Bumper show issue - Gift Focus magazine

on with the showlooking aheadTop Drawerwhen 12 th -14 th September 2010where Grand Hall, Olympia, Londonwebsite www.topdrawer.co.ukLondon Gift Fairwhen 12 th -14 th September 2010where National Hall, Olympia, Londonwebsite www.londongiftfair.comScotland’s Autumn Trade Fairwhen 19 th -20 th September 2010where SECC, Glasgowwebsite www.scotlandstradefairs.co.ukChina Sourcing FairChina Sourcing Fair: Gifts & Premiums returns to AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong from October20 th to 23 rd , 2010 to showcase thousands of gift items, promotional products and premiums.The spring edition in April this year reported a total of 20,362 visitors from 131 countries andregions. The attendance was shared with co-located China Sourcing Fairs: Home Products, Baby &Children’s Products and India Sourcing Fair: Home Products.The event organisers say that the show is a trusted sourcing platform attracting top buyers fromall over the world, with regular visitors returning to take advantage of the wide product selectionlarger showing of competitive suppliers from Greater China and Asia.Thousands of creative gifts and premiums will be on show ranging from general gifts, stationery,Christmas and seasonal lines, photo frames, promotional items and more.The venue, AsiaWorld-Expo is just a minute away from the airport and 28 minutes fromdowntown via Airport Express train. Global Sources also provide free shuttle bus transportationto take visitors from multiple city locations to the venue during the shows.The China Sourcing Fairs are held in April and October, which are peak sourcing periods inHong Kong. The strategic timing is designed to allow visitors to attend other trade shows in theregion, in order to make the most of their visit in a single trip.For more information, visit www.chinasourcingfair.comGleewhen 20 th -22 nd September 2010where NEC, Birminghamwebsite www.gleebirmingham.comBrand Licensing Europewhen 28 th -30 th September 2010where Olympia, Londonwebsite www.brandlicensing.eu(All dates are subject to change, contactorganisers for more information beforemaking arrangements)For further in-depth show previews turn toPage 19 London Gift FairPage 29 Top DrawerPage 73 Autumn Fair InternationalFresh! cancelled for 2011Fresh the new design-led group stand launched at Spring Fair 2010 will not be going ahead next year.The initiative brought together design-led greeting card, gift and jewellery suppliers in a specially designed areawithin the greetings hall.Joint organiser, Jeremy Corner, managing director of handmade card specialist Blue Eyed Sun, has announced thatsadly it will not be going ahead for 2011.He said: “Despite the huge success of our inaugural exhibition, we are no longer able to pursue Fresh! for 2011 asthe terms between Fresh Exhibitions Ltd and Emap are no longer mutually favourable.“We would like to thank all of the exhibitors who shared our vision in 2010 and were brave enough to supportwhat we were doing without having seen the area before. We are also grateful to Isabel Martinson and The GiftwareAssociation for their endorsement of Fresh!”12 giftfocus