Landscape & Urban Design Issue 21 2016 | Page 46

Saltex Preview Saltex Is Growing The latest innovations: Visitors can expect to see new products being unveiled, new unique services and some exciting guest appearances on the exhibitor stands. SALTEX 2016 is the must attend event for those involved in landscape design and management. Last year’s SALTEX (Sports, Amenities, Landscaping Trade Exhibition) was an unprecedented success with over 260 exhibitors and 8,714 unique visitors spanning 45 different nations. LEARNING LIVE: Last year saw 1,655 minutes of seminars and LEARNING LIVE 2016 is set to be expanded further with an even more exiting programme featuring a greater depth of content and quality. 46 Landscape & Urban Design Issue 21 Building on that success, SALTEX 2016’s improved show features and unrivalled industry support are set to work together to create the most exciting landscaping event to date when the doors open at the NEC, Birmingham on Novemb er 2 and 3. With three large halls containing many of the major players from across the industry, SALTEX 2016 is the ideal place to see products and services which could improve the daily operations of professional landscapers, garden designers and landscape suppliers. The exhibition will see a plethora of exhibitors representing the likes of turf maintenance machinery, fertilizers, wetting agents, seeds, turf, aggregates and treatments, weed control, facilities management services, fencing and landscaping. vVisitors can also expect to see new products being unveiled, new unique services and some exciting guest appearances on the exhibitor stands. There will be a number of education opportunities at this year’s SALTEX through LEARNING LIVE – an allencompassing free to attend education programme designed for all sectors of the industry. Last year saw 1,655 minutes of seminars and LEARNING LIVE 2016 is set to be expanded further with an even more exiting programme featuring a greater depth of content and quality. In particular, Wayne Grills, chief executive of the British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI) will be highlighting the importance of the structured card-based LISS/CSCS scheme as well as introducing the audience to the BALI-NCF (BALI National Contractors Forum).