The BCMPA, the Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics, will shine a spotlight on the growing importance of third-party partnerships and celebrate a new generation of entrepreneurs at The Contract Pack and Fulfilment Show, co-located with Packaging Innovations and Empack.
Taking place at the NEC Birmingham on 11–12 February, the event will showcase the value of outsourcing across contract packing, fulfilment, and logistics, while highlighting innovation and collaboration within the sector. A key feature of the show will be the final of the “Pitch the Co-Packers” competition, which brings together emerging co-packing businesses to present their ideas and capabilities to industry professionals. In addition, the BCMPA hospitality stand will serve as a central hub for visitors, offering practical, hands-on guidance for brand owners and manufacturers on how to identify, evaluate, and select the right outsourcing partners to support their business growth.
Emma Verkaik, CEO of the BCMPA, expressed: “The event will highlight how our community is developing and the positive influence BCMPA members are making on their consumers. Third-party producers, packers, and logistics providers can unlock the true capability of a successful product launch. Critical production scale-up happens thanks to partnership across the supply chain.”
At the heart of the event will be the BCMPA’s hospitality stand. Visitors can fulfil exhibiting BCMPA members face-to-face and view live demos of the Association’s online search platform. Featuring over 200 member industries, the BCMPA website search service helps businesses find tailored options to fulfil their exact outsourcing requirements, by service, sector, and even quality certification.
Exhibiting BCMPA members at the show will be: Alexir; ALS Labelling Solutions; Food Nutrition Partners; Charles Kendall; Colorites; ESL Studio; Complete Co-Packing Services; Expac; Glowcroft; Premier Labellers; Granby Marketing; Integrated Packing Services; Lemonpath; Lyte Packaging; Mibelle, Prism eLogistics; PHL Group, Poppypac; The Finishing Line; VPac Packaging; Universal Flexible Packaging; WeFill; and WePack.
The show will observe the final of the newly introduced Pitch the Co-Packers, a Dragons’ Den style competition, which will be judged on the second day, and exemplifies the importance of working with the right farm out partner, giving ambitious start-ups an exclusive opportunity to connect directly with the UK’s top contract packing, producing, and fulfilment specialists. The contestants will be able to hear live feedback from judges, offering them a practical bridge between notions and execution, where founders can pitch live, engage in open discussions, receive skillful feedback, and start conversations that could shape the future of their brands.
Emma Verkaik added, “Pitch the Co-Packers validates the importance of partnership. It will also give the winner a valuable opportunity to take advantage of industry expertise. There is an exciting new group of innovative and entrepreneurial talent, and the BCMPA must support this across a series of markets.”
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