| Machinery
Over 225 stands and the Midlands Machinery show
keeps on growing
It’s full steam ahead for the 2016
Midlands Machinery Show. Adrian
Johnston, CEO of Newark and
Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society,
the show organisers and owners of
Newark Showground, is eagerly
looking forward to the event’s buzz on
23 and 24 November.
e said: “This is a great B2B
show. We are only 3 years old
but last year over 7,000 visitors
came. Interest just continues to
grow. We have over 225 stands
and are ahead of last year’s
exhibitors’ total. We are confident of even more
by show days.”
He continues: “All 6 halls are full and with the
addition of the Farm Handling event brought by
Farmers Weekly and there is even more to see.
Streets Chartered Accountants are principal
sponsor of the show’s seminar programmes
and their theatre will host a variety of seminars
including one earning NRoSo points. Seminar
details and registration for the breakfast are
available on the MMS or Streets’ websites,
www.midlandlandsmachineryshow.com or
www.streetsweb.co.uk. Seminars are repeated
each day.
On Wednesday Streets Chartered
Accountants, along with partners NatWest,
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Brown & Co and Langleys Solicitors, are
hosting a Breakfast meeting in the £1.3m
newly-renovated Lady Eastwood Centre.
James Pinchbeck, marketing partner at
Streets Chartered Accountants said: “We feel
that the agricultural industry will be most
affected by BREXIT. As a result, we felt that a
breakfast seminar before the start of the
Midlands Machinery Show would be a great
opportunity to give farmers and those in the
industry the chance to hear about what will
affect them following the trigger of Article 50
and how they should prepare.”
Places are limited and booking is required
early to attend the seminar. To register email
Laura Butler [email protected].
Seminar admittance is free with attendees
receiving a hot breakfast roll and refreshments.
The Society is run by a team of volunteers
and show staff, all of whom knit together to
make the event a success. Johnston
continues: “Our steering committee is led by
Chairman Bob Sheldon and our staff team by
Show Manager George Taylor. You will see
Bob and George and other members of the
showground team at the event, listening to our
crucially important exhibitors. We aim to speak
to each exhibitor firm to retain our show’s
agricultural machinery focus.
Another avid supporter is Society President
Geoffrey Bond OBE DL who has driven the new
Midlands Agricultural Engineering Traineeship
and Apprenticeship Education Schemes. The
show is matching Geoffrey’s generous
contribution annually in direct support of the
industry. Full details will be available at the
show.
Parking and admission to the 3rd Midlands
Machinery Show are free to visitors. Gates
open at 8.00 a.m. on both 23rd and 24th
November. For details visit
www.midlandsmachineryshow.com
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