Five City Supply Chain business support projects, including the Meet the Buyers event, have been funded by the City of London Corporation in response to the recommendations of the research report The City of London’s Supply Chain and its Links to the City Fringes. The research was carried out as part of the City of London Corporation’s economic research programme by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).   

Jointly commissioned with City Fringe Partnership, the report identifies the size of potential markets for suppliers in the City fringes; indicates which industries in the City fringes are /are not trading extensively with City firms; obtains the views of City firms and City fringe SMEs on what barriers exist to trade between them and what market failures need to be addressed; and makes recommendations on business support measures in the City fringes that can help to facilitate local purchasing.

See report - The City of London’s Supply Chain and its Relationship with the City Fringes (PDF)