Sourcing City are proud to announce the winners of their Annual Awards. These prestigious awards, now in their 10th year, are widely recognised in the industry for showing how well both Suppliers and Distributors are regarded by each other.

Over a period of two days on the 12th and 13th of December, the jury scrutinised and tested the 248 total entries in Altenberg near Cologne – now the winners have been announced.

Angela Wagstaff at Allwag Promotions posted this interesting article on the BPMA LinkedIn Page: Alarm bells not jingle bells are ringing…. Thanks to the prompt response of one of our team, we have been saved from another scam.

Mass customisation specialist Cimpress N.V. (also owners of VistaPrint) announced on 12th December 2016 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ireland based writing instrument specialist National Pen Co. LLC.

The new 12-sided UK £1 coin will enter circulation in March 2017, and The Royal Mint is producing 1.5 billion of the new coins. All sides of the promotional merchandise industry may want to consider this change when offering products relating to the one pound coin, such as coin holders etc.

The exhibition stands and conversation pods for Merchandise World next September went on sale over three days at the end of last week. To say the response was extraordinary is an understatement! Over three days, exactly 100 suppliers called in to book their space at this exciting new event.