Trade activity across our membership has shifted noticeably in the last two years. Where professional services once dominated introductions, the strongest current flows are in logistics, health technology and hospitality.
Logistics operators in our network are consolidating routes between the UK, the Gulf and South Asia, and are increasingly buying rather than partnering — several members have completed acquisitions after meeting at a conference.
In health technology, the pattern is different: clinical members are validating products built by our technology members, which shortens the path from prototype to procurement considerably.
Hospitality remains the most internationally minded strand of the network, with members opening properties and franchises across three continents and recruiting management through the same rooms.