Landscape & Urban Design Issue 17 2016 | Page 63

Results Of SALTEX Visitor Survey Revealed The 70th SALTEX exhibition exceeded With so much on offer at SALTEX, there As for the type of facilities that the visitors all expectations after an independent was something for everyone and over were responsible for, it was great to see audit confirmed the exhibition as the 80% said that they were successful or very such a wide array of visitors tending to one largest turf management event in the UK successful in meeting their objectives. or more of the following. With such a large number of visitors Visitors also found the more central attending SALTEX to source new products location of the NEC to be more accessible and services; they certainly came to the with 70% stating that the new location right place. The exhibition is a great way to was either good or excellent. Within the launch and showcase new products and halls of the NEC, visitors favoured the more With visitors traveling from every corner of over 70% of visitors said that there was an compact setting with over 70% rating the UK as well as every continent around excellent mix of products on display. Below the layout of the event either good or the world it was encouraging to see that you can see exactly what SALTEX 2015 excellent. over 70% of the visitors rated their overall visitors were looking for. with a total of 8,714 unique individuals attending. Now, the visitor surveys have been flooding in – revealing a fascinating and in-depth insight into the visitor profile of the show. SALTEX experience as being good, very good or excellent. Overall the visitor survey has Exhibitors at SALTEX 2015 reported huge demonstrated just how good the quality of success at the show, suggesting that the attendees was – further enhancing SALTEX Over 65% of visitors said that they visitors were a very powerful group of as the must attend event of the year. attended SALTEX to source new products, buyers. With deals being done there and services or suppliers, while 20% wanted then on the show floor, it’s no surprise to make the most of the free educational to see that over 80% had purchasing LEARNING LIVE seminars and to receive responsibility. As you can see from the one-to-one advice through the IOG’s Ask table below, over 75% of all SALTEX visitors the Expert feature. also had the ability to sign off purchases of SALTEX 2016 will be held at the NEC, Birmingham on 2 and 3 November 2016. For more information visit www.iogsaltex.com up to £100,000. Landscape & Urban Design Issue 17 63