Chief Executive Adam Tyler explained: “There are different expos which cover different aspects of the commercial finance industry, but none which get representatives from all the sectors under one roof. This is an ideal opportunity for commercial brokers to get to meet with lenders and funders who are still active in the market and still looking to work with brokers.”

The event has grown from the extremely successful ‘Meet the Patrons’ networking days that the Association has held over the last three years. These were informal ‘expo’ with the emphasis very much on meeting and talking. It’s hoped that this same ethos will carry through to this larger event.

“We’re hoping that underwriters will be available to discuss individual cases. I am especially delighted that only two weeks after we launched to our Patrons, we have 18 exhibitors signed up to attend. We hope to attract around 500 delegates for the day and anyone who works within the commercial finance industry would be more than welcome to come along.

“The negative headlines have outweighed the good for some time now – but we wanted to do something to prove that the broker market was still alive and there are still lenders who support brokers – even in these tough times. The market has been tough for the last couple of years, so this is really something which we hope will help to kick start confidence and instill more of a feel good factor than we’ve had of late.”

The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) was established in 1992 in response to the growing incidence of fraud. The NACFB is the national trade body for brokers who arrange finance for businesses. NACFB members work across the whole commercial finance sector and operate in areas such as commercial mortgages, leasing and asset finance and vehicle finance.

The NACFB works to encourage best practice in a largely unregulated sector of the market. These standards are published within an industry recognised Code of Practice and have been adopted by an increasing number of commercial finance, lease and motor vehicle finance brokers.

To find out more and register go to: http://www.commercialfinanceexpo.co.uk/