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A new industry group is helping the younger members of the merchandise industry chart its future, says Jon Birrell.

The founder of garment business PenCarrie passed away recently.

Liz Young, the supplier services director at Sourcing City, the BPMA’s partner in Merchandise World, is taking on a new position.

Europe’s largest supplier and manufacturer of branded candies, Kalfany, has partnered with UK confectionery supplier, The Sweet People, in an exclusive agreement. These two well-known suppliers of branded confectionery have signed a deal to bring more branded confectionery to the UK’s promotional merchandise market.

Individual biometric data could open the way to more secure and convenient technological options, but it’s not foolproof, says Matt Pluckrose

EverythingBranded has appointed Pierce Robson as its new head of design. Robson, who joined the company as a graphic designer in early 2017, will focus on making the design process easier for all parties, by altering and improving elements of the procedure and how EverythingBranded deals with requested work.

PF Concept has launched its own paper manufacturing facility in Blackpool to add a new self-produced promotional paper range to its portfolio of made in UK products with competitive pricing and fast delivery. The company’s varied product collection now includes a wide range of paper products, from sticky notes, notebooks and desk calendars to notepads, blockmates and combi notes.

Hambleside Merchandise directors, Suzie Munday and Jennie Scott have bought the business from parent company Grinterley Limited. The pair have been employed by the company for 15 years, achieving directorships in 2014. The company, which originally supplied diaries to the UK market, has been part of the Hambleside Group of companies since 1975.

Brands can latch on to the popularity of cycling with a safety message, says Matt Lake

The essence of every solution developed by VoyagerBlue stems back to the 35 years spent delivering advanced passenger processing technology to the world’s travel industry, including airports, airlines, and governments responsible for securing borders.