Amy Southall

The inaugural annual RTITB Partner Conference, exclusively for RTITB accredited organisations, took place on Wednesday 21st January 2015 at the Birmingham Crowne Plaza. We welcomed members to a day of seminars and presentations from some leading market professionals.

An event aimed to show RTITB’s dedication to working together in partnership with our accredited organisations, we want to help them and, ultimately, their customers, to heighten safety.

Through a series of… Show more

The inaugural annual RTITB Partner Conference, exclusively for RTITB accredited organisations, took place on Wednesday 21st January 2015 at the Birmingham Crowne Plaza. We welcomed members to a day of seminars and presentations from some leading market professionals.

An event aimed to show RTITB’s dedication to working together in partnership with our accredited organisations, we want to help them and, ultimately, their customers, to heighten safety.

Through a series of presentations and workshops, the event presented the opportunity for these select companies to network with fellow RTITB accredited organisations who are pursuing the same goals. RTITB also share insider knowledge on its business plans.

The conference programme from the event:
09.45 - 10.00 Registration and coffee
10.00 - 10.45 Welcome and Vision - Laura Nelson, RTITB Operations Director
10.45 - 11.00 Why What You Do Is Important - Andrew Wetters, HSE
11.00 - 11.15 The Journey to Success - Richard Dainty, Peter Hird & Sons
11.15 - 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 - 12.00 Practical Tools to Market your Training - Nik Webb, Molokini Marketing
12.00 - 12.30 The Power of Referrals - How to Grow Your Sales Without Big Marketing Budgets - Peter Swanson, Cranfield University
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30 - 14.30 Secrets of Success - Nicola Cook (award winning entrepreneur and best selling author)
14.30 - 14.40 Break
14.40 - 15.10 Annuity Business - Laura Nelson, RTITB Operations Director
15.10 - 15.25 Launch of Partner Achievement Award - How you can win a luxury holiday for two
15.25 - 15.30 Feedback and event close
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The RTITB Operator of the Year competition was established in 2008 out of a desire to recognise and reward health and safety success in the lift truck operation field.

The competition represents a key opportunity for employers and RTITB accredited training organisations to prove their commitment to safe, efficient, correctly trained lift truck operators.