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This year’s gardiente was a great experience and wonderful opportunity for us as it allowed us to speak to many of our retail partners. We have a dedicated area set up for all BBQ specialists to present their new products, creating a convenient one-stop-shop for all retailers. This has allowed us to establish many good relationships with them.
Matthias Otto, CEO Monolith
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We were elated that gardiente was back on the event calendar this year, and it was a successful visit for us. Showcasing our new collection here allowed us to attract new customers as well as re-establish relationships with previous customers. A great fair.
Tim Dargel, Marketing & Sales Member of the Executive Board, KETTLER
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We are new to gardiente and our first day was already a big success. We were able to attract many new customers and even got their first orders in straight away. The location is great too with a charming and pleasant atmosphere. The fair is compact enough to feel personal and welcoming. All our expectations were more than exceeded and we will definitely come back. Gardiente has become a real highlight for us.
Marcus von Bomsdorff, Sales Manager, Joouls / IHAK
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This is our first time at gardiente and we are really impressed by the broad range of exhibitors and products. So far, we are also very pleased with visitor numbers and the quality of interest among industry representatives. We greatly welcome the opportunity to meet so many new customers, customers we otherwise wouldn’t have access to. But we also get to deepen our relationship with existing customers. A perfect mix. As a whole, gardiente is a small but impactful event, it is well organised and creates a vibrant atmosphere. Our expectations were more than exceeded.
René Heuer, Market Manager DE & AT, Eva Solo
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It was wonderful to finally speak to people in person again and establish a personal relationship with our customers. The first two days were particularly busy as visitors were eager to attend the event after such a long break. All in all, gardiente was a success for us.
Jürgen Schmeller, Head of Sales Garden, doppler
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This was our first time at gardiente and it truly exceeded our expectations. Our aim was to meet important decision-makers and showcase our products to existing customers, and the fair helped us achieve that. More than that, gardiente attracts all the right people in the industry and visitors showed a great deal of interest. There was a palpable atmosphere of excitement in the air as everyone relished the opportunity to attend the event in person again, to talk face-to-face and learn about new products close-up.
Thomas Werner, Area Manager, blomus
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“The trade fair is ‘small and exclusive’ and that’s exactly what makes it a relevant and extremely efficient industry gathering. When we’re here, our focus shifts away from container-based business. We primarily come here to order products in smaller volumes, ones we can re-order ex warehouse throughout the season. As a specialist retailer, this allows me to discover a whole host of outstanding products that complement my core range. This is what makes visiting the trade fair so exciting for us.”
Daniel Schott, Managing Director Möbel Schott
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“The new dates at the beginning of September are an excellent option, allowing us to offer our specialist retailers a service-led and efficient business platform. The compact nature of the event, its wide-ranging services and value for money make it a fantastic and effective industry format. We believe the Stern brand is still very well placed here.”
Jürgen Frank Brackmann, Managing Director Stern GmbH & CO.KG
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“solpuri serves the premium outdoor living sector. The new timing of gardiente enables us to prepare properly for the next season together with our domestic and increasingly also our international customers from the specialist retail trade. Another favourable aspect is that, by early September, we already have a good idea of how the ending season has gone which means that early orders can be completed both individually and on-point.”
Florian Mesch, Managing Director solpuri GmbH
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“There are very few trade fairs that are organised so completely with the customer in mind. In our view, that and the fact that gardiente targets relevant suppliers, especially from the premium segment, help to make it a retail-focused format and a must-attend event for our industry.”
Martin Schaffner, CEO Schaffner AG
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