CANDLELIGHT AND AMEFA GB ANNOUNCE EXCITING COLLABORATION Candlelight, a leading designer of candles, gifts, and home fashion is proud to announce an exciting new collaboration with Amefa in the UK who distributes market leading brands, Amefa and Richardson Sheffield, to the catering and retail sector. This partnership represents a significant milestone for both companies as they come together to bring an exceptional range of products to a wider audience. As part of this joint venture, Amefa GB’s entire portfolio of products will now be available for purchase on the Candlelight website, offering customers an expanded selection of high-quality products from two trusted brands in one convenient location. In addition to this e-commerce integration, Candlelight and Amefa in the UK will also be sharing space at key industry events. The two brands will showcase their products together in Amefa’s showroom at the Business Design Centre in London. “We are thrilled to partner with Amefa GB,” said Kate Winch, Candlelight’s Marketing director. “This joint venture is an exciting opportunity to offer our customers an expanded range of high-quality products, while continuing to deliver the superior service and style that Candlelight is known for. Watch this space for future collaboration news!” Amefa GB’s Managing Director, Richard added, “This collaboration with Candlelight allows us to reach a wider audience by presenting our products alongside beautiful home décor and gifting solutions. We believe the synergy between our brands will offer an enhanced shopping experience for our customers.” With this dynamic partnership, both Candlelight and Amefa GB look forward to bringing innovative, stylish, and high-quality products to retailers across the UK and beyond. www.candlelight.co.uk SMARTGAMES WINS AT MADEFORMUMS TOY AWARDS The team at SmartGames has won three highly respected MadeForMums Toy Awards 2024 for the brand’s games. These include: • Editor’s Choice Award for ‘Best Logic Toy/Puzzle’ SmartGames – Smart Dog Obstacle Run • Gold Award for ‘Best Logic Toy/ Puzzle’: SmartGames – Genius Square • Silver Award for ‘Best Logic Toy/Puzzle’: SmartGames – IQ® Gears The annual MadeForMums Toy Awards recognise the very best toys for babies, toddlers and children, which will provide hours of fun and excitement for little ones. Each entry was put to the test by nearly 400 children (with help from their parents) along with an expert panel – with judges evaluating everything from the play potential, sustainability and value of every toy, to establish which toys are really worth the money and will keep children engaged and entertained for hours. The brand’s super fun Smart Dog Obstacle Run puzzle game won the highly desirable Editor’s Choice Award. The compact travel game is ideal for animal lovers young and old, with 60 challenges to keep players sniffing for solutions for hours! Another highlight was taking both gold and silver in the category for ‘Best Logic Toy/Puzzle’ with Genius Square and IQ® Gears respectively. Commenting on the recent award wins, Karen Clarke, UK Brand Director at Smart Toys and Games said: “We are thrilled to have been recognised again at the MadeForMums highly anticipated and trusted awards! To have been accredited with three top awards in the Best Logic Toy/Puzzle category is very special to us and being selected for the highly coveted Editor’s Choice Award is incredible, especially since Smart Dog is new for 2024! With the festive season fast approaching, these new accolades showcase these puzzle games as top gifts for the whole family!” www.smart.be PENTEL UK TO OFFER PLUS CORPORATION PRODUCTS Pentel (Stationery) Ltd. has announced a strategic new product launch that will enable the company to extend further its offering in UK and Ireland stationery markets. Founded in 1948 and with a dominant position in its home market in Japan, PLUS Corporation has over 65 years’ experience in the development and supply of innovative products that make daily life a little more comfortable for end-users in the workplace, at home or in school. The company has considerable expertise in the manufacture and sale of office furniture and interior office products including office stationery supplies and PC-related products. PLUS Corporation has 45 subsidiaries around the world and is the parent company of Pentel Co. Ltd., whose headquarters are also based in Japan. The range of products to be offered by Pentel in the UK and Ireland includes high quality, precision scissors that retain their sharpness and cutting angle, environment-friendly staple-free staplers and power-assist models, permanent and repositionable glue tapes, two-way correction tapes and camouflage rollers and folders to help protect personal data. Pentel Marketing Manager Wendy Vickery, commented, “The quality of the PLUS products we’ll be offering our customers is superb. From super-strong titanium-coated scissors to mini roller head correction tapes, to ‘guard your ID’ camouflage rollers with extensively researched ink patterns, the commitment to designing and producing items that offer superior performance and reliability is immediately evident. I’ve no doubt customers will be impressed when they try these PLUS products offered by Pentel.” www.pentel.co.uk 10
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