Judge Profile: Louise Welsby
Louise runs a creative marketing and communication agency with a specific focus on supporting artisan creative and food and drink businesses. They work with producers of all sizes to establish a …
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HOMI 2018
[gallery ids="4780,4779" type="rectangular"]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…
GIFTS - ISLE OF WIGHT
GIFTS Isle of Wight is taking place at the Gracellie Hotel, Hope Road, Shanklin between the dates of Sunday 27th January and Tuesday 29th January 2019. The show will introduce you to decision makers…
EAST ANGLIAN GIFT FAIR 2019
The East Anglian Gift & Toy Fair is taking place within St Andrew’s Hall, Norwich, between the dates of Sunday 6th January and Tuesday 8th January 2019. EAGF19 is organised by a fellow exhibitor…
THE 3P'S OF CUTTING DOWN ON SINGLE-USE PLASTICS - PRODUCT, PACKAGING AND PERSONAL
A GUEST BLOG FROM GAYNOR AT BEST YEARS: [gallery ids="4770,4767" type="rectangular"] No one could have escaped the backlash against single-use plastics which has become a talking point both…
GOING GLOBAL LIVE
Thinking about expanding your business 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…
A GIFT FROM THE GODS STARS ON HIGNFY
A Gift From The Gods stationery makes its prime-time debut on the flagship BBC panel show HIGNFY Sometimes great stationery pops up in the most unlikely places. And that was certainly the case…
MAKING TAX DIGITAL - PILOT SCHEME LAUNCHED
The HMRC has today launched a pilot scheme for the new online VAT service. The Making Tax Digital scheme, which The Giftware Association has attended meetings in its initial phases, will bring all…
THE 2019 YEARBOOK
[gallery ids="4619,4628" type="rectangular"] The Giftware Association yearbook is back for 2019. After last year’s success in helping promote our members and raising their exposure in a printed format…
MOONPIG AND SHAKESPEARE MEET THE BUYER
We are working away through Meet The Buyer season and meeting plenty of exciting new suppliers and buyers. We have had events with Boots, The National Gallery and Bonkers gift shop. Which were all…
JOOLZERY: A HIDDEN GEM
The Giftware Association first met Julia, owner and founder of Joolzery at one of our Meet The Buyer events, and her products didn’t disappoint with her beautiful handmade sterling silver wire freshwater…
MAKING TAX DIGITAL
MAKING TAX DIGITAL – NEW GOVERNMENT PROPOSALSThe Giftware Association CEO Sarah Ward recently attended a recent Genesis Initiative meeting at Westminster, to discuss new proposals for making tax …
AUTUMN TRADESHOW ROUNDUP
As we come to the end of the year, with all the major trade shows over…it’s time to start to start planning for next year’s events:SCOTLAND TRADE SHOW, GLASGOW - 20-22 JANUARY 2019Scotland’s Trade…
CREATED BY THE RIDLEYS
Created by The Ridleys, the brand to go to for Scottish themed personalised handmade gifts have added an impressive new customer to their list of stockists - Harris Tweed and Knitwear Ltd. The company…
TK Maxx Wraps Up Deal with British Gift Industry
TK Maxx has wrapped up a deal to introduce more independent British gifts to its stores. The retailer’s collaboration with The Giftware Association and British product sourcing specialist The Great…
UPCOMING MEET THE BUYERS
We are working away through Meet The Buyer season and meeting plenty of exciting new suppliers and buyers. We have had events with Boots, The National Gallery and Bonkers gift shop. Which were all…
THE INDUSTRY'S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY
The 13th of December 2018 will see the 83rd British Allied Trades Federation Benevolent Society Ball take place at yhe St Johns Hotel, Solihull. The Benevolent Society Committee are highly delighted…
LAST FEW SPACES FOR OUR F HINDS MEET THE BUYER...
The Giftware Association is proud to announce our next event with 'F Hinds' in our ‘Meet the Buyer’ Autumn/Winter programme. Those who have attended before will know that, at each event, buyers…
STATIONERY THIRTY UNDER 30 CLASS OF 2018 REVEALED
This year’s Thirty Under 30 group has been revealed by Julia Faiers, editor of Stationery Matters, and one of this year’s judges. She said, “Our first Thirty Under 30 competition last year demonstrated…
THE GIFTWARE ASSOCIATION TRENDS SEMINAR
[gallery ids="4655,4677,4633" type="rectangular"] The Giftware Association’s first educational event, the Trends Talks Day, was a resounding success for attendees as topics discussed included trends…
THE 2019 YEARBOOK
[gallery ids="4619,4628" type="rectangular"] The Giftware Association yearbook is back for 2019. After last year’s success in helping promote our members and raising their exposure in a printed format…
MEET THE BUYER SEASON
The Giftware Association is proud to announce the Autumn programme of our ‘Meet the Buyer’ events. Those who have attended before will know that, at each event, buyers from a major national retailer…
SARAH WARD AT THE BANK OF ENGLAND
(From L to R: Sir Ronald Halstead – EIA; Aslam Merchant – Pelican Manufacturing; Sarah Ward – the GA; John May – Chairman, Genesis Initiative; Nick Levine – ICAEW; Paul Green – Galpeg Ltd; Rob Elder…
Gift of the Year: How it works...
It used to be that the Gift of the Year competition (or the ‘Gift Award’ as it was once known) was entirely judged live. When the volume of products began to reach into the hundreds, however, it …