SEMINARS AT THE
FLOORSKILLS OPENS ITS DOORS TO THE
INDUSTRY FloorSkills training centre held an open day at its Solihull facility on Friday 10 May. More than 200 visitors attended the sell-out event with 26 exhibitors including F. Ball &
Co.Ltd, Mapei and QA Solutions on hand to offer advice and demonstrations.
The day was intended as a platform to allow retailers and installers to meet up with supporting manufacturers and also to network with each other.
Founder and trainer, Matt Bourne commented: “The open day was a very positive experience for all involved. It provided manufacturers with the opportunity to show off new products while the public was able to take full advantage of the special offers and discounts.”
Richard Bailey, Managing Director at Floorwise, had a stand at the event. He commented: “We always look to support FloorSkills as they support us. It’s fantastic that the trainees leave the centre with the confidence to use our products moving forward in their careers.”
www.floorskills.co.uk
FLOORING SHOW The Flooring Show in Harrogate is once again partnering up with a selection of speakers to bring a full seminar programme to industry attendees throughout the three-day exhibition from 17-19 September. The seminars will take place in the King’s Suite of the exhibition halls, alongside window displays, Wools of New Zealand, Carpet Fitter of the Year competition and the Business Advice Centre.
Set in its own room off the King’s Suite walkway; the seminars are free to attend for all visitors and exhibitors, and promise to offer invaluable advice for all areas of the flooring industry.
So far, there are eight different speakers preparing their talks for the show; ranging from product pricing with David Abbott to reducing waste through floor measuring and room layouts with RFMS. This year’s seminar programme is the strongest to date.
Complementing the packed seminar schedule, the first ever Panel Discussion will be running in the 2pm slot on Sunday 17 September. To be chaired by Martin Curtis of Wool Carpet Focus Group, the discussion will focus on why consumers should choose wool carpet; discussing the positives and negatives in a live, interactive debate that you will not want to miss.
The keynote speaker of The Flooring Shows seminars is Warren Knight, a Social Media Strategist who’ll advise visitors on the topic of How to Win New Business with Social Media. In this
thought provoking seminar you’ll learn how to turn visitors into prospects and win new business. Warren will walk you through his proven, step-by-step, social media roadmap to achieve the end goal of generating brand awareness and increasing sales. Learn how to connect with your customers and win new contract work by creating relevant content and turn your business into a successful, socially- savvy business.
Returning to The Flooring Show along with the seminars, are the other popular show features: the Business Advice Centre, Demo Zones, the Trends Hub, Carpet Fitter of the Year Competition and the brand new Contract Zone. With these free-to- attend features running alongside five exhibition halls filled with industry leading brands, The Flooring Show 2017 is set to be the most popular to date.
www.theflooringshow.com
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