Craft Focus - October/November 2020 (Issue 81)

23 SHOWS & EVENTS Shows, news & events This season’s most unmissable events Book ahead with confidence Covid-19 has hit the UK tourism sector hard in 2020, although the late surge in ‘staycations’ is now helping to fill up resorts. Because of the continuing uncertainty, the company that organises the biggest trade shows in the south west for companies in the tourism sector is making a guarantee to all exhibitors: book now and they will take 90 per cent of the risk if there’s a late lockdown, by limiting the risk for exhibitors in the case of a Covid-related postponement to a maximum of 10 per cent of their stand cost. “We recognise how hard it is to plan ahead at the moment,” says Mike Anderson, Hale Events’ managing director. “Companies want to book into trade shows, but understandably they’re nervous that, in the case of postponement, they’ll be hit with costs they can’t recover. “None of us can insure against local lockdowns or other Covid-19 related problems. So, we’re making a commitment to anyone wanting to exhibit at one of our events that they can ‘book with confidence’ by limiting the risk for exhibitors in the case of a Covid-related postponement to a maximum of 10 per cent of their stand cost - even if a last- minute lockdown means that we have to postpone just the week before a show. And we’re offering a transfer of the total of any deposit paid to the next edition of the event, so companies can book and plan with some degree of financial certainty.” Somerset-based Hale Events has run shows in the south west for 30 years, and as Mike Anderson makes clear, “We’re committed to showing solidarity with businesses that have supported us over the years, and help get them through this difficult period.” Forthcoming events include: • Giving & Living (www.givingliving. co.uk ) 17 th -19 th January, in Exeter, which is packed with products for Gift, Coast & Home buyers. • The Source trade show (https:// thesourcetradeshow.co.uk/ ), also in Exeter on the 17 th -18 th February, showcasing great foods, drinks and other related products from the south west. More information and links to these shows can be found at www.hale-events.com  Diary dates Giving & Living 17 th -19 th January, 2021 Westpoint, Exeter www.givingliving.co.uk Munich Fabric Start 26 th -28 th January, 2021 MOC München, Germany https://www.munichfabricstart.com/ Spring Fair 7 th -11 th February, 2021 NEC, Birmingham https://www.springfair.com/ CHSI Stitches 21 st -23 rd February, 2021 NEC, Birmingham https://www.chsi.co.uk/ Creativeworld 17 th -20 th April, 2021 Digital format https://creativeworld.messefrankfurt.com/ Paperworld (Part of the International Consumer Goods Show) 17 th -20 th April, 2021 Messe Frankfurt, Germany https://paperworld.messefrankfurt.com/ London Stationery Show 21 st -22 nd April, 2021 Business Design Centre, London www.stationeryshowlondon.co.uk Creativeworld 2021 changes In view of the current situation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated international travel restrictions, Messe Frankfurt has decided to cancel the coming edition of Creativeworld and, for 2021 only, to offer it in digital format within the framework of the Consumer Goods Digital Days from 17 th to 20 th April, 2021. As a special exception, the team will bring together Christmasworld, Paperworld and Ambiente under the heading International Consumer Goods Show – Special Edition from 17 th to 20 th April, 2021. This physical event will be supplemented for the first time by the digital programme of the Consumer Goods Digital Days, which will also host the purely digital offers of Creativeworld.