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The Ultimate Suppliers Guide For Holiday Parks, Caravan Parks and Campsites

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INPAS 2013 Expo and Trade ShowTUESDAY 12th and WEDNESDAY 13th MARCH 2013

STONELEIGH PARK EXHIBITION CENTRE CV8 2LZ

9.30am - 4.00pm

Who should visit the show?Bouncy Castle Hire Companies

Event OrganisersFamily Entertainment Centres

Hotel & Country ClubsMall & Retail Managers

Municipal & Local AuthoritiesPlaygrounds & Leisure Centres

ShowmenTheme Parks & Attractions

ZoosFarm Attractions

Indoor PlaycentresHoliday & Caravan Parks

FREE ADMISSIONRegister online via the

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FREE ONSITE PARKINGParking is just a short 2 minute walk

ON SITE ACCOMMODATIONSpecial rates available atStoneleigh Park Lodge

EASY TRAVELRoad, Rail, Bus and Plane

INPAS 2013 is your opportunity to view an arrayof inflatables, play equipment and other relatedproducts direct from leading manufacturers andsuppliers at the largest show of its type in the

UK in 2013.

See all the latest designs and innovations ondisplay at our massive 8000 square metres of

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About UsMaggie Media Ltd is an energetic business offering awebsite called Holiday Parks Management and aMagazine, to clients throughout the UK and Europe.The company, which is located in Herefordshire, wasset up in 2010 realising the demand for Holiday Parksand Caravan Parks to have a medium in one place topurchase products and services for their businesses.The owner has been in the Leisure Industry for over 14years and has much experience in this market place.

The professional staff, website and magazine helpclients source supplies and products for their Parks &Sites throughout the year, offering four seasonalmagazines. Winter - February, Spring - May, Summer- August, Autumn - November. These services are designed to improve performanceand help with Holiday Park & Caravan ParkManagement.

The magazine has a growing network of advertisersand clients such as ‘Cartoon Network’, ‘Proludic,Sound Leisure,’ ‘Pattersons,’ ‘Tri County Golf,’‘Frontier Pitts,’ ‘Re-bound’ etc

The Company is owned and run by Nina Blanchardwho also owns www.campsitefinderonline.com This website has such park groups as Park HoliiaysUK, Park Resorts and independents parks like‘Holgates Caravan Parks’ and ‘Best of British’ to namebut a few.In 2012 they secured the Caravan Club asone of their major clients. Adding 200 parks to the3500 database of clients.

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Jolly Roger (Amusement Rides) Limited is the oneof the world’s leading manufacturer of licensedand premium coin operated kiddie rides.

The new additions to our portfolio for 2013 are the innovativeCandy Van dispenser and the exciting Camper Van ride.The Candy Van is a sweet and toy dispenser built in bright durableself-coloured fibreglass with no power required. With 18 sweetdispensers and 2 capsule toy dispensers, this new vendingmachine has a change giver facility at the rear of the Van and asweet paper bag dispenser on the side. The Candy Van is veryuser-friendly as each dispenser has an independent coinmechanism.

The Camper Van ride is based around a retro vehicle evocatinghappy springs and summers with bright flowers that will attract theattention of all the kids and their parents. This colourful ridefeatures on-board sounds, three seats and a fun interactivegeography related game that will captivate the attention of ouryoung audience. This ride is easy to use thanks to its “plug andplay” simple features and it is also built in durable self-colouredfibreglass.

These new creations from Jolly Roger will be a colourful additionto any entertainment or retail environment, will keep yourcustomers coming back and generate substantial revenue toincrease your profits!

We also have a stock of secondhand refurbishedrides – please contact us for more details.Telephone: +44 (0) 1754 896 800 Email: [email protected]: www.jolly-roger.co.uk

T E N T E D H O L I D A Y L O D G E S‘The romance of a tent with the luxury and home comforts of a lodge’

Unit E1. Bath Road Trading Estate. Stroud. Gloucestershire. GL5 3QFTelephone: 01453 767171 Email: [email protected]: www.tentedholidaylodges.co.uk

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BOND Tented Holiday Lodges make it possible for holiday makers to enjoy the excitement, glamourand romance of living under canvas without foregoing those little luxuries we value on holiday. For thecampsite owner, our lodges offer a competitively priced form of accommodation which can commanda significant rental premium – they are spacious, comfortable and have huge appeal to families.

BOND has been manufacturing all types of marquees andtemporary structures in the UK for over 20 years, morerecently drawing on this experience to develop the TentedHoliday Lodge. Made with quality performance materialsand finished to a very high standard these lodges havesignificantly increased revenues and also extended theseason for many of our campsite and holiday park clients.Our standard lodge sleeps 6 – 8 people and is currently inuse in many locations around the UK. We have alsodeveloped more bespoke lodges with some of our clients whowanted to add their own design element to a lodge, some ofwhich sleeping up to 12. We can supply as little or as muchof the interior furnishings as you require, such as our rusticpine furniture set, wood burning stove suitable for cooking,handmade double cabin bed and a locally crafted Belfastsink unit.

From the small family run campsite to a large holiday park, we can tailor thelodges to your requirements. We invite you to please take a look at our websiteand give us a call to discuss your individual needs or ideas.

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For many Holiday Parks andleisure businesses, on-siteentertainment venues are an

essential draw for visitors, so it’s nosurprise that a major trend of recentyears has been the growinginvestment in AV and entertainmentsystems.

One of the leading specialists in this area isIlluminate Design, a company with a strongtrack record in the leisure industry, thanks toits expertise in maintaining and installingentertainment systems.

Formed over eight years ago, the companyis led by a knowledgeable team of designersand technical specialists who understand theindustry well and have spent the last threeyears investing in the business in order toprovide leisure operators with a high quality,dependable service.

Responsive to what is a very diverse industry- with major players sitting alongside smallindependent operators - Illuminate’s serviceranges from providing a few microphones forhire, to offering ongoing maintenancepackages, right up to the design andinstallation of major new systems.

Their in-depth knowledge of the wide rangeof audio, lighting, video and stagingproducts available means they can handleanything from a one-off upgrade to a majormulti-site project. Rather than imposing aready-made solution, they will specifythe right equipment for the right location togive the best end result.

This flexible approach has won the companymany clients, and a growing number of sitesare signing up for its maintenance service,which includes system assessments,equipment audits, PAT testing andequipment cleaning, as well as upgradesand redesign if desired.

Should equipment fail for any reason, a call-out service is also offered, delivered by anetwork of skilled technicians who cover thewhole of the UK. This ‘on the road’ team isbacked by a team of specialists atIlluminate’s head office in Colchester, and afurther team based at a regional office in theSouth West.

The company has recently been working withone of the leaders in the UK leisurebusiness, Bourne Leisure, which operatesthree of the industry’s most successfulbrands – Haven Holidays, Warner Leisure

Hotels and Butlins. The leisure group hasinvested in technical upgrades across its 51UK venues, and Illuminate Design hashandled every aspect of the project.

If you haven’t reviewed your entertainmentsystems in a while, this is a good time to doso before the season gets fully underway.Illuminate will handle every part of theprocess so you don’t have any of the hassle,and if you’re interested in upgrading, they’llalso work to short install times, so you’re upand running for the season ahead.If you’re interested in discussing howIlluminate Design could create either abespoke maintenance programme for yourvenue or a system review, please just call.Illuminate Design01223 [email protected]

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What do you think the single biggest challenge isfor the holiday park industry in 2013?

The UK park industry has a lot to offer, and the quality ofmany parks is better than ever. We see many parkimprovements being made. Facilities are expanding

and many of the smaller parks are now on par with the largerHoliday park groups. What is lacking is marketingawareness. At UK Campsite Finder we see so manyexamples of great parks that aren’t communicating theirvalue proposition strongly enough. Many owners do notappreciate that their park website need to updated andupgraded. So many websites lack the excitement thatvisitors are looking for. Many websites were created yearsago and customers expect more from a website these days.They need to be user friendly easy to move around and ofgood design. As long as your website is welcoming a visitorwill stay engrossed.

A lot has changed over recent years, more and more, people rely onthe internet to research their holidays. Whilst the internet isimportant, so too are the devices that people are using. I read theother day that Apple will have sold 350million I-pads by next year –they are easily carried and are clearly the way forward who wants totake a clumber sum laptop on holiday. Add this number to all theother devices sold and it becomes clear that tablets andsmartphones are taking over. So in my mind the biggest challenge in 2013 is marketing. This isthe year I believe, where those parks that spend more effort oninternet marketing will reap rewards and move ahead of those thatdon’t.

With 50% of all online booking expected to be made on amobile devices what impact will this have on the parkmarket?As I said in response to the first question, this is the year where

internet marketing will drive business.Those parks that understand this, will moveahead. Many parks are still reluctant to add onlinebooking despite customers wanting it. Lateavailability is a must we have manyholidaymakers wanting to book at the lastpossible minute especially considering theUK weather. So by adding an Online Booking Button toyour listing on directories like ours means that no potential customeris lost, for the sake of a few pounds that may be lost oncommission. Tell me - are not Full pitches better than empty ones?Change is always hard to embrace, but I firmly believe that withoutonline booking, business is lost. I recommend owners take asecond look at their objections to online booking and contactreputable suppliers and add yourself to online directories what haveyou got to loose.

With the huge growth of mobile devices how important doyou rate Wi-Fi on a park?Being connected to the internet is now a way of life for millions.Whether or not we agree it’s a good idea is irrelevant, the factremains that millions of holiday makers won’t go somewhere if theycan’t be connected, myself being one of them. A mobile coverage isnot the answer, as the cost of using a mobile is high and not alwaysa good option due to providers coverage. I believe Wi-Fi is a musthave service. For evidence of how important this is, just look at theinvestment being made by others, from your local coffee shop, pub,train, ferries, public places the list goes on. Wi-Fi is not thatexpensive to install when compared to the lost bookings that almostcertainly occur without it. It is difficult to quantify the lost bookings,it’s a hidden cost. I said last year I thought it might be as much as5% of revenue, I can’t believe it’s gone down can you? Customerswill pay for Wifi as long as the cost is reasonable for their needs.Many potential visitors will budget for this in the cost of their holiday.

by Nina Blanchard

Park NewsTrade News

Parks group offers year-long holiday from pitch fees

Free pitch fees for the coming twelve months are nowavailable to quick-off-the-mark buyers of caravanholiday homes and lodges at Park Holidays UK

In a move designed to encourage buying commitments before its parksopen for the season in March, the group is offering to waive an entireyear's pitch fees for fast-moving purchasers.

The deal - which will run until 17 February - will mean an average savingfor every buyer of £2800, an amount normally paid up-front by customersbefore they take over their holiday homes.

For those using finance to fund their purchase, says the company, thesum could equal a year's worth of repayments - or it could allow them tobuy a holiday home of an even higher specification.

The offer is available at all of Park Holidays UK's 23 holiday parks inDevon and Southern and Eastern England, and can be applied to bothnew and pre-owned holiday homes.

This is the first time that the company has removed entirely its pitch feesat the start of the season, and it follows a year when Park Holidays UKmade a record number of holiday home sales.

The coming twelve months could well create another high point, saidgroup director Tony Clish, and this incentive will help concentrate buyingactivity at the quieter end of the year.

"We are, of course, delighted to welcome purchasers at any point, butearly in the season gives our staff more time to spend with customers

and afterwards preparing their homefor occupation.

"It helps take the pressure off fromboth sides, and means we are lesslikely to have to cause delays tocustomers waiting to purchase atbusier times later in the year.

"From the buyer's point of view, it hasalways made more economic sense to make a move at the start of theyear in order to get maximum use from the home over the comingmonths.

"Now the bottom-line saving can be measured in literally thousands ofpounds," added Mr Clish.

Pre-owned caravan holiday homes at the group start from £8995, andbrand new models begin at £15,995 and can be funded with a speciallow-interest finance for less than £250 a month.

Customers wanting to balance the books even more in their favour canalso opt to sub-let their holiday home when they don't need it, so creatinga useful second income.

Park Holiday UK's management programme, available to the owners ofnew or near-new homes, takes care of all advertising, bookings,payments, safety checks, and cleaning after guests leave.

Photographs and descriptions of holiday homes available throughout thegroup are currently posted on the website of Park Holidays UK atwww.ParkHolidays.com

Polaris has extended the 0% financescheme for all Polaris ATV’s and UTV’sthrough until 31st March 2013.

Business users can arrange interest-free finance on allnew Polaris ATVs and Rangers through Polaris financepartners Rural Finance. The scheme offers paymentsover 24 months at 0% up to amaximum 80% of theRecommended Retail Priceand will include an accessorysubsidy of up to £1000.00,excluding VAT, on genuinePolaris accessories. Polarisrecommends contacting yournearest Polaris dealer as soonas possible for full details andany special deals available.NFU members also benefitfrom a special 5% discount.As a world leader in ATV’s and Side x Side utilityvehicles Polaris offer the widest choice of proven All-Terrain options and accessories. The Ranger Side x

Side utility vehicles with the Midsize, Full-Size andCREW offer versatility and muscle, in petrol, diesel andelectric 4x4 versions. The legendary Sportsman quads

promise the hardest working,smoothest riding, most powerful andrugged ATVs for all types of work,with Value, Premium and 2-upmodels available. A Pro-Steel™ Cabfor the Ranger, Polaris Winch andLock and Ride accessoriescomplement the hallmark Polarisfeatures of on-demand true All-Wheel Drive and smooth ride. Theavailability of the 0% finance issubject to status and terms andconditions. Polaris Britain 0800 915

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Despite being closed for the season, a topLakeland caravan park is having to accommodatea raft of extra guests - none of which are paying,

and all of which need constant feeding.

The unexpected visitors to Skelwith Fold Caravan Park inAmbleside, Cumbria, arrived shortly after a prolonged spell ofmild weather turned to freezing Arctic conditions in mid-January.

As the temperature plummeted and snow fell, red and roedeer plus other wildlife led the friendly invasion of the 130-acrepark, coming down from surrounding high ground to findshelter and food.

The extra animals and birds, however, mean that the park hasnow had to step up its winter feeding programme to ensurefair shares for all.

"Skelwith Fold always plays host to an amazingly wide numberof different of different species, including red squirrels andbadgers," said park director Henry Wild.

"For that reason, we have always had winter feeding stationsthroughout the grounds which we keep regularly topped upafter holidaymakers leave in November.

"Until halfway through January, we recorded below averageconsumption of the mixed wildlife diet we supply, but thesudden arrival of winter has now changed all that.

"The park now has many more deer than normal, and there

are many groups strollingalong the paths and clusteredin the woodland.

"It's a lovely spectacle, but it'stoo early for them to find muchin the way of buds or leaves.

"Although the park does notre-open until March, we are fully staffed - and everyone hasbeen asked to help keep a look-out for the welfare of ourvisitors," said Henry.

All employees are members of Skelwith Fold's conservationteam which has helped the business achieve a number ofprestigious environmental accolades over the years.

These include the David Bellamy Conservation Award at itstop gold level, and a letter of praise from Prince Charles forthe its success in re-establishing colonies of red squirrels.

Pictures of the guest deer have been posted on SkelwithFold's website (www.skelwith.com), and Henry thinks thatholiday guests will be surprised by what they see:

"Within days of our closing each year, the animals begin to re-assert their presence - and we turn from a busy holiday centreinto a bustling wildlife park - and especially so this winter,"said Henry.

"It does give us plenty of extra mouths to feed, but the sight isa delight!" he added.

Deer, deer, deer - what a lot of mouths to feed!

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Pets, lingering cookingaromas, the phantomsmoker, the sickly baby and

the over indulged Saturday nightreveller… all examples of how acaravan or chalet might end upfull of nasty smells after eachoccupancy.

With many professional HolidayPark operators preparing a caravanor chalet for two or more differentfamilies a week, it is important thatthey find something quick, easyand effective to deodorise each unitand remove these smells.

Many products will merely maskbad odours, which can result inthem returning a few hours later oreven smelling worse than theyoriginally did!

Vectair Systems ensures malodoursare instead tackled at source, andso banished completely. We do thisby combining innovative newtechnology with smartproduct design.

In nature, ozone isproduced by theaction of highenergy discharges inlightning on oxygenwithin the atmosphere.Vectair’s Prozone II® re-creates this natural process. Theozone that Prozone II® producesdestroys harmful micro-organismsand breaks down odour causingcompounds – therefore destroyingthe unpleasant smells theyproduce.

Prozone II® can be fixed or

portable, depending on yourrequirements, and offers ‘real timeprogramming’ with 8 differentsettings allowing for completeflexibility. It is safe, has been testedto European standards and coversareas up to 150m3.

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Vectair Systems is a leading globalmanufacturer of ‘away from home’hygiene products and atechnological innovator in thehygiene sector. Visit them atwww.vectair.co.uk.

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Wykeham Mature plantshave been supplying thetrade for over 30 years,

Wykeham Mature Plants has anextensive range of trees, shrubs,hedging and conifers of up to 20years old, set in over 100 acres,giving you the freedom to selectthe correct plants for your project.

At Wykeham you really can buytime, such as large shrubs forinstant effect, large trees, includingfruit trees, or instant hedging orscreening for privacy and security,giving any garden or plantingscheme maturity which wouldotherwise take years to achieve. Arange of pleached trees and trainedscreens are available, some asgeneral stock ranges, otherstrained to order to yourspecifications (time of year andsource stock allowing), whichcomplement and supplement therange of trees in sizes heavystandard and above.Advisory and quality plantingservices are available to bothprivate and commercial clients, toensure that the plants youpurchase have the best possiblestart. The experienced sales staff

arehappy toadviseyou of theidealplants foryour site.Whetheryourequiresalt-tolerant

hedging for a seaside caravanpark, dense screening to addprivacy around holiday lodges,attractive yet robust trees forwindbreak planting to shelter ahillside campsite, or hardy shrubsto beautify the garden of amountainside cottage, WykehamMature Plants can guide you to theperfect solution

If you are unsure of the conditionson site, or if you would likeguidance on designing the plantingscheme, or even if you would likethe staff at Wykeham to design thescheme for you, site visits areavailable so that you can discussyour requirements on-site with anexperienced horticulturalist. (Sitevisits are charged at an initial

nominal fee, which can beredeemed later against the finalinvoice value of a subsequent orderof significant value.Geographical/logistical limitationsmay apply in some cases,depending on site location and thesize of the project. Terms andconditions apply.) Alternatively, whynot email some photos of the areawhich needs attention, togetherwith your contact telephonenumber and the name andpostcode of the site, so that one ofthe team at Wykeham can call youfor a chat, without commitment, todiscuss your project with you?

Set in the Vale of Pickering in NorthYorkshire, Wykeham Mature Plantscan be found within the Estatewalled gardens adjacent to themain house of Wykeham Abbey,signposted from the A170approximately seven miles west ofScarborough (open Mon – Sat9.30am to 4.30pm).

For fur ther information, call 01723 862406,email enquir [email protected] itwww.wykehammatureplants.co.uk.

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Are you sick of enquiries that are stopping you from getting on with your daily tasks,Do you miss bookings because you're not in the office when the phone rings?

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Are you sick of enquiries that are stopping you from getting on with your daily tasks,Do you miss bookings because you're not in the office when the phone rings?

www.campsitefinderonline.com has the perfect solutionWe ARE offering you a great opportunity to catch all potentialcustomers whatever you are doing

Your Park, Campsite, Caravan Park should be adding ONLINEBOOKING as a priority for this years seasons.

Whether you have your own booking management system or not wecan accommodate all your needs.

ONLINE BOOKINGYour park would receive a Free Premium Listing and you only paywhen a booking is made through our websiteWe take a commission priced at 10% + VAT on that booking SIMPLE

There are is no other costs or fees, Campsite Finder Online is offeringyou a chance to fill pitches at no risk or wasted adverting fee. Thereare no yearly subscription you can leave when you wish.

The Premium Listing also qualifies you to add your Park or Site to the Late Availability Calendar.

Many visitors are tired of trolling through websites and making phone calls for available sitesespecially in the in the busier seasons. This is a great way of letting potential visitors know you havespace and availability.The Calendar can be filled out as a Last minute Pitch or simply add your available dates. Ideal for Lodges, Statics and Pods

How does this all work for you. If you have ever booked a Hotel online through Late Rooms.com then this is just the same but forholiday parks and campsites.

1/Owner / Manager specifies pitch availability statics, grass, hard standing any type of unit or combination you may have.

2/The visitor presses the BOOKONLINE Button on www.campsitefinderonline.com chooses the Pitch/Accommodation and howmany days and any special requirements 3/We take the booking through an online booking page using our new booking partner The Camping Network Service (CampingNinja’s booking system)We take a 10% non refundable deposit for the total of the booking That’s it their holiday at your park is booked4/It is then up to you how you collect the remaining payment whether its on arrival or via a call from yourselves. You can specifyyour own cancellation and payment policies on your online booking page through Camping Network.

We will be taking this live at the end of March but we aretaking pre-orders and adding the Full Premium Listings onnow.If this is of interest to your Holiday Parks, Caravan Park or Campsite please email Nina [email protected] call 01432 263219The cost for a link to your own booking system along with a Premium Listing is £50 + vat for the year.

Belfast triumph for nationalholiday parks summit

Belfast played host to over 400 holiday parkowners and operators from across the UnitedKingdom who gathered in the city for their

annual business convention recently (29-31 January).

The three-day event at the Europa Belfast Hotel was organised bythe British Holiday & Home Parks Association which represents theUK's park industry.

It was the first time that the association, formed just over 60 yearsago, has crossed the Irish Sea for its yearly summit, and it judgedthe occasion "an outstanding success from every perspective".

Delegates to the conference represent an industry which generatesover £4 billion annually for Britain's tourism economy, as well asresidential parks which provide lower-cost retirement homes.

Guest speakers at this year's event included senior figures whoaddressed subjects ranging from tourism trends to parkmanagement and changing regulatory requirements.

A major trade exhibition was also run alongside the conference,featuring suppliers to the industry.

But despite the packed business agenda, delegates and theirpartners were also provided with plenty of opportunities to discoverwhy Belfast is a perfect scene-setter for leisure as well as work.

Making one of the biggest splashes was a celebration night atTitanic Belfast where guests enjoyed an evening of fine dining andentertainment with a nautical theme.

Captaining the conference,which brings together parks ofall sizes in the UK, waschairman of the British Holiday& Home Parks Association,Northern Ireland businessmanJames Kennedy.

According to Mr Kennedy,whose family businessoperates five holiday parks onthe Co Down coast, Belfast delivered one of the industry's mostsuccessful and memorable events to date:

"Our association began planning this conference over a year ago,and the great outcome is a credit to them and to the superbsupport provided by the Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau.

"But what sealed the event's success in the minds of all ourdelegates was the warm welcome they received in Belfast, andgenuine hospitality shown towards them throughout their stay.

"If ever there was an occasion designed to demonstrate thegenerosity of spirit shown by the city, this was most certainly it," hesaid.

Throughout the conference, Mr Kennedy was joined by Con Quill,chairman of the Irish Caravan Council and past chairman of theEuropean Federation of Campingsite Organisations.

At the banquet on the final night of the conference, Mr Kennedyconcluded his two-year term as chairman of the association bypassing the chains of office to Wales parks owner Huw Pendleton.

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Handy web DirectoryElectrical:CPES : Caravan Park Electrical Services Limitedare market leaders in the design, manufacture andinstallation of electrical distribution systems onholiday, park home and touring parks throughoutthe United Kingdom.http://www.cpes.co.uk

Demon International Power Washers : Demon International are manufacturers of highpressure cleaning equipment, working closely withHolidays and Leisure Parks across the UK. Demonoffer a comprehensive range of UK built hot, cold,petrol, diesel and electric pressure washers.www.demon-pressure-washers.co.uk

ShowsInpas ShowSoft Play and Indoor Play Equipment12th - 13th March Stonleigh Show Groundhttp://www.inpas.co.uk

Education Show march 14th - 16thNEC Birminghamhttp://www.education-show.com/education/website/Home.aspx?refer=1&id=mainLnk1

Saltex 3rd 4th 5th SeptWindsor Race Coursehttp://www.iog.org/shows-and-events/iog-saltex

Playfair 2013Windsor Race Course 3-5th Septemberhttp://www.playfairuk.com

LIW Show24th - 26th September 2013 NEC Birminghamhttp://www.liw.co.uk

The LawnsThe Caravan Extravaganza7th - 8th September 2013http://www.lawnsandbeaulieushows.com

Beaulieu Show27th - 29th September 2013 Hides Field, Beaulieu, Brockenhurst, Hantshttp://www.lawnsandbeaulieushows.com

EAG International 2014 Amusement ShowExcel London 21st - 24th 2014http://www.holidayparksmanagement.com/eag-international-expo-2014/

Landscape/ MachineryProducts ServicesArch Enclosures : The joy of this flexible swimming pool enclosuresystem is in its ability to retain an outdoor option forthose sumptuous summer days when everyone willwant to enjoy their outdoor swimming pool.http://www.archenclosures.co.uk

Fencing/ SecurityFrontier Pitts: as the acknowledged leader in perimeter securityequipment, can offer a complete range of products,including gates and barriers.http://www.frontierpitts.com

Jacksons Fencing: Jacksons Fencing is a family run company that hasbeen trading for 65 Years. With fencing centres inAshford, Bath and Chester it enables nationwidecoverage, delivery and installation.http://www.jacksons-fencing.co.uk

Play Equipment/Manufacturers/ InstallersSL Kids: Our wall mounted and free standing playsystems add an extra splash of colour and fun toany area. When used in conjunction with ourextensive range of play modules and play wheelsthese unique solutions create a focusedenvironment for children to freely explore the playactivities available. http://www.slkids.co.uk

Play & Leisure Ltd : Having been established forover 22 years we offer a full turn-key package inregards to planning, installation and maintenance ofplay equipment, safety surfacing and streetfurniture. We understand the challenges andresponsibilities faced by clients and have manyresources to call upon, including, RoSPA and theAssociation of Play Industries.http://www.playandleisureservices.net

Re-bound Safety Play Surfaces : AN innovative alternative to traditional bark ishelping holiday park owners create safe, long-lasting play areas all year long.www.re-bound.co.uk

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