The 2017 NMBS Exhibition will be held at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on Wednesday 5th April. PBM takes a look at what merchants can expect from the hugely popular and influential show.
The NMBS Exhibition has become one of the marquee events on the merchant calendar. The emphasis is strongly placed on trading with merchant visitors able to capitalise on a number of on-the-day exclusive deals, however the value of meeting and interacting with suppliers and merchant peers alike cannot be overstated and ensures that being ‘sent to Coventry’ will undoubtedly be a worthwhile endeavour.
Last year’s show was recognised as the biggest and best in its near fifty year history. The event attracted 906 merchant visitors — the exhibition’s highest ever figure — whilst in excess of 250 NMBS suppliers took advantage of the opportunity to appear at the show, with all exhibitors offering additional rebate as well as incentives such as spot buy opportunities to encourage trading.
Visitors were also able to benefit from further discounts and deals, as well as free product giveaways thanks to initiatives like the ever-popular NMBS Voucher Book. All told, the 2016 Exhibition broke records for both the number and the value of orders placed on the day.
To help attract NMBS members onto their stands, many suppliers had gone to particularly impressive lengths. Hand tool manufacturer, the Ox Group enlisted the help of a sand sculptor whilst visitors to the Artificial Grass stand were able to meet footballing legend, England World Cup winner Gordon Banks.
NMBS MD Chris Hayward said at the time: “Every year the NMBS Exhibition continues to surpass expectation and we’re delighted that this year’s event has maintained that tradition. We’ve had highly positive feedback from both our members and suppliers with most exhibitors commenting on how consistently busy they were from the moment the doors opened to when the show closed.”
Indicative of the view from supplier exhibitors, AWMS Commercial Director John Coe commented: “The NMBS show is one of the main trade events of the year for the merchant sector and our team will be in full force to welcome visitors onto our stand. The show is a fantastic opportunity to update existing and prospective customers about our market leading products and do business on the spot!”
For more information on the2017 NMBS Exhibition visit www.nmbs-exhibition.co.uk
