32nd Beer & Trades Exhibition

Friday April 19, 2024 - 1pm-5pm
Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool

Hundreds of licensed clubs from across the UK are heading to Blackpool this week for the annual Beer & Trades Exhibition to meet suppliers for a busy day of networking.

The annual exhibition, run by the Club & Institute Union (CIU) showcases every element of licensed club life whilst retaining a traditional and informal ‘networking-pie-and-pint' atmosphere. Held the day before the CIU's AGM, this represents the most important get-together of the Union's affiliated clubs during 2024.

Want to get involved? Call the team on 01753 272022.

EXHIBITORS AT THE 2024 EXHIBITION INCLUDE:

TNT Sports

TNT Sports is looking forward to joining clubs at Blackpool again, where they'll be highlighting great sporting action coming up for the club screens. Plus: Free marketing materials and special offers with drinks partner Budweiser Brewing Group.

Dransfields

CIU Preferred Supplier Dransfields is back again as a key exhibitor, ready to keep visitors entertained with its Speed Pool competition, Spotlight BeBop Music Bingo & the ever popular Spotlight Play Your Cards Right . PLUS: TVs & prizes to win during the day!

Greene King

CIU Preferred Supplier Greene King has over 200 years of brewing award-winning beers. It offers a one-stop-shop delivery service across beers, wines, spirits & soft drinks & more. The team look forward to meeting clubs on April 19.

at the Beer & Trades Exhibition.

Club Control

Club Control looks forward to greeting clubs in Blackpool. One of the UK’s largest national providers of custom management products & software solutions to the club sector, it has a combined industry experience of 50+ years.

Higos

CIU Preferred Insurance Supplier Higos will share advice, including access to its Health and Safety Risk Management portal, helping clubs to stay up to date with changes to safety legislations and any current issues.

Club Journal

Meet the team from Club Journal, the Union’s monthly magazine, bringing you news from the branches, club profiles, industry updates, NEC news & competitions. Plus: Visit the stand to view the new Club Journal website.

Pukka Pies

The good folk at Pukka Pies will be serving up some of their most popular pies to hungry visitors. To offer hot Pukka pies with ease at any venue, Pukka’s Heater Package includes a tabletop oven unit that heats pies from frozen to ready-to-serve in under 2 hours. The package is available direct from Pukka at £299 + VAT and comes with 36 free pies and a branded POS kit with everything you need to start serving right away.

Card Industry Professionals

CIU Preferred Supplier Card Industry Professionals (CIP) was established in 2017, to provide merchants with tailored solutions for in-venue and online payments. The CIP team looks forward to discussing your club’s needs.

Pure Purchasing

CIU Preferred Supplier Pure Purchasing is an independent purchasing consultancy, helping clubs to grow their business by securing

savings on areas ranging from utilities to food and drink.

CAMRA

Campaigning for community clubs & pubs is at the heart of CAMRA, helping to ensure that venues stay open & thrive, from campaigning against closures to lobbying Government to take action on business rates.

Ace Furniture

ACE Furniture is a family business with over 40 years’ experience in manufacturing both fixed and loose furniture, using traditional methods to ensure the furniture is built to last. It has worked with the CIU for over 20 years.

Praxis Play

Praxis Play is an easy, intuitive digital raffle solution to help raise money for memberships, associations and good causes. It can be fully branded with club logos and colours, designed to look and feel just like your business.

Arena Racing Company

The Arena Racing Company (ARC) is looking forward to sharing news on special offers for CIU affiliated clubs and their members, as well as details of what's on and when, from horse racing to dog racing.

BOC Sureserve

BOC Sureserve provides trusted gas systems for reliable beer gas and drinks dispense gas. They'll be at Blackpool to discuss systems that meet club needs and to explain the company's mixed beer gas products.

Crystals

Crystal & Sons was founded in 1991 and now

supplies clubs in the North East with a range of goods, including bingo books and machines, Club Payment cards, raffle books, lottery tickets and machines and wristbands.

rijo 42

rijo42 is a leading supplier of commercial coffee machines, coffee beans and coffee ingredients. Proud of its service, products & heritage, it has been supplying equipment, ingredients and accessories since 1989.