HTA show enhancements make for a VIP experience for visitors

by | Mar 9, 2017 | News | 0 comments

The HTA are giving all visitors their own VIP invitation to the HTA National Plant Show, sponsored by Hortipak, and Nursery Supply Show (NSS).

The HTA have been working very closely with the venue to enhance the experience for visitors and for 2017 this will include rehydration stations around the halls offering ice cold water infused with zesty lemon slices and fresh mint, fruit stops where you can grab one of your 5 a day and the food on the go pod where you can pick up a takeaway bowl of summery soup and a fresh bread roll. Even better, all of these are with compliments of the show to give you time to visit more of their amazing exhibitors.

Stoneleigh have also revamped their Strollers restaurant and it now has a farm shop feel with fresh locally sourced produce, hand-made crisps, freshly baked muffins and a relaxing environment if you have time for a longer lunch break to look over your notes from the exhibition and decide who to visit next!

The HTA will also have a complimentary hot drinks trolley working its way around the shows if you have ?Time for tea? and lots of other options for a pit stop such as their vintage ice cream cart that will sit in the link between the two shows. Not forgetting the Glasshouse caf? in the National Plant Show hall where you can grab a sandwich on the move and the HTA NSS Hub which is a joint caf? and lounge for the hall.

For?all exhibitors the HTA will once again be offering grab bags so they don?t need to leave the stand for lunch and access to all of the new offerings to make exhibiting as easy as possible.

Joint Registration is now live for the HTA National Plant Show and Nursery Supply Show ? register once, visit both!
www.nationalplantshow.co.uk? ?or ?www.nurserysupplyshow.co.uk

 

Contacts

HTA Media office
Tel: 01235 776211
Email: media.office@hta.org.uk

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