GIMA's 'Buyer Connect' scheme - designed to bring buyers and sellers together - was one of the big hits at Glee.
The scheme - a kind of speed dating for exhibitors - was oversubscribed well before the show opened and there was a waiting list for 10-minute slots with buyers, spread over two hours adjacent to Hall 5's Innovation Zone
GIMA strictly enforced the 10-minute rule - and encouraged a brisk turnround between appointments.
Buyers taking part included: Steve Guy (Dobbies), Neil Fishlock (Decco), David Yardley and Allan Wilson (Klondyke Group). Gerrard Smith (Garden Centre On Line), Simon Moore (Wilkinson Stores), Richard Pennell (Future Marketing Group), Sandy Parker (Notcutts Garden Centres), Michelle de Lavis-Travis (Choice Marketing) and David Gillespie (Homebase).
