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Denby to appoint administrator

Historic English pottery manufacturer, Denby, a company and brand with over 200 years of heritage, has filed notice to appoint administrators. Based in Derbyshire, Denby was last acquired in 2010 by Hilco Capital. Up to 500 jobs at risk following two more difficult years of global trading, which saw the company’s turnover fall by 17

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Jo Couch Signs Distribution Deal with Notes & Queries

British greeting card publisher, Jo Couch, has officially signed a distribution partnership with leading U.S. greeting card distributor Notes & Queries, marking the brand’s entry into the American market. Founded by illustrator Jo Couch, the brand is known for its heartfelt greeting cards featuring animals and dreamy illustrated scenes that celebrate warmth, kindness and human

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Trends In The Greetings Turret

Trotting into this year’s spectacular greeting card ‘courtyards’ at UK trade shows, Spring Fair and Top Drawer Spring, greeting card journalist and promo filmmaker, Gale Astley, spotted a trio of design trends that are singing from the ramparts. Castle Core, Stripes and bottled Potions & Preserves are holding the fort and flying noble banners in

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Pentel raises over £750,000 for Prostrate Cancer UK

Japanese writing instruments manufacturer Pentel (Stationery) Ltd., is celebrating raising more than £750,000 for men’s health charity Prostate Cancer UK. In 2009 Pentel became a corporate partner of what was then The Prostate Cancer Charity, donating part of the retail price of every sale of a ballpoint pen called Linestyle.  The product that really made

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Songbirds Now Number 18 for Umbellifer!

Umbellifer’s bestselling Songbirds & Seedheads range is now 18 designs strong after the publication of the latest three designs: Willow Tit, Robin and Cetti’s Warbler. Known for his botanical illustrations, Umbellifer’s owner and artist Stephen Lennon originally started sketching birds as a break from drawing plants. But, as Stephen says, “The Songbirds range just took

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