortlist of the biggest industry shows coming up this autumn and what you can expect from each one…

The Caravan Extravaganza (The Lawns)
Sept 5th – 7th from 10am
The Lawns, Harland Way, Cottingham, East Yorkshire HU16 5SQ

September sees the 42nd annual HERCMA (the Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire Caravan Manufacturers’ Association) Caravan Trade Show in Cottingham, near Hull. Major manufacturers will be unveiling their 2018 models to park owners, dealers and distributors from across the UK and to international visitors from other countries. There will be more than 150 holiday homes, lodges and park homes and over 130 touring caravans on display along with many other supplies and service stands.

The trade show is preceded by The Caravan Extravaganza where there is a fun and friendly atmosphere, where parks and dealers and accessory stalls along with bands and other entertainment are present. www.hercmatradeshows.com

BodyPower Fitness Trade Show 2017
Sept 12th and 13th from 9am
NEC, Birmingham B40 1NT

BodyPower Fitness Trade Show is the new name for Leisure Industry Week, the trade event that has dominated the UK’s leisure landscape as a calendar staple for the past three decades. The focus of the event is to explore the fitness and leisure industries. BodyPower Fitness Trade Show promise over 100 innovative brands, in the wet and dry sectors, including pools, spas, saunas and gyms. Offering fitness solutions to various markets, including holiday parks, means BodyPower will provide the options for the perfect addition to your resort. BodyPower Fitness Trade Show will offer the opportunity to network with the leading industry experts and explore the one stop shop of leisure needs to upgrade your resort. www.bodypower.com

The Landscape Show 2017
Sept 19th and 20th from 10am
Evolution Centre, Battersea Park, London SW11 4NJ

The award winning, multi-media supported industry trade show, Landscape, returns to Battersea Park for two days. The Landscape Show promotes the latest products, technologies and innovations to the very best Garden Designers, Landscape Architects, Contractors, Groundsmen, Facilities Managers and Local Authority Landscaping Professionals from across the UK and beyond.

The show is supported by over 40 different media titles and trade associations. Landscape also hosts a free to attend, industry leading seminar programme which addresses a diverse range of topics integral to the industry. Topics being discussed this year include: ‘How Green Infrastructure Can Change the Horticulture Industry’, Choosing or Commissioning Relevant Artwork for Exterior Spaces, ‘Successful Small Spaces’ and ‘What Happened Next? Successful Aftercare for Great Garden Designs’. These sessions will be led by speakers from all backgrounds and career paths. www.landscapeshow.co.uk

Holiday Caravan (Beaulieu) 2017
Sept 21st from 10am
Beaulieu, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, SO42 7ZN

HERCMA’s Southern Trade Show takes place at Beaulieu and is set in the grounds of the National Motor Museum in the New Forest. More manufacturers will be exhibiting their brand new models although there are no tourers at Beaulieu. Following the trade day there are three days where the public are invited to see the new seasons’ models and meet representatives from parks and dealers in the hope of purchasing their next holiday home or lodge. The venues are outdoor events and sensible footwear is a must as ground conditions are greatly affected by the weather. www.hercmatradeshows.com

SALTEX 2017
Nov 1st and 2nd from 9am
NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT

Last year’s SALTEX (Sports, Amenities, Landscaping Trade Exhibition) was an unprecedented success with 292 exhibitors and 8,754 unique visitors spanning 45 different nations. Building on that success, SALTEX 2017’s improved show features and unrivalled industry support are set to work together to create the most exciting holiday park industries event to date when the doors open at the NEC. With three large halls containing many of the major players from across the industry, SALTEX 2017 is the ideal place to see products and services which could improve the daily operations of holiday parks. Visitors can also expect to see new products being unveiled, new unique services and some exciting guest appearances on the exhibitor stands. www.iogsaltex.com

Holiday Park and Resort Innovation
November 8th and 9th from 10am
NEC, Birmingham B40 1NT

Holiday Park & Resort Innovation is an unparalleled opportunity for holiday and leisure entrepreneurs to make the most of their resorts, holiday parks and attractions by delivering first-hand the very best in advice, products and services. Combining world class experts, face-to-face advice, 150 inspirational seminars, 350 leading suppliers, workshops, unrivalled networking and live features all under one roof - these two days are truly unmissable for anyone in this sector.

2017 also sees the launch of the Family Attraction Expo running directly alongside, designed as a one-stop-marketplace for an owner or manager of a visitor attraction or tourism enterprise this vibrant and diverse event will open a host of opportunities to visitors this November. Running alongside again is the Farm Business Innovation Show which took home ‘Best Trade Show of the Year’ at the 2016 UK’s EN Awards. www.holidayparkshow.co.uk

SPATEX 2017
Jan 30th – Feb 1st 2018 from 9.30am
Ericcson Exhibition Hall, The Ricoh Arena, Coventry, CV6 6GE

SPATEX, the UK’s only dedicated water leisure exhibition and designed with the holiday park sector in mind. The show attracts well over a hundred big name manufacturers and suppliers from the UK and abroad, and showcases the very latest in swimming pools, enclosures, wet and dry safety flooring, saunas, spas, steam rooms, water features and everything under the wet leisure umbrella. Discover new ways of saving time, money and energy and see for yourself the very
latest models for 2018. SPATEX also hosts an impressive double seminar programme, topics such as effective commercial spa operation, how to prevent Legionnaires’ disease and cryptosporidium and the latest guidance on health and safety. Certificates of attendance and CPD points are available for all attendees. www.spatex.co.uk

Show Season Gets Underway

A busy line-up of trade shows and exhibitions awaits the holiday parks industry this autumn. Spanning all aspects of park life, from lodges and caravans to outdoor play and even hot tubs, there are a number of dates for your diary throughout September and October. Here we bring you a shortlist of the must-attend industry shows and event and we reveal what you can expect at each one...

2016 CARAVAN EXTRAVAGANZA WEEKEND

September 3 & 4, 9am – 5pm
The Lawns, East Yorkshire HU16 5SQ
The annual Caravan Extravaganza Weekend at The Lawns in Cottingham, run by the Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire Caravan Manufacturers’ Association (HERCMA), is one of Britain’s biggest caravan exhibitions in the UK and is the first place where members of the public can view the new season’s models. More than 22,000 visitors from all across the UK are expected to attend the two-day event in the University of Hull’s grounds. In addition to more than 140 touring caravans, 160 caravan holiday homes, lodges and park homes, close to 50 other companies will display products and feature services ranging from awnings to decking, verandahs and motor movers.
www.lawnsandbeaulieushows.com

LANDSCAPE 2016

September 13 & 14, 10am – 5pm
Battersea Park, London
Landscape 2016 is the only trade event dedicated to qualified landscape designers and contractors, architects, local authority landscaping professionals, facilities managers and interior designers from all over the UK and beyond. It is a platform for them to network and source market leading products to use in high end projects worldwide. From country homes to city apartments, from urban lofts and public spaces to luxury hotels, the indoor-outdoor phenomenon affects all types of living spaces. With weather proof rugs, outdoor kitchens, showers on the terrace and sofas in the garden, the indoor spirit is flowing through outdoor spaces and creating a new focus for architecture and technology. Landscape is delighted to host an entirely free seminar programme of international standing with some of the most prestigious names in the industry featuring over 70 different speakers.

www.landscapeshow.co.uk

LEISURE INDUSTRY WEEK

September 20 & 21, 9am – 5pm

NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT

There will be a strong play element at Leisure Industry Week (LIW) this year, with a dedicated education stream, an outdoor play showcase area and partnerships with the likes of Fit for Sport, Interfun and Attractions Management. Organisers have promised a strong focus on education, offering practical insights into how play businesses can boost commercial performance. Delegates can attend seminars on branding, market diversification, safeguarding and training needs, as well as discussing the importance of play to all ages. Play operators will leave LIW with knowledge that will ultimately help to increase revenue and drive down costs.

www.liw.co.uk

HOLIDAY CARAVAN 2016

September 23 – 25, 10am – 5pm Hides Field,

Beaulieu, Hampshire SO42 7ZN

Every year, the Beaulieu estate in the New Forest plays host to the largest display of brand new caravan holidayhomes, lodges and park homes in
the south of England. As well as the wide selection of caravans, there will be numerous other exhibitors featuring associated products and services, ranging from decking and soft furnishings to finance and insurance. Many holiday and residential parks will have stands, both within manufacturer displays and the central area, along with leading distributors of
holiday homes.
www.lawnsandbeaulieushows.com

HOT TUB LIVING EXPO

October 24 & 25, 10am – 5pm

NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT
Making your holiday park or facility stand out from the crowd can be easy when you can add additional features such as hot tubs, saunas, swimming pools and other outdoor living products.
Hot Tub Living Expo 2016 is the best place for you to meet with quality companies and distributors and benefit from trade deals and offers. With an exclusive VIP evening on 23rd this event will allow you to find new products to improve your facility. Additionally there will be experts on hand to offer advice on how to maintain and run your new additions in the most cost effective and economical way.
www.hottublivingexpo.com

UK POOL & SPA AWARDS

October 24, 7pm until late
The Vox, Resorts World, Birmingham, B40 1PU Ticket price £50 +VAT (Includes arrival drinks, dinner and entertainment).
The independent UK Pool & Spa Awards showcase the very best of the companies involved in the provision of water leisure in Great Britain. A highlight of the awards is the presentation of the Holiday Park Pool of the Year Award – a hotly contested category, which celebrates the outstanding facilities at parks across the country. The prize-giving event will begin with a business networking style drinks reception, followed by a two course buffet dinner and entertainment. Tickets for the business networking style prize-giving event are now available to book online. With limited seats available, early booking is advised.

www.ukpoolandspaawards.co.uk

SALTEX 2016

November 2 & 3, 9am – 5pm
NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT
With three large halls containing many of the major players from across the industry, SALTEX 2016 is the ideal place to see products and services which could improve the daily operations of holiday parks. The exhibition will see a plethora of exhibitors representing the likes of play equipment and services, turf maintenance equipment, fencing and landscaping, sports surface design, research and consultancy, seeds, turf, aggregates and treatments, and facilities services management. Visitors can also expect to see new products being unveiled, new unique services and some exciting guest appearances on the exhibitor stands.
www.iogsaltex.com

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