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Spring Fair is the crucial launch showcase for thousands of exciting new products each year, to a retail audience hungry for new ideas and strong selling design. We’re celebrating British design with the new ‘creative Britain’ initiative, plus watch out for the new ‘Exclusive’ brand being introduced across Autumn and Spring Fair to highlight exclusive product launches at the shows. www.springfair.com

Sponsoring: Celebrating Britain!

As an expanding group CBG understands Private Healthcare is a highly specialised market, which offers a wide choice of covers and options. CBG have a dedicated Healthcare team, with many years of specialist experience, whom are able to advise and recommend on specific plans to meet all client’s demands and needs, in a personal and professional manner. www.cbg-group.co.uk

Sponsoring: Body, Mind and Soul

Autumn Fair is the most important gift and home show of the season, bringing together 32,500 buyers from around the world and over 2,000 major brands, key suppliers and independent designers. Autumn Fair is proud to sponsor the Under £10 award and would like to congratulate all the winners and finalists. www.autumnfair.com

Sponsoring: Celebrating Britain!

Many gift trade magazines have come and gone but there is only one publication that is number one on the gift industry’s reading list and that is Progressive Gifts & Home Worldwide. Progressive Gifts is also the home of The ‘Greats’ Gift Retailer Awards. Progressive Gifts & Home Worldwide, the undisputed market leader. www.max-publishing.co.uk

Sponsoring: Home Accessories

T H March are the leading Insurance Broker to the UK's Gift and Home Industry in addition to being the association's appointed Broker. We have developed a range of insurance solutions for the industry with premium concessions for GA members. Offering a high level of service with attractive premiums has seen many GA Members choose T H March. www.thmarch.co.uk

Sponsoring: Eco Friendly

The Giftware Association provide members with access to a range of services which are helpful to running a successful business. Working as voice for your specific trade sector and leveraging their purchasing powers to secure cost effective pricing packages, which may be more expensive if obtained by your business independently.

We also understand that quick secure payments are critical to the future success and profitability of your business and that card payments are more popular than ever.

Streamline, the market leading card processor in the UK and Europe†, provides card payment processing for all major debit and credit cards including MasterCard and Visa. Offering businesses like yours a range of products and services, from fixed, portable and mobile card acceptance devices; to taking payments over the telephone, by post or online. We can also provide a mixture of the above which can be tailored to suit your business needs.

With over 10 years experience working with Trade Associations and Buying Groups, Streamline appreciates the challenges that your business sector may face and recognises that costs form an important element in any business model. With this in mind, Streamline has created a cost effective competitive pricing package specifically for The Giftware Association.

www.worldpay.com

Sponsoring: Kids

Steeles Law is a modern, growing and vibrant UK law firm with offices in London, Norwich (HQ) and Diss. Since the late 1960's the firm has evolved considerably.

We recognise that delivering professional legal services in an increasingly competitive marketplace requires us to be dynamic, flexible and above all client driven. Every individual working at Steeles Law is committed to delivering a personal accessible service, with straightforward legal advice upon which you can rely. www.steeleslaw.co.uk

Sponsoring: Branded / Character

The NEC Group is a trading name of The National Exhibition Centre Ltd. The National Exhibition Centre Ltd is a company influenced by Birmingham City Council within the meaning of Part V of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. Registered in England No. 979395. Registered Office: The National Exhibition Centre Birmingham B40 1NT. www.necgroup.co.uk

Sponsoring: Stationery

From our offices in Birmingham, London, Manchester, Glasgow and Abu Dhabi, we provide the full spectrum of events services. These include stand design and build, electrical installations (including theatrical lighting), graphic services, logistics, furniture hire, floor coverings, venue services, data and registration and floor planning services.

Sponsoring: Outdoor Living

The Copywatch team consists of highly qualified and experienced Intellectual Property lawyers from Eversheds and Halliwells who accompany the GA at a large number of gift and home trade fairs each year to offer on-the-spot advice to members on design protection. They offer half an hour free legal advice and the following four hours at a significantly discounted rate. www.ga-uk.org

Sponsoring: Hot Novelty

Sponsoring: Collect It

Sponsoring: Under £10

	Sponsors Spring Fair is the crucial launch showcase for thousands of exciting new products each year, to a retail audience hungry for new ideas and strong selling design. We’re celebrating British design with the new ‘creative Britain’ initiative, plus watch out for the new ‘Exclusive’ brand being introduced across Autumn and Spring Fair to highlight exclusive product launches at the shows. www.springfair.com Sponsoring: Celebrating Britain! As an expanding group CBG understands Private Healthcare is a highly specialised market, which offers a wide choice of covers and options. CBG have a dedicated Healthcare team, with many years of specialist experience, whom are able to advise and recommend on specific plans to meet all client’s demands and needs, in a personal and professional manner. www.cbg-group.co.uk Sponsoring: Body, Mind and Soul Autumn Fair is the most important gift and home show of the season, bringing together 32,500 buyers from around the world and over 2,000 major brands, key suppliers and independent designers. Autumn Fair is proud to sponsor the Under £10 award and would like to congratulate all the winners and finalists. www.autumnfair.com Sponsoring: Celebrating Britain! Many gift trade magazines have come and gone but there is only one publication that is number one on the gift industry’s reading list and that is Progressive Gifts & Home Worldwide. Progressive Gifts is also the home of The ‘Greats’ Gift Retailer Awards. Progressive Gifts & Home Worldwide, the undisputed market leader. www.max-publishing.co.uk Sponsoring: Home Accessories T H March are the leading Insurance Broker to the UK's Gift and Home Industry in addition to being the association's appointed Broker. We have developed a range of insurance solutions for the industry with premium concessions for GA members. Offering a high level of service with attractive premiums has seen many GA Members choose T H March. www.thmarch.co.uk Sponsoring: Eco Friendly The Giftware Association provide members with access to a range of services which are helpful to running a successful business. Working as voice for your specific trade sector and leveraging their purchasing powers to secure cost effective pricing packages, which may be more expensive if obtained by your business independently. We also understand that quick secure payments are critical to the future success and profitability of your business and that card payments are more popular than ever. Streamline, the market leading card processor in the UK and Europe†, provides card payment processing for all major debit and credit cards including MasterCard and Visa. Offering businesses like yours a range of products and services, from fixed, portable and mobile card acceptance devices; to taking payments over the telephone, by post or online. We can also provide a mixture of the above which can be tailored to suit your business needs. With over 10 years experience working with Trade Associations and Buying Groups, Streamline appreciates the challenges that your business sector may face and recognises that costs form an important element in any business model. With this in mind, Streamline has created a cost effective competitive pricing package specifically for The Giftware Association. www.worldpay.com Sponsoring: Kids Steeles Law is a modern, growing and vibrant UK law firm with offices in London, Norwich (HQ) and Diss. Since the late 1960's the firm has evolved considerably. We recognise that delivering professional legal services in an increasingly competitive marketplace requires us to be dynamic, flexible and above all client driven. Every individual working at Steeles Law is committed to delivering a personal accessible service, with straightforward legal advice upon which you can rely. www.steeleslaw.co.uk Sponsoring: Branded / Character The NEC Group is a trading name of The National Exhibition Centre Ltd. The National Exhibition Centre Ltd is a company influenced by Birmingham City Council within the meaning of Part V of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. Registered in England No. 979395. Registered Office: The National Exhibition Centre Birmingham B40 1NT. www.necgroup.co.uk Sponsoring: Stationery From our offices in Birmingham, London, Manchester, Glasgow and Abu Dhabi, we provide the full spectrum of events services. These include stand design and build, electrical installations (including theatrical lighting), graphic services, logistics, furniture hire, floor coverings, venue services, data and registration and floor planning services. Sponsoring: Outdoor Living The Copywatch team consists of highly qualified and experienced Intellectual Property lawyers from Eversheds and Halliwells who accompany the GA at a large number of gift and home trade fairs each year to offer on-the-spot advice to members on design protection. They offer half an hour free legal advice and the following four hours at a significantly discounted rate. www.ga-uk.org Sponsoring: Hot Novelty Sponsoring: Collect It Sponsoring: Under £10
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