LAMMA 2017 versus 2024

[Chris F]

We have just published our last LAMMA 24 video, a summary of all the pictures and YouTube suggested a video from back in 2017. What a throwback to see the old style LAMMA. It has changed massively and I think for the good.

Does anyone really long for the cold days outside in Peterborough? The NEC must be great for farmers from other coutries flying in. I personally think indoors is great (but then I do also live 30 minutes from the NEC), so might be biased.

What does everyone else think?

2024 LAMMA

2017 LAMMA

The LAMMA 2024 Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXPWM4spftcWbSu9HP7babqUbyudN5MLf

 

[Lowland1]

We enjoyed Peterborough it was convenient for us . We used to pick the kids from school and have a nice day. We went to the first NEC and didn’t enjoy it as much. Too claustrophobic and the lights give me a headache. I like outdoor shows.

 

[Lincs Lass]

Which was the last year it was at Peterborough,,I went and enjoyed it ,it was cold but enjoyed it ,that when tff had a stand inside ,Clive and somebody else who I can't remember was on the stand

 

[Lowland1]

Which was the last year it was at Peterborough,,I went and enjoyed it ,it was cold but enjoyed it ,that when tff had a stand inside ,Clive and somebody else who I can't remember was on the stand

2018 I think we went on the first day and at night a storm blew everything away.

 

[Lincs Lass]

2018 I think we went on the first day and at night a storm blew everything away.

That was it ,,remember it on the news ,,car park was a swamp in places ,,4x4 was the vehicle of the day

 

[Clive]

would have been unbearably cold outside this year

canterbury shorts would never have become ag fashion had LAMMA not moved to the NEC

 

[Lowland1]

would have been unbearably cold outside this year

canterbury shorts would never have become ag fashion had LAMMA not moved to the NEC

There’s a difference between manning a stand and being a customer. Standing about all day is pretty tough.

 

[Chris F]

2018 I think we went on the first day and at night a storm blew everything away.

I remember being told off for making a joke about the stand selling baler twine being able to get everything fixed double quick with the help of a few farmers. Got proper told off for that.

 

[tepapa]

For viewing full stands of all manor of weird and wonderful bits of agricultural machinery. With many small businesses that could afford the costs to exhibit, Peterborough won hands down. The trade off was it was best to wear thermals. I'd prefer the Lamma of old to the new NEC version. Only benefit to me now is that the NEC is a little bit closer, just a shame many exhibitors either can't justify the cost of going or seriously reduce the size of stands and number of products on show.

 

[Lincs Lass]

just a shame many exhibitors either can't justify the cost of going or seriously reduce the size of stands and number of products on show.

Think thats the case with all ag shows now ,20 years ago ,Lincolnshire show was packed with machinery and dealers from all over the country ,you could spend half a day just looking at 5 avenues of machinery ,,I went in 2018 and it was ghost town ,the only stands were dealers from within the county ,one line was taken up with vintage and young farmers floats .
It was quite depressing .

 

[Chris F]

For viewing full stands of all manor of weird and wonderful bits of agricultural machinery. With many small businesses that could afford the costs to exhibit, Peterborough won hands down. The trade off was it was best to wear thermals. I'd prefer the Lamma of old to the new NEC version. Only benefit to me now is that the NEC is a little bit closer, just a shame many exhibitors either can't justify the cost of going or seriously reduce the size of stands and number of products on show.

Fair point it will have effected some, but aren’t there more exhibitors now the event is at NEC than there was at Peterborough. So the numbers say different. You could well be right on stand size Though.

 

[Andy26]

Fair point it will have effected some, but aren’t there more exhibitors now the event is at NEC than there was at Peterborough. So the numbers say different. You could well be right on stand size Though.

There were over 850 exhibitors at Peterborough in 2018.
Only 600 at NEC 2024.

The heyday was at Newark when any small startup could have a stand and promote a product or service on a shoestring.

 

[Farma Parma]

It was brill at Newark except when weather was against you. Never went to peterborough site tho.
First time back this year myself @ NEC since 2019 & it doesnt disapoint
Its the only scalable sized indoor place in the UK over winter months for such a show now.
If you want lamma outside it has to be in the summer months.

 

[Martin Holden]

To be frank the NEC event is just Lamma in name. It doesn’t have any real relationship with the original Lincs show ground/Newark events of old let alone Peterborough!

 

[Spud]

I did a few LAMMA's at Lincoln way back when, and barely missed a Newark one - they were really great for finding those excellent small specialist firms you'd never heard of. I only went to Peterborough once, not a patch on Newark imo. Not been to the NEC yet. Most of it does need to be inside in January - the outside bit at Newark was mostly a consequence of its popularity

 

[Farma Parma]

To be frank the NEC event is just Lamma in name. It doesn’t have any real relationship with the original Lincs show ground/Newark events of old let alone Peterborough!

What should be be renamed then now i wonder? UKagritechnica ?

 

[Chris F]

To be frank the NEC event is just Lamma in name. It doesn’t have any real relationship with the original Lincs show ground/Newark events of old let alone Peterborough!

Well - the Midland Machinery Show is at Newark now - just to complicate things.

 

[David.]

Is it be becoming the new "proper" Lamma?

 

[Farma Parma]

Well - the Midland Machinery Show is at Newark now - just to complicate things.

It is rather ironic isnt Newark in the eastern counties of the UK & NEC the midlands

 

[GOODYSMATE]

Think thats the case with all ag shows now ,20 years ago ,Lincolnshire show was packed with machinery and dealers from all over the country ,you could spend half a day just looking at 5 avenues of machinery ,,I went in 2018 and it was ghost town ,the only stands were dealers from within the county ,one line was taken up with vintage and young farmers floats .
It was quite depressing .

I was up there working on my mates stand selling diecast models ,Britain's ,u/h etc they wouldn't let us back in till about 2pm on second day to clear away are stall which had survived the storm,we was in one of them white tents can't remember which one but doors had all blown in . It used to cost about £400 for stand at Peterborough, NEC price starting at £2500 , would have to sell a shed load of models to get that back over the 2days plus staying up there and food, but yes I do enjoy walking around show now in the warm,