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Our latest government update brings together key announcements, guidance and consultations relevant to businesses across the home, gift and retail sectors. Announcements and Calls for Evidence: Ministers…
Industry News & Advocacy Home & Gift Association Meets Department for Business and Trade to Champion Growth Across the Sector HGA meets with Lord Leong and senior Department for Business …
Our latest government update brings together key announcements, guidance and consultations relevant to businesses across the home, gift and retail sectors. This edition includes new guidance on disposable…
Announcements and Calls for Evidence: Government orders that public spending must back British jobs and skills in every postcode Government backs industry to create new British jobs and support local…
Could the Youth Jobs Grant Help Your Business Grow? The Government's new Youth Jobs Grant is now available to employers across Great Britain, offering businesses £3,000 per eligible hire when…
Announcements and Calls for Evidence Budget to move “power and money out of Westminster, and into every postcode around Britain”. Today (Friday 31 July), the Chancellor has confirmed …
GOVERNMENT UPDATES Ongoing Action: Impact of evolving situation in the Middle East Please continue to share the following information with us: How the Middle East situation is impacting your business…
Announcements and Calls for Evidence: Growth Guarantee Scheme The Growth Guarantee Scheme is a government-backed scheme designed to support access to finance for UK businesses as they look …
Announcements and Calls for Evidence: The countdown begins: UK-India FTA enters into force on July 15th Businesses to start preparations for historic UK-India trade deal worth £4.8bn…
Announcements and Calls for Evidence: Foreign Secretary statement on the Middle East: 9 June 2026 Foreign Secretary statement on the Middle East and announcement of new sanctions delivered to Parliament…
We’re sharing the latest government announcements and resources relevant to our sector. Announcements Shop second-hand with confidence - GOV.UKNew government guidance to help avoid…
We’re sharing the latest government announcements, consultations and regulatory updates relevant to our sector. Covering areas such as trade, sustainability, and export support, these developments…
We’re sharing the latest government announcements, consultations and regulatory updates relevant to our sector. We encourage members to review the updates and engage with any consultations …
We’re sharing the latest government announcements, consultations and regulatory updates relevant to our sector. Covering areas such as trade, sustainability, and export support, these developments…
UK India Roadshow 2026: Unlock your export growth with the UK–India FTA The UK–India Free Trade Agreement (FTA), due to enter into force in 2026, is one of the most significant trade …
We’re sharing the latest government announcements, consultations and regulatory updates relevant to our sector. We encourage members to review the updates and engage with any consultations …
We’re sharing the latest government announcements, consultations and regulatory updates relevant to our sector. We encourage members to review the updates and engage with any consultations …
We’re sharing the latest government announcements, consultations and regulatory updates relevant to our sector. We encourage members to review the updates and engage with any consultations…
The Giftware Association has joined the Bank of England and a coalition of UK trade associations this week as part of the Genesis Initiative, presenting new evidence on trading conditions and confidence…
We’re sharing the latest government announcements, consultations and regulatory updates relevant to our sector. Covering areas such as trade, sustainability, planning and late payments, these…
Announcements and Calls for Evidence: Business investment boosted with new tax relief taking effect todayBusinesses to receive boost to investment as a new first-year allowance takes effect today…
The UK Government has published an update via GOV.UK relating to a new consultation on the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS). The consultation is seeking views on the proposed approach…
This update summarises the latest Government announcements,and guidance affecting the gift and home sector, including funding, regulation, trade, skills and sustainability. Members may wish to review…
The latest Government update brings a series of important announcements that could affect the giftware and retail industries; from shifts in trade and export rules (including updates on US tariffs…
