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V12 Retail Finance to sponsor Retailers category at the BikeBiz Awards 2024

Posted on in Business News , Cycles News

ACT partner V12 Retail Finance has been announced as the sponsor for the Retailers Category at the BikeBiz Awards 2024, in association with Push.

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For more than 20 years, V12 Retail Finance has been offering retailers a way for their customers to spread the cost. The company partners with hundreds of UK cycle retailers and is proud to offer products that help people pay for the things they love.

The ACT’s partnership with V12 Retail Finance enables members to access a market-leading range of finance products with competitive rates and high levels of service. You can find out more here.

Andrew Phillips, managing director of V12 Retail Finance, said: “For over 20 years, we’ve partnered with hundreds of UK cycle retailers, enabling customers to spread the cost and to purchase bikes and accessories using our trusted retail finance solutions.

“We’re delighted to support the BikeBiz Awards this year as the Retailer category sponsor because we know how important they are to the retailers within this vibrant sector. Quality, service, and innovation being just some of the areas recognised and celebrated, all things that align with our own brand and vision.”

Steve Pasch, field account manager at V12, added: “If it’s important to retailers, it’s important to us. We know that the BikeBiz Awards mean a lot to cycle retailers, an industry we are truly proud to support.”

The Retailers category comprises three awards and nominations are open now for any business that aligns with the below:

IBD of the Year – Nominations open to independently-run bricks and mortar retailers with a maximum of three locations, winner decided by voting open to whole cycle industry

Omnichannel Retailer of the Year – Nominations open to any omnichannel cycling retailers, winner decided by judging panel

Best Retailer Services – Nominations open to any company providing services to benefit cycle industry members, e.g. training, EPOS, bike-fitting software, winner decided by judging panel

This year sees the BikeBiz Awards 2024, in association with Push, return in-person event for the first time since 2019, with the winners announced at a special event on Thursday, October 31, at The Button Factory in Birmingham.

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