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Early responses received from the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA)’s lobbying campaign to secure CMA intervention in the freight costs crisis suggest that it is now actively looking at the issue. Feedback received via the Ministers and MPs approached so far outline …

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) is hosting a webinar for all UK housewares, DIY, garden and small electricals suppliers on the implications and preparations required ahead of the forthcoming plastic packaging tax legislation which comes into force in April 2022. Key speakers, Paul van Danzig and Alyce Morris …

GreenPan, the pioneer of healthy ceramic non-stick being first to market in 2007, has taken a leading role in the fast-growing move towards PFAS-free cookware across Europe and is working on an awareness campaign in the UK. With a new UK team now in place at The Cookware Company, headed …

Tents, air fryers, trampolines and Crocs were among the products that defined the last 12 months, according to this year’s Shop, Live, Look report by John Lewis. The report, which looks back at the products and trends that shaped the year, found that UK consumers adapted to lockdown by redesigning …

What More UK, one of the largest houseware manufacturers in the UK and the organisation behind popular brand Wham, has recently implemented a programme to give each employee the opportunity to attend a health check, if they choose to take it up. Run by a qualified doctor, the purpose of …

Multi-brand online retailer and financial services provider, The Very Group was the latest in a series of top retail names to talk to members of the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) at one of its popular networking webinars. Speakers, Lauren Christensen, Head of Homewares and Terence Conchie, Home Improvement …

BHETA is repeating its popular series of webinars advising members on how to maximise sales via digital channels. The content ranges from setting up in ecommerce, to creating a commercially sound digital strategy to email marketing, search engine optimisation, Pay Per Click campaigns and driving sales with social media. The …

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) has appointed Rajni Kaur as part of its members services team. Rajni will be focussing on member relationships and recruitment, alongside a similar role reference the Exclusively housewares, small domestic electricals and gift exhibition which is owned by BHETA. Rajni will be based …

The Rayware Group is celebrating this month as its Typhoon brand turns 30. The Typhoon journey began in 1991 as a small British company specialising in Asian cookware. It quickly became a globally renowned brand that has since expanded into fashion-led homewares focusing on affordable kitchen storage, eco-friendly accessories, and …

Leading housewares retailers and suppliers gathered at The Royal Lancaster London on Wednesday evening to find out the winners of The Excellence in Housewares Awards 2021. Jo Howard, editor of Progressive Housewares and HousewaresNews.net (organisers of the EIH Awards) acknowledged in her welcome speech: “There are a great many worthy …