IOG SALTEX’S NEW SHOW FEATURES KEEP PACE WITH THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE

With new and exciting dedicated landscape equipment product displays and demonstration areas, as well as the annual World Skills UK Landscape Gardening final plus daily presentations on the impact of the new National Highways Sector Scheme 18 legislation, landscape professionals have plenty of reasons to visit this year’s IOG SALTEX open space management show (2-4 September, Windsor).

New this year for IOG SALTEX – and specifically designed to appeal to landscape contractors of every size – are:

• The AEA Live Machinery Demonstration Area;
• The Ernest Doe Specialist Dealer Centre, featuring Acacia Hire; and
• The Landscape Village – featuring hard and soft landscaping and plants, and a host of dedicated exhibitors.

The daily programme in the AEA (Agricultural Equipment Association) Live Machinery Demonstration Arena will feature machinery from AEA member companies including Amazone, Bomford Turner, Charterhouse, Countax, EP Barrus, Ernest Doe, FGM Claymore, Martin Lishman, New Holland, McCormick, Reco, plus many more.

With equipment on view and in action, visitors will have the opportunity to question suppliers face-to-face about machine capabilities – and costs!

Visit www.iogsaltex.co.uk for the programme.

In addition to running demonstrations in the Live Machinery Arena, Ernest Doe will also be displaying a wide range of machinery and kit in the Ernest Doe Specialist Dealer Centre to illustrate all aspects of its business and to demonstrate the full scope of its expertise.

After-sales support is a ‘must-have’ for every user, so the company will also be offering invaluable parts and service workshops. Again, visit www.iogsaltex.co.uk for full details.

With Doosan and Terex, in particular, supplying compact equipment ideal for landscaping, the nearby Landscape Village will feature a host of companies displaying products targeted at the landscape profession. For example:

• B&Q
• Buildbase
• Geosynthetic Technology
• Hedgemaster
• Iron Stop
• Kongskilde
• Mainstream Irrigation
• Postpullers
• Premier Trees
• RMB Craftscapes
• Thornton Sports
• Village Gardens
• Wave Seven Marine

Meanwhile, as well as working on behalf of UK Skills by organising the annual World Skills UK Landscape Gardening final, in the racecourse Grandstand BALI will also be playing a key role in the show’s education programme by organising daily presentations on the new National Highways Sector Scheme 18 ‘for quality management in highway works’ legislation.

The new regulations will impact everyone involved in providing services relating to the environment and landscape, so for landscape professionals, in particular, this will be an unmissable opportunity to gain up-to-date and pertinent advice and help from the experts on such a critical issue.

Register NOW at www.iogsaltex.co.uk to receive your FREE entry badge and information about IOG SALTEX, or call the Ticket Hotline for FREE tickets on 0844 557 2724.

• IOG SALTEX 2008 will be held on 2-4 September at Windsor Racecourse, Berks, and will embrace fine turf and sports surfaces, turf maintenance equipment, children’s outdoor play and safety surfacing, landscaping, contractors, commercial vehicles, outdoor leisure and facilities management, as well as software and security equipment. The show is attended by open space management professionals and contractors – from groundsmen and greenkeepers through to play officers, architects, designers and surveyors as well as local authority and outdoor leisure facility managers.