equip magazine | edition 4 | 2023

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Equip Exposition Expands to West Wing

Show outsells and outgrows historic footprint and pushes into the last remaining indoor space at the KEC.

Due to high demand from exhibitors, especially those with limited booth space in other areas of the KEC, this additional space allows for new and waitlisted exhibitors to be at Expo, as well as existing exhibitors to expand their presence at the show. “Our usual footprint for indoor exhibit space is completely sold out,” says Kris Kiser, President of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), which owns and manages Equip Exposition. “And while the West Wing is different—it’s been used for a wide range of purposes—it does allow existing exhibitors to showcase more of their products, and in particular, has indoor demonstration areas. Taking space in the West Wing also allows new exhibitors to get into the show and ‘get in line’ for space that could become available in other areas of the KEC.” Last year, all available exhibitor spaces in the KEC and every inch of the available 30 acres in the Outdoor Demo Yard sold out; Expo expects the same situation for 2023. The historic West Wing of the KEC offers 170,000 square feet of additional indoor exhibit space and is the last remaining unused area at the KEC for Equip Expo. It is one of its original structures and is located west of Freedom Hall. Kiser adds, “The West Wing is ideal for indoor demonstration of battery

OUTDOOR DEMO YARD & UTV TRACK

SOUTH WING

Dog Pound

MYS 3

Merotec, Inc./ SUMEC H&T

BOSS Snowplow

Takeuchi

FA16

FC4

Husqvarna Professional Products

NORTH WING

Jenkins Iron and Steel Inc.

RealGreen by WorkWave

CRX

15'

FNH6

FNH17

FNH12

FNH9

Gemini Group

FA8

FA5

60'

LS Tractor USA LLC

Exmark Mfg. Co. Inc./Z Turf Equipment

Scag Power Equipment

Ariens and Gravely

The Toro Company

New Holland Construction

Vermeer Corporation

CASE Construction Equipment

FA14

Arctic Snow & Ice Products

FNH16

Chemical Containers, Inc.

Massimo Motorsports

FC3

General Motors/ Chevrolet

LMN

Kubota Tractor Corporation

Bad Boy Mowers

Stanley Black & Decker Outdoor DEWALT, Cub Cadet, Hustler

Briggs & Stratton LLC

STIHL Inc.

50'

10'

FNH15

Champion Power Equipment

Greenworks Commercial Tools Greenworks Commercial Tools

Avant Tecno USA, Inc.

Kioti Tractor

E4

E2

Ram Commercial

Bobcat Company

FNH14

Dixie Chopper

TYM North America

Wells Cargo

FA12

Available

Breakout #1

Techtronic Industries

FC2

John Deere Company

Chervon (HK) Limited

Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., Engines Div.

Spartan Mowers/In- tim idator Group

Yanmar Compact Equipment North America/ASV Holdings

Kress

Breakout #2

Yakta

Available

9'

FA1

FNH13

6'-9"

B-107

B-108

B-109

B-110

Labor

Furnishing

equip Exposition

COAT CHECK

Exhibitors Services

PRESS CENTER

24'

MAIN ENTRANCE

25'

Cap. 147

Cap. 40

24'

24'

22 Trade

Do osa

Pub Bins

Pub Bins

Pub Bins

ARI

C001

ENTRANCE

20'-11"

Belgard® Hardscapes

22'-3"

C-110

C-111

B-100

B-101

B-102

B-104

B-105

B-106

C-102

C-103

B-103

C-106

C-107

EVENT CENTER

C-101

C-104

C-105

C-108

C-109

C-112

DEALER EDUCATION

DEALER WORKSHOP

50' Blaze Grills

11'-3"

UNILOCK Coffee Station

Outdoor Seating

Keystone Hardscapes

Blurgrass Grill

6'

V1

V2

V3

30'-9"

TREE CARE DEMOS

MUTT MADNESS

A2

A3

A4

START LOOKING FORWARD TO MONDAYS.

COLISEUM- FREEDOM HALL

Ningbo Daye Garden Machinery Co., Ltd.

KEC Plans Expansion The state of Kentucky, which

Business Lounge

Showcase

110'

Drone Zone

International Pavilion

owns and operates the Kentucky Exposition Center, Expo’s home for the last 40 years, has announced plans to renovate and expand the historic facility. Proposed plans outline several options to expand and upgrade the space, adding additional indoor halls. Built in 1956, the KEC is one of the largest exhibit spaces in the country, and the only one that offers enough indoor space to host Expo, with 30-plus acres of Outdoor Demo Yard just steps from the back door.

NEW West Wing

product, and weather’s not a factor for exhibitors there.” In addition to exhibits, the West Wing will feature the return of the popular New Product Showcase, the Drone Zone, and a business lounge for exhibitors and attendees during the show. Hardscape North America will also be expanding its exhibit space into the West Wing.

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