Tag Archives: BHETA

BHETA appoints Seema Grantham as new housewares sector manager

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) has appointed Seema Grantham as its new housewares sector manager: the first appointment since the announcement of the Association’s recent restructure. Seema succeeds Will Jones, who has taken up the newly created position of chief operating officer, reporting to BHETA executive chairman Andrew …

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BHETA and knife suppliers back ‘responsible retailing’ campaign

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA)’s consultative meeting with UK kitchen knife suppliers on March 25 reached a consensus to back a proactive industry-wide ‘responsible retailing’ campaign. Leading kitchen knife suppliers including Taylor’s Eye Witness, Amefa, Fiskars, George East (housewares), Kuhn Rikon and Robert Welch Designs met BHETA housewares …

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Is the rise of cookery shows to blame for declining DIY trends?

April is National Home Improvement Month (NHIM): a consumer awareness campaign organised by the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) to encourage people to improve their homes by making one change. An online survey of 2,001 UK homeowners conducted by Vital Research last November on behalf of BHETA revealed that …

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National Home Improvement Month launches #MakeOneChange challenge

April is National Home Improvement Month (NHIM) and, as the name suggests, it’s a consumer awareness campaign organised by the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) encouraging people to improve their homes by making one change – big or small – this month. A survey conducted by Vital Research on …

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BHETA restructures management team

Following the recent investment by BHETA (British Home Enhancement Trade Association) in Brooke House Exhibitions, making it the outright owner of the Exclusively Shows, BHETA is reorganising its management structure. Under the new structure, BHETA housewares sector director Will Jones will take up the newly created position of chief operating …

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Exclusively Shows set to launch foodie initiative

  Exclusively Shows has announced that Charles Banks, director and co-founder of The Food People, will deliver a daily food trends talk at the two-day event. Exclusively Shows comprises two co-located trade exhibitions – Exclusively Housewares and Exclusively Electrical – which will be held on June 11 and June 12 …

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Export conference ‘a huge hit with delegates’ says BHETA

Around 100 delegates attended The Future for International Trade conference which took place on Tuesday (March 12) and was organised jointly by trade associations BHETA (British Home Enhancement Trade Association), Gardenex and PetQuip. A mix of speakers from the worlds of Westminster politics, international economic forecasting, international law and trade …

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BHETA to consult again on knife sales

Following the latest moves from the multiple retail sector to limit the sale of kitchen knives, The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) will again canvas member opinion on the selling and marketing of these items. On March 8 the supermarket chain Asda announced it will remove single kitchen knives …

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BHETA welcomes SodaStream

Sparkling water maker brand SodaStream has become a member of the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA). The company’s SodaStream products enable consumers to transform tap water into sparkling water at the touch of a button. Its SodaStream device carbonates water by adding carbon dioxide from a pressurized cylinder to …

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Export conference programme confirmed

Ten speakers have confirmed their attendance at The Future for International Trade Conference. BHETA (British Home Enhancement Trade Association) has teamed up with fellow trade associations Gardenex (Federation of Garden & Leisure Manufacturers) and PetQuip (International Trade Association of Pet Equipment Suppliers) to organise the day-long event, which will take …

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