GOTY SOCIAL MEDIA WEBINAR
Join us on Thursday 17th September as we discover the latest trends in the home and giftware world as well as how best to elevate your entry into Gift of the Year 2021 using Social…
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SARAH WARD JUDGES AT THE LICENSING AWARDS
Photo courtesy of Will Stewart from The Point.1888 Sarah Ward, CEO of The Giftware Association has the hard but rewarding task of judging for the 'License This' competition organised by the Festival…
STATIONERY AWARDS 2020 REVEALED
The Stationery Awards 2020 winners have been revealed, with suppliers and retailers across the industry being rewarded. The awards are organised by London Stationery Show and Stationery Matters to…
"BOOK AHEAD WITH CONFIDENCE" SOUTH WEST TRADE SHOW ORGANISER TELLS BUSINESSES
Covid-19 has hit the UK tourism sector hard in 2020, although the late surge in “staycations” is now helping to fill up resorts. But what will 2021 hold – especially for the South West, which is …
AUTUMN FAIR @ HOME STARTS TODAY
Kicking off Autumn Fair @ Home on Tuesday 8th Sept at 11am, Graham Stuart MP, Minister for Exports will join the Autumn Fair @ Home team to announce the latest measures the UK Government and the …
TOP DRAWER ANNOUNCES ONDEMAND CONTENT
Top Drawer’s new digital platform to give retailers access to the latest product launches and expertinsight On Demand. From Monday 7th September, Top Drawer will open the virtual doors to its unique…
FESTIVAL OF LICENSING NEWS
Festival of Licensing, the month-long virtual gathering in celebration of the global licensing industry taking place from 6-29 October, unveils its Community & Wellbeing programme today, sponsored…
GET SET FOR PEAK SEASON - AND A GREAT CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE THAT DRIVES SALES
WHAT IS IT?Vital intelligence, tools, and action to support your recovery from lockdown and your ability to trade profitably through the biggest recession we have seen.WHO IS IT FOR?Business owners…
GIFT OF THE YEAR 2021
THE LONGEST RUNNING COMPETITON IN THE HOME AND GIFT INDUSTRY IS BACK It may have taken a little longer than usual, but The Giftware Association is excited to announce the launch of its Gift…
GERT SCHYBERG TAKES OVER FROM JEREMY CORNER AS CHAIRMAN OF THE GA
Gert Schyberg (left) and Jeremy Corner at a Gift of the Year Awards Ceremony The GA is excited to welcome in our new chairman, Gert Schyberg from Sebnini, who takes over from Jeremy Corner from Blue…
BCTF TO RUN SECOND ONLINE TRADE SHOW IN SEPTEMBER
Interactive online exhibition will help designer-makers and buyers get ready for Christmas trading August 13 2020……Following the great success of their first online trade show, held on June 14-15…
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR STATIONERY AWARDS 2020
The finalists for the Stationery Awards 2020 have been revealed! Originally due to take place in April to coincide with London Stationery Show, the awards have been delayed this year due to the pandemic…
DO NOT MISS THIS IF YOU USUALLY EXHIBIT AT SPRING AND AUTUMN FAIR
Yesterday The Giftware Association and Hyve, organisers of Spring and Autumn Fair hosted a educational webinar on the brand new systems in place for Autumn Fair and Spring Fair to allow previous …
QUALITY CONTROL ORDERS: SAFER TOYS IN INDIA - WEBINAR
Join this free webinar from partners UL and learn how you can help toy manufacturers understand and implement the new quality control orders for the India market. Understanding how compliance requirements…
LICENSE THIS - WINNER INTERVIEW WITH OPERA LITTLE
There is not long left to go to enter into this year’s License This competition! The competition is aimed at unlicensed brands and properties to help them secure new deals and extend their brands…
NEW GOVERNMENT FUNDING
The government has recently announced a £20 million package of new funding which has been made available to help smaller businesses recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Small and…
UK PRODUCERS MAD BEAUTY PARTNERS WITH WARNER BROS
Mad Beauty to create products inspired by Friends, DC and Looney Tunes London, June XX, 2020 - Mad Beauty one of the UK’s leading bath, body & cosmetics suppliers has announced a new partnership…
JOB POST - DESIGNED IN COLOUR
One of our Member companies have a great position within the company for a bright, careful super-organised Sales Support/Administrator to join their team, ideally with experience in this sector. …
BUSINESS AS USUAL AT THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS SHOW
Spirit of Christmas Fair returns to Olympia, London to celebrate 20 years as Britain’s leading and largest Christmas shopping event from Monday 2nd to Sunday 8th November 2020. Created to meet visitors…
TRADE SHOW NEWS
TRADE SHOWS GIVING AND LIVING 2021 Giving & Living trade show aims to help businesses bounce back in ‘21 The UK tourism sector has been one of the sectors hardest hit by the…
GIFT OF THE YEAR 2021
We are set to launch this year’s Gift of the Year competition an we have some excited surprises for you...the first one being that this year competition will feature a brand-new website, which will…
ART FILE AND NEW FACEMASKS
To the fashion conscious and sartorial stylish, these masks have become an extension of an outfit as well as an expression of personality away from the dull clinical masks, so it’s great to see …
MEMBER INTERVIEW - DECORASIAN
Name: JINNY KUDHAIL Title: CREATIVE DIRECTOR Name of Company: DECORASIAN Can you tell us a bit more about your company? At Decorasian we specialise in luxury gift styling products…
VENT for change collaborates with ZOELLA in summer campaign with Etsy
VENT for Change, the sustainable stationery brand that protects the planet and supports children’s education projects worldwide is collaborating with ZOELLA in a summer campaign with Etsy. VENT have…