PPD Magazine

Changes At Senator

Michael Nick moves from Management to the Supervisory Board of Senator / Course is set for further expansion of the business. Groß-Bieberau, 23rd May. Changes are coming in the Board of Management of Senator, a subsidiary of the Merz Group. Michael Nick, Managing Director of the company since 2005, is moving to its Supervisory Board [...]

Ceramic Anti-Dumping Duties Confirmed

EU imposes definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of ceramic table- and kitchenware from China The European Union (EU) has published a Council Regulation imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of ceramic tableware and kitchenware originating in China. The duties range from 13.1% to 23.4% for cooperating Chinese companies (around 400 companies) and 36.1% for non-cooperating [...]

And The Winner Is…

Trevor Howard at Premier Print & Promotions is this season’s Promo Merchandise Fantasy Football League champion. Close runner-up was Gail Kilcoyne from Trade Only with the ladies in general finishing very strongly this year. Trevor will be presented with his trophy by organisers Everything Environmental in the next couple of weeks. Final league positions are: [...]

European Pharma Industry Looks At Promo Ban – PSI

The Promotional Product Services Institute, (PSI) has issued the following open letter: We address this urgent notice directly to you today to provide timely information to you as a PSI member. The European umbrella organisation of the pharmaceutical industry intends to pass a decision on 24/25 June banning any and all use of promotional products. [...]

SPS Joins Forces With Leading Italian Distributor

SPS (EU) Ltd, one of the largest manufacturers of promotional products in the UK, is delighted to announce its latest collaboration with leading Italian promotional product distributor, Brand to Be. With its extensive range of manufactured plastic and paper promotional products and large on-site branding facility, SPS is keen to promote the benefits of buying [...]

Issue 39, May 2013

Download/View PDF View in page-turning technology In this issue APG registrations open Envoy catalogue launch Firebrand’s revved up

Further Garment Industry Tragedy In Dhaka

A major fire at a garment factory in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka killed its managing director, a top police official and six others, officials said on Thursday. Fire service officials said managing director of the Tung Hai Sweater factory Mahbubur Rahman and his friend Additional Deputy Inspector General of Police ZA Morshed were among the [...]

TradeOnlySearch.com to Power New PPD Supplier Directory

Promotional Product Distributor Magazine Announces New Directory And Trade Only Supplier Member Benefit TradeOnlySearch.com to power new supplier directory Promotional Product Distributor Magazine (PPD) has announced the launch of an improved supplier directory section for the publication. The popular supplier directory of the magazine will now feature product category entries for all suppliers who have [...]

bpma Voucher Scheme – Record Redemptions

The British Promotional Merchandise Association (bpma) are proud to congratulate Senator, who received most redemptions from the bpma winter 2013 voucher campaign. 40 bpma supplier members supported the voucher scheme offering bpma distributor members a £50 saving when spending at least £500. The Senator team received a luxury hamper sponsored by Whisk Hampers to recognise [...]

Brand Addition Acquires Spark Promotions

Brand Addition Limited is pleased to announce that it has acquired the entire share capital of Spark Promotions (Ireland) Limited and its UK subsidiary Spark Promotions (UK) Limited. Commenting on the transaction, Chris Lee, CEO of Brand Addition said, “Ciaran Doran and Brian Flanagan have built up an excellent, customer focused business over the last [...]

Altitude announces unaudited preliminary results

Altitude Group plc (AIM: ALT), a leading provider of technology and enterprise information management solutions to the print and promotional products sector, announces its unaudited preliminary results for the year to 31 December 2012. Highlights: Revenue from continuing operations increased by 15% to £4.07m (2011:£3.54m) Gross profit from continuing operations increased by 23% to £3.25m [...]

Back To The Eighties For Envoy Launch Night!

Envoy, the leading UK Catalogue Group providing online services, support and catalogues to 60 distributors in the UK and Ireland has launched its 2013 catalogue. The launch party – with an eighties theme and entertainments was held at the Village Resort, Dudley. Best Distributor: TC Group First Runner Up: Pellacraft Second Runner Up: Firebrand Promotions [...]

Charlie Willis

It is with the deepest regret that we have to report the sad passing of Charlie Willis. Charlie was just 43 years old. Charlie entered the promotional arena in 1997 when he joined Market Link, the then publisher of Sales Promotion magazine. He left his position as Manager there in 2000 and joined the British [...]

Altitude Announce Change of Adviser and Directorate Change

Altitude (AIM: ALT), a leading provider of technology and enterprise information management solutions to the print and promotional products sector, is pleased to announce that WH Ireland Limited has been appointed Nominated Adviser and Broker with immediate effect. The Company also announces that Stephen Yapp has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman, replacing Colin Cooke, who [...]

Trade Only National Show Chooses Freemans As Main Contractor

Trade Only Ltd, organisers of the record breaking Trade Only National Show have announced that they have chosen The Freeman Company (UK), Ltd., (Freeman), the premier provider of integrated marketing solutions for live engagements, as their official exhibition services contractor for the Trade Only National Show. Freeman’s work with the event will begin with the [...]

Factory Tragedy Raises More Concerns

The death toll from the collapse of a Bangladeshi building rose to 160 on Thursday as rescuers frantically combed through the mangled heap of the eight stories that housed a garment factory. The building on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka, included five garment manufacturers that employed about 2,500 workers. It caved in Wednesday, injuring [...]

Leadership Change At HMA Creative

HMA Creative – designers and distributors of innovative global point of sale merchandise – are delighted to announce their change of leadership. Sue Hurst and Bharat Panchal are the company’s new joint managing directors, driving the company forward into the next stage of its exciting development, working with some of the world’s biggest brands and [...]

3M Transfers Promotional Business to Michael Schiffer

Effective 1st May 2013, 3M, the diversified technology company, will transfer its European Post-it promotional materials business to Michael Schiffer, a leading innovator in the printing industry. In addition to the production, 3M’s long-standing partner will then also become responsible for the marketing and sales of the entire range of Post-it promotional materials in Europe. [...]

Letts Filofax Group Acquired By HSGP Investments

Letts Filofax, the paper-based stationery products firm based in Dalkeith, has been acquired by HSGP Investments, a company owned by Letts chief executive Gordon Presly and Canadian entrepreneur Harolde Savoy. HSGP has acquired all the share capital of FLB Group, the holding company which owns all the assets within the Letts and Filofax businesses, for [...]

Spring Shows Clean Up

Trade Only, the leading marketing and information solutions provider for the Promotional Product Industry report that there was huge interest in the Trade Only Spring Road Shows 2013. Gail Kilcoyne Exhibition Manager for Trade Only Ltd said “We had an exceptional number of enquiries from suppliers for places on the Spring Shows and were pleased [...]