More than 600 business people from across Coventry and Warwickshire made a regional trade expo the biggest yet.
The Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce staged its Business & Trade Expo at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre off the Fosse Way.
And more than 150 exhibitors were joined by another 500 visitors to the event which helps companies across the area to network and make new contacts with the aim of doing business together.
As well as the exhibition, the Chamber staged seminars and break-out sessions around the shape of the regional economy, an international trade expert session, a Business is Good for Women lunch and a ‘get social’ social media workshop.
Peter Burns, the president of the Chamber, opened the event at 10am and spent five hours meeting businesses. He said it had been a huge success.
“It is great to come to events such as this where I get to meet such a diverse range of businesses and business people,” said Peter.
“Just walking round our expo, I get to meet all of the people with the energy and the desire to grow their own companies and, in doing so, they grow our economy too.
“That’s what the expo is all about – getting more companies in our area doing business together – so to have more than 600 people here was fantastic.
“The event just continues to grow and it just means we have to find new ways of making the next one even bigger and better.”