GENERAL FAQs

For 79 years, SALTEX has been the cornerstone of grounds management innovation. It's not just an event, it's a dynamic hub where professionals cultivate knowledge, connect with industry leaders, and discover solutions to their most pressing challenges.

SALTEX is run by the Grounds Management Association (GMA). The GMA is the UK’s leading industry body for the sports turf and grounds care sector.

A not-for-profit membership organisation, the GMA promotes and protects the interests of the professionals and volunteers who make sport possible by keeping green spaces and playing surfaces safe, accessible, and sustainable across educational establishments, community facilities, and sports clubs at grassroots, amateur, and professional levels.

 

Wednesday 11 November • 09:00 - 17:00

Thursday 12 November • 09:00 - 16:00

 

You can register to attend once registration is open.

 

Yes parking is free for all SALTEX Visitors. For the best experience we recommend pre-booking. Once you've registered and closer to the date of the show you will be sent a code and instructions on how to pre-book your free parking.

If you do not pre-book, you can collect a QR code to be able to validate your free parking onsite from the GMA Hub. 

 

 

We've got you covered! This year, we've made it even easier with a dedicated Hotel Planner to find the best rates and closest hotels for your trip.

BOOK YOUR HOTEL (opens in a new tab)

 

The NEC aims to be fully user-friendly for visitors with access needs. This is a quick guide to some of their facilities.

 

Disabled parking will be inside Hall 16. If aid is needed from the car park to the exhibition halls, please contact the Organiser’s Office. The blue disabled badge will need to be displayed to secure parking in Hall 16.  

 

The cloakroom is found near the show entrance.

 

Yes, there are ATM machines on site. Please note: The NEC is now a cashless venue.

 

All lost property must be handed into the Organiser’s Office, found by the show entrance. Please report any lost or stolen items to the organisers. Any items left at the end of the exhibition will be left with the NEC security.   

 

All profits generated by SALTEX are ploughed back into the grounds care industry, supporting delivery of the specialist training, education and membership services provided by the Grounds Management Association.

 

TICKET FAQs

Yes, SALTEX is free to attend. PLUS, parking is free. Simply, show your SALTEX badge on exit to redeem your free parking, courtesy of Football Foundation and the GMA.

 

Yes, all of our seminars are free to attend, and you can attend as many as you'd like. Our full seminar schedule will be available closer to the event.

 

We welcome children of any age as long as they are accompanied by somebody over the age of 18. Please note that all visitors will need to register via the normal registration process.

 

Registration for SALTEX is non-date specific. Your entry badge allows you to attend both days.

 

We will have our SALTEX Showguide and 'you are here' boards available in the entrances to help direct you around the event.

 

OTHER FAQs

The purchase of a ticket signifies acceptance that as members of the audience, ticket holders may be filmed, sound recorded and/or photographed for broadcast and/or future publicity.

 

You can view the SALTEX Event Code of Conduct here.

 

Yes, The NEC has on-site restaurants providing a wide selection of refreshing drinks, hot meals, deli sandwiches, salads, and cakes.

 

 

If you still have a question, please email us.