The NACFB’s Commercial Finance Expo (CFE) is now open for bookings.

The seventh annual expo will take place from 9.30am on 15 June.

The trade body is back at the Pavilion at Birmingham’s NEC this year, extending the space available. There will again be a full-size Conference Theatre and a marquee-style Business lounge, as well a new feature allowing visitors to ‘Meet the Experts’.

Adam Tyler, CEO of the NACFB, said: “We have once again been overwhelmed with interest from our 132 lenders, so exhibitors need to register soon while some stands are still available – we have been taking bookings since the morning of the last CFE.

“We will be looking to raise and participate in discussions of the new regulatory environment under the FCA, and to highlight the funding choices available through our brokers, in a year when we intend to involve all patrons and members very closely with the services we provide and the actions we take to work with existing regulation.

“Last year we had more than one hundred lenders and at one point there were 1700 commercial finance professionals all under one roof. It really underlines the NACFB’s key message that ‘funding is out there’. We’ll have a greater press presence, and a wider spread of exhibitors, than any of the previous six CFEs. The early signs are that attendance figures will exceed the record set last year. The atmosphere on the day is always incredible and the majority of our exhibitors return year after year.

“The champagne reception on the evening of 14 June is now firmly established as the perfect informal build-up to the main event.”