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
New designs from Heritage Crafts in time for Valentine's Day. Since 1987 Heritage Crafts has worked with talented artists to produce highly detailed cross stitch designs which are a joy to stitch. All of the cross stitch designs cater for everyone, male and female, from young children and beginners to expert stitchers. From coasters to cards the designs are sure to please.
Posted: 6 February 2025
For two decades, the Stitching 4 All & Craft4Crafters Show has been the beating heart of textile artistry and creative expression in the South West. This March, it returns to Westpoint with more grandeur than ever before, promising a spectacular showcase of crafts, textiles, and big-name talents in the crafting world. Whether you're a seasoned stitcher or a curious newcomer, this event is your chance to immerse yourself in the best that the global crafting community has to offer.
Posted: 4 February 2025
Harris Brushes' Hobby & Craft collection is a top quality range of artistic brushes to help your customers with creative tasks. From upcycling, or simply to help with detailed areas of larger decorating jobs, the collection includes the Seriously Good Artist paint brushes 11 Pack and 10 pack, great for painting detailed and intricate areas, as well as Seriously Good Fitch paint brushes 3 Pack, for use when painting detail on furniture and other hobby projects.
Posted: 31 January 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
WOVEN, the biennial festival celebrating textile heritage and innovation in Kirklees, will take place from 1 to 30 June 2025. WOVEN takes place across Kirklees every other year. Established in 2019, the festival has helped communities across Kirklees celebrate the region's textile heritage and find out more about the future of textiles in the region and further afield. The month-long event will showcase the rich textile history of the area as well as explore cutting-edge developments in the industry.
Posted: 28 January 2025
The toy industry reunited at Olympia London for Toy Fair 2025, a dynamic three-day event that showcased the latest trends and innovations shaping the world of play. With more than 250 exhibiting companies unveiling thousands of new products, including trending categories such as collectibles, pocket money toys and licensed toys, the event was a true celebration of the creativity and ingenuity of the toy industry and a positive start to the year. It was an incredibly busy three days connecting exhibitors with high-calibre visitors including buyers, licensors, inventors, media and the wider industry, all under one roof, establishing new connections as well as building on existing relationships.
Posted: 24 January 2025
The British Toy & Hobby Association (BTHA) and Circana presented their annual industry insights at London's Toy Fair, held at Olympia London from the 21st to 23rd January 2025. While the UK economy may have continued to present a challenging picture during 2024, figures released by Circana show that the UK toy market remained resilient, generating £3.4billion in overall sales, which was bolstered by a surge of Christmas sales (up 51 percent) in the week leading up to Christmas. While sales in 2024 may have been down by 3.7 percent, several toy categories achieved growth in 2024, adding to the positive trajectory.
Posted: 23 January 2025
Visitor registration is officially open for London Stationery Show 2025, set to take place at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London, on Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th May. London Stationery Show 2024 was one to remember, crammed full of newness, chat, fun, gossip, creativity, deals, and competitions – as well as lots of business too over the two days. Visitor numbers were up 40% on the previous year, with many exhibitors and visitors agreeing that it was one of the busiest shows in recent years.
Posted: 21 January 2025