A total of 4,699 veterinary professionals, not including exhibitors, packed out the annual London Vet Show at Olympia, London – cementing its position as the UK’s largest event over two days for the profession.

Delegates and exhibitors alike have welcomed the show over the past six years and the show is now the leading event in the veterinary calendar. Over the two days delegates filled the exhibition hall and the CPD-accredited lecture streams and hailed the cost-effective, compact format of CloserStill Media’s leading healthcare event.

Andrew Lightbody, a Mixed Practice Vet travelled down to the show on recommendation from his colleagues. “This is my first year at London Vet Show and it has definitely been worth the trip. I have been able to expand my knowledge on a wide range of specialities attending sessions and workshops specific to farm, equine, and companion. The networking opportunity has been great and I will definitely return for next year.”

David Bell, owner of his own practice in Leicester, added: “The CPD content was excellent and there is plenty packed into the exhibition and conference over the 2 days from clinical workshops to roundtables and discussions."

396 suppliers and service providers to the veterinary sector reported brisk business and more than 296 of the exhibitors have already booked for the 2015 event which returns to Olympia on November 19th and 20th 2015.

IDEXX Laboratories, a Platinum Partner of LVS which has grown with the show year on year, noted the huge success of its opening day at the show. “Everything is in one place so we have had great footfall, a constant stream of high quality delegates throughout the day – meaning that we have gathered valuable leads. It has also been a great platform to promote our new product range, our related sessions have actually been oversubscribed and we’ve had an overwhelming response from delegates,” said Paul Tye, Director at IDEXX.

James Weston from MRI Northwest, partnered with PLH Medical, was also delighted with the results: “We have already received great interest from many clinical directors and senior decision makers and it is not even 10.30am on the first day.”

Rob Chapman, Event Director, London Vet Show said: "The London Vet Show 2014 was a massive success with 4,699 unique delegates attending over the two days, which is a 15% increase on the previous year’s attendance. The feedback we have received from both exhibitors and delegates has been outstanding.

"The range of content was better than ever before and in 2015 we will be looking to continue many of these relationships. The 2015 programme will be confirmed at the start of next year when we have had a chance to collate and review all of the feedback from our delegates, exhibitors and partners."