CaSSOA at the Farm Business Innovation Show 2017

We are excited to be involved at the Farm Business Innovation Show this year! The Farm Business Innovation Show is dedicated to farmers, landowners, and rural business entrepreneurs who are looking to find new ways to diversify and increase their income. Returning to the NEC Birmingham on November 8th and 9th the show delivers…

• Expert Speakers such as Michael Eavis of Worthy Farm and Glastonbury Music Festival, Dan De Baerdemacker of British Deer Farms and Parks Association, Roger Allonby of Rural Payments Agency, and Doug Gurr the UK Country Manager of Amazon among many others!

• Live Debates on hot industry tops like Planning Permission, Succession Planning, Glamping, Equestrian Business Rates, Weddings, Social Media, and Marketing

• Over 500 hand-picked, world class suppliers

• Rural Digital Academy Workshops from Amazon

• Unlimited Networking Opportunities

... and much more!

The Farm Business Innovation Show is the place to find all the tools, resources, advice and inspiration you need to find creative and successful additional revenue streams to help keep maintain the traditional farm.

Tickets to this game-changing event are free and you can register via www.farmbusinessshow.co.uk! Your ticket will also give you access to the sister shows - Country House Business Innovation, Holiday Park & Resort Innovation, and Family Attraction Expo - which run alongside.

See you at the NEC, we will be on stand 1486!

Setting up a Caravan Storage Site

Setting Up A Storage Site

Do you have empty land and are unsure of how to use it? Caravan storage might be worth considering.

Whether you’ve got space for 10 caravans or 1000, caravan storage could help you maximise your land and bring in new revenue.

Here’s our quick guide to what you need to consider:

Planning

Initially, you’ll need to submit a planning application. In the majority of cases this will be for change of use for B8 Storage or Distribution. For any questions about what you need to submit in your application or which application type you should use, you should contact your local planning authority. 

If you need contact details or are unsure which planning authority you should contact, you can use the Planning Portal’s search tool. 

Security

There are a number of factors CaSSOA will consider when surveying and assessing a storage site in order to grant an accreditation. These include:

• Perimeter Protection
• Access Control
• Lighting
• Alarm Systems
• CCTV
• Administrative Procedures

As a minimum, CaSSOA sites must have full perimeter protection and access control.

Layout

As a rough guide each stored caravan should be allocated around 30 square metres of space, with the respective caravan jockey wheels set at a distance of at least 3 meter centres.

Individual parking bays should be approximately 8 metres in length, with the access roads at least 8 meters wide.  The space recommended between each caravan (hitch post to hitch post) is 3.5 meters.

Fire Protection

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 applies to caravan storage sites and stipulates that a fire risk assessment be carried out. A fire risk assessment can be carried out quite easily by the site owner and CaSSOA can provide assistance with the process.

Administration

Additional things to consider:

• Site records, customer information & contracts – for these you will need to consider Data Protection Laws, and there are also programmes available which can assist with this, like Caravan Storage Manager.  
• Insurance
• Site fees – It is always worthwhile, having a look into the rates of sites in similar areas, with a similar level of security.
• Business Rates – For more information click here.
• VAT – For more information click here. 

Working towards the mantra ‘Together We Can Beat Caravan Theft’, CaSSOA has over 400 members nationwide actively promoting our ethos and providing superior caravan and motorhome storage facilities.


If you do decide to venture into caravan storage, show your commitment to the security standard of the caravan and motorhome storage industry by becoming a 
member of CaSSOA.

If you’d like to join CaSSOA or would like more information please email CaSSOA on enquiries@cassoa.co.uk or call us on 0843 216 5802. 

Thh Farm Business Innovation Show 2015

The Farm Business Innovation Show 2015 is the most comprehensive and interactive show dedicated to helping farmers generate new forms of income from their land.

Taking place at the NEC in Birmingham, the show aims to help farms generate new forms of income from their land, and is the only farm business event that offers rural entrpreneurs the guidance, inspiration, suppliers and resources in diversifying out of agriculture.

This year CaSSOA will be exhibiting at the Farm Innovation Show, and we'll be joining over 5000 farmers, land owners and people with an interest in rural business,

With networking opportunities, over 200 exhibitors and a range of seminars and workshops, there could be an opportunity to create a business that could complement your primary source of income.

The schedule of seminars and workshops throughout the show cover a variety of topics, including leisure activities, glamping, renewable energy, farm shops, micro-breweries, and more. Each session is delivered by an expert, passing on their guidance in how to identify the right opportunities, securing planning permission, and attracting vital investment. The conference will also explore the latest trends in

diversification that farmers and rural entrepreneurs will look towards next year, featuring an unparalleled level of expert advice, knowledge and inspiration.   

Run in conjunction with the Farm Business Innovation Show, the Holiday Park Innovation Show
offers holiday park owners the guidance, inspiration, supplies, and resources to put their holiday park on the map.

These shows will give you the chance to network, explore the latest trends in diversification and find some inspiration of how to diversify. They will also offer opportunities for interaction with the farmers and holiday park owners who themselves have successfully diversified, offering you the chance to find out what worked for them and to meet face-to-face with the product suppliers who can ensure future profit is made from your land.

The Farm Business Innovation and The Holiday Park Innovation Show will take place on the 11th and 12th of November at the NEC in Birmingham, and is absolutely free to attend.

Book your ticket online here.