Livonia Home Improvement Show shifts to Rec Center in 2015

LIVONIA, Mich. - Nov. 12, 2014 - PRLog -- There will be a new venue for the fifth annual Livonia Home Improvement Show next year.

The Livonia Chamber of Commerce event will move to the Livonia Community Recreation Center on Saturday, March 28. Parking and event admission will remain free for visitors to the one-day event which will be sponsored by Bright House Networks. Show hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“The venue will give us more room and more foot traffic for our exhibitors,” said Dan West, president of the Livonia Chamber. “The city’s parks and recreation staff has been very helpful and enthusiastic about moving this event to the Rec Center.”

The chamber established the event in 2011, and held the first four home improvement shows at Livonia Churchill High School. A variety of trades and services were featured in at least 50 exhibit spaces each year of the Livonia Home Improvement Show. There will be room for as many as 68 exhibits in the MAC gymnasium of the Rec Center.

“Our exhibitors usually saw serious consumers at our show, but some of our exhibitors believe we will see even more traffic with the regular Saturday activity at the Rec Center,” West said.

Prior to the creation of this event, Livonia had not seen any kind of home show in recent history to highlight established local companies that provide roofing, heating and cooling, plumbing, concrete, and other home repair services.

The chamber, West said, developed the show as the economy improved this decade, more Livonia residents explored home improvement projects, and called the Livonia Chamber for referrals of reputable companies for those projects.

“We refer contractors that are members of our chamber, and we were able to add more contractors and highlight them with this show,” West added. “Studies indicate consumers have a more favorable view of companies that are members of their local chamber.”

Nationally, the home improvement industry continues to see growth. According to the Home Improvement Research Institute, sales for home projects rose 4.2% in 2013, and were expected to climb an additional 6.5% this year.

Exhibitors now can begin securing 10-by-10-foot spaces at the revamped Livonia Home Improvement Show. Pricing will remain the same for chamber members. Many spaces will have electrical capabilities and opportunities to hang signs. For more details, contact Laura Tahmouch at 734.427.2122, or via e-mail at tahmouch@livonia.org.