SMALL businesses are set to be helped through a virtual event run by three of the UK’s biggest airports.

Three airports that are a part of Manchester Airport Group’s (MAG), London Stansted, along with Manchester and East Midlands Airport, are inviting small and medium businesses to the event.

The ‘Runway to Recovery’ event will teach how they can become a supplier for the biggest airports.

Businesses from across the airports’ surrounding areas can sign up to the event to learn more about their local airport and the wide ranging business opportunities they provide.

MAG had previously hosted a meet the buyer event at London Stansted Airport for several years, and after its success, decided to roll the scheme out across the Group.

The Group works with hundreds of partners and suppliers at each airport, spending more than £780million each year. 

Neil Robinson, MAG CSR and Airspace Change Director said: “Our ‘Runway to Recovery’ meet the buyer event will provide SMEs from the areas local to all three of our airports with the opportunity to get a unique insight into how they could do business with us.

“By hearing from our airport Managing Directors and our procurement teams, businesses can see how their product or service could contribute to our supply chains which help our airports run seven days a week, 365 days a year.”

The virtual event is free to join and is on Tuesday December 8.

Anyone wishing to sign up can do so on events.weareumi.co.uk/the-runway-to-recovery/mag/Site/Register.