“Fifth year for the show and more exhibitors and visitors than ever”
The statement above sums up what a fantastic day the Commercial Finance Industry had on the 25th of June at the NEC. The same morning as the show the NACFB featured in The Sun newspaper as well as being interviewed by Sky News. Also, the Association announced that it is now writing £1billion of business every month.
But what about the show, we had 1500 people at the Event this year with nearly 100 exhibitors in the hall. There was a rally car outside, a double decker bus inside the hall, world cup themes, a stand set up as a bar and even Eric Bristow throwing darts for the day. This was an event that said our industry is coming back and we are lending to businesses across the UK, which tied in nicely with the interest from the national press and media.
There was a real buzz about the show and if you tried to go for a walk between 10am and 3pm will have noticed that it was quite tricky to move at any speed through the crowds. The quality of the exhibitor stands did not disappoint and gets higher every year, which is a sign of how seriously people take the Expo opportunities.
This has never been an event that attracts tyre-kickers, the quality of attendee was very high, hence the annual growth in support from our patrons, which this year has been phenomenal. Once again we have seen the Commercial Finance Expo go from strength to strength, reflected by the growth in our Industry.
But don’t just hear it from me, this is just a small sample of the fantastic comments we have received…..
“Congratulations on a great show last week, it was excellent. They are getting better and better, you keep raising the bar!!!
“Fitted a lot in and enjoyed the company so glad I made the trip!”
“A fantastic buzz in the hall, it was full of a great range of lenders”
“A huge thanks for another great show, it was buzzing and really professionally delivered”
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