The Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) has opened its online application portal for exhibitors for its 2024 Farm Machinery Show, which runs at the Punchestown Event Centre from Tuesday, November 12th to Thursday, November 14th. 

Ireland’s premier agricultural machinery show will run at the Punchestown Event Centre from Tuesday, November 12th to Thursday, November 14th. Photo: Dylan Vaughan

FTMTA executive director, Michael Farrelly, said, “We’re encouraging exhibitors to access our online application portal to avail of the stand type and stand area that most suits their needs.
 
“We have five indoor stand types to choose from, ranging from 50 square metres all the way up to 400 square metres in 50 square metre increments. In terms of the indoor/outdoor stands, there are seven different size options available, with the larger stand areas (200 to 400 square metres indoor and up to 200 square metres outdoor) ideally designed for exhibitors who are keen to showcase the scale of the machinery.   
 
“In addition, we have three shell stand schemes available: 10.5 square metres, 21 square metres and 31.5 metres (all indoor) so we believe we have created an offering which is suitably tailored with all manufacturers in mind. And should exhibitors have bespoke requests when it comes to their stand, we’ll do our utmost to accommodate them.” 
 
Any exhibitor making full payment of their show fee by Friday, June 14th will receive a number of free customer invitation tickets (10 for an open stand and 5 for a shell stand). 
 
“There’s no duplication of brands at the Farm Machinery Show,” said Michael Farrelly. “Each exhibitor is either a manufacturer, importer and distributor of the machinery which they will have on display, which remains one of our show’s distinctive and enduring selling points.” 
 
The 35th edition of the show has moved to a new Winter date in reaction to industry demands according to Michael. “Having previously been associated with February, the show is now moving to November and will revert to being held on a bi-annual basis, out of sync with Agritechnica,” he said. 
 
Mr Farrelly added: “A typical February nowadays involves machines being delivered into dealers’ yards while most serious conversations about new machinery now tend to be had in and around the previous November. So taking that key factor into account, along with the busy spring calving and lambing seasons from the typical farmer’s perspective, moving the show to November was a logical step to take.”