GroundsFest 2025 overview

GroundsFest, made its return again last week with an impressive visitors turnout

GroundsFest 2025 cemented its place as the UK’s largest industry trade show after just three years

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25 September 2025

GroundsFest, UK’s largest industry trade show made its return again last week with an impressive 9,037 visitors turnout over two days.

The show offered hundreds of brands, cutting-edge product launches, and a community spirit with interactive games on stands, smiling faces throughout, and a genuine sense of excitement as professionals and volunteers from every corner of the industry came together.

“This show wouldn’t be possible without the support of our incredible exhibitors, visitors, and partners,” Christopher Bassett, event director of GroundsFest, said.

He added that “the key is to always keep listening and evolving – to give the industry a show they can be proud of.”

GroundsFest once again proved itself as the home of forward-thinking solutions. Visitors were among the first to experience never-before-seen equipment and technology that is shaping the future of the sector.

Over 30 hours of free education were delivered across five seminar theatres, with top speakers providing invaluable insights and CPD points for attendees.

The Landscape Zone, in partnership with BALI, was significantly busier than in 2024, with packed-out education sessions on design, planning, and outdoor construction.

Machinery Nation LIVE wowed audiences with its “Chainsaws – Past, Present and Future” showcase, featuring brands like STIHL, EGO, Milwaukee, and Dewalt alongside rare vintage models.

Lawn Mower Racing, in partnership with Kramp UK and the West Midland Lawn Mower Association, made its debut and proved to be a huge crowd-pleaser.

The first-ever GroundsFest Innovation Awards, drew over 100 entries, showcasing the best of new product design alongside proven favourites that have stood the test of time.

The winners are as follows:

Maintenance and workshop equipment – New product – Foley Company for the 642 Quick Spin Reel Grinder
Stood the test of time – Clearwater Recycling Systems
Services – New product – Origin Amenity Solutions for Machine keeper
Transport – New product – LCVT for Side Tipping Beavertail
Tractors and implement carriers – New product – AEBI, Schmidt UK for Aebi TT 282
Tree care – New product – CMC Lift UK for CMC S20
Landscape consumables – New product – Wildflower Turf Ltd for Enhanced Wildflower Biodiversity Range
Stood the test of time – DLF Seeds for The Pro-Flora range of mixtures
Landscape equipment – New product – Westermann UK for WR870 EGO Battery Moss Brush
Stood the test of time – The Professional Sprayer People for Mankar ULV Sprayers
Turf maintenance consumables – New product – Fargro for the DCM Vital Green
Turf maintenance equipment – New product – Redexim UK for Redexim Scarivator
Stood the test of time – Redexim UK for Verti Drain
Grass cutting equipment – New product – STIGA for Nexus
Stood the test of time – Trimax for Pegasus