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NABMA is pleased to launch its industry awards for 2022.

NABMA is delighted to announce that Market Place will be the principal NABMA sponsor, for 2022/23. 

Market Place, is well known in the market industry as an innovative and exciting family of independent companies that delivers a comprehensive markets and events service. Market Place have a long history of support and partnership with NABMA.

Market Place Managing Director Allan Hartwell confirmed “We are delighted to extend our partnership with NABMA. Market Place shares the same values as NABMA and we are a long established brand in the national and international market industry”.

“The Market Place team have a wealth of experience not only in operating local authority markets, speciality market and events, but also in the design, regeneration and delivery of large scale redevelopment projects. With proven expertise in all facets of the market industry, Market Place offers a complete service that fully supports the needs of the client”.

Market Place can provide services such as consultancy, business planning, interim management, research and a range other services on wider town centre matters including redevelopment of retail.

NABMA Chief Executive David Preston said “NABMA is delighted to announce Market Place as our principal sponsor for the next 12 months The company is a leading player in providing quality supplies to the market industry and has worked alongside NABMA for many years providing invaluable support to our membership. They have been a pathfinder and the leading supplier of professional specialist events in the UK for many years that have received numerous accolades and awards.”

“As markets come out of the pandemic, and are recognized for the influence they can have on local regeneration, then Market Place can help in providing support and solutions for a wide range of market related issues”.

You can find out more about Market Place via their website Home – Market Place Europe or contact Allan Hartwell allan@mpel.co.uk

Since 2011, NABMA have carried out surveys of the country’s retail markets to record year-on-year changes – the Retail Markets Survey (RMS).

This year, the RMS has been reviewed and improved to include a greater depth and breadth of impact measurements.

This survey is open to operators of retail markets and non-traditional retail markets, such as operators of specialist events, including fairs, festivals, concerts, shows and fetes.

Findings will be published online in September and your support in completing this survey is extremely important to us.

The survey will take approximately 10 to 15 minutes to complete. If you have any questions or comments when you’re progressing through the survey, feel free to email colin.wolstenholme@bradford.gov.uk