The 13th edition of the HORTICO SA Fair was a perfect summary of 2014 in the Polish horticulture industry. Once again, records for orders, sales and the number of suppliers and participants were broken.
The HORTICO SA 2015 conference combined with the fair was held on January 13-14, 2014 at the OSSA **** Congress & SPA hotel in Ossa near Rawa Mazowiecka. This time, the fair was attended by representatives of 40 producers who had the opportunity to offer their products to as many as 51 companies dealing in retail sales in shops and garden centers. In total, a record number of 200 participants took part in the Fair.
The 13th HORTICO fair started in the Congress Hall, where Andrzej Guszał, vice-president of HORTICO SA, gave a welcome speech. At that time, there was also a presentation of exhibitors who honored their customers with prizes for the highest sales.
The main part of the meeting was the fair, during which new products and the most popular products from the industry were presented. All orders were qualified for the Olympics, the results of which were announced in the evening, during a ceremonial banquet. The banquet was started by the vice-president of HORTICO SA – Andrzej Guszał, who gave an inspiring speech in which he drew attention to friendship and partnership in business and their role in building long-term relationships. The rest of the Banquet was led by the well-known Mariusz Kałamaga, who provided first-class entertainment for all participants, both during his stand-ups and the announcement of the Olympics results just before midnight. First, the contest “Place orders – win prizes” was resolved. The companies that used the Contractor’s Pulpit platform most actively in 2014 were: PPHU SAFERIA Anna Sławek, Gaj Adam Chajęcki Gardening Center and Bożena Kolasa Garden Shop “PINIA”. In addition, 10 material prizes were drawn. The votes cast during the fair by customers in the Best Product of the Fair category were also counted. The first place for the battery sprayer was won by the Marolex company, the second place for the electric distiller was won by the Browin company, and the third place for the agrotextile mini tunnel was won by the Agrimpex company. Customers also voted for the best stands. The places were won by companies Marolex, Browin and Artur Krawczyk Nursery Farm, respectively.
Among the customers, the size of the order was the most popular. AGRO-BUD Leszek Sagan was the winner in this category. The second place went to R&G Grażyna and Ryszard Chlebowscy, while the third place went to the company ARBY-Jolanta Nikiciuk. Suppliers were honored for the highest sales value. The awards were won by the companies: Agrimpex, Agrecol and Kalnas, respectively.
The evening also brought us Fair Play awards. The award for suppliers was given to the company Florada, Spójnia Hodowla i Nasiennictwo Ogrodnicze, and for customers of HORTICO SA – KAMIONKA Zbigniew Kamionka, Jolanta Popławska, AGRO CENTRUM Ewa Kondracka and DOM i OGRÓD Waldemar Pec, Barbara Szatkowska.
Traditionally, during the Banquet, an auction and a collection of funds were organized, which were donated to the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity.
The 13th HORTICO Fair summed up 2014, which was in many ways unique and thus introduced us to the New Year 2015 with a large dose of energy, strength and enthusiasm.
We would like to thank all participants for their participation and invite you to the next HORTICO Fair next year!
