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Inspiring rural entrepreneurs
Farm Business Innovation 2023, held at Birmingham’s NEC from 6-7 November, brought visitors an incredible two days full of unmissable insights into the latest revolutionary products transforming the industry.
Farm Business Innovation is Europe’s largest event for farmers, country house estates, and landowners who are forward-thinking and looking to diversify into the leisure, hospitality and tourism industries. Co-located with 3 other shows, especially Holiday Park & Resort Innovation, which is also covered in this review.
66% of all farm businesses in England also run other enterprises - such as farm shops, wedding venues and B&Bs - generating an income of £680 million in 2017-18, to the UK economy. The event was specifically designed to enable visitors to meet the faces of the industry, with 1,000 leading exhibitors ensuring visitors were able to try, touch and test all of the latest products, solutions, and systems from across the globe that are driving innovation.
Plus an incredible line-up of speakers allowed visitors to choose from over 500 seminars, where key individuals and experts in their field shared their insights and expertise, and divulged their own secrets to success, enabling visitors to return to their own business armed with ambition and brimming with ideas and inspiration.
In an exciting development that mirrors the ever-evolving landscape of the industries, the organisers are thrilled to announce the rebranding of these premier events – Farm Business Innovation, Holiday Park and Resort Innovation, Family Attraction Expo and Leisure Food and Beverage Expo - as the Land, Leisure and Tourism Show (LLTS).
The organisers want to assure exhibitors, attendees and partners that this exciting rebranding journey does not signal the end of Farm Business Innovation, Holiday Park and Resort Innovation, Family Attraction Expo, or Leisure Food and Beverage Expo. Instead, they’re embracing a new and dynamic way of bringing these cherished events together under the Land, Leisure, and Tourism Show.
The commitment to these existing zones remains unwavering. They will continue to thrive and evolve within LLTS, offering dedicated spaces for farmers and landowners, holiday park owners, family attraction creators and culinary enthusiasts. This consolidation ensures that each sector retains its unique identity and focuses on the specialised knowledge and networking opportunities visitors have come to expect.
The newly rebranded Land, Leisure and Tourism show returns to Birmingham’s NEC from 6-7 November 2024. This is our pick of the best exhibitors from last year’s events, listed here in alphabetical order: Aqualand Industries, Castles Carey, Charterbrae, Cromartie Hobbycraft, D Page Contractors, Get Charging, Gleeson Land, Halo Corporate Finance Ltd, ICE Trikes, Pear Technology, Portman Finance Group, Rock Venture Designs, Sir Woofchester’s, Splash About, Telet & The Tiny Housing Co. Further details can be found on this page and the next five.
