FWD Federation of Wholesale Distributors - Representing UK wholesalers

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The message is clear: women working within the wholesale sector want businesses to address gender disparity, champion for change, and create the role models who will inspire the next generation of female leaders.</span></span><span lang="EN-GB">”</span></strong></div> <div> <div><strong><span lang="EN-GB">– Lyndsey Cambridge, Head of External Affairs, FWD</span></strong></div> </div> <div></div> <div><strong><a href="https://philipreesonstills.pixieset.com/womeninwholesale10thbirthday/">See all the photos here</a></strong></div> <h4><a href="https://www.fwd.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/FWD-WiW-10-Years-Report-D5-V2-LR-SINGLES.pdf"><strong>Read the full report here </strong></a></h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="card_system layout-4 layout-last" id="section-4"> <div class="cards-inner cards-blue"> <div class="container title-card"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="title title-section underline">Coming up</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4"> <a class="card card-link card-blue" href="https://form.jotform.com/250332739043351?utm_source=Women+in+Wholesale+Update&utm_campaign=e661e2e36d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2_11_2021_12_35_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9ad07b1d73-e661e2e36d-440180220" target="_blank" data-mh="card"> <div class="image" style="background-image: url(https://www.fwd.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WIW-speed-mentoring-guests-980x540.png)"></div> <div class="wp-content"> <div class="title-card title-section">Women in Wholesale Speed Mentoring 2025</div> <div class="content" data-mh="card-text">Friday 2 May 2025, Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London<br /> Tickets £239 + vat<br /> <br /> We only have a few places left for our popular WiW Speed Mentoring event so book now! 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