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NEW RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE FOR GA MEMBERS
As announced by our deputy-chair, Michael Papé, at our AGM in June, we are offering a recruitment incentive for all GA members. Recruit five members, and if they stay on and renew in January…
POTTERS CROUCH LIMITED
AFTER 31 years in business, Potters Crouch Candles will be at their first Home & Gift Buyers’ Festival with their full range plus a fantastic new gift project – and competition to win free stock…
TRADE SHOWS
As we enter the second half of the year and start looking forward to Christmas… where has it gone? We look forward to some of the shows that we will be attending in the coming months and shows that…
FINANCE MY BUSINESS ONLINE LAUNCH
Access to Finance is important for any Small Business owner and there is now a record number of Lenders to Business across the U.K. Over the last six years the supply of funds for SMEs has grown …
LANKA KADE LAUNCH APPEAL TO RAISE FUNDS FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
Fair Trade toy company Lanka Kade was founded in 1994 when husband and wife team, Upul and Diane, returned to the UK having met in Sri Lanka whilst working for the Red Cross. They did not …
RESISTANCE IS FUTILE - YOU WILL COMPLY!
Resistance is futile – You will comply! Actually, the pensions Regulator (TPR) is a friendly regulator but if you haven’t complied with your Auto-enrolment duties you could be in trouble. During …
BTAA FASHION ACCESSORY OF THE YEAR AWARD
We are delighted to announce that the eagerly anticipated BTAA Fashion Accessory of the Year Awards is now open for entries! The BTAA Fashion Accessory of the Year Awards, in association with headline…
AN ALL-EMBRACING CHANGE FOR THE FRAGRANCE LOUNGE
[gallery ids="1905,1906" type="rectangular"] The Fragrance Lounge has been in operation since 1998 working primarily in the home fragrance and body…
TWO GREAT STORIES FROM THE WORLD OF BCTF
‘Show organiser is supporting new exhibitors with three year programme’ The organiser of the British Craft Trade Fair (BCTF), PSM, is delighted to announce the introduction of an extended three-year…
'MEET THE BUYERS' EVENT A FIRST FOR THE GA
As veteran members will know, the Giftware Association has run ‘Meet the Buyer’ events in the past, usually with a small group of buyers from one retailer. On the 6th of July, we began experimenting…
THE GIFTWARE ASSOCIATION'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS AND ANNUAL MEMBERS DAY
The Giftware Association celebrated its annual members day and 70th birthday in true Giftware Style on Wednesday 21st June in their hometown of Birmingham, in the beautiful venues of Fazeley studios…
I AM HERE
I AM HERE: Portable art, wearable objects, jewellery since the 1970sI AM HERE is a Crafts Council touring exhibition of contemporary jewellery which opens at the Hospital Club gallery in London’s…
Introducing: The Peter Marsh Group
Established in 1837, Peter Marsh Group are an independent, family-owned manufacturer of paper sacks and corrugated boxes. Multi-wall paper sacks: We are a specialist manufacturer of bespoke stitched…
MEET THE BUYER FESTIVAL, CALLING ALL BUYERS...
After the Giftware Associations hugely successful ‘Meet the Buyer’ event with the Tillington Group of garden centres, they have decided to create their own ‘Meet the Buyer festival’ in their home…
NECKLACE SURVEY FINDS EXCESSIVE LEVELS OF HEAVY METALS
A survey carried out by London Trading Standards on low-cost necklace jewellery found that over half had components with excessive levels of lead, cadmium or nickel release. In the worst cases parts…
THE GIFTWARE ASSOCIATIONS AGM AND BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
The Giftware Association celebrated its annual members day and 70th birthday in true Giftware Style on Wednesday 21st June in their hometown of Birmingham, in the beautiful venues of Fazeley studios…
HOME AND GIFT BUYERS FESTIVAL
A key date in the retail buying calendar, the Home and Gift Buyers’ Festival remains the retail industry’s favourite. Flawlessly mixing business with that quintessentially British holiday vibe it…
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LANKA KADE LAUNCH APPEAL TO RAISE FUNDS FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
Fair trade toy company Lanka Kade was founded in 1994 when husband and wife team, Upul and Diane, returned to the UK having met in Sri Lanka whilst working for the Red Cross. They did not …
Revolutionary Gift-Wrap Entrepreneurs Team Up with Shropshire Artist
[gallery ids="1541,1546" type="rectangular"] Connecting with each other through The Giftware Association and an unlikely meeting at The Farm & Deli Show, Giftwrap Entrepreneur, Craig…
AN AMERICAN TALE
In order to get a better understanding of the US Greetings Card Market, Giftware Association members Laura Darrington Design decided to submit one of their Christmas designs into the LOUIE’s, the…
STAR SPEAKERS CONFIRMED FOR OUR 70 BIRTHDAY
The Giftware Association is 70 this year, and as many of you know we are throwing a party here in Birmingham to celebrate. We’re having a Members’ Day on Wednesday 21st June between 2pm and 5.30, …
TRADE SHOWS
BCTF Cancelled We have to, unfortunately, report that the BCTF: London show has been cancelled. The Event due to take place on Brick Lane in London on September 10th – 12th 2017, will now unfortunately…