EXHIBITOR BADGES - Exhibitor badges can be ordered via our registration company. Please use Registration Link here.

SCANNERS  (Visitor Barcode Readers) - These can be ordered via our registration company. Please use Registration Link here.

HOTELS - You can find specially negotiated hotel and B&B rates via Hotelplanner here: https://showmans.hotelplanner.com/

PLANT HIRE - ACE Plant Hire 01908 562191

SHIPPING & SHOW FREIGHT - LTS Global Solutions - Tel 0121 753 0080 or email bhx@ltsglobalsolutions.com

PRESS AND PR - You will be contacted by Eventive Communications, our public relations consultant, for news stories about your products or service and your presence at the show. Tel 02476 992011 or email michelle.tayton@eventivecommunications.co.uk. You can downlowd the Press and Media pack here.

PROMOTION - Make the most of your time at the Show and promote your attendance. You can download our logo and useful promotional graphics to promote your attendance here. 

We have teamed up with ShoutOut to help exhibitors increase their visability, drive traffic to their stand and build relationships with potential customers with faster and cheaper social videos. To book a video interview with ShoutOut at the Show, please use this following link: https://shoutoutcreator.simplybook.it/v2/#book

SETUP & BREAKDOWN - Download the site rules here. If you are exhibiting outside on the Open Space you may deliver equipment or start erecting your stand from 7am on Monday 09th October. Outdoor stands must be cleared by 12pm on Tuesday 24th October. If you are exhibiting in the Exhibition Hall or Covered Units you may start setting up from 7am on Monday the 16th October. Stands in the Exhibtion Hall and Covered Units must be cleared by the morning of Friday the 20th October.

Exhibitors can arrive to build their stands from 7am and must be offsite by 6pm on build and break down days.

If you have hired furniture, this must be collected on the Thursday evening after the event has closed.

Any equipment left on site after the 24th October may incur a £1000 penalty charge, per day. 

If you are exhibiting outside, please ensure your staff and crew wear hi-vis jackets or vests.

CREW - If you require crew to help set up your stand, from general crew to carpenters and forklift drivers, you can contact MLD Event Group - office@mldeventgroup.co.uk Richard – 07837370395 Office - 01903372773

DELIVERIES - Please ensure that you provide all companies making deliveries to your stand with your company name, stand number and avenue. Delivery to stands on the 18th & 19th October must be made by 8.30am. No vehicle will be allowed within the exhibition area after this time, except in emergencies. The address is The Showman's Show, Newbury Showground, Priors Court Road, Hermitage, Newbury, Berks, RG18 9QZ.

STAND SERVICES - You can find the Exhibition Hall shell scheme specification sheet by clicking here. Important notes about the Shell Scheme are;

  • Requires hook and loop velcro to fix to them

  • No adhesive tapes are permitted other than velcro

  • No screws, nails or staples permitted. Anyone caught using these will be charged £75 + VAT per panel damaged

Exhibitors requiring extra stand services and items such as shelving, base units or sign writing please contact Ford & Barley,  01623 551120. You can download a full services here. If you require flowers, you can contact Hanging Gardens, 01256 880 647. If you require carpet for your stand, please contact Olympus Flooring, 07850 416486 - www.olympusflooring.co.uk. To book Furniture for your stand please contact Event Hire, 01922 629009 - www.eventexfurniture.co.uk (Please order before Friday 13th October). Exhibitors requiring AV please contact James Walker at NSR Communications, 01923 209640 or email james@nsrcommunications.co.uk. Or Hire Tech Solutions, 0207 4760086 or email - hire@hiretechsolutions.co.uk . Please make sure all services required are ordered in good time before the Show.

INTERNET & TECH SERVICES - Etherlive are offering to provide wireless broadband to exhibitor stands. Please call 01666 800129 or email orders@etherlive.co.uk for details. You can download the order form here.

ELECTRICITY -  All power is supplied by the Show supplier. Power supplies must be booked via The Showman's Show team. All orders need to be received before the 6th October to guarantee a supply. Power will be switched on from 9am on Tuesday the 17th October and turned off by 10pm on Thursday 19th October.

If you are making your own arrangements for internal wiring and power distribution, you will be ask to complete a declaration stating you are liable for the safe installation of the supply. If you are supplying your own generator to power your stand, a BS7909 completion certificate will need to be supplied to the Show site office or Show Health & Safety Officer. You can download the forms here: Declaration. G1 Completion Certificate. G2 Schedule results. The Organisers have the right to refuse the use of any unauthorised power sources.  All late or additional supply bookings will be subject to availability and cost.

Exhibitors will be responsible for the safe keeping of all electrical equipment hired until handed back to Excell Electrical.  Exhibitors in the Exhibition Hall requiring lighting in addition to the 2 spotlights provided, please contact The Showman's Show team on 01747 854099. In the interest of environmental sustainability, we ask exhibitors to switch off equipment over night and at times when they are not in use where possible.

TRACKING & FLOORING - Exhibitors requiring pedestrian pathway or track for vehicles to stand on should contact one of the following exhibitors:
Autotrak Portable Roadways 01865 373322; Cap Trac Ltd 01603 880448; GT Trax 01487 823344 

TRAFFIC  - A one-way road system will be in place from Monday October 09th - Monday October 23rd and must be strictly adhered to.

VISITOR REGISTRATION - Visitors can register to attend the show via our website. You can use the following link if you would like to invite your clients: https://eventdata.uk/visitor/showmanshow2023.aspx 

HEALTH AND SAFETY - Please download the H&S site rules, guidance notes and forms here. Please send all risk assessment and relevant information to our Health and Safety Officer. Please email sophie@octopuseventservices.com.

FIRE PRECAUTIONS - The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 requires that fire safety is addressed as part of a risk assessment and control measures put in place to minimise the risk from fire. To comply with this order, please ensure that your risk assessment addresses fire safety with suitable control measures and fire fighting equipment placed within your Exhibition Stand. The responsibility for compliance sits with the person or company hiring the space. Lance Show & Publications Limited cannot accept any responsibility for the preparation or production of this assessment, implementation of the control measures or any fire fighting equipment required.

SUSTAINABILITY - You can find the Show's Sustainability Policy here. We are working with EventCycle who can repurpose event materials into charitable donations. If you have waste, such as wood or fabrics, that can be reused, please do get in touch with them. More details can be found here.

For other services or equipment e.g tents, furniture etc we would recommend that you use one of those who exhibit at the show or consult the Showman’s Directory Online.

Full information regarding your space and the show, including your stand number, will be sent to you in September. If there is anything else we can help you with please do not hesitate to contact one of us.