Tag Archives: BHETA

BHETA to hold Exclusively briefing forum for exhibitors

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) will host a half-day briefing forum for members planning to exhibit at this year’s Exclusively Housewares and Exclusively Electrical. BHETA owns the annual co-located London trade shows, which return to the Business Design Centre in Islington on Tuesday June 11 and Wednesday June …

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Julia Kendell named as an official ambassador of National Home Improvement Month

National Home Improvement Month has recruited TV presenter Julia Kendell to be an official ambassador. The aim of the consumer awareness campaign is to encourage home owners and renters to improve one area of their homes during the month of April. National Home Improvement Month is a BHETA (British Home …

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BHETA export conference takes shape

Some of the leading exporters in the home enhancement, garden and leisure and pet product sectors are lining up to share their experiences with delegates at The Future for International Trade conference. BHETA (British Home Enhancement Trade Association) has teamed up with Gardenex (Federation of Garden & Leisure Manufacturers) and …

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BHETA announces date of next Credit Forum

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) is holding its next Credit Forum on March 26 at its headquarters in Birmingham. The event follows on from the pre-Christmas Credit Forum which was the best attended ever, with 20 housewares and DIY suppliers around the table. Aimed primarily at credit and …

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BHETA adds live links to its GfK data service

BHETA’s (British Home Enhancement Trade Association) quarterly retail data service now features live links to all the product groups represented in the four categories detailed in BHETA’s online Retailer Zone. The Retailer Zone features information from all suppliers who are BHETA members across the home enhancement, home improvement and garden …

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BHETA moves to own the Exclusively Shows outright

BHETA (British Home Enhancement Trade Association) has purchased the two minority shareholdings in Brooke House Exhibitions- owner of the co-located Exclusively Housewares and Exclusively Electrical shows, held annually in London in June – from Simon Boyd and Christopher Leonard-Morgan. BHETA said both shareholders ‘had expressed a desire to divest their …

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New ambassador for National Home Improvement Month

National Home Improvement Month has recruited BBC presenter, DIY enthusiast and property developer Georgina Burnett to be an official ambassador. The aim of the campaign is to encourage UK consumers to improve one area of their home during the month of April, ‘to make their house the haven they have always dreamed …

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BHETA joins fellow trade associations to host industry’s own Brexit conference

Three trade associations in the home enhancement, garden and leisure and pet product sectors are joining forces to host a conference on the theme of ‘The Future for International Trade’, ahead of the UK’s departure from the EU.  BHETA (British Home Enhancement Trade Association) has teamed up with Gardenex (Federation …

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Standing room only at BHETA housewares forum

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) welcomed a full house to its housewares networking forum on November 1. The audience heard presentations from Lakeland buying and merchandising director Samm Swain, UK retail lead at market research and data provider GfK Kelly Whitwick, bira (British Independent Retailers Association) commercial director …

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BHETA export drive rolls into Romania

The latest initiative by BHETA (British Home Enhancement Trade Association) to address the export ambitions of its members is a trade mission to Bucharest in Romania. The mission, which takes place from November 25 to November 27, is being organised in partnership with the British Romanian Chamber of Commerce, which is …

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