Facilities Management Association

 

18^th October 2012 from 12.30pm

At Sketchley Grange, Sketchley Lane, Burbage, Hinckley, Leics LE10 3HU

 

 The October AVA Business day, sponsored by Huhtamaki, is an event that you cannot afford to miss if you want to grow your business. Keynote speakers are: Lucy Jeynes, MD of Larch Consulting who will be speaking about successful tendering. Dee Clayton, Marketing Director for the Association for NLP CIC explaining how to communicate clearly. Neil Whittall, Commercial and Contracts Director at Huhtamaki. Kevin Moorhouse, MD of Believe Ltd, speaking about ‘getting to where the passion is’, not leading with your product (to avoid talking yourself out of the sale) and ensuring you recognise, or create, the need for your product in your customer. In addition the Carbon Trust will be on hand to discuss the hidden cost of carbon in our vending solutions, as well as advising us on our goals to become carbon neutral. This is a challenging goal and the Carbon Trust will host a session looking at what it really entails to become carbon neutral and what the timescales for such a venture could be.

 

The Business day is all about raising the bar, both in the way we deal with our customers and also in the way we work as a group of companies. In addition to the sessions outlined above, there will also be the opportunity to take part in an open discussion with a panel of experts. The evening session will include a Casino night with roulette, blackjack, craps, poker and slot machines; an excellent opportunity to network and have some fun. Included in the ticket price, you will enjoy: Afternoon of thought-provoking ideas, Lunch on arrival,  Light refreshments during the afternoon, Drinks reception, 3 course dinner with drinks, Evening entertainment.

 

Social Networking, carbon footprints, communication skills – all may seem like buzzwords, the truth is, though, they are more than that and tendering organisations are more and more looking for elements of sustainability in the tenders they receive. This Business Day will give you the tools you need to show that your product offering is sustainable.