Ian Gower Associates Ltd



Forthcoming Events Previous Events, Shows and Pictures News In April 2008 Ian Gower set up a new business - IG Horticulture - selling horticultural hand tools, knapsack sprayers and personal protective equipment. There is also be a tool hire service for people coming on our courses. For further details visit the website. Forthcoming Events We have come to the end of the present show season, but we have already booked our stand for SALTEX 2008, watch this space! Previous Events, Shows and Pictures September 2007 At the Weald Woodfair 2007 we exhibited with Field House Assessments, ME Training and ESUS. Several old customers were met up with and new contacts were made. September 2007 We exhibited at SALTEX 2007 on our usual stand EH01, this year linking up with Field House Assessments on the next door stand EH02. July 2007 This year the Kent County Show was even more of a success, the weather was very good to us considering the recent wet weather and we met new and existing customers. Again we linked up with the HSE, Field House Assessments and ME Training Services (quality chainsaw and other machinery training) and our stand was in the Forestry Area. September 2006 We exhibited for the first time at the Weald Woodfair 2006 held September 15 - 17 2006 with Field House Assessments, the Health and Safety Executive, ME Training and ESUS. The weekend was felt to be a great success and many new customers were met. September 2006 We exhibited at SALTEX this year and again BASIS launched a new qualification from our stand, their new BETA Amenity course. BETA = Biodiversity and Environmental Training for Advisors. August 2006 Ian Gower presented a paper at the Institute of Groundsmanship IOG in Action Conference at Millfield School in Somerset on the 15th August 2006. Ian Gower Associates Ltd were one of the sponsors for this event. The title of the paper was: The Code of Practice for Plant Protection Products - are you up to date? July 2006 As last year, we exhibited at the Kent County Show at Detling, near Maidstone, with the Health and Safety Executive, Field House Assessments and Mick Evans Training. Like last year, it was a very successful show and we are already planning for next year. September 2005 We exhibited at SALTEX 2005, Windsor Racecourse, from the 6th to 8th September 2005. This exhibition, organised by the Institute of Groundsmanship, is Europe’s leading annual event for open space management professionals. On the last day, Rob Simpson from BASIS launched their new POWER (Protection of Water the Environment and Recommendations) qualification. We are offering this qualification please see here for further details. July 2005 We exhibited at the Kent County Show, Detling Showground from the 15th to 17th of July 2005 with Field House Assessments, ESUS and Mick Evans Training. The stand was in the Forestry Section and we had a very successful show meeting many new and existing clients.