GIFT OF THE YEAR DEADLINE EXTENDED
To give entrants time to finalise their entries and due to popular demand, we have decided to extend the Gift of the Year entry deadline. The competition will now close on Wednesday, the 5th of December…
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GET AHEAD FOR 2019 BY SOURCING SOME INCREDIBLE NEW PRODUCTS AT SCOTLANDS TRADE FAIR
Register now for Scotland’s Trade Fair from 20-22 Jan 2019 where there will be at least a third of all exhibitors who are new to the Show and many others showcasing their 2019 stock for the first…
THE FARM SHOP AND DELI SHOW
FSD 2019 news update for The Giftware Association 26.11.18 Farm Shop & Deli Show has become the annual meeting place for the specialty food and drink community. Taking place 8th – 10th April …
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES DESIGN RIGHTS INFRINGEMENT RESEARCH
Is this what we have waited nearly four years for? Seven years after Professor Hargreaves stated that the role of IP in supporting this important branch of the creative economy has been neglected…
SPEAKERS CORNER COMES TO GIVING AND LIVING IN JANUARY
[gallery ids="4986,4987" type="rectangular"] Giving & Living is the South West’s largest gift and home trade show, and takes place from 13-16 January at Westpoint, Exeter. Giving & Living…
SHELLI GRAHAM'S AMAZING CHRISTMAS CARDS
[gallery ids="4968,4969" type="rectangular"] With Christmas fast approaching, DesignGAP member Shelli Graham does not disappoint with her offering of unique and beautifully designed Christmas Cards…
LAST CHANCE TO ENTER GIFT OF THE YEAR
If you haven’t entered Gift of the Year yet, you still have a few days yet to enter and complete your entries: the competition closes on Friday the 30th of November. be in with a chance to get your…
THE WONDER OF HARROGATE
Harrogate Christmas & Gift Fair is a winter wonderland of delight for garden centres and gift buyers and greetings publishers are stepping forward to take advantage of this bumper event. STAGED…
GUEST BLOG FROM BEST YEARS: BREXIT PLANNING
Brexit Planning – A Parable of 4 Quotes “It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.” ? J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit When I tell people that we are spending…
HAVE YOU ENTERED GIFT OF THE YEAR YET?
If not, then what are you waiting for? There are only four weeks left to enter the gift industry’s most prestigious competition. It doesn’t matter whether you are a new company or a veteran, a GA…
BATF SUPPORT HELPS TO GET MORE THAN 640 YOUNG CANCER SURVIVORS AFLOAT THIS SUMMER
The 2018 sailing season was The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust’s busiest season yet, supporting more young people in recovery from cancer than ever before. It was their first season using the new Spinlock…
PWC REPORTS THAT 2700 RETAILERS ARE SHUTTING SHOP IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR
The report by PWC declared that about 14 shops are closing every day around the UK on the high street and are facing their toughest trading climate in five years. The Giftware Association has heard…
NEW SERVICE PROVIDER: DESIGN PIT
Gareth Robertson, practising safe design, always using a concept… I am Creative Director at Design Pit, a boutique creative agency based in Lichfield. We’re an award winning creative agency delivering…
SHROPSHIRE ARTIST WINS PRESTIGIOUS RURAL BUSINESS AWARD
Meg Hawkins Art Wins in the Midlands Best Rural Business Start Up Category of the Rural Business Awards 2018/19! Shropshire artist and GA member Meg Hawkins is a licensed, published watercolour artist…
GUEST BLOG FROM BEST YEARS: BREXIT PLANNING
Brexit Planning – A Parable of 4 Quotes “It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.” ? J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit When I tell people that we are spending…
HOMI REVIEW
After 4 busy days of business, HOMI, the Fiera Milano Lifestyle Trade Fair, drew to a close 17th September 2018. With 1,100 exhibitors, of whom 31% came from 36 different countries and over 65,00…
ACE CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW
Book your stand TODAY at the ACE Trade Show 2019 - the best and only place to showcase your products to the leading buyers in the cultural sector. The ACE Trade Show is an unmissable opportunity …
SILVER COMMISSION TO MARK THE END OF THE GREAT WAR
[gallery ids="4870,4869" type="rectangular"] Birmingham based British Allied Trades Federation (BATF)?receive the commemorative ‘Silence Fell’ silverware to mark the end of the Great War. …
THE ONLINE GIFT GUIDE IS LIVE AND SEEKING CONTRIBUTIONS
Card & Gift Network has launched a brand-new, consumer-focused sister site, The Online Gift Guide (www.theonlinegiftguide.com) with the aim of offering designers, makers and independent retailers…
CHAT WINDOW ACTIVATED
The Giftware Association has initiated a chat window on both its sites to engage with members and non-members alike. The chat function will answer members queries and non-members on questions about…
HAVE YOU ENTERED GIFT OF THE YEAR YET?
If not, then what are you waiting for? There are only four weeks left to enter the gift industry’s most prestigious competition. It doesn’t matter whether you are a new company or a veteran, a GA…
MEET THE BUYER SEASON
[gallery ids="4841,4840" type="rectangular"] With two events left to go, the Giftware Association’s ‘Meet the Buyer’ season has got off to a cracking start with over 60 companies passing through …
THINKING ABOUT EXPANDING YOUR BUSINESSES OVERSEAS
Going Global Live is the leading event for any company looking to take the steps in order to join the international market. From internationally recognised brands through to world class seminars …
HAVE YOU ENTERED GIFT OF THE YEAR YET?
If not, then what are you waiting for? The Awards are the only competition that represents every corner of the home and gift industry with 20 categories covering Gift Food, Home Fragrance, Cards &…