Local businesses given chance to get on board with East Midlands Airport
Local businesses are being given the opportunity to enter lucrative supply chains connected to East Midlands Airport at a special event next week.
A limited number of spaces are still available for the airport’s Meet the Buyers event, which provides access to a selection of more than 25 supply chain decision makers looking to place contracts with SMEs in the East Midlands. The airport is a significant driver of jobs and growth in the region, with 7,800 people working across the airport site and supporting a further 42,800 jobs in the UK economy.
Taking place at the Radisson Blu Hotel at the airport on Thursday 21 May, the roadshow follows the inaugural event in 2024 which landed deals estimated to be worth £1.9m. It gives local firms face-to-face opportunities to pitch their goods and services to a range of businesses. As well as the airport’s parent company MAG, this includes Atkins Realis, bam, Galliford Try, Lagan Aviation & Infrastructure, De Montfort University, Bethell, Fado, HSS, M Group, Olivetti Group, Allied Infrastructure, Amco Giffen, Volker Fitzpatrick, WH Good, Whitehouse Construction and Airport Integrated Services.
The event comes as East Midlands Airport - the airport of choice for 4m people every year and the UK’s number one express air cargo hub - grows its cargo operation, welcoming seven new cargo carriers last year and seeing cargo handling companies set up new and larger facilities to deal with the extra demand. This is ahead of long-term development plans which will facilitate a predicted doubling in demand for its cargo services. The airport is also in the middle of a £120m investment programme to upgrade facilities throughout the airport to improve the customer experience, as well as driving forward with plans to expand its passenger route network.
Marcella M’Rabety, Group Head of Social Sustainability at MAG, said: “The Meet the Buyers events we’ve held at all three of our airports have proved to be highly successful, bringing together major buyers in our supply chains to connect with the relevant businesses in the areas we serve.
“It provides the introduction for meaningful business relationships and boosts the benefit of our airports to their local economies. There is a strong and growing supply chain connected to East Midlands Airport’s significant cargo operation, as well the passenger side of the business.”
Further information and how to register for the remaining appointments is available here: https://www.eastmidlandsmtb.co.uk/