172,000 people visit the Fira of Sant Josep of Mollerussa
April 15, 2008
On the other hand, in the balance sheet for the closing ceremony, the Director highlighted the development of the technical conferences, a session that this year had expanded to 18 (year 13 were made) and that they have had a good participation of professionals. "We calculate that the attendance at these conferences has grown about 40 percent from last year," added Gatnau, also stating that this is one of the lines to follow working and to consolidate in the coming years with the aim of achieving a greater professionalization of the Fira of Sant Josep. "The professionalization and quality are at the moment our bets for the future, are the challenges from Mollerussa Fira ourselves for the coming years," he said.
In addition to these days were they carried out up to eight activities more between the Interpirenaica bag of grain, a meeting of the table of prices of the chicken of the Lonja of Bellpuig, competitions, meetings and assemblies. Among these activities, Gatnau highlighted the VII Interpirenaica bag of grain with more than 300 people from Spain, France, Portugal, Italy and Belgium, being the largest number of the region of Aquitaine and Catalonia. The meeting, which was attended by the Director-General of agriculture and livestock of the Department of agriculture, food and Rural Action of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Rosa Cubel, is "the ideal" to analyse the situation of the sector and make economic transactions between the different actors involved in this market directly.
An enclosure occupied 100 %
On the net area covered the figure amounted to 27.234 square metres, of which 15.925 correspond to the outer enclosure, 3,355 exhibition pavilions and 7,954 square meters to the motor.
A total of 13 machines for 8 exhibiting companies from the 136 Fira de Sant Josep were presented this year to call for the award of the agricultural machinery, livestock and facilities agroindustrial, competition which has as objective to highlight and recognize the exposed technical developments as well as facilitate its dissemination in the agricultural sector.
The special award of innovation to the Constructor / / exhibitor of agricultural machinery or livestock of the Spanish State, granted by the Col·legi d'Enginyers de Catalonia (Lleida catchment area) and worth 1,600 euros, it fell to Emes Garrigues S.L.L. of El Soleràs, by a fundraising platform mounted on tipper. The jury agreed to grant a second prize associated with this award the Serrat Binaced crushers company a collapsible Shredder agricultural.
The award for innovation in agricultural machinery, awarded by the Col·legi d'Enginyers Tècnics de Lleida and endowed with 1,100 euros obtained Pellenc Iberica S.L. of Spain by an electric chainsaw.
The award for innovation in intensive livestock installations, awarded by the Col·legi d'Enginyers Tècnics Agrícoles i Perits Agrícoles de Catalunya (demarcation of Lleida), equipped with 1,100 euros, was desert. Finally, the award for innovation in machinery or facilities agroindustrial, awarded by the Col·legi d'Enginyers Agrònoms of Catalunya and endowed with 1,100 euros, won it Tallers Antoni Miquel Sidamon S.L. for a machine to change the battery of any carretón elevator. Other competitions convened every year is the competition of design and aesthetics of the Fira of Sant Josep, Premi Col·legi d'Aparelladors i Arquitectes Tècnics de Lleida. The prize for the best Stand of the fair pavilions was for Grup Promotors of Mollerussa and the second prize for the stand of Bellvís Grafikind. In the category of best plot, the prize went to Garatge Sport Golmés and the second prize for tyres Tello de Lleida.
