GroundsFest support growing

The new trade event GroundsFest is gaining momentum as it prepares to launch at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire on 20 and 21 September 2023.

It recently announced a new partnership with the Association of Play Industries (API), the trade association for the UK play sector. Its member companies are the UK’s leading providers of indoor and outdoor playground equipment.

The API will promote membership services and many of its members will be exhibiting. GroundsFest’s free educational seminar programme will also feature APIbadged sessions.

API Chair Mark Hardy, says: “We are looking forward to seeing how this new event will promote the play industry and in particular, provide an opportunity for API members to showcase their offerings.

“All API members abide by a strict professional Code of Conduct and are committed to value-for-money and long-term service and support. This exhibition will enable members to exhibit their products and demonstrate the highquality, innovative and fun ranges so typical of our members.”

Commenting on the partnership, GroundsFest’s sales director Charles Neale, adds: “The play industry will form an integral part of the GroundsFest event profile in September 2023 and will give the play industry an ideal platform to promote its services and products to a highly relevant national audience of buyers and specifiers.

“GroundsFest really is uniting every corner of the groundscare industry,” continues Charles. “The GroundsFest team is working hard on all aspects of the industry – from turfcare to commercial vehicles – by providing added impetus and innovation as we go forward.” www.groundsfest.com

Another feature of Groundsfest is the introduction to a retail area, where visitors can buy a wide range of products, tools, clothing, and accessories at a discounted rate on the spot.

The retail area is being organised by FR Jones and Son, a family run business that offers over 10,000 groundscare and arboriculture products from over 100 leading brands.

FR Jones and Son's manging director Justin Jones is excited to be a part of the event.

“As a company, we are delighted to be involved. We are going to have a fantastic line-up of products on display at GroundsFest, and we will be offering exclusive discounts on selected items which will only be available for visitors throughout the two days. Our large team has plenty of experience and product knowledge and they will be out in force at GroundsFest to help visitors make the right decisions.