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Subcontractor Connect has a long-standing history as a quality matchmaking event within the manufacturing industry. The matchmaking event Subcontractor Connect has been arranged at the Subcontractor fair for 15 years. In other words, it's a well established event that attracts exhibitors as well as visitors at the fair.

Last year, the event was yet another great success! Companies from 26 countries attended over 400 meetings! A majority of the participants estimate that their meetings will lead to business agreements.

Some of the purchasing companies that participated previous years are Volvo Cars, Scania, CERN, Trelleborg Industrial Solutions, Fläkt Woods, SKF, IKEA of Sweden AB, Northvolt, Autoliv Sverige AB and others. 

Quotes from previous participants;

“Great organisation and very effective way to connect with other companies”.

“We met buyers from very interesting companies who showed interest for our offering.”

“Very well organised meetings. Good participation of Suppliers and buyers. B2B meetings was very useful as we had a wide range of customers to select from and all the meetings turned out to be positive for us.”

“We have already received an NDA and we are very happy with the outcomes of the meetings.”

”It’s a great opportunity for us to be even more efficient with the time and to meet more potential suppliers without spending time on travel. Our experience is that we can come quite far in the discussions online and that we quickly start talking business.” Krzysztof Michel, Senior Vice President, Group Sourcing, Fortaco Group.

Read full article with Mr. Krzysztof Michel here, who participated in Subcontractor Connect 2020.