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PLASTIC PACKAGING TAX WEBINAR
Introduction to Plastic Packaging Tax: This webinar will cover how the tax will operate. Topics will include: • what plastic packaging the tax applies to • who is responsible for paying and accounting…
SARAH WARD TO ATTEND UK PARLIAMENT’S FIRST WEEK OF OPENING AFTER RECESS
Photo by Paul Buffington on Unsplash The CEO of The Giftware Association Sarah Ward will be attending Parliament, on Wednesday 20th October, the first week it opens after the recess and the Party…
HALE AND HEARTY AFTER 30 YEARS
Hale Events, the B2B events organiser based in Somerset, is celebrating 30 years of trading in 2021. "It’s been two very challenging years for the events sector" says Mike Anderson MD, "but we are…
TEAM GB TO PRESENT DAY ONE KEYNOTE AT BRAND LICENSING EUROPE
Team GB to present day one keynote at Brand Licensing Europe Keynote will feature live conversations with four times Olympic medal winner Tom Daley and BMX Freestyle gold medallist Charlotte WorthingtonBrand…
FIZZ LAUNCHES FAN FAVOURITE MOVIE MERCH
Brighton based Fizz Creations is delighted to reveal its extended range of gifting lines featuring iconic movies from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s JAWS, Back to the Future…
GUEST BLOG FROM ASPIN- WHY B2B BRANDS NEED TO INSPIRE THEIR RETAIL BUYERS
If you work in marketing for a business-to-business (B2B) brand, chances are you’ve invested a lot of time, effort and budget into using tech and data to automate, target and segment your marketing…
LATEST GOVERNMENT NEWS - FULL CUSTOMS CONTROL
Full customs controls will be introduced as planned on 1??? ?January??? ?2022 Full customs declarations and controls are due to be introduced as planned on 1??? ?January??? ?2022. This means…
CONGESTION, CAPACITY AND COST: HOW UK GIFTWARE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS CAN MEET THESE CHALLENGES
With all the uncertainty with Shipping and Logistics over the last few months, The GA has partnered with shipping company Unsworth to talk about the solutions they have seen their clients take and…
THE GREAT BRITISH BISCUIT - WHO DOESNT ENJOY A GOOD DUNK
From the small market town of Frome in deepest Somerset, made famous for its independent maker community, comes ‘DUNKED’ - bringing to the table a range of timeless designs that will never go stale…
THE GIFT STOP - TRADE SHOWS - 7TH OCTOBER - MEETING NOTES
We kickstarted our new look The Gift Stop last week with our focussed subject of Trade Shows - View the recording here or take a look at the meeting notes below 00:00 - Intro 00:05 - Julie - Positivity…
ENTER GIFT OF THE YEAR NOW
Over the course of 45 years, The Gift of the Year annual competition has produced thousands of happy faces from category winners, to highly commended to even being shortlisted. The accolade opens…
SCOTLAND’S TRADE FAIR SPRING IS BACK!
Scotland’s Trade Fair Spring is back in person, in Glasgow from 23-25 January 2022. With a raft of interesting and innovative exhibitors clamouring for stands, this is a not-to-be missed event for…
GRAND OPENING OF COMMUNITY MURAL ORGANISED BY GA MEMBER ROSE HILL DESIGNS
Grand Opening of Community Mural Date: 12th October 2021 Place: The Sundial Community Centre, 11 Shipton Street, London E2 7RU Time: 12 Noon Contact details: Rose Hill, 07742347603, rose@rosehilldesigns…
FIZZ CREATIONS HOPS IN WITH PETER RABBITâ„¢
Fizz Creations have collaborated once again with Penguin Ventures, part of Penguin Random House, to launch a brand-new collection of licensed gifts featuring Peter Rabbit™. Playing to the award-…
LATEST GOVERNMENT NEWS
Please see below today’s updates, which may be relevant for your businesses/members, and supply chains. Trade Mark Changes to international trade mark registrations: Pending application section has…
LIGHT BULB BAN
So, what is the light bulb ban? In September 2018, the final stage of an EU directive banning the import or manufacture of incandescent light bulbs took effect. This directive was introduced by the…
GARRY LANE JOINS THE PARIFY GROUP
We love to add more strings to our bow and so it gives us great pleasure to announce that Garry Lane has now joined our hard-working team, here in Leicester at Parify Group Ltd. We feel that Garry…
CAPTAIN SIR TOM MOORE INSPIRES DONATION OF £60,000 BY BACHMANN EUROPE
On Thursday 9th September 2021, Bachmann Europe visited the GB Railfreight/EMD RobertsRoad Rail Maintenance Depot in Doncaster where Class 66 No. 66731 ‘Capt. Tom Moore’was in residence. Earlier …
BRAND LICENSING EUROPE ANNOUNCES THE KELVYN GARDNER LICENSE THIS!COMPETITION AS A NEW CATEGORY AND JUDGES ARE UNVEILED FOR…
License This! renamed the Kelvyn Gardner License This! competition in tribute to Kelvyn – entries close 11 OctoberDay Two of BLE nominated Colour for Kelvyn dayBrand Licensing Europe in-person 17…
FURLOUGH - ITS ENDING
Please see the below from our HR Guru Karen Kirby on the ending of furlough...Just a reminder that the CJRS (furlough) ends on 30 September 2021, so all back to normal on 1st October. Really? Perhaps…
BAKEEZE - NEW MEMBER
“Baking Saved Me” - Claims Leanne Butler Founder of Bakeeze Ltd With the stresses of the modern world, the pandemic, juggling your work lifer and home life there are more people left feeling “Burnt…
WRENDALE LAUNCH PLUSH ‘PRIZE TICKET’ CAMPAIGN
Supporting stockists and introducing new additions to the character collection Wrendale Designs, well known for their gorgeous giftware and greeting cards featuring the award-winning characterful…
AUTUMN FAIR & MODA DELIVER RECORD ORDERS AND HELP REFUEL THE UK RETAIL INDUSTRY
Millions of pounds worth of business has been generated during the last four days at the UK’s leading home, gift and fashion trade show, Autumn Fair co-located with Moda, reigniting, and refuelling…