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With a brand new layout revitalizing an already successful format, Harrogate Nursery Fair 2012 was buzzing with visitors all in the mood for buying. Exhibitors have been contacting Nursery Industry daily to comment on the success of the Show and with so many positive emails flooding in (look out for more online at
www.nursery-industry.co.uk!) congratulations must go to the HNF team for putting on another fantastic event for the Industry.
Speaking after the Show, Adrian Sneyd, show organiser commented: “This year’s show has exceeded all of our expectations. The new changes made certainly seemed to go down very well on the whole with exhibitors and customers alike enjoying the refreshing change experiencing all the new halls for the first time. We have received numerous calls and emails, particularly from exhibitors stating how successful the show has been for them this year and commenting on the amazing buzz surrounding the event. The fabulous weather certainly set the scene for visitors arriving and the sunny mood seemed to radiate throughout the halls for the entire duration of the show.” Debbie Moran, Manager of The Babyden Stores @ Folkestone & Kings
Hill said: “The show this year far exceeded my expectations. I visited on the Sunday and really could have spent another day or two there as there was so much to see! The stands were eye catching, diverse and busy, thus creating a real buzz about the place. There are some great new products due to launch this year so it really was well worth the long journey to see these first hand and place advance orders. Highlights for me included the Oyster Max, Jane Matrix Base & Trider, Silver Cross Surf Elevation plus the amazing new iCandy colours with fantastic point of sale stands. Well done and thank you to both the organisers and exhibitors.” Gary Watts, Managing Director of WH Watts & Son agreed: "I thought it was a really good show. There was plenty to see, the stands were well spread out with people there to help direct you between the halls if needed. I was very impressed; there was just so much choice and I got everything I wanted. I was the first one in on the Sunday and got loads of good deals, placing orders with Britax, Dorel and a multitude of others. I spent quite a few quid actually! The Britax order turned up the day after I got back! I’m feeling very positive about the Industry; this last month has been the best yet for us and I’m delighted."
Mia Mills, Senior Buyer at
Kiddicare.com, commented: “The Kiddicare team
really enjoyed the Harrogate show this year – we saw lots of great new products and are looking at expanding our range and customer choice following demonstrations we saw at the show. “It was a really busy show; bigger and better than ever before, but it was
interesting to see companies utilising smaller stands. Even big brands had cut back their exhibition space at the show, but were conveying their ranges and services just as effectively. It’s interesting and inspiring to see this shift in line with the economic climate.” David Winstanley of Winstanleys Pram World added: “Harrogate Nursery
Fair proved very enjoyable this year and I found some new suppliers and also re-established links with some previous ones! Highlights of the show for me were the Oyster Max, Easywalker June, Brother Max, Oxo Tot and the new range of colours from iCandy.” Daniel Terminiello, Managing
Ni’s Sue Wight
Director of the Peppermint stores said: "Harrogate is a good opportunity to meet with suppliers, talk about the industry and gain a better understanding of it. I can see all my suppliers in one place rather than having to travel up and down the country to see them individually! "I think the suppliers did a great job
of presenting the brands, but I think the independent sector needs to talk to the industry more. Retailers need to
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support the trade shows more and listen to what’s happening out there. I learn so much from each show I go to. In terms of staff training it is brilliant – I always take my staff along as it gives them an opportunity to see and try out a range of products to find out how they work. My guys came away from Harrogate invigorated, they were buzzing with ideas for the store on the way home!"
Speaking to Nursery Industry, Paul Walters, General Manager of Tippitoes said: “Harrogate was again a huge success for Tippitoes and baroo, and it was a fantastic platform for us to launch our new products – in particular, we are extremely appreciative of the support we received for our brand new 3in1 travel system, Toto, which will be available in the next few months. We felt there was a very upbeat spirit on display at the show and it was great to come across so many new faces as well as established supporters of the brand.” RECARO Child Safety enjoyed a successful exhibition at the Harrogate Nursery Fair this year. The company's Michelle Keeler said: "We enjoyed meeting new and existing customers, demonstrating our fantastic products to them. The Monza Nova Seatfix and Babyzen Black Frame were the highlights of our stand, we also launched the stylish Babyzen sleeping bags. "Our adapters for the award winning Young Profi plus infant carrier generated a lot of interest as we displayed it with strollers made by other manufacturers that it can be fitted to."
Babystyle
Andy Crane, Managing Director, Babystyle commented: "The Harrogate Nursery Show 2012 was yet another roaring success for BabyStyle. Our stand was amazingly busy on Sunday and Monday, barely giving us a chance to breathe! The show itself seemed to have a real buzz about it this year, and the overall feeling from the trade seemed very positive. We saw a lot of our customers, and the turnover this year was more than double that of our previous best ever show (which was last year), this was mainly due to the exciting launch of the Oyster Max, Oyster Gem along with the new Zing pram collections, all of which received a fantastic response from existing and new customers." Audrey Williams, Commercial Manager for Nursery, Kit for Kids said: “Kit for Kids Group was well received by peers within the industry; with both the Dual Core Mattress from Kit for Kids Baby, and the two new ranges from By Carla a success. The show also solidified our position as a market leader within the nursery industry.” Kelly Palmer of iCandy commented: "The Harrogate Nursery Fairs have always been a busy and exciting time for iCandy and the 2012 show was no exception. The atmosphere on our stand was filled with excitement for the preview of the beautiful peach 2, peach blossom 2 and peach blossom twin 2 collections along with the stunning peach London limited edition. We enjoyed spending time with all of our stockists at the show and we now look forward to the year ahead." Reinhard Punke of Theraline, a leading manufacturer of mother and baby comfort brands, said: “We had a good show; it was great to catch up with all our customers. Our new cover designs for the best selling Original Pregnancy and Feeding pillow were exceptionally well received, as were the Wynnie, C- Section Belt and the Plushy Moon pillow.” Rob Pascoe, Director of Mojo Distribution commented: “For Mojo Distribution the Harrogate show was a great success. Moving to a 100sqm stand was a big commitment for us, but we were able to showcase all our
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