Warehouse premises to let in Bristol happy to see exhibition success

More than 500 delegates and 100 businesses were at Ashton Gate yesterday making connections that will hopefully lead to new orders and relationships. A good result that Central Park, the warehouse premises to let in Bristol, was pleased to see.

The Bristol Business Exhibition, the regular biggest event of its kind in the city, provides an opportunity for the owners of businesses, from restaurants to hairdressers, to find the professional services they need, such as web design, social media, marketing, accountants, venues and more.

Organiser and show founder, Neil Kinnerly, said the event had gone well. ”We’ve had more people through the door,” he said. “I’ve gained some good leads for my business, so hopefully that will be the same for everyone else, too. The feedback has been very positive.” Exhibitors agreed. Henry Burgess, sales director at Global ECM Solutions, said: “Today has gone well. There haven’t been huge numbers of people all day, but the people who have come have been good quality.”

He added that the event was as much about brand awareness as making sales for his firm. That was a message echoed by Simon Page, sales manager at the Radisson Blu hotel in Broad Quay. ”It is mainly about brand awareness for us,” he said, but added: “Many of the exhibitors are businesses who will in stay in hotels for overnight stays or book meetings, so we probably get more business from the other exhibitors than the delegates.”

International balloonist Don Cameron was guest speaker at the event, talking about how he started in businesses. Daughter and Cameron Balloons director, Hannah Cameron, said the day had been “really useful”, with great networking opportunities for the company.

The next exhibition takes place on September 30.

Source: Bristol Post