Meet the Slough Buyers
Heathrow’s Meet the Buyers, now one of the biggest supplier and buyer matchmaking schemes in the UK, is back with a chance for local businesses in Slough to take advantage from the multi-million pound spend in and around Heathrow airport.
Now in its tenth year, the event has built an enviable reputation for encouraging Slough companies of all sizes to enter into business partnerships and to talk to more than 70 key local buyers.
This year’s event will take place at the Renaissance Hotel, Heathrow on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 November.
The programme stems from a commitment by both BAA Heathrow and Slough Borough Council to create business opportunities in the borough that continue to boost the local economy.
This year, Slough Borough Council and its partners Business Link Berkshire and Slough Business Community Partnership, have supported a number of pre-Meet the Buyers workshops.
Commissioner for economic inclusion, Cllr Derek Cryer, said: “We want Slough to remain a thriving business centre, and Heathrow offers some great opportunities to local enterprises and residents.
“Meet the Buyers is a great chance for Slough’s businesses to find out more about how they can work with key players in the airport’s market.
“Slough’s economy is booming, and we want to make sure that as many local people as possible are able to share the benefits from the town’s good prospects.”
Shabnam Ali, learning and economic development officer, said: “Over the last nine years, Meet the Buyers has generated £65 million in local trade with many Slough businesses linking up with the retail, airline and construction businesses and other service providers at Heathrow.”
The scheme grew out of an inaugural event in 1997 aimed at giving Slough’s small and medium sized companies the chance to sell their goods, products and services to the 80 major businesses based in and around the airport.
Companies interested in details of the event or for free information and sales workshops prior to the event, please contact Victoria Weaver on victoria@business-business.co.uk or 0207 700 0008.
Slough Borough Council