Car finance software provider Frontline Solutions has moved its annual F&I Conference and Awards Dinner to early in 2014 to make room for more representation from captives, insurers and other companies from the technology sector.
The event, which has taken place in October or November in recent years, is being moved as the company experiences "an extremely successful and very busy year", according to Andy Shuter, managing director of Frontline.
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Shuter is confident the conference will be the "best ever" and has found a "fantastic venue" for it, with the company enlisting an events management team to assist with organisation.
"Over the last three years we have created a bit of a monster really," said Shuter. "The event is absolutely in our strategies but takes a lot of organising and hard work. We like to do something a bit different and all our staff get involved in making the event just-so. The business is having another very exciting and busy year and we continue to expand at a rapid rate of knots.
"Rather than rush things to put something on for October, we took the decision to move it to next year."
Shuter expects the event to take place in March, with an announcement in the next few weeks.
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By GlobalDataThe third annual F&I Conference and Awards Dinner, held in 2012, drew together speakers from brokers, law firms, debt managers, and multiple industry experts.
While Richard Hoggart, managing director of DSG Financial Services, called for a greater sense of pride and unity in the intermediary sector, Mark Hollinshead, director of Equity in Finance, explored the furore over payment protection insurance from the perspective of a legal advisor to debtors. Peter Moat of the Blu Group and Martin Fenton of the Rapport Training Group were also among the speakers. The day was followed by an awards ceremony which saw commendations for DSG, Moneybarn, Stoneacre Motor Group, Concept Car Credit and Marsh Facilities Management, among others.
Shuter said he aims to "take things up a notch" by increasing the presence from manufacturers’ finance partners and associated industry sectors at the 2014 conference.
"Feedback from the past events suggests a lack of presence from captive lenders and insurers, something we aim to put right next year," he explained.
"Also, we felt our competitors shied away a little because of our involvement. The event is the only neutral F&I conference of its kind and we want to encourage any company in our space to attend.
"We can lay our arms down for just one day surely?"
richard.brown@timetric.com
