The final Sourcing City Marketplace went out on a high last week. The event ran from Wednesday 21st & Thursday 22nd September 2016 at the FIVE Show Centre, Farnborough, and was attended by around 90 suppliers; with VIP’s from major distributor companies attending over 1265 appointments, plus informal meetings during the run-around sessions.

An enthusiastic gathering of distinguished distributors and suppliers attended the fun-filled Sourcing City Marketplace Networking Dinner at The Village Hotel in Farnborough on Wednesday 21st September 2016.

PPD will be officially unveiling a new-look magazine and website in October. The new PPD – the industry’s leading magazine for the promotional products industry – will feature an array of improvements including a more contemporary design for both the publication and the website.

Sourcing City Marketplace starts on Wednesday 21st & Thursday 22nd September 2016 at the FIVE Show Centre, Farnborough. Everyone coming to SC Marketplace will be greeted with a Free Big Breakfast Bap courtesy of Fanela, before they start to meet around 90 suppliers in focused appointments and the run-around sessions.

The BPMA presented the new look BPMA Awards Dinner at Whittlebury Hall, following the successful BPMA Show at Silverstone. Just under 250 guests from the promotional merchandise industry got together for an evening compared by director general Gordon Glenister.

The BPMA held its inaugural show at Silverstone on the 14th September with great feedback from visitors and exhibitors alike. The one day members’ show attracted almost 400 distributor visitors from the promotional gift industry; with many of the larger promotional gift distributors sending almost their entire sales teams.