A Short History of the BGIA

  • BGIA was established at the Open Championship at St Andrews in June 1984.  The first Chairman was Tony Weller (company unknown).
  • Formulated from golf manufacturing and distributing members of BSAIF (now FSPA), the inaugural meeting was attended by 36 companies.
  • The main objective of the new association was largely to counter the proliferation of trade shows and to establish a national golf trade exhibition.
  • The BGIA International Golf Trade Show was born and the first event was held at Sandown in 1986.
  • Following its growing success, the event moved to the NEC in 1990. Denis Thatcher opened the 1990 Golf Trade Exhibition.
  • In 1991, BGIA Exhibitions Ltd was established.  The original shareholders were the BGIA (majority holding), BSAIF Exhibitions Ltd and the PGA.
  • The event became one of the most important golf trade exhibitions in the world and changed its name to Eurogolf in 1993.
History of the FSPA

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