Gift Focus inc Attire Accessories - Page number 12 - November/December 2021

WILD THINGS GIFTS RAISES MONEY FOR NHS CHARITIES TOGETHER Wild Things Gifts – a wholesale gift supplier based in Devon – has pledged support to NHS Charities Together by donating £2,277, generated through sales of its signature Thank You Rainbow. With the two-year mark of the pandemic on the horizon, support for NHS staff and volunteers has never been more crucial. Amid uncertainty and widescale burnout being reported in the care sector, NHS Charities Together is offering support to such workers via its federation of 241 different charitable organisations. The national charity has switched its focus on the immediate practical and emotional needs of health workers during the pandemic, which has put a tremendous amount of pressure on the charity’s resources. The special edition suncatcher was introduced in August last year, itself intended as a way to show appreciation for healthcare staff. At the time of its introduction, the company committed to giving 50p from each sale to NHS Charities Together. Designed and handcrafted in Britain, the Thank You Rainbow quickly received widespread support from Wild Things stockists. Jules Vahrman, company Founder and Director, says, “Our retailers really got on board with both the product and the charity drive, for which we’re really appreciative. It’s great to see it become such a popular item, but of course the real satisfaction comes from knowing that we’ve been able to make a significant contribution to such an important cause. “Even though the Thursday evening applause feel like a distant memory, our Thank You Rainbows are still as popular as ever. We’ll continue to set aside 50p from every sale with the intention of making a similarly large donation in 2022.” www.wildthingsgifts.com ALCOHOLIC TEA BRAND WHISTLERS STORM LAUNCHES LIMITED EDITION GIFT PACKS FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL SOFT LAUNCH Birmingham-based alcoholic tea brand Whistler’s Storm is set to launch new, limited edition gift packs, which will be available at forthcoming shows – The Festive Gift Fair at the NEC Birmingham and the Eat & Drink Festival Christmas show at Olympia, London. The news follows the company’s successful ‘soft’ launch at some Christmas markets in Manchester in December 2020, and its website shop launch in July this year. The gift packs will contain miniature bottles of Whistler’s Storm cold brew Assam Black and Earl Grey tea liqueurs together with matching liqueur chocolates. Whistler’s Storm is the only independent British brand producing a cold brew Assam Black tea liqueur and research suggests this is a world first for the UK. Sales of both the Assam Back and Earl Grey tea liqueurs continue to rise with stocking achieved in independent bars and restaurants in the West Midlands. Whistler’s Storm now want to achieve wider stocking, particularly as the company is getting such good feedback from bar owners and mixologists. Dean Parkin, Mixologist at the British Oak, Birmingham, says, “These products are amazing. It’s really great having the flavours in a liqueur form rather than making a tea-based syrup and being forced to compromise between sweetness and flavour.” www.whistlersstorm.co.uk PUCKATOR’S EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION CENTRE IN WROCLAW TAKES SHAPE Puckator has established a distribution centre in Poland in order to better serve its customers in the European Union, without custom delays or additional costs. It is now up and running and orders have already started going out to the EU customers. The UK team have been over in Poland the last couple of weeks to train the new staff and working through all aspects of the new warehouse. The arrival of IT equipment was perfectly timed and meant that the order and warehouse management systems could be connected and picking, packing and warehouse training began. The next step is to continue to get stock to the EDC so that more orders can be sent from the new location. Over the next few months, stock will be arriving from both the Far East and from the UK hub, so it won’t take long to fill the new warehouse. www.puckator.co.uk THE PUPPET COMPANY STOCKS FOR CHRISTMAS 2021 In the run up to Christmas, The Puppet Company and sister company Wilberry Toys have confirmed containers and deliveries coming in of some of its most popular collections, and are very pleased to announce that its new ECO Walking Puppets made from 100% recycled plastic bottles will be arriving later this year. With access into the heads, legs and arms, these are amazingly versatile puppets and have already had a hugely positive reaction. Now the largest manufacturer of great quality puppets and soft toys in Europe, The Puppet Company and Wilberry Toys have thousands of different puppets and soft toys available in the run up to Christmas. With very affordable prices, the company currently has good stock levels across most lines with fast turnarounds and delivery. Carriage paid orders are currently £150.00, and can be mixed across the full puppet and Wilberry collections. www.thepuppetcompany.com 12