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Excited for SOLEX live at the NEC in July
Gina Hinde, Marketing Manager, LOFA
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f lockdown has taught us anything it and BBQ whisperer Marcus Bawdon, who is that as a race, we are very sociable will be delivering a masterclass as well as animals, to have that taken away from filming with and interviewing our Loving us caused us to become isolated and a Outdoor Living Zone exhibitors. LOFA respect the environment and little distant. Although for some lockdown wanted to do something to reflect was a joy, getting to spend extra time at this at SOLEX 22. We are going to home with family and for the first time in our lives our work life balance was amazing, be doing our best to make SOLEX a carbon neutral event by collecting but not being able to socialise is something travel data from everyone that attends and that we have never encountered before and then submitting this data to Planet Mark not on such a large scale. Zoom and Teams who will help us with this analysis. We have meetings still have their place but there is no substitute for human interaction on a invited Planet Mark along to SOLEX to chat to everyone about what they do and how one-to-one basis and that is why SOLEX is so they can help us all to reduce our carbon important to us this year. footprints. This unique and focussed event organised The RSPB is the UK’s largest nature by the industry for the industry is the perfect conservation charity, inspiring everyone to place to come together and connect, but give nature a home and secure a healthy more importantly, it’s the chance to meet environment for wildlife. Trees help to everyone in one place. I know that over the combat global warming by absorbing last two years many buyers have had to carbon dioxide, removing and storing travel the length and breadth of the country carbon while releasing oxygen back into visiting many different showrooms, so the air. The entire woodland ecosystem whether you are a multiple or independent garden centre, a high street or department store, an online retailer or DIY store or contract buyer this relaxed and friendly exhibition brings all these inspirational outdoor leisure companies together under one roof. For the first time at SOLEX we have an outside area showcasing the very best https://eventdata.uk/Forms/Form. BBQ & fire brands. The aspx?FormRef=SOL72Visitor Loving Outdoor Living Solex 22 is at the Zone presenting these NEC Birmingham, fire products in their 12th – 14th July 2022. natural environment will www.solexexhibition.com allow our LOFA members to cook up some tasty treats for everyone to sample. We will also be joined by the BBQ magazine
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plays a huge role in locking up carbon, including the living wood, roots, leaves, deadwood, surrounding soils and its associated vegetation. The bottom line is, we need more trees, and we need to protect the ones we already have. That is why LOFA will be donating £5 for every visitor that attends SOLEX 22. So, if you haven’t already registered get a wiggle on because there is lots to see and do and you could also be in with a chance of winning one of 5 fantastic summer living prizes donated by our exhibitors when you register.
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