Sugro UK celebrates another successful Networking Event and Business Conference with the record number of business appointments arranged between Sugro Members and Supply Partners.
Sugro UK, the number one buying and marketing group*, is proud to share the success of its Annual Conference and Networking Event, which saw a record-breaking turnout and an unprecedented level of collaboration between members and suppliers.
With over 700 meetings taking place between Sugro’s members and suppliers, the networking event showcased a wide range of high-quality products and cutting-edge industry innovations. Attendees were introduced to the latest products, technologies, and valuable insights. Significant business was secured during the event, positioning the group for another year of impressive double-digit growth.
The two-day event commenced with a Business Conference, featuring compelling keynote speeches from Sugro’s leadership team, outlining the group’s key initiatives and highlighting its strategic accomplishments over the past year as well as many fantastic industry experts such as James Bielby from the FWD, Tom Fender from TWC Group, Blonnie Whist from Lumina Intelligence, Brain McCowie from Trustkeys, George Robinson from So Sweet and Matt Bromley from Monster Energy.
The highlight of the event was the Sugro Member Anniversary Awards, where excellence in wholesale was recognised. Congratulations to the following members on achieving a huge milestone:
North West Wholesale Ltd celebrated their 10th anniversary. C & S Distributions celebrated their 20th anniversary. Becsco Ltd celebrated their 25th anniversary.
Youings Wholesale Ltd celebrated their 140th anniversary.
Emma Senior, Managing Director at Sugro UK commented: “Our Networking Event is one of the highlights of our Calendar. With an increase of attendees and meeting numbers each year, it is fantastic to see so many members and suppliers engaging in fantastic business conversations. It was our biggest ‘Speed Dating’ session to date. Thank you to all of those who attended, our speakers and the Head Office team behind the scenes who work tirelessly to pull it all together.”
Yulia Petitt, Head of Commercial & Marketing added: “We were exceptionally pleased with a high level of attendance and participation where all attendees had many opportunities to interact, network and drive the business forward. The performance of the group has been exceptional over the past few years with the current year to date growth of +12% YOY and with substantial multimillion turnover business done on the day of the networking event, I believe that the group is set for another successful year of growth.”
* Voted No.1 Buying Group in recent Advantage Group Survey.
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