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Space for 2023 Trade Shows

Equip Expo and Hardscape North America (HNA) are now offering exhibit space in the West Wing of the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC) for the 2023 trade shows, which are co-located and set for Oct. 17-20 and Oct. 18-20, respectively.

“With every inch of space sold six months ahead of the show, we have companies waiting in line to exhibit,” said Robert Thomas, president and CEO of the Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association, which produces HNA. “As our industry and the show grow, our goal is to offer all companies an opportunity to have a presence. If you have products for hardscapers and landscapers, we want you to be here, where your buyers are, at the hardscape industry’s largest event.”

Kris Kiser, president and CEO of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, which owns and manages Equip Exposition, echoes that sentiment.

Georgia Law Prohibits Regulations on Gas-Powered Equipment

The Georgia Urban Ag Council’s Landscape Equipment and Agricultural Fairness Act was signed into law recently by Governor Brian Kemp.

This legislation prohibits local governments from regulating gas-powered equipment like leaf blowers differently than other types of leaf blowers such as battery-powered leaf blowers.

Upon signing HB 374, Governor Kemp said, “This bill is about choice and freedom.”

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“While the West Wing is different—it’s been used for a wide range of purposes—it does allow existing exhibitors to showcase their products,” Kiser said. “Taking space in the West Wing also allows new exhibitors to get into the show and ‘get in line’ for space that could become available in other areas of the KEC.”

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Georgia is the first state in the nation to codify the protection of use of this equipment. The law comes as other states and municipalities have put laws into places to prohibit or limit gaspowered equipment.

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BY SARAH WEBB