10 EVENTS Technology Reseller and PrintIT Reseller magazines’ inaugural European networking event in the Italian ski resort of Sauze d’Oulx went down a storm. By Ethan White bookings for the inaugural trip. This eclectic group met at Gatwick early in the morning for a short flight to Turin. After checking in at our hotel, the socialising began. First up, we had to get the formalities of ski hire etc. out of the way. Then we split everyone up into groups for the ubiquitous quiz, which saw our very own Neil Trim evolve into Bamber Gascoigne! The evening very quickly descended into chaos as everyone’s competitive spirits kicked in. Overall, it was really good fun, despite a highly contentious tie-breaker being argued over late into the night. Apart from two days of epic skiing in incredible conditions, what really struck us was the number of different and wideranging business discussions this group had. Not only were there opportunities to learn from some very senior professionals and expand personal and professional networks, the high point was having the opportunity to start conversations with new people, which opened up so much potential for companies from very different IT disciplines to do future business together. For many, it wasn’t the conversations they knew they were going to have that made this trip so memorable, but the unexpected ones. You don’t get this from a quick coffee at an exhibition or a visit to a customer’s office. It takes sitting and talking with industry colleagues and peers over a few days in a non-office-based environment. This European Networking Event is now firmly embedded in the calendar and we are already planning for 2025. A big thank you to all those who came along and trusted us to put on a good show. And a special shout out to Knight Corporate Finance and IP Netix respectively for sponsoring the wine at dinner and picking up the tab for lunch on the first day. We’re delighted that everyone who joined us this year are keen to repeat the experience next year! If you would like to join us on the piste in 2025, please get in touch via email, [email protected], to register your interest and secure your place! A copier reseller, a fibre specialist, an IT recruitment head and a hardware distributor walk into a bar…. No, it’s not the reworking of an old joke, but the very start of a brand new outing for Kingswood Tech Events. In late February, over 40 intrepid adventurers placed their lives in the hands of the PrintIT Reseller and Technology Reseller team for four days of networking and fun in the Italian ski resort of Sauze d’Oulx. Back in the spring of 2023, we thought it would be a great idea to organise a skiing/ networking trip. The format was simple: get channel professionals on a ski lift, then in a bar, then in a restaurant, and you have the recipe for a successful networking event. We tentatively booked hotel accommodation for 17 people and very quickly realised we had massively underestimated how well our idea would be received and the number of resellers, vendors and distributors who would want to attend. In the end, we had a total of 41 A fantastic industry getaway! 26th FEB 29th FEB •SKI CLUB NETWORK• Companies in attendance: n Blabbermouth Marketing n FuseGenie n Henley Executive n Voiceflex n ProVu Communications Ltd n F One Technologies Ltd n Zerographic Systems n Toshiba Tec UK n Carritech Limited n PCL Direct Group n ABC Managed Services n Data Direct Thames Valley Ltd n Vorboss n GetCrisp n Nuvem Solutions n Gigabit Networks n Giacom n Stitch AI n Waterloo Business Management n Avalon Events n Converged Comms n Knight Corporate Finance n IP Netix n Navigate Digital n PRAGMA 01732 759725
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