Everyone who is anyone in the lawn and garden industry apparently made their way here in late October to the Kentucky Expo Center, where the 2016 GIE+EXPO held October 19-21 set a record for the biggest GIE+EXPO ever. Actually, this is the third year in a row that sentence could be written as the event has set attendance and booth space records in each of the last two years as well. This year GIE+EXPO buzzed with business indoors and out, topping the last two year’s records for attendance and exhibitors. The more than 22,600 dealers, distributors, landscapers, retailers and others from around the world who attended the event represented a 12% increase in registration over 2015. Thirty-three percent of dealer and 44% of lawn and landscape attendees were first timers. GIE+EXPO is sponsored by the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS), and the National Assn. of Landscape Professionals (NALP).

Event: “GIE+EXPO 2016”

Dates: October 19-21
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Venue: Kentucky Expo Center
Photos By: Dan Shell & Jessica Johnson
PET Issue: December 2016

Check out other articles in the December 2016 issue of Power Equipment Trade magazine.
Power Equipment Trade magazine’s December 2016 issue features Medford, Oregon’s Hubbards Hardware & Home Center, who had their best power equipment sales year ever in 2016, the annual 2017 Trimmer & Accessories Preview, a recent visit to Briggs & Stratton’s Vanguard engine plant in Auburn, Alabama, and coverage on GIE+EXPO 2016, held in October in Louisville, Kentucky. Other articles cover the latest industry news and new products.