BALI has taken the decision to defer its 2013 two day trade show until market conditions improve and the wider landscape industry is better placed to benefit from the event.
"Indications from other industry sectors as well as our own suggest that the appeal of traditional trade shows is on the decline and that biennial events may be more useful in serving the needs of visitors and exhibitors" explained BALI's Chief Operations Officer Wayne Grills.
BALI's new National Chairman Chris Carr, Sales and Marketing Manager of Q Lawns, questions whether trade shows are being suffocated by cyberspace in the same way that high street shops and garden centres are."Research of product information is easy with the internet and will target what you need.
"What it can't do is show you the dream and, in that respect, there is no substitute for seeing, feeling and experiencing a product and discussing the options with someone in the know."
