AQUA 2015, the market-leading showcase for the UK’s water gardening and aquatics trade, will be returning to the Telford International Centre on October 14-15, 2015.

Now firmly established as a biennial event, AQUA 2015 attracts the major companies in the industry, who acknowledge the importance of exhibiting their products and services to pet, aquatic and garden centre retailers, all under one roof.

With preparations for the 2015 event already well underway, organiser Annie Dyke said: “I am delighted with the enthusiasm shown by exhibitors and visitors to our biennial event.

“The record-breaking attendance at AQUA 2013 last October proves that the format of AQUA is continuing to deliver the audience our exhibitors have come to expect from the largest show of its kind in the UK. I look forward to welcoming everyone back to Telford in 2015.”

The AQUA show has grown in size and importance over the past few years and visitor numbers at the exhibition last October were up 9.3% on the previous event in 2011.

Rolf C Hagen exhibited its many brands for the first time at AQUA 2013 and were impressed with the show’s impact. Adrian Burgess, the company’s managing director in the UK, says: “AQUA will become more and more important as an event focussed on all our products, which to us is a very big positive. We will definitely be back in 2015.”

For Tony Gunn, of Peregrine Livefoods, it was also an exciting first appearance at AQUA in 2013. “We were rushed off our feet during the whole event with buyers placing very good orders. The show was very well organised and we will definitely support it in the future.”

King British have been show regulars since the show’s inception, and as far as field sales manager Jane Austin is concerned, the company needs to be at AQUA.  “It is the UK’s major showcase for all manufacturers and distributors and a brilliant place to do business.”

Aquarline’s Peter Hemingway says: “We will back in 2015, and I hope as the exhibition grows, so will we,” while Jim Marshall, the managing director of Atlantis WGP, admits: “If you are in water gardening you have to be at AQUA. We will be back in 2015.”

The AQUA 2015 website can be found at www.aquatelford.co.uk and the AQUA hotline is +44 (0) 1892 862848. Companies wishing to exhibit should call Annie Dyke on the same number.