SHOW REVIEW
SPATEX, COVENTRY BUILDING SOCIETY ARENA, COVENTRY
2024 – The Year That SPATEX Went Big! There was so much to see, with the 115 exhibiting companies filling their impressive looking stands with new products and plenty of innovations
The wet leisure industry from the UK and further afield arrived at the Coventry Building Society Arena at the start of February for the annual threeday SPATEX exhibition. Celebrating its 28th edition, and with more than just products and stands on offer, there was plenty for visitors to see and do once again at the Midlands venue which drew a record number of visitors By Jon Wadeson
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aving firmly established itself as the must-attend for anyone involved in the wet leisure sector in the UK, the three-day SPATEX exhibition held annually at the Coventry Building Society Arena attracts a wide range of visitors involved in the provision and operation of swimming pools, spas, hot tubs, saunas and wellness facilities that involves water. Installers, retailers, leisure operators, local authorities, hoteliers, architects… it’s a lengthy list but all those arriving at the Midlands venue know the value that the event offers. This year was no exception either. More exhibitors, more innovations, more new products and more industry support – all added up to many more visitors to SPATEX 2024. In fact 1,707 made their way into the Arena across three busy days. With SPATEX celebrating its tenth anniversary at the venue since its move from Brighton, it is fitting that this milestone year drew a record number of visitors, with attendance figures up almost 20% on the previous year. On that metric alone, it’s no wonder that the 28th edition of SPATEX was declared a resounding success.
Never have the aisles been so obviously busy, and it was gratifying for the SPATEX organisers that many exhibitors remarked on the steady flow of visitors throughout the duration of the three-day Show. There was so much to see, with the 115 exhibiting companies filling their impressive looking stands with new products and plenty of innovation. As SPATEX’s main provider of education and training, the ISPE workshop programme always dovetails well with the exhibition’s showcase, and this year was no exception. A diverse number of topics made up the informative ISPE workshop programme in Arena 1 and, likewise, that of the seminar programme in Arena 2. The two seminar arenas recorded a total of 597 attendees. With these two aspects alone, its easy to see why the show has gone from strength to strength. However, add in the BSPF hosted Gala Evening and it’s Awards (both of which are covered earlier on in this issue), plus the social and overall networking opportunity which the event provides, and you get the more complete picture of what is truly an all encompassing event making SPATEX and the Coventry venue,
The Passion Spas stand featured hot tubs, ice baths and one of BBC TV’s Gladiators too!
The team from Lighthouse had plenty of new brands and products on their stand and enjoyed a busy event
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