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News briefsOTS announces dates until 2027
The organizers of the UK Outdoor Trade Show (OTS) have announced the dates until 2027. Over the next three years, the event at Exhibition Centre Liverpool will take place on the following dates: June 10-12, 2025; June 2-4, 2026; and June 1-3, 2027. This early announcement is meant to allow ...
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News briefsThe winners of the UK Outdoor Industry Awards 2023
The OIA has announced the winners of the UK Outdoor Industry Awards 2023, which were presented at the 2024 OIA Conference at Drayton Manor Resort, Tamworth. The awards process began at the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS) 2023, which took place in Liverpool in June. There, a panel of judges made ...
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News briefsVoting for UK Outdoor Industry Awards 2023 now open
Online voting for the UK Outdoor Industry Awards 2023 is now open. Participating voters will also be in with a chance of winning either a £500 (€572) Ellis Brigham Gift Card, or a pair of £100 tickets for the 2024 Kendal Mountain Festival. The public vote is the final ...
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OpinionTrade shows: “Sometimes the value cannot be beaten”
After OTS in the UK, Charles Ross still sees value in trade shows. The best bring leadership, collaboration and are moving with the Industry.
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News briefsOIA Outdoor Industry Awards 2023 open for entries
The Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) has officially launched the UK Outdoor Industry Awards 2023, for which brands from across the industry can apply until May 6, 2023. All entries will again be exhibited at the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS), which takes place June 13-15, 2023, at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool. ...
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ArticleReview: Slide/ Winter OTS Winter Trade Show 2023
With the flip of ISPO to before Christmas and much nearer the opening of the Fall/Winter 23/24 buying window, the British show acted more as a way to wrap up order-taking for retailers. ISPO also was reorganized to have Hall B2 as the center of conversations and thinking. Munich saw ...
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News briefsSlide & OTS Winter opens for biggest edition since 2011
With more than 100 exhibitors for the annual U.K. Slide Snowsport Trade Show and Outdoor Trade Show (OTS), the events – jointly organized and run since early 2022 – will feature the largest number of brands since moving to the Telford event location in 2011. The combined show opens ...
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News briefsSlide & OTS Winter announce sustainability breakfast
The organizers of Slide & OTS Winter have announced the second Sustainability Breakfast on on Jan. 11 for the 2023 winter edition of the show in the Newport Suite at Telford International Centre. Sponsored by Equip brands Rab and Lowe Alpine, all exhibitors and show attendees are invited to register ...
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News briefsRunning Industry Alliance partners with OTS
The Running Industry Alliance (RIA) has announced a partnership with the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS) that includes a dedicated RIA Trail Running Area at next year’s show. OTS claims to be the U.K.’s only large-scale outdoor sport and leisure-focused trade show. Its 17th edition will be held at the Exhibition ...
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News briefsBooth booking for OTS 2023 now open
Following the success of the 2022 show, preparations are already underway for the next edition of the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS), which will be held again at Exhibition Centre Liverpool from June 13-15, 2023. The show is now accepting booking requests from new exhibitors who wish to participate. Prices start ...
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News briefsMore outdoor brands commit to Slide & OTS Winter
In the second year of the official collaboration between Slide and OTS, more outdoor brands have secured a spot at the 2023 winter edition. Show organizer Lesley Beck commented, “In addition to our returning snowsport and lifestyle brands, we have seen a noticeable increase in the number of inquiries coming ...
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News briefsOTS 2022 scores well with visitors and exhibitors
The three-day Outdoor Trade Show (OTS) 2022 at the Exhibition Centre in Liverpool attracted 829 visitors, a 17 percent increase from the previous year. Interestingly, visitor statistics indicate that buyers are spending more time at the show: A total of 1070 visitors (including repeat visitors) came over the three days, ...
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Slide & OTS Winter returns to Telford in 2023
Following the successful Slide & OTS Winter Show in January, a survey of possible dates and locations for a future show revealed a preference for Telford as the venue and a date in early January. This information, along with changes to the buying calendar, new dates for international shows and ...
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ArticleNikwax publishes first sustainability report, announces CSR roadmap to 2025
Aftercare and waterproofing specialist Nikwax used last week’s Slide & OTS exhibition in the U.K. to unveil the findings of its first sustainability report. The company provided insight into some of the 20 projects it has committed to across the company to achieve its sustainability goals by 2025. The first ...
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ArticleReview: Slide/OTS Winter trade show 2022
The British Snowsport Tradeshow happened in central England last week, on the Welsh border, to allow relatively easy travel for everyone to reach the event. Building on previous events, the exhibition had also combined with the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), so those outdoor brands had a chance to demonstrate their ...
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57% of space booked for Slide & OTS Winter in January 2022
Next January’s combined Slide & OTS Winter show already reports 43 confirmed exhibitors (57 percent of the available space), with six months left to go. The event will be held at Telford International Centre, about 40 minutes from Birmingham, from Jan. 18-20, 2022. Among the latest exhibitors to sign up ...
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ArticleReview: Outdoor Trade Show (OTS) 2021
From Tuesday to Thursday, retail buyers came to browse the assortments of more than 120 brands, from big players like Mammut to perennial market players like Helinox and new ventures like Dirtbags. Source: Charles Ross Andrew Denton, CEO OIA, opening the Sustainability Breakfast Over three days, the ...
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News briefsU.K. trade shows Slide and OTS to join forces for winter 2022
The owners and organizers of Slide, the U.K. trade show for action sports and streetwear retailers, and the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS), the U.K.’s only large-scale outdoor sports and leisure trade show, have announced the creation of a combined winter show that will meet the needs of the snowsports industry ...
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U.K.’s OTS dates confirmed
Following the postponement of Outdoor by Ispo 2021, originally scheduled for June 20-23, to July 5-8, organizers of the Outdoor Trade Show (OTS) have now confirmed that there will be no change to the planned dates for the U.K. event, which is scheduled for June 29-July 1. According to OTS ...
