Supplier Day Success

Late October saw our first ‘cluster event’ in Brighouse, which proved far more popular than we ever hoped!

Northern Regional Dinner
On Tuesday 20th, we kicked off with a Northern Regional Dinner at the Brighouse Holiday Inn – right at the heart of ‘Valve Valley.’ 80 members enjoyed a convivial dinner together, but were also put to work by BVAA Director, Rob Bartlett. ‘It was too good an opportunity to miss,’ explained Rob. ‘80 members all in one place gave us the chance to poll them on what BVAA services they felt they needed – or needed improvement - to help take their businesses forward. All of the proposals made, even the wackier ones, were put before the BVAA Board as promised. They were also more recently put before the new Business Development Group too and several are already being taken forward.’

Supplier Day
A new event to BVAA and held the morning after the Regional Dinner, this was made possible by our substantial supplier section in the membership these days and the generosity of several of our major manufacturers.

The format saw nine manufacturing companies make themselves available for ‘speed dates’ with a vast array of suppliers to the industry. In a single morning, over 120 such ‘one-to-one’ interactions were facilitated, helping both parties to explore business opportunities together. At the same time, 18 exhibitors immediately outside the meeting room were able to display their products to the 80+ attendees. Kept on track with enthusiastic use of the BVAA air raid bell, the whole event received fantastic feedback and will certainly be repeated.

Score Desktop
Our third consecutive day in Brighouse saw another of our Desktop events, this time at the local Score Europe facility. Eleven members exhibited along with several of Score’s own divisions. Visitors included numerous Score staff and also several important customers. Held over the lunch hour for minimum downtime, these events are perfect for valve and actuator customers to find potential suppliers.

Could your business benefit from a Valve & Actuator Desktop Exhibition, arranged free of charge to yourselves? Contact rob@bvaa.org.uk for further details.

Published: 16th February 2016