THE LLANDUDNO GIFT FAIR

Gift Fairs have taken place in Llandudno for well over 30 years. During their heyday, the show encompassed the majority of the major Hotels within the town along with the building then known as the…

WINNERS of the NAJ Awards Unveiled at the NAJ Summit 2022

WINNERS of the NAJ Awards Unveiled at the NAJ Summit 2022 The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) has announced the winners of this year’s NAJ Awards during the Members’ Gala Dinner…

GOVERNMENT UPDATES: Northern Ireland Protocol; Customs and Borders, Import duty on some US origin goods

GOVERNMENT UPDATES: Northern Ireland Protocol; Customs and Borders, Import duty on some US origin goods Northern Ireland Protocol Northern Ireland Protocol: the UK’s solution: The UK government…

MODA FASHION ACCESSORIES AND JEWELLERY & WATCH AT AUTUMN FAIR IS SET TO SPARKLE WITH NEWNESS

MODA FASHION ACCESSORIES AND JEWELLERY & WATCH AT AUTUMN FAIR IS SET TO SPARKLE WITH NEWNESS One of the UK’s longest standing fashion trade shows, Moda is now an integral fashion destination…

An overview of London Stationery Show 2022

An overview of London Stationery Show 2022 The 17-18th May saw the return of the UK’s largest event dedicated to everything stationery, including arts, crafts, paper and writing materials and…

Europe’s event for licensing and brand extension returns this September

Europe’s event for licensing and brand extension returns this September Hot on the heels of a triumphant in-person return for Licensing Expo in Las Vegas, Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) opens…

CURATED MEETINGS ANNOUNCES COMPELLING LINE-UP

CURATED MEETINGS ANNOUNCES COMPELLING LINE-UP   Offering a game-changing way of doing business, Curated Meetings at Autumn Fair which takes place on the 5th – 6th September 2022 at NEC…

PURE LONDON WELCOMES AN INSPIRATIONAL LINE-UP

Pure London, the UK’s leading trade fashion buying event taking place on 17th – 19th July 2022 at the iconic Olympia London, reveals an inspirational line-up of brands and designers across…

AllGoodThings comes ...to the UK

  AllGoodThings comes . . . to the UK    Many of our sustainable Nordic products can be supplied in ready to sell gift / retail ready display boxes and of course shipped direct…

Stationery Matters has a brand-new look and direction

Stationery Matters has a brand-new look and direction   The Stationery Matters mission is to support and educate stationery buyers. As the UK’s only publication dedicated to the stationery…

GA MEMBER SARAH TURNERS GIVES HER TED TALK

GA Members Sarah turner from little beau sheep gave her TED Talks on the wonders of wool. Sarah talks about how sheep have already helped change our history, but how can they help us now to overcome…

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT - NICOLE ELDERS

https://nicoleelders.com/ The Giftware Association spoke to one of its newest members Nicole Elders on her brand, her audiences, and some of her inspirations as an artist. Can you tell us a bit more…

Fizz is sharing and caring as its exclusive Care Bears™ range launches in Primark

Brighton-based, Fizz Creations, has developed a range of Care Bears  stationery and accessories to celebrate the Care Bears’ 40th anniversary this year. The new range is available exclusively…

THE GREAT BRITISH EXCHANGE X THE GIFTWARE ASSOCIATION

The Great British Exchange and The Giftware Association have announced an exciting new partnership to create opportunities for suppliers, designers and manufacturers to utilise a network of pop-up…

New GA Member has Fun Gifts for Curious Minds

New GA Member has Fun Gifts for Curious Minds Recent Toys’ most recent product line is a joy to give! Recent Toys, developer and manufacturer of fascinating brainteaser puzzles and games…

Benevolent Society awards Fuller Foundation to Lewis Webb

The Benevolent Society is pleased to announce that a Fuller Foundation award has been given to Lewis Webb. Lewis is Business Development Manager / Key Account Manager within the  Ardrox &…

Winners announced for the Stationery Matters Awards 2022

 After a day of business and networking at London Stationery Show 2022, the industry came together on 17th May at the Business Design Centre to acknowledge and celebrate this year’s Stationery…

Thoughts of a CEO: Mentoring, Mapping and Meetings

In the past month, there has been so much activity that determining the tone of this was a bit tricky. A lot of my activity throughout this year has been spent providing one-to-one mentoring sessions…

PURE LONDON ANNOUNCES EMPOWERING CHANGE THEME AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

  Pure London, the UK’s leading trade fashion buying event taking place on 17th – 19th July 2022 at the iconic Olympia London, has announced that ‘Empowering Change’ …

Jeray Original Products Celebrates 70 Years

Exeter University neeeds your help

Study on EU-UK trade relationship post Brexit Professor Sandra Kröger and Dr Maria Dede work in the Politics Department at the University of Exeter and need your help. They seek to gain a more…

SUSTAINABILITY MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: SEBNINI

As we continue our journey into sustainability, we want to shine a spotlight on those companies that have started to make changes within their business and their processes.  Sebnini was founded…

THOUGHTS OF A CEO: REFLECTIONS ON A BUSY FIRST QUARTER

PureAW20   In January, we thought we would have another major disruption to the much-needed return to the full trade show calendar. Yet despite Omicron’s best efforts, by the end of the…

OVERCOMING THE TALENT CRISES OF 2022

Not only is there a shortage in the sales talent pipeline, but a large portion of veteran sales talent is deciding now is a good time to retire.  The disruption has many facets, including people…