Tomy Europe has strengthened its team with two new appointments in its Agriculture Division. Drew Gibson (pictured) has joined the marketing team as sales and marketing co-ordinator for the Britains and John Deere brands. Gibson takes ...
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A nationwide marketing drive for Chuggington toys will aim to get them off to the best possible start. Master toy licensee Tomy has already organised the ‘Big fun with little trains’ event at the National Railway Museum in ...
K'Nex Brands has revealed this morning it is to open a dedicated office in the UK next year. The London-based arm will officially open its doors on January 1st, 2014. Tomy, the current distributor of K'Nex in the UK, will continue to ...
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Tomy has launched a Britains Got Talent competition. But there's no singing or dancing to be found here. The company hopes to find a young farming toy fanatic to be the face of its 2014 toy collection. The 'Britain's Got Talent' ...
Lindam Munchkin, which produces a host of baby and nursery goods, is hoping to increase its toy offering. The company already supplies bath toys – now it wants to use its specialism in this sector to help it branch out into other ...
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Clive Wooster - former head of European sales at Tomy - is to tackle the 75-mile Isle of Wight Coastal Path for charity. Wooster will be aiming to raise money for Brainstrust - which is an IOW-based charity for sufferers of brain ...
Tomy Europe has restructured its sales and marketing team, ahead of the arrival of new EVP Nicolai Lindhardt in April. Jeremy Robinson (pictured) arrives as UK sales manager, bringing a wealth of experience from firms including Radica, ...
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More than 40 toy companies will exhibit at the Harrogate Nursery Fair this year. The event - which runs from March 24th to 26th at the Harrogate International Centre - will feature a host of pre-school toy ranges, including those ...
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Tomy Europe has welcomed a new member to its Agriculture division. James Gothard (pictured) joins the marketing team as sales and marketing coordinator for the Britains and John Deere brands. He takes over from Sally Inchley, who is ...
Tomy Europe will have a new EVP from April 1st, with Nicolai Lindhardt stepping into the role. Lindhardt (pictured) will succeed Gary Hunter, who has successfully led the integration of the RC2 and Tomy businesses to form Tomy Europe. ...
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Frank Bruno Academy AASE student and Fisher ABC boxer Ted Cheeseman took on the new Tomy Battroborg robots at Toy Fair this week. The three-time amateur national champion - ranked sixth in the world - staged his first robotic boxing ...
Surprise acquisitions,top level exec changes,retail casualties and the London 2012 effect,the continued dominance of LEGO and Moshi Monsters in-store–not to mention some eye-watering charity challenges…the toy business has ...
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LeapFrog has appointed Sally Plumridge as its new international marketing director. Plumridge has a wealth of industry experience gained from senior management positions at Tomy Europe and Mattel. Most recently, she had been running her ...
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Robert Mann has joined infant and toddler specialist Munchkin, as its new managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Mann arrives at the firm - which is the parent company of UK-based Lindam - with a remit to lead growth and ...
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Exhibitor numbers up for the second year running; Show almost sold-out. The Harrogate Nursery Fair, which takes place between March 24th and 26th, is predicting 2013 to be its biggest show on record after seeing a ‘significant ...
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