The sun shone down on SALTEX (Sports Amenities Landscaping Trade Exhibition)  this year when visitor attendance was 34 per cent higher than last year’s show:

• 8,599 unique visitors attended the three-day event, compared to less than 6,500 last year;
• The show was 23 per cent larger with 260 exhibitors at this year’s event – which included PlayFair - compared with 181 in 2012; and
• Almost 50 per cent of exhibitors have already taken options on their stands for next year’s show.

SALTEX event director Jon Gibson, said: "Brintex Events and the IOG are delighted with the results of this year’s show which are great building blocks in achieving all-round improvement in the event’s value to both exhibitors and visitors.

“The crucial thing is that we presented visitors with the right products and brands, and returned on the exhibitors' collective investment. It is therefore very pleasing to have almost half of this year's exhibitors already take an option on their stands for next year."

• According to Stihl GB’s marketing manager, Sean Larter-Conway: “It was a tremendously successful show for us. We had a lot of interest in the cordless battery products and some good, genuine conversations with known and prospective customers about our full range”;
• Aspen Fuels’ Shaun Williams said “it has been a very positive show”;
• BLEC Global’s managing director Gary Mumby reported sales success: “This was an excellent show; we sold several items and took enquiries on a number of machines. And it was great to see foreign visitors on the stand.”
• Phil Everett from Polaris Britain added: “We had an excellent show with good quality leads from a diverse collection of potential customers”;
• Broadwood International’s Will Martin said: “It was an outstanding show and probably the best ever in terms of the number and quality of leads achieved. We certainly look forward to SALTEX 2014”; and
• Clive Nottingham from Lloyds & Co reported a bumper year.