Austin Jarrett, managing director of Allett Mowers, said: “SALTEX was the perfect place to unveil our new professional RM 34 rotary mower and overall it was a very successful show for us with the highest number of enquiries taken for five years.”

Etesia UK’s Les Malin commented: “We received a number of excellent enquires from potential customers as well as new dealers wanting to take on our Green Technology products.”


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Nick Hills, general manager Garden Machinery & Tools Division, at E P Barrus, added: “Once again SALTEX was an extremely successful show for us. We showcased our wide range of products including new technologies such as our Cub Cadet Zero Turn and Lawnkeeper Robotic Mower – both of which attracted a lot of attention.”

BLEC Global launched two new machines at the show and sold eight off the stand, with managing director Gary Mumby saying “it was a great show for us”. And David Jenkins, managing director of DJ Turfcare, confirmed a number of sales – of both the new Plugger PL415 pedestrian aerator and Bushranger Edger.

Dennis and Sisis reported a large number of enquiries from a range of potential new customers, while The Grass Group’s managing director Tim Merrell, commented: “It was a good show, as always, with purchase promises to add to the machines that were sold off the stand.”

Finally, Clive Nottingham, managing director of Lloyds of Letchworth, summed up the show and its future at the NEC by saying, “Good enquiries are what we want at a show and that is what we got. Plenty of interest, lots to follow up on both the Lloyds and Hunter grinders side.

“Lloyds will be at the NEC next year and despite a sense of sadness for the loss of Windsor, having attended every SALTEX to-date and seen many changes, we look forward to whatever the next phase will bring.”