Students from the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Stafford School of Business spoke with attendees at the home show.

TIFTON — Contractors and residents from Tift County attended the first South Georgia Home Showcase on Tuesday, Feb. 13.

The showcase, which was held at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center, was presented by Short and Paulk Building Supplies and Conger LP Gas.

Jay Short, from Short and Paulk, said the showcase allowed attendees access to a wide array of home building and improvement products.

“They can talk directly to the manufacturer or a representative about the product and ask questions,” he said.

In addition to the booths, the showcase had AIA continuing education classes for builders and contractors, which were open to the public as well.

Many of the booths held live demonstrations as well, allowing attendees to see how products worked first hand.

Short added that there were approximately 50 booths with more than 100 vendors at the showcase.

“We didn’t expect it to be this big,” he said, adding that they hope to continue having this event in the future.

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Contractors and the public were invited to attend the home showcase.

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Students from the UGA Stafford School of Business spoke with attendees at the home show.

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Homeowners were able to talk directly to manufacturers or representatives about home building and improvements products.

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Several of the exhibitor booths offered demonstrations of their products.

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There were education classes for contractors that were open to the public as well.

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There were several cooking demonstrations showing off different grills.

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Some of the attendees examining an outdoor fireplace.

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One of the booths was a truck with approximately a dozen different gas fireplace styles on display.

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The South Georgia Home Showcase was held on Feb. 13 at the UGA TCCC.

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The showcase featured both local and national companies.

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Approximately 700 people attended the showcase.