The fast-growing fragrance company, The Fragrance House, is delighted to announce the acquisition of the brand Heyland & Whittle.
Heyland & Whittle has a long-standing heritage in the UK market with its primary focus on creating home fragrance and Bath & Body products. Since its launch in 2003 the brand has been widely known for its beautiful natural soap collections and premium home fragrance ranges.
David Brown, CEO The Fragrance House says: "The Heyland & Whittle ethos of using pure natural ingredients to create stunning fragranced products fits perfectly with The Fragrance House. The brand has a great long-standing reputation in the UK market and will be a fantastic addition to The Fragrance House."
The Fragrance House will be looking at operations and production in the coming months.
For further details email enquries@tfhltd.co.uk or call +44 (0)1727 836 454.
Posted: 24 February 2025
The Giftware Association (GA) announces Sarah Ward has stepped down as CEO, creating a pivotal opportunity to move the association forward.
Tom Jones, CEO of the British Allied Trades Federation (BATF), will step in as interim CEO, ensuring continuity and supporting the GA's mission to serve its members during this critical time.
The giftware industry is undergoing significant change, with new opportunities and challenges emerging daily. At this critical juncture, the GA remains committed to its mission of providing resources, connections, and advocacy to help members thrive in a competitive global marketplace. With a renewed focus on inclusivity, innovation, and sustainability, the GA aims to drive growth and continued success for the industry and its members.
The GA would like to extend its gratitude to Sarah for her leadership and the valuable contributions during her time as CEO.
Posted: 21 February 2025
The year 2025 certainly began on a high note for the UK's only festive trade show – Harrogate Christmas & Gift – as exhibitors and visitors turned up in large numbers to not only see the latest products the industry had to offer; but to celebrate a few important milestones too.
Whilst the fair celebrated its 75th anniversary this year, one exhibitor, Playwrite, boasted having attended every single show since it began! Warren Cornelius, one of the directors of Harrogate Christmas & Gift, first attended the event himself as an exhibitor in 1967. However, his predecessor Syd Vening was one of the show's founders when it began its journey in Harrogate as International Toy Fair.
Posted: 20 February 2025
The Giftware Association has unveiled the finalists for the Gift of the Year 2025 awards! After months of anticipation, hundreds of incredible entries, and two rounds of judging by an panel of over 120 industry experts, the best products from the home and gift industry have been selected to move forward.
The Gift of the Year awards celebrate the most exciting, innovative, and commercially successful products across 20 categories covering Home Fragrance, Home and Kitchen and Games and Puzzles as well as introducing new categories' such at the Made in The UK Category for this year.
Judges from leading retailers, trade press, and industry professionals struggled to select their top choices from a truly outstanding pool of over 900 entries.
Posted: 19 February 2025
Hyve Group, a global leader in events and exhibitions, has announced the exciting co-location of Autumn Fair and Glee at the NEC Birmingham. Autumn Fair will take place 6th – 9th September 2026 and Glee will take place 8th – 10th September 2026.
This strategic move by two industry-leading trade exhibitions unlocks multiple benefits for their respective sectors, creating a stronger, future-proofed platform that supports the long-term retail growth and successes of the industries they represent.
Sitting alongside Autumn Fair, the UK's leading home, gift, and fashion exhibition with a four-day content programme, Glee, the premier event for the garden retail sector, will continue as a dedicated three-day showcase for the garden, leisure, and pet industries.
Posted: 18 February 2025
As the doors close on the 75th edition of Spring Fair, the UK's largest retail trade show for Home, Gift & Fashion, the NEC Birmingham has been buzzing with energy, innovation, and meaningful connections. Over four days, more than 38,000 retail buyers and industry professionals gathered to discover the latest trends, meet suppliers, and be part of the ever-evolving retail landscape.
Posted: 10 February 2025
The new House of Phaedra store has opened in the historic Antelope Walk, Dorchester, Dorset, and is dedicated to beautiful natural home fragrance and stunning lifestyle pieces, carefully curated to work in harmony.
Founder Phaedra Radstock has created a space where the company's Purbeck Candles play the leading role in this beautiful lifestyle store, where home fragrance is the pivotal element for creating stunning interiors.
Warm cosy scents accentuate plush blankets, sheepskins and dried hydrangeas and eucalyptus plants in beautiful glass vases. It has always been a dream of Phaedra's to have a lifestyle store that put home fragrance at the very core of the shop, building layers of style and colour around what arguably is the essence of every well curated room.
Posted: 3 February 2025
Spring Fair, the UK's largest retail trade show for Home , Gift & Fashion at the NEC in Birmingham, opens on Sunday 2nd February celebrating 75 years heritage as well as double digit growth in exhibitor numbers for this year's show, delivering unmatched newness, diversity and inspiration. The Show will open with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9am with Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen
Posted: 30 January 2025
ExaClair Limited, the UK subsidiary of the Exacompta Clairefontaine group, is thrilled to announce that they have been shortlisted at the upcoming 2025 European Office Product Awards (EOPA).
Following continued developments across their extensive global operations, they company has been nominated within the prestigious 'Vendor of the Year' Category.
Together with substantially enhanced drop-shipment capabilities and marketplace management systems, the group is further expanding its presence throughout various sectors, such as the hospitality industry. Meanwhile, new product innovations continue to drive sales across several stationery categories, including storage systems, luggage and pencil cases.
All the winners will be announced on the 11th of March at the EOPA Awards, which are held in Hotel Okura in Amsterdam.
Posted: 29 January 2025
Home and gifting company Widdop & Co. has announced the launch of its latest product range: Softies, a collection of plush cuddly toys and gifts designed to bring joy to children and adults alike.
The new line features charming characters from teddies to turtles, bunnies to brown foxes.
Developed by Widdop & Co.'s CEO, Stephen Illingworth, this heartwarming collection was inspired by the children of the company's team, including Stephen's own kids. "This range is close to my heart," said Stephen.
"The names of these cuddly companions, like Talia and Hudson, were lovingly chosen thanks to our team's children and my own family. It's a celebration of the creativity and innocence that kids bring into our lives."
Posted: 28 January 2025
