Aardman’s UK Licensing agency, Start Licensing, is among an impressive line up of companies sponsoring the inaugural The Gift Awards, which take place at the Royal Lancaster hotel on 12 May, with Wallace & Gromit sponsors of the Gift Of The Year My Gift Of All Time category.
“In 2023, Aardman will be celebrating 30 years of Wallace & Gromit’s ‘The Wrong Trousers’, and as Aardman’s UK licensing agency, we felt that The Gift Awards were a great opportunity to highlight this anniversary within the UK gift trade,” explains Start Licensing’s managing director Ian Downes.
Continues Ian: “Wallace & Gromit have enjoyed considerable success within the UK gift trade over the years and are much loved classic characters. We are working with companies such as Puckator, Half Moon Bay, Danilo , The Bottled Baking Company, Zippy & George , Nerdy Banana, Urban Pup, Signature Gifts, Deans of Huntly and Primus. They have developed fabulous Wallace & Gromit and Aardman products. We look forward to working closely with the UK gift tradeand our licensees over the next few years which are exciting ones for Aardman and their characters.”
The winners of the inaugural The Gift Awards will be announced at London’s Royal Lancaster hotel on 12 May, bringing together The Giftware Association’s Gift of the Year Awards and The Greats gift retailer awards – currently celebrating their 20th milestone year – organised and owned by Max Publishing, publishers of Progressive Gifts & Home/GiftsandHome.net.
At the lavish awards event, both gift product excellence and retail prowess will be recognised and rewarded.
Tickets and tables for The Gift Awards event, hosted by celebrity comedian Charlie Baker, can be booked via the Max Publishing digital box office event at Max-Tickets.net, or by contacting event organiser Createvents: clare@createvents.co.uk or 0118 334 0085.
To find out more about The Gift Awards and book tickets, visit www.thegiftawards.com
The Gift Awards 2022 enjoys a strong roster of sponsors including Spring Fair and Autumn Fair as headline supporter, plus: Abysse Corp; Ankorstore; Brand Licensing Europe; British Allied Trades Federation (BATF); Candlelight; Cardzone; Carte Blanche Greetings; Faire; Gift Republic; Gisela Graham; Home & Gift Harrogate; Joe Davies; Lesser & Pavey; Life Charms; Progressive Greetings Live; Talking Tables; Top Drawer and Widdop and Co.
To find out more about The Gift Awards and book tickets, visit www.thegiftawards.com and www.thegreatsawards.co.uk
