Pro Installer February 2014 - Issue 11 | Page 31

31 PRO INSTALLER FEBRUARY 2014 FIT SHOW PREVIEW Does Your Face FIT? Be the Face of The FIT Show. This year we are giving the FIT Show visitors an amazing opportunity to really be a part of the show. Taking full advantage of our award winning campaign the winners will walk away the promotion opportunity of the year. We are looking for dedicated manufacturers and installers who are true representatives of the industry. We will be encouraging you to send us ‘selfies’ – a photo taken of yourself usually on your mobile phone. We want to see you in your work environment, but with an exciting movie twist, think action, think comedy, think Hollywood. After you have uploaded your selfies to our Twitter and Facebook page The FIT Show’s expert panel will judge the entries. The winner will then have their selfie recreated by a professional photographer and turned into a real life advert that will feature in the industries leading magazines. On top of this they will receive gala dinner tickets and if that’s not enough, their advert will feature as the front cover of the FIT Show exhibition guide. The competition will run from February 10th – March 10th so make sure you’re following us on Twitter and Facebook today to get involved. BE THE FACE OF FIT fit2014.co.uk everyone’s going Park yourself at The FIT Show, there’s plenty of room With an anticipated huge demand to attend this year’s FIT Show, the organisers have announced that they have added a significant number of additional car parking spaces available for visitors to the UK’s only fabricator and installer trade show. The huge number of visitors keen to attend last April’s inaugural FIT Show overwhelmed Telford’s car parking, initially taking over the large number of spaces surrounding the International Centre, home of The FIT Show, and then progressively filling spaces throughout the town centre. It therefore became a priority to ensure the situation was corrected for the 2014 event. Onsite parking at the Telford International Centre this year will be extended by some 600 spaces. Increased by 56% to approximately 2000 spaces, parking will be extended into the arena adjacent to the centre, and with alternative parking made available for commercial vehicles, this has freed up yet more spaces for exhibition visitors. There has also been a new multi storey car park built in the retail A new multi storey car park adjacent to Telford International Centre will offer 700 more parking spaces, in addition to a further 600 spaces surrounding the Centre itself. development adjacent to the TIC adding a further 700 extra spaces close to the main entrance of The FIT Show. Commenting on the increase in parking availability, FIT Show Managing Director Paul Godwin had this to say: “We understand after seeking feedback following last year’s show that we needed to increase the amount of parking spaces made available at the FIT Show. We want all of this year’s visitors to find it easy to locate a space so that they can spend their time enjoying the FIT Show instead of seeking out a parking space.” Additional car parking marshals will also be available to ensure and efficient flow of traffic, as well as clear visitor guides to all parking facilities. “In a sense it was a good problem to have as it was due to the enthusiasm of people attending,” added Paul. “But we want every visitor to enjoy the convenience of parking within a short walk to the door and for free and we have totally overhauled the parking arrangement to make sure this happens at The International Centre in June.” For all your FIT Show 2014 needs visit the FIT Show web site at www.fitshow.co.uk and follow the FIT Show Twitter @ fitshow.