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Wednesday
*New for 2025*
Trade Show AFTER DARK
You won’t want to miss the biggest trade show dedicated to the snow and ice management industry. Meet with exhibitors, catch up with the SIMA staff and win prizes when you hang loose on the trade show floor!
It's all happening at:
DeVos Place
303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
*New for 2025*
Trade Show AFTER DARK
Visit 100+ snow & ice vendors during our non-compete show hours. Participate in our Letter Scramble game or make stop on the Ale Trail - we've got something for everyone.
Grab some breakfast or a coffee on the show floor while you shop! Be sure to stay until close for the chance at winning some great prizes!
Trade Show AFTER DARK
6:30-8:00pm
Podcast Row - more information coming soon!
Time:
Location:
Riverside Session
Financial Benchmarking with Steve Wolf, WolfWorks Consulting
3:00-4:00pm
Exhibit Hall C | Riverside Windows
Stop + Shop Breakfast Stations
9:00-10:30am
Grab a coffee, breakfast sandwhich and donut while visiting our fantastic vendors. Station locations coming soon
Riverside Chats
Stop by for an open discussion on the following hot industry topics
9:30am: Cultivating your #2
10:15am: Finding Joy and Reducing Stress
11:00am: Navigating a Male-Majority Workplace
Exhibit Hall C | Riverside Windows
Visit the Sideshow Lounge for short sessions on business and operations topics.
Sideshow Schedule
12:30 pm
5 ways you can use ChatGPT in your snow business
John Paganini, Crewtracker Software
1:30 pm
Build SIMA's safety standard into your business
Michael Wagner, CSP, ASM, Designscapes Colorado
2:30 pm
Turning Your Rookies Into Rockstars
Matt Crinklaw, LMN (Sponsor)
3:30 pm
Make your mechanics part of the team - not just a supporting cast
Richard Bevilacqua, ASM, Maple Crest Landscaping
4:30 pm
Improve Snow Profits and Leave Your Competition in the Drifts!
Rich Thiebaud, LMN
10:30 am
Reduce chlorides with the 3 Bs: Brooms, brine and behavior
Jake Howard, Outdoor Pride Landscaping
11:30 am
Reduce chlorides with premium liquids
Joe Cashin, Innovative Surface Solutions
Send your ops and maintenance teams to the SIMA Garage. Talk shop, and get safety and troubleshooting tips.
1:15pm
Establish reconditioning schedules
Richard Bevilacqua, ASM, Maple Crest Landscaping
2:15pm
Sidewalk machine safety
Nate Klaver and Jake Howard, Outdoor Pride Landscaping
3:15pm
Plow safety & troubleshooting
Jeen Stork, Stork's Plows
4:15pm
Spreader calibration & troubleshooting
Jeen Stork, Stork's Plows
FRIDAY, JUNE 28
11:15 am
Truck safety and compliance
Rick Kier, Forge Ahead Consulting
12:15 pm
Loader operations & site safety
Steve Smythe, Storm Equipment