13th & 14th October 2025
Radisson Blu Hotel Manchester Airport
Radisson Blu Hotel Manchester Airport
28th & 29th April 2026
Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted
Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted
The presentation will cover why embedding sustainable practices is critical to future success, the business benefits it offers, and practical steps to successfully begin that journey to net zero. Leading to what a credible pathway looks like, with a couple of examples of businesses in the FM sector who are already embracing sustainability and are now seeing the long-term value of positioning themselves as industry leaders.
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Alan has been a sustainability entrepreneur for the past 18 years. Having established a carbon management consultancy in 2006, Alan has been lucky enough to work with many early adopters and industry leaders across a wide range of industries. In 2022 he co-founded Neutral Carbon Zone with an exceptional team of talented colleagues to create a tech-enabled solution for managing organisational, operational and supply-chain emissions, to take motivated clients on their journey to net zero.
Jim will look at good practice in the management of work-related road risk along with the latest free resources from the award-winning National Highways Driving for Better Business programme.
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Jim has held a number of senior roles within the Freight Transport Association (now known as Logistics UK) for over 30 years, prior to joining the Driving for Better Business Programme. His roles have included private and public sector, including General Manager of Membership Relations and Sector Head for Retail & Manufacturing at the FTA, being both a member of the Business Board and Senior Commercial teams. Previously he was at Nottinghamshire County Council as a Technical officer in the Highways & Transportation team.
A keynote on how to nurture a winning mindset through raising awareness. A practical session that leaves you with some key strategies to improve your business and performance immediately.
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With over 30 years of experience in sales leadership, training, and coaching, Eddie is a charismatic business leader passionate about transforming teams and organisations. Specialising in Emotional Intelligence, Eddie helps companies, leaders and teams foster a winning mindset, aligning goals with actionable strategies to drive peak performance. Known for his practical, engaging approach, he blends real-world experience with proven techniques to deliver immediate results. Eddie’s dynamic keynotes inspire audiences to raise self-awareness, build resilience, and unlock their full potential, leaving them equipped with strategies to improve business performance and achieve lasting success.
Product-specific rules of origin criteria in free trade agreements determine whether access to preferential tariffs may be applied. This seminar will provide insight into overseas manufacturing and procurement strategy and tariff-relief.
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Alinea is a term derived from Latin, meaning “a new train of thought.” Holly Piggott joined Alinea Customs as director in 2019. Alinea Customs are a UK customs brokerage and international trade consultancy that provides customs clearance and advisory across all aspects of UK customs compliance and practice. She holds an LLM in International Corporate and Commercial Law from The Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College and is a regular editorial contributor to Trade Finance Global.
A Case Study of the Supply Chain Planning Project at Carrington Textiles. Carrington Textiles are a global workwear textile manufacturer who decided to implement a Supply Chain Planning suite of software with sofco Ltd. This is the story of this project with a focus on balancing success and stress
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Jonathan Ogg is a Senior Consultant at sofco who specialises in working with Food and Consumer Packaged Goods, Specialist Retail and General Manufacturing customers. His role is mainly working in the Pre-Sales Environment, but he has also spent a significant amount of time on Project Delivery with customers such as Liz Earle, Signet Jewelers and Carrington Textiles. Prior to joining sofco in Jonathan worked for over 18 years in a similar roles for Supply Chain Planning and ERP vendors and before that spent 17 years working in industry in different roles in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management.