Winter 2022

EXHIBITIONS & NETWORKING
See GRO at
Futurebuild
7-9th March 2023,
ExCeL London
Book tickets at:
www.futurebuild.co.uk
GRO has enjoyed success at recent exhibitions, creating good relationships and educating the supply chain on the benefits of green roofs
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Landscape, there are rarely huge
volumes of traffic, which means more
time to spend with individuals. In that
way, each conversation is more detailed,
more specific and more personal. GRO’s
objective for this event was to reassure
new entrants to the industry that they
will be welcomed and supported at
every step of the way. I came away from
the two-day event feeling confident that
we had achieved just that.
“NEC Birmingham provided an ideal
venue for this show. Its central location
is easily accessible and we saw visitors
from all over the UK. The show
organisers did a fantastic job of turning
the cavernous, industrial hall into a light,
bright meeting space with four seminar
theatres, several demonstration areas
and a central cafe area with superb
flapjacks! The presence of plants on
every other stand certainly helped
create a good ambience too.
“On day one of the show I teamed up
with Kay Davies from Oxford Green
Roofs to give a presentation entitled
‘How To Get Going In Green Roofing’.
The attendees responded well to our
mix of technical background, varied
case studies and signposting towards
resources that will help businesses take
the next step towards green roof design
and installation.
“Kay has been helping to advise GRO
on further support needed by domestic
green roofers. As a starting point, our
organisation has set up a Facebook
Group to encourage communication,
support and cross referrals. Join
‘GreenRoofOrganisation GRO Official’
on Facebook to share your thoughts,
ask questions and tell us more about
your work in the green roof industry.”
Looking ahead
“Looking ahead to next year, GRO has
been in talks with Futurebuild about
providing our members with the
opportunity to engage face to face
with policy makers, planners, landscape
architects and architects. Plans are
very much in their infancy but we
hope to provide GRO Members with
opportunities to come together with
stands and interactive demonstration
spaces that provide a great educational
experience for visitors.
“Green roofs lend themselves to visual,
practical, and tactile displays which can
include different plant types, colours
and textures. These conversation
starters are a great lead-in to explain
the benefits of green roofs and how
following the GRO Code of Best Practice
will optimise their performance.
“If you’d like to be involved, please get
in touch with one of the GRO board
members.”
Sign up for GRO updates to keep in
touch with the organisation’s news,
views and activities.
Simply email: membership@
greenrooforganisation.org and the
team will do the rest.
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