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One of the most frequent questions we get from potential Gift of the Year entrants is "When does the competition close" - The answer to that is the 30th November when we expect all entries to be …
Next week's 'The Gift Stop' at 3 pm on the 4th of November will focus on Shipping and Lobbying. This subject is something that has been affecting our industry for some time especially as we approach…
Please see below today’s updates, which may be relevant for your businesses, and supply chains. Consultation on engagement with business and civil society groups Cabinet Office published a response…
The Somerset Toiletry Co. are thrilled to be introducing Ministry of Soap at Harrogate Home & Gift trade fair (18-21st July). Despite the challenges of the pandemic, a new manufacturing facility…
For the first time in its history, Moda finds a new home as the Fashion destination within the UK’s largest and most definitive wholesale marketplace for the B2B home and gift retail industry, Spring…
Organisers of Retaissance Live, an exclusive Meet the Buyer event taking place next month, have already seen a massive surge in signups since only launching a couple of weeks ago. Buyers representing…
Brand Licensing Europe has announced exclusive retailer content for this year’s event including five live sessions in the Retail Trends Lounge delivered by George at Asda and Hasbro, Kids Industries…
“Having had a tumultuous two years, we were ecstatic to finally get back to the Business Design Centre (5 -6 Oct) and bring the stationery community together once more” says Event Director, Alex …
We are hosting a webinar tomorrow (21st October) about shipping and the current congestions, capacity, and cost and would love for you to join us. The Giftware Association has partnered with Unsworth…
Net Zero You will have hopefully seen that today the Government has published both a Net Zero Strategy and the Heat and Buildings Strategy. Building on the Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan, the Net…
Introduction to Plastic Packaging Tax: This webinar will cover how the tax will operate. Topics will include: • what plastic packaging the tax applies to • who is responsible for paying and accounting…
Photo by Paul Buffington on Unsplash The CEO of The Giftware Association Sarah Ward will be attending Parliament, on Wednesday 20th October, the first week it opens after the recess and the Party…
Hale Events, the B2B events organiser based in Somerset, is celebrating 30 years of trading in 2021. "It’s been two very challenging years for the events sector" says Mike Anderson MD, "but we are…
Team GB to present day one keynote at Brand Licensing Europe Keynote will feature live conversations with four times Olympic medal winner Tom Daley and BMX Freestyle gold medallist Charlotte WorthingtonBrand…
Brighton based Fizz Creations is delighted to reveal its extended range of gifting lines featuring iconic movies from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s JAWS, Back to the Future…
If you work in marketing for a business-to-business (B2B) brand, chances are you’ve invested a lot of time, effort and budget into using tech and data to automate, target and segment your marketing…
Full customs controls will be introduced as planned on 1??? ?January??? ?2022 Full customs declarations and controls are due to be introduced as planned on 1??? ?January??? ?2022. This means…
With all the uncertainty with Shipping and Logistics over the last few months, The GA has partnered with shipping company Unsworth to talk about the solutions they have seen their clients take and…
From the small market town of Frome in deepest Somerset, made famous for its independent maker community, comes ‘DUNKED’ - bringing to the table a range of timeless designs that will never go stale…
We kickstarted our new look The Gift Stop last week with our focussed subject of Trade Shows - View the recording here or take a look at the meeting notes below 00:00 - Intro 00:05 - Julie - Positivity…
Over the course of 45 years, The Gift of the Year annual competition has produced thousands of happy faces from category winners, to highly commended to even being shortlisted. The accolade opens…
Scotland’s Trade Fair Spring is back in person, in Glasgow from 23-25 January 2022. With a raft of interesting and innovative exhibitors clamouring for stands, this is a not-to-be missed event for…
Grand Opening of Community Mural Date: 12th October 2021 Place: The Sundial Community Centre, 11 Shipton Street, London E2 7RU Time: 12 Noon Contact details: Rose Hill, 07742347603, rose@rosehilldesigns…
Fizz Creations have collaborated once again with Penguin Ventures, part of Penguin Random House, to launch a brand-new collection of licensed gifts featuring Peter Rabbit™. Playing to the award-…
