The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) is to host a Meet The Buyer(MTB) day with Home Hardware Southwest.
The event with the dealer-owned wholesaler will take place on January 21 at the Aztec West Hotel near Bristol.

Home Hardware boasts more than 400 members, including independent hardware retailers, housewares shops, cook shops, ironmongers and garden centres. The company provides national distribution from its two distribution centres at Barnstaple and Bedford.

Its five-strong buying team will cover all categories from housewares and small domestic appliances, to laundry, DIY, hardware to gardening. The brief from BHETA to suppliers is to focus on innovation. Participating suppliers will be allocated an appointment of up to 25 minutes with the relevant buyer for a maximum of two people. Suppliers will also be given a presentation template to ensure that the limited time is put to maximum use.

BHETA home enhancement sector director Will Jones commented: "This is a unique opportunity for potential suppliers and, as such, is sure to attract a big response. There will also be a limit to the number of people that can be accommodated on the day and I therefore urge interested suppliers to contact BHETA as soon as possible with a view to confirming the category or categories of interest."

Interested parties should contact BHETA on 0121 237 1130 or email wj@bheta.co.uk, pg@bheta.co.uk or nab@bheta.co.uk as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.