From
robotics to hybrid mowers and digital apps, ground-breaking ideas to thought
provoking debates, career enhancing advice to limitless opportunities; the
recent SALTEX 2018 at the NEC was a landscape of possibility and prospect for
the future of groundscare.
Europe’s
largest annual groundscare event featured 300 exhibitors, many of which
embraced new technologies through the launch of their latest products and
services showcased at the event.
The
vibrant show floor offered a fantastic opportunity to witness just how these
latest technologies are having a positive impact in the groundscare industry -
particularly in the all new Innovation Hub where visitors were free to attend
live interviews with industry experts and trend setters at the forefront of new
groundscare innovations.
This new
Hub was also the ideal platform to showcase and celebrate the SALTEX 2018
Innovation Award. After
making its successful debut at last year’s show, the SALTEX 2018 Innovation
Award attracted even more entries from various exhibitors across the globe and
included a wide variety of high-quality products, services and equipment.
Judged by an independent panel of industry experts it was decided that the Toro
Outcross 9060 from Reesink Turfcare, PrecisionPro from Sherriff Amenity and the
ROBOCUT from McConnel were the stand out entries. Sherriff Amenity’s
PrecisionPro was crowned as the winner.
Sherriff
Amenity representatives however were not the only trophy winners at the show as
Bridgewater & Taunton College saw off fierce competition to win the SALTEX
College Cup and the winning students can now look forward to visiting the All
England Lawn Tennis Club, in the run up to the Wimbledon tournament, to
experience court preparation from Neil Stubley, head of courts and
horticulture.
There were
also an increased number of visitors looking to progress within the industry as
Frank Newberry’s Job Clinic sessions were fully booked between 9am and 3pm on
each day of this year’s show.
The expert
careers advisor offered some fantastic tips on: perfecting a CV and cover
letter; how to succeed at job interviews; negotiating a package; proactive job
searching and self-employment.
Free
advice was available at every turn throughout the three large halls at the NEC.
Visitors had the opportunity to gather one-to-one sports turf management advice
from IOG regional pitch advisors at the Ask the Expert feature and Pathology
and Soil Science LIVE provided an opportunity to share soil samples which were
magnified, displayed on a large screen and assessed.
Learning
LIVE 2018, SALTEX’s all-encompassing education programme, featured more than 50
free-to-attend seminars. Visitors gained CPD points for attendance and got to
hear from expert speakers from the UK and abroad who focussed on vital issues
that affect the industry.
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