More than 3000 visitors made it to the first day of New Zealand’s premier transport and heavy equipment expo, THE Expo, at Mystery Creek, Hamilton, yesterday.
There was a steady stream of patrons continuing all day, with positive feedback from exhibitors.
Mystery Creek Events Centre’s 112 hectares enable the venue to accommodate large scale events such as THE Expo, and allow working live demos with large machines and equipment.
With over 6000 industry registrations prior to the gates opening, THE Expo crew and everyone at Mystery Creek Events Centre are geared up for the remaining show days – today and tomorrow.
Mystery Creek Events Centre CEO, Jon Calder, says: “I’m thoroughly impressed with the quality of exhibitors at THE Expo. There are some absolutely stunning exhibitor sites and it’s great to see so many relevant industry visitors appreciating the displays.”
Exhibitors range from large machinery and truck sites through to construction attachments and accessories.
Announced today were the ‘best site awards’:
Best small outdoor site – Karcher
Best medium outdoor site – Kubota New Zealand
Best large outdoor site – Porter Equipment Ltd
Best pavilion site – Southpac Trucks
Best indoor site – Snitch GPS Trucking
THE Expo is open from 9am to 5pm, today and Saturday. Entry to the event is free to those involved in the industry with registration forms available at the gate. Public tickets prices are $15 for adults, $5 for children (aged 5-15 years) and $40 for a family of 2 adults and 3 children.
