From the 7th to the 9th of October, Fluid celebrated its 2022 annual conference and awards dinner at The Celtic Manor Resort in the beautiful Welsh countryside.

 

This year’s conference was all about Growing Together. The team celebrated this through an excellent supplier showcase, as well as the coveted Great Gatsby-themed awards dinner.

 

Miles Lovegrove, Fluid’s Managing Director, gave his eagerly anticipated keynote address Saturday afternoon, focusing on defining your operating rhythm. It was a succinct look at Fluid’s 2030 vision. He went on to announce that Fluid had planted nearly 50,000 trees through their A Tree With Every Order campaign. On the following Monday, Fluid reached this milestone.

 

Miles congratulated the team, saying, “Being a Certified B Corporation means that Fluid has a sustainable and social purpose where its priorities and activities align with its values and ethics.”

 

John Walker, Fluid’s Commercial Director, adds, “ We want to ensure we always embody being exceptional people, not only for ourselves but for our clients and suppliers, too.”

 

To celebrate Growing Together over the previous year, the Fluid 2022 Family & Friends award winners are as follows:

 

Customer Service Team of the Year – Pinpoint

Finance Team of the Year –  CHX

Best Marketing Support – PF Concept

Fluid Futures Leader – WCM&A

Deadline Champion – Laltex Group

Account Manager of the Year – Sophie Kelembeck – XD Connects

Specialist Supplier of the Year – Juniper

Supplier of the Year – XD Connects

 

Paul Maye from XD Connects said: “I just wanted to say congratulations to you and the whole team on a fantastic and well-organised (again) conference over the weekend. We are delighted and honoured to receive the Supplier of the Year award and Sophie is over the moon to receive Account Manager of the Year so thanks to everyone at Fluid.”

 

A big congratulations to all who won.

 

From the Fluid Family, the winners are:

 

Bright Beginnings Award – Nicola Grant

Company Values Award – Nicki White

Learning & Development Award – Tommy Wills

Most Profitable Sales Person – Vicki Crosby (Global & Strat) & Josh Bristow (Online)

Support Hero – Dan Avery

Sales Hero – Kevin Wickett

Team Awesome – Sales

Stand Out Moment of the Year – Booking.com onboarding team

Special Achievement Award – Finance – Special mention to Jo Mitchelmore

Inspirational Leader of the Year – Marc Barbery

Pinnacle Award – Bronte Creary

 

Matt Pluckrose at Desktop Ideas congratulated the team: “What a professional, enjoyable, and fun event over the weekend – massive well done to all the organising team!”

 

Jamie Lawson from DTB added, “A massive thank you to you both and the Fluid Family for such an awesome weekend. Great to see you all and have a good old catch-up, the Fluid Conference weekend is one of my favourites and never disappoints and this year was no exception. It was great to see so many embrace the Great Gatsby theme.”

 

Thanks again to all the suppliers and teams that made the 2022 conference one of the best ones yet.

Published on: October 19th, 2022