by Joe Jeffrey
Record attendance as over 87,000 visitors attend NEC show
A record-breaking 87,589 visitors attended the Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show this year, it has been announced. The show, which took place between 23 and 28 February at the NEC Birmingham, featuring over 350 exhibitors across five halls, as well as brands such as Bailey, Coachman, Elddis and Swift, were on display alongside an array of activities, displays and celebrities to keep the public entertained and informed about the leisure vehicle industry.
Visitors were welcomed on opening day by Chris Packham, Matt Baker, and Julia Bradbury, but the star-studded programme didn’t stop there, with sessions from Good Morning Britain‘s Charlotte Hawkins, Britain’s Got Talent winners Ashleigh and Pudsey, Michelin-starred chef Glynn Purnell, celebrity chef Aldo Zilli, extreme adventurer Sean Conway and many more throughout the week.
Andy Vaughan, managing director of NCC Events said: “We are delighted with the success of the show this year, we have had fantastic feedback from both exhibitors and visitors alike. With the increase of 10.3% in sales and dispatches of new touring caravans, motorhomes and caravan holiday homes in the UK during 2015 the success of the show further reinforces that the industry is going from strength-to-strength.
“We are really looking forward to the rest of 2016 and the Motorhome and Caravan Show which will be taking place back at the NEC Birmingham 11-16 October 2016,” Vaughan continued.
Tom Anderton, marketing manager at Swift commented on the companies’ experience of exhibiting at the show, saying: “We are delighted to have welcomed many visitors to our stand across the week, interested in finding out more about our full product range of touring caravans, motorhomes and caravan holiday homes. There has also been a great deal of interest from first time buyers, looking for advice and information which is great to see and really promising for the continued growth of the industry.”
