With just a year since the last FIT Show, we ask event director, Nickie West, what’s new for 2023 and why should this edition of the UK’s number one trade show for the windows, doors, glass, hardware and components industry not be missed…?
“It might only feel like two minutes since we were last at the NEC for FIT Show, but there are some really big and exciting changes that our visitors will see this May. If you think there won’t be anything new to see, you couldn’t be more wrong.
“Over 25% of the lineup is made of brands who have never exhibited before, and 40% are from overseas. These are brands and products that you will never have seen at FIT Show before. In the last few weeks alone brands such as Sheerline (Garnalex), Supalite, Gerda Doors by Pioneer Trading, Saint-Gobain, Listers, Glazerite, Business Micros, Chekatrade, Meenie Canada. Emmegi, Deponti and Whitesales have joined the lineup.”
Alongside new brands, FIT Show 2023 will deliver a truly international experience for visitors. Out of the 200 exhibiting brands, 40% are companies from overseas. Visitors will be able to see the latest products and innovations from Turkey, Canada, China, France, Italy, Germany, America, India, Poland, Spain, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and Norway.
FIT Show 2023 visitors will also be able to take advantage of the brand new Installer Hub which will include live product demos. Installers will be able to receive training and support on how to install the latest products on the market, as well as speak directly to the people who manufacture them.
Also new for FIT Show 2023 is the CPD Certified learning programme delivered in partnership with the GGF & FENSA. Organisers have curates a programme of 30+ hours of seminars, all delivered by industry experts, such as:
- ‘Facing the future: 2023 State of the Nation’
- ‘How to avoid a race to the bottom’ (working for sales, selling more high margin
- products, wider themes)
- ‘Market trends and expectations’
- Building Regs – ‘Future Homes Standards’ & ‘The Building Safety Bill’
- U-values and net zero goals – ‘Meeting the demand for the 100,000,000 windows which need replacing’
- ‘Get social media fit; five easy ways to find and secure sales using social media’
- ‘How to use storytelling to increase sales’
- ‘Fire Doorsets: Legislation Changes’
- ‘Regulation changes in roof lights and lanterns’
- ‘Sustainable Glazing – the future of recycled glass’
- ‘Pulse Testing – An alternative to trickle vents?’
FIT Show 2023 also marks a full decade since the event launched. Organisers are pulling out all of the stops to ensure that its ten year anniversary event is a celebration to remember. This includes its late night opening late on Wednesday 24th May (10am to 8pm), which will include the PiG’s Party with live music and an extra place for visitors to network after they have seen all of the latest products on the market.
Nickie concludes: “There has never been a more important time to plan a trip to FIT. What are you waiting for? Head to www.fitshow.co.uk to register for your FREE ticket!”
