Craft Focus - Aug/Sep (Issue 68)

8 craft focus industry news CRAFT BREAKS IN DEVON Billed as the UK’s only craft resorts, The Manor House and Ashbury Hotels in Devon offer a full range of creative family breaks, even when it rains. Each day, guests at the two luxurious properties can choose frommore than 70 craft, sport and spa activities, with a flexible programme that allows each person to take part in as little or as much as they choose. Crafts on offer include pottery, glass engraving, pyrography, personalised hot press printing and woodwork, while sports fans can enjoy a full programme that features tennis, bowls, badminton, swimming, snooker and archery. A range of talented live acts will also be performing each week throughout the rest of the summer season. Visit manorhousehotel.co.uk for details. MESSE FRANKFURT AIMS FOR €700 MILLION IN SALES Show organiser Messe Frankfurt experienced a successful start to 2018, and expects around €700 million in sales in the second six months of the year. Transactions have increased by around 50 per cent since 2010, from €448 million to approximately €669 million in 2017. The company has also consolidated its worldwide network to include 30 subsidiaries, with new additions in the UK and China. “If everything goes to plan, the exhibitor record of 95,000 companies that we set in financial year 2017 will be broken once again,” says Detlef Braun, member of the Executive Board of Messe Frankfrut GmbH. “Our events are growing in depth and breadth, with a high international component and levels of satisfaction among our customers. As an event organiser and marketing partner, linking together different perspectives and industry sectors creates space for new projects, business models, cooperative measures and target groups.” After two years of construction work, Hall 12 is set to join the company’s network in September, further enhancing the range of trade fair services at its Frankfurt base. Visit messefrankfurt.com for latest show news. FABRIC POUND STORE LAUNCHES Adam Ross Fabrics has launched an online fabric pound store. The new consumer website features more than 100 product lines, each priced at £1 per metre. It includes a range of prints, as well as polyesters, chiffons and georgettes, with new stock added each week. “We are always looking at new ways to innovate our offering and deliver the very best experience for our valued customers,” says founder and director, Faisal Ahmed. “This brand-new offer is the first of its kind in the industry.” Go to poundfabrics.co.uk to find out more.