2018 Show Statistics / Feedback
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2018 VISITOR TESTIMONIALS

Great show as always.
Ruth Arscott, Plymouth

Made to feel very welcome at the show, good communication by email to promote it beforehand.
Anne Bynam, Fleetwood

Great show and good location for the South West’s fishing community.
Kieran Burkhill, Cornwall

A real benefit for commercial fishermen, an opportunity to meet main suppliers to the industry. A show not to miss!
Allan Denman, Carmarthenshire

It was a very good show for all the companies involved it was just a pity the English & Welsh Fishermen didn’t make the effort to support it as we all know it’s a lot of work to get these shows set up and the expense for the stands so hopefully in the future it gets better support.
Robert Buchan, Fraserburgh

A very interesting, informative and enjoyable show at an excellent location. See you next year.
Neil Edwards, Gloucestershire

Really good show ideal for commercial boats, all aspects of boating was to be found there. John Deere Sales man was second to none. Well worth the trip!
Sam Robathan, Looe

A good show spoke to everyone I needed to see but would of liked to see more stands.
Neil, Pembrokeshire

Thoroughly enjoyed the Skipper Expo but was hoping to see more pot manufacturers.
Johnny Murt, Cornwall

Very useful for meeting the players in this industry
Nigel Smith, West Yorks

2018 EXHIBITOR TESTIMONIALS

RNLI Fundraising, Ellie Walker
The show is a great networking opportunity, meeting and making lots of new contacts in the industry, the show is a great platform for us to talk to boat owners about safety afloat and helps get across our key safety messaging.

R & D Marine Ltd., Alex Firth
The 2018 Bristol Skipper Expo was a well run show, but sadly it fell short on visitor numbers this year, due mainly to the good weather and possibly the closeness in date to the Southampton Boat Show. It did achieve what we required though, offering product exposure in a market that we do a lot of business in. We will return in 2019.

MCA, Helen Duncan
The show is well organized and run.

Kort Propulsion, Dave Parsons
See Fishermen from Ireland was very encouraging to a show in UK. more local fishermen would have been nice to see in Brixham/Plymouth/Cornwall.

C A Clase UK Ltd, Andy Banting
As Always a great show, well organised.

Selva Marine, Mark Pullinger
Skipper Expo gives us a great opportunity to connect with the Commercial Fishing Industry and speak to end users about their future needs.

Norsap UK, Paul Pullen
The show has a friendly and easy to navigate feel and is a must go exhibition. Norsap UK will be there again.

Craemer UK, Chris Neill
Good location for South and South West.

Sunderland Marine Insurance Co Ltd, Steve Bryant
A well organized industry event and it was a great opportunity for us to meet the owners we insure, along with potential new clients too!

C Toms and Son, Paul Toms
As always the skipper expo was very professionally run by a great team.

Fishermens Mission, Ian Murray
First time at the show, and was great to meet so many fishermen in one location

Hercules Hydraulics, Ryan Langley
Once again an excellent networking opportunity for us , and we will be back next year , the business done at the show , was already in the pipeline, but the show timing gave us an excellent opportunity to finalise the details in person, without the need for special visits.

Crown Marine Seats Limited, Peter Jones
Skipper Expo is a wonderful series of shows for Crown Marine and Sola-Cure to demonstrate its products and meet the fishing community. In comparison with other trade shows (of which we exhibit at many), we always find these to be the friendliest and most well organised before, during and after the show. Thanks.

RNLI Fishing Safety Team, Frankie Horne
The Skipper shows are a great place to meet fishermen and that are keen to improve their safety culture. The shows are a very important part of the our safety messaging campaign to improve safety in the fishing industry.

Watermota Ltd, Dave Guest
The Bristol skipper proved to be a productive show, with good sales enquiries and sales coming off the back of the show. The new Doosan 4L126 engine was met with high interest from visitors. We are looking forward to another productive Skipper show in March.

Marine and Industrial Transmissions, Louise Woolley
As always, the organisation of the show was fantastic, location and setup was trouble free.

2017 VISITOR TESTIMONIALS

It was a great show with a fantastic atmosphere. The fishing industry in England and Wales really needs a show like this and the location of the event is ideal for us.
Sean Porter, Cornwall, UK

Well organised, Good show.
Kevin Henderson, Amble, UK

All the exhibitors I seen were very helpful.
Jim, Rhos on Sea, Wales

Best possible venue for an English show, venue excellent and free parking was brilliant.
Chris Dinham, Saltash, UK

A great show to link with suppliers and users.
Tim Craig-Harvey, Barnstaple, UK

Travelled from Dublin for Thursday and found the show easily accessible from Bristol airport. A worthwhile trip with a good selection of the industry in attendance.
Declan Dixon, Dublin, Ireland

My first show, it was very good will definitely come again.
Alan Dwan, Penzance, UK

Was interested in life saving equipment, especially the Oscarline.
Colin Hodges, Clevedon, UK

Great show. Great opportunity to see new products and meet up with friends and colleagues.
John J Gorman, Llanrhystud, Wales

A very friendly show in one hall, with all the food and drinks on tap. The upstairs after show food on the Thursday was excellent. The sea shanty buoys I thought were good, with all funds going to the RNLI.
Davie Faulkner, Peel, Isle of Man

Excellent trade show in a first class venue.
Ian Paul Collins, Bristol, UK

Excellent show!
Nicholas Davies, Solva, Wales

Excellent!
Steve Andrews, Kinmel Bay, UK

Being new to the trade found everything I needed, great show!
Karl Cook, Newport, UK

My first time to a show, missed out on 32years, nice to see old faces and new as well as new products.
Sean Porter, Cornwall

Very good show in a better place and easy access, very good to meet other fishermen too.
Ben Bengey, North Devon

The Bristol show was head and shoulders better than the Bournemouth venue, easy to get to and greater choice of accommodation.
Darren Rosson, Cornwall, UK

Very good!
Steve Webber, Minehead Somerset, UK

It was an excellent exhibition and all exhibitors were so friendly and were willing to talk about their products etc. and it's a credit to you all how organised it was, really look forward to your next one.
Robert Buchan, Fraserburgh Aberdeenshire

Good all round show.
Roger Daniels

I have been to the show 4 years running now and find it just as interesting and useful as the first time.
Alan Steer, Beesands, UK

Fantastic show, great location, definitely attending future shows.
Tom, Peel, Isle of Man

An excellent exhibition, well organized, well focused and superbly located. See you next year.
Neil Edwards, Stroud, England

Was a fantastic experience, to meet so many keen people directly involved in the fishing industry. The show did their ambitions and enthusiasm proud!
Paraig McDermott, Co Wexford, Ireland

Good show, lots to see.
Jamie Haxby, Filey, England

Good show, and great location
Len Walters, Pembrokeshire, UK

Very Informative show!
Rhys Thomas, Holyhead, Wales

The fishing show is a great chance for fishermen and all the shore service providers to catch up and discuss new ideas.
Brackan Pearce, Cornwall, UK

Excellent show, well set out with plenty to see, I got what I needed done and was nice to meet up with suppliers and old friends. Well done Sharon and crew.
Lee Glendewar, St Clement, Jersey 

Fantastic show as always!!! Well organised and great venue!!
Paul Brown, Dartmouth, UK 

Really great show and venue, lots of exhibitors to provide information about all the latest products.
Scott Shepherd, Weston-super-Mare, UK

2017 EXHIBITOR TESTIMONIALS

Teignbridge Propellers Int Ltd, Mark Phare
An excellent networking show for the Irish and UK fishing industry, Teignbridge Propellers will be back next year!

GT Products Europe ltd, R Gillam
A specialist show for the professional fisherman and associated trades. An invaluable opportunity to do business face to face.

Marine Supplies (International) Ltd, Gavin R Fisher
Very worthwhile exhibition for MSI Ltd. Will be booking again for next year

Robust Boats Ltd, Stephen Rees
Excellent venue, Good range of exhibitors and good number of visitors

Hercules Hydraulics, Ryan Langley
It is very difficult when changing the venue of show, however the team did a great job getting the exhibitors and customers to attend, a vast improvement for us on last year’s show, and a show that is now fixed in our plans for next year. Well done to all the team.

C A Clase UK Ltd, Andy Banting
A great show, it’s good to be back in Bristol. Good interest for our new Lars Thrane Iridium system. Will definitely be back next year.

Craemer UK Ltd, Christopher Neill
The Skipper team have listened to feedback and tried a new approach to the English Skipper experience. New venue, different days, and back to Bristol. Reasonably busy considering the changes which were welcome. This could be, in time, become more established as a venue for the Fishing community as it grows.

The Fishing College, Stephen Postles
Good to keep in touch with what IS available in the fishing industry i.e. equipment, funding and training available and new ideas.

RNLI, Ellie Walker
A great venue, really valuable networking opportunities and company promotional platform.

Michigan Marine Propulsion Tom Clarke
All the Skipper Expos have been a good source of new business in the past and we hope this will grow to be another great location.

Norsap, Peter
A well run and well focused show that puts us in front of our target audience.

Todd Fish Tech, Errin Todd
We exhibited at Skipper Expo Int. Bristol for the first (having exhibited in Aberdeen 3 times). We generated several good quality leads and had the chance to meet potential customers in the area. We'll definitely be back.

Icom UK, Ian Lockyer
Well organised show by a very experienced and knowledgeable team.

Bayside Marine Ltd, Teresa Louth
For our first trade exhibit, I feel we were well received, we picked up several leads & learned from talking to our end users of Jotun Paints. We look forward to next year’s show.

Ocean Pots, Mickey
Thanks to The Skipper we have had another fabulous two days with your show, we have personally had another massive response to our businesses. There was a notable increase in exhibitors this year which gave visitors more exhibits to visit. We look forward to securing a place at next year’s event.
The team is the best and an asset to your company. Thank you all, see you at next’s year show.

Sea Fish Industry Authority, Sharon Burke
Great show, great venue and another successful show for Seafish.

RNLI Fishing Safety, Frankie Horne
As always the fishing expos are run to the highest standards. However as with everything to do with fishing it is weather dependent on how many visitors the show will get. To be honest we are very happy with the quality of visitors the Bristol Expo attracts and the new contacts made. Well done to Mara Media.

Seafield Navigation, Fran West
Our first exhibition in the South West gave a great insight to the variety of the fishing industry there. We had visitors from all sectors and all areas. Our high Resolution 3D charts and plotters were well received as is borne out by the orders we had confirmed on the day and shortly afterwards. We'll be back!

Engines Plus, Hedley Beavis
Excellent venue and location ideal for capturing fishermen from the southwest and South Wales, we even had Irish customers visiting due to the excellent transport links Bristol offers, lets support it and get behind the show.

Selva Marine, Mark Pullinger
Thank you to Sharon, Brid and all the team.

Medley Pots, Chris Martin
Great show, looking forward to next year.

Kort Propulsions, Dave Parsons
Thanks for a good show. We had a great time.

Spencer Carter, Richard Carter
Great show from our point as we met people that we only talk to on the phone, so putting a face to the voice and a good handshake was brilliant. Was good to hear from customers and confirm our top rate of service, keeps us ahead of our competitors.

Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Helen Duncan
The location was good, it was busier than last year and the days worked well for us.

Schoeller Allibert, Adam Green
The show was a great introduction for our business into the fishing world. We are building up our name and brand and it was fantastic to get people interacting and enquiring about our products through the Skipper Expo, well managed and friendly staff.

Gael Force Marine Equipment Ltd, Marc Wilson
As always, Skipper Expo provides us with the opportunity to personally meet with our very loyal customers, prospective customers and suppliers under one roof. Organisation is always spot-on and the Skipper Team are very attentive.

Mermaid Marine, Julian Osborne
Great show - same again next year please.

Barrus, Sam
As an exhibitor it is a good networking event for us as well as generating leads and sales