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Reasons To Be Cheerful – 1, 2, 3 W
ith apologies to Ian Dury and the Blockheads, here
are three reasons to smile this month....
1.The summer trade show season is round the
corner. Co-located London exhibitions Exclusively Housewares and Exclusively Electrical kick off on June 13, followed by Tendence in Frankfurt later in the month and the Home & Gift Buyers’ Festival in Harrogate in July. New products and fresh ideas await! 2 On May 12, The Housewares Innovation Awards
was named the bronze winner of the ‘Best Awards held alongside a Conference or Exhibition’ category of the inaugural 2017 Awards Awards, organised by Global Conference Network. The accolade was for our 2016
REGULARS
4 News 7 Gary Gordon 8 Best Sellers 34 Bryan Clover 35 On the Board: Rob Jones 36 On the Move: David Parkes 38 On the Road: Richard Gilbert 48 What’s New?
SHOW NEWS
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10 Ambiente Review 15 Chicago Review 20 Pulse Review 21 Home & Gift Preview 22 Exclusively Shows preview
event, which was held in Birmingham during the Spring Fair. 3 Finally, our digital platform
www.HousewaresLive.net is celebrating its tenth anniversary this month. To mark the occasion, we’ve given the website a revamp and added more features including easier navigation and better functionality. It’s the only UK business-to-business website for housewares retailers and their suppliers - and it’s updated every working day. So it’s always worth a look.
Clare Turner Editor Housewares Magazine &
www.HousewaresLive.net cturner@dataeam.co.uk
FEATURES
14 Talking Trade: Will Jones 19 Talking Trade: David Grunwerg 40 Small Electricals 40 Eco-Friendly Products 42 Tools & Gadgets 43 Colour in the Home 44 Outdoor Cooking & Dining 45 Baking & Icing 47 Talking Shop: Bents Garden & Home 48 Childrensware 49 Talking Shop: Barkers Home 51 Talking Shop: Dunelm 52 The Big Interview: Martin Elliott 54 Talking Trade: Michael Weedon 57 Talking Trade: Mark Hall 58 Talking Trade: Bira Awards 59 Talking Trade: BHETA Forum
09/05/2017 11:08 Page 1 Cover Story: Brabantia
Brabantia presents the newIcon Sense of Luxury Collection in six textured mineral colours. The company says: ‘From Mineral Golden Beach to Mineral Windsor Red, blend in or stand out. Which one fits your style?’ For every newIcon pedal bin sold, Brabantia makes a donation to The Ocean Cleanup: a Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.
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