Refresh for Northampton Market Following a consultation with traders and NABMA, Northampton Market is getting an overhaul to brighten the market and make it a more attractive environment for traders and shoppers. The work began last month and is due to be completed mid-October. It will include widening the east aisle of the market and…

NABMA Annual Conference 2017 Stratford-upon-Avon was again the setting for this year’s industry conference. We report on the conference highlights; including speakers, the prestigious awards and the changeover of Chief Executive. One of the highlights of the NABMA Annual Conference is the Blanchere Illuminations Gala Awards Dinner, which celebrates the people that have made significant…

It will soon be time to hand over the reins and NABMA will have a new Chief Executive. It has been a great honour to have been NABMA’s Chief Executive for thirteen years and in that time, I believe we have seen some significant changes that provide the markets industry with optimism going forward. I…

NABMA appoints new Chief Executive Hilary Paxman has been appointed to succeed Graham Wilson as NABMA’s Chief Executive Hilary has a long career in the Civil Service, working first at the heart of Government in the Cabinet Office where she worked closely with Ministers on key policy challenges of the day, including social exclusion, better…

NABMA Announce new CEO We are pleased to announce that Hilary Paxman has been appointed to succeed Graham Wilson as the Chief Executive of NABMA. Hilary joins us following a long career in the Civil Service, employed first at the heart of Government in the Cabinet Office where she worked closely with Ministers on key policy challenges…

nabma – the voice of markets   I write this article as the voting for Britain’s Favourite Market has finished and the judging is about to take place. We have had another fantastic competition with around 125,000 votes cast for Britain’s Favourite Market and some wonderful markets represented in all sections of The Great British…

Britain’s best award for food fest Bolton Food and Drink Festival has scooped a coveted national award for having the best food market in the country. The festival won the ‘Best Food Market’ category at the British Market of the Year Awards in Birmingham today (Thursday, January 26). The competition is organised by the National…

NABMA Diploma in Market Administration Markets are brilliant for learning about business The management skills gained from operating a retail market are perfect for managing other commercial portfolios. Warrington’s exiting Market Manager, Stephen Pickering, says he has noticed a lot of market managers do not realise the wealth of experience they have already obtained through…

NABMA News Last month I focused on the NABMA Annual Conference and particularly the award winners from Conference. This month I want to pick out some of the important issues that we highlighted at Conference. The Conference opened with a excellent presentation from Simon Quin, of the Institute of Place Management, who used examples from…

The theme of this year’s NABMA Conference is “Maximising Your Market Asset” and we have a wide variety of speakers who will be talking about how they go about achieving this objective for the benefit of their markets. Of course you can adopt this approach in respect of any aspect of your markets management and…

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