London Stansted Airport’s annual ‘Meet the Buyers’ business event has surpassed its previous success, generating over £9.3 million in sales for businesses who attended, a 95% increase on the previous year’s event.
The event welcomed 280 businesses from the East of England and London, ranging from small start-ups right through to larger companies, who attended in the hope of securing deals with nearly 50 organisations, including National Express, London Stansted Airport, Uttlesford District Council, HSS Hire, University of Essex and the NHS.
In total, since 2011 London Stansted Meet the Buyers has generated just under £22 million worth of business.
The 2018 London Stansted Meet the Buyers event will take place at the Radisson Blu Hotel on 1 November 2018. A number of buyers have already signed up including LPL Construction, University of East London, Cambridgeshire County Council and ISS.