BTHA's Rebecca Deeming gives us the lowdown on the latest issues facing the toy industry. It’s been a busy last month for the BTHA having held our second BTHA Training Hub seminar for members, taking on the topic of Tackling Modern ...
Tags: Toy Fair 2018, Toy Safety
Stephen Burns replaces the retiring Dave Soutar. Orchard Toys is welcoming a new Scottish agent in the form of Stephen Burns, as former agent Dave Soutar is retiring after 15 years with the firm. “Stephen saw off some strong ...
Tags: gift trades, Toys
Pre-school specialist reports significant growth in the two years and above age range. Christmas 2014 is already shaping up to be another successful one for Orchard Toys, thanks to significant growth in the pre-school sector. The firm ...
Tags: Orchard Toys, Pre-School Growth
Firm now entered into HSBC's Global Connections competition. Orchard Toys have been nominated 'one of the most innovative companies in Britain' and shortlisted in HSBC's Global Connections competition. The 45 nominated businesses will ...
Tags: Toys
3.5sq metre display had 'brought visitors to a halt as they approached the stand'. Orchard Toys have been overwhelmed by the response to their new stand at Toy Fair. The stand features a glass topped underfloor display featuring three ...
Tags: Orchard Toys, Toys, floor puzzles
It took just two weeks for this year's Toymaster show to sell out – beating the record which had been set in 2012, when all space had been filled by the end of January. This time round, however, the organisers revealed in ...
Tags: Toys, toy industry
Games, puzzles and books specialist Orchard Toys has achieved a record month in terms of turnover. MD Simon Newbery told ToyNews that October and November last year were huge months for the company. Year-on-year sales rose 35 per cent ...
Tags: Toys, Orchard Toys, Games, puzzles
Orchard Toys has appointed a new marketing manager, with the popular Lynda Freebrey due to retire at the end of April from her role as marketing and PR manager. Alison Brown (pictured) starts at the firm on Tuesday March 5th. She arrives ...
Tags: Toys marketing, Orchard Toys, Toys
Orchard Toys is going after the pre-school market with a host of new puzzles aimed at kids over two years old. The firm launched no less than four new games and two jigsaw puzzles at Toy Fair last week. Simon Newbery, Orchard Toys ...
Tags: Orchard Toys, puzzles, toys
Mattel 01628 500 000 Mattel had two of the top five family games last year, according to NPD December 2011 data, and Uno was the number one card game. This season it has a number of fresh products, including Chameleon Crunch, which ...
Tags: Sector Guide, Puzzles, Games