National Hardware Show poised for growth.(Industry Updates)(Brief Article)

Just two months removed from the successful debut of the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas, show organizers are pushing the idea that the 2005 event will be an even bigger and stronger exhibition.

Combined with the Las Vegas Gourmet Housewares Show, which is owned by George Little Management (GLM), the 2005 National Hardware Show will take up about 700,000 square feet of exhibit space in both the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Sands Expo & Convention Center on May 17 to 19. More than 54 percent of the 2005 show floor is already sold out, according to Rob Cappiello, industry vp of the National Hardware Show, which is owned by Reed Exhibitions. Cappiello said …