Exhibitor newsletter - December 2010
Newsletter #2
Welcome to your second National Floor Show Newsletter, bringing you all the latest news from the show.
The event is progressing well, a number of companies have signed for the show in the last few days, including Brintons, Bostik and Sika.
We have worked to give you the best possible hotel rates for next year’s event, so are pleased to announce that these start from just £69 per night for a four star hotel, just five minutes from the NEC. Scroll down for more rates.
National Floor Show 2010 is set to be packed with innovative feature areas, all designed to add business benefit to the event. Here, we can reveal the first of these areas, the Future of Flooring display will celebrate the best young flooring talent emerging from the industry.
See you at the NEC!
Sunny Patel & The National Floor Show team
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NEC Hotel rates…
Many people have asked me about the hotel rates for the NEC at next year’s show, so we have been working to provide you with the lowest possible prices per room. Prices start at just £69 per night.
There are dozens of hotels in the immediate area, here are just a few…
Hilton Metropole: £69
Corus Hotel Solihull: £97
Novotel Birmingham Centre: £98
Novotel Birmingham Airport: £103
Copthorne Hotel, Birmingham: £103
Arden Hotel, Birmingham: £115
Hotel Du Vin: £129
Radisson SAS, Birmingham: £129
For a full list of prices or to book your room, please visit www.expotel.com/nfs2010
All price are per night. Correct as of 1/12/2010.
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The Future of Flooring display
National Floor Show is proud to support young design talent. Next year, we are thrilled to welcome a number of students and their innovative flooring products to the event.
About the students…
The students are enrolled on various flooring-based courses at Accrington & Rossendale College, they will work with Interior Design students from Blackburn College to put together this new area.
Course tutor Brian Enderwitz commented:
“The Floorcovering staff and students are very excited to be participating at National Floor Show 2010. Both colleges are keen to explore as many new and traditional concepts in floorcovering as possible.
"We have already received promises of product support from many manufacturers and have created a section on our VLE where our learners, Blackburn students and manufacturers can collaborate on the project.
"Our apprentices and Diploma students are looking forward to having the chance to translate the design students’ concepts into practical display features.”
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Your questions…
Still need convincing to attend National Floor Show 2010? Read on…
Q) The NEC is a vast space, won’t such a compact show get swallowed up?
A) This venue provides us room to grow the show, it does not restrict us in terms of layout, ensuring a level playing field for all exhibitors. The NEC is a busy venue and always has an event taking place, and therefore can cater for all types and sizes of events. The show will take place in halls 9 and 10, we will block off the other halls ensuring that the event is not swallowed up by the larger venue.
Q) Is it affordable to exhibit?
A) National Floor Show represents the best flooring show in terms of investment. Let’s compare the event to a Ferrari, or another top of the range car. If you buy a quality car, it will perform well, look great, last longer and it won’t let you down – much like National Floor Show!
Q) What about the social aspect?
A) We will implement an exciting social programme, based around the vibrant Broad Street, for those who wish to socialise with colleagues. However, due to all the extra visitors we will be attracting to the show, exhibitors may just wish to put their feet up in the evenings!
To sum up…
We plan to put on a show the industry can be proud of, full of exciting feature areas that add business benefits and attract new visitors.
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If you would like to contact me directly, or to book your space at National Floor Show 2010, please call +44 (0)207 921 8415 or email me
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That’s all for now.
Best wishes,
Sunny Patel
Group Sales Manager
P.S. I've been made aware of a scam letter that is being sent to a number of flooring companies from a company naming itself 'Expo Guide', please discard this letter, a signature will contract you in to providing a vast amount of money for this bogus service.
National Floor Show 2010 * 7-9 September 2010 * NEC, Birmingham
