COMPANY PROFILE
The Company
Creating Christmas since 1983
Festive Productions embodies over 40 years of design, innovation and experience within the seasonal decorations industry.
Part of the worldwide Hedlund Group, Festive has showrooms at its head office in Cwmbran as well as Enfield, North London and has teams both in the UK and China.
As a market leader in the field of seasonal decorative products Festive’s aim is to use its expertise to design and source ethically produced, innovative and commercial products while constantly striving to reduce its impact on the environment.
Whether you are selecting from the thousands of products in our current ranges or have an individual design brief, Festive can help you fulfill your requirements.
festive.co.uk/our-story
Our Ranges
Festive is the destination supplier for decorative Christmas items. Over the years our product range has grown to include nearly every possible Christmas category.
From ornate glass baubles, dazzling hanging trim, sumptuous floristry and of course UK made tinsel to innovative lighting products and artificial trees, Festive has a product to suit.
Our designers and buyers use a wide range of sources to keep up with constantly changing trends in the seasonal decorative market and the ever changing technology in seasonal lighting.
festive.co.uk/catalogues
Showrooms
Festive has extensive showrooms at its head office in Wales as well as Enfield in North London.
The showrooms house the full Festive collection and feature inspiring displays which evolve and change each season, our Wales showroom also has several individual meeting rooms for the comfort and privacy of our visitors.
Festive also now offers an online 3D tour experience which can be accessed by a password protected link. The 3D showroom tour is a ‘Google street view’ style tour and is of our Wales showroom. The tour can be used by customers independently and at their leisure via any web browser.
festive.co.uk/showrooms
Trade Shows
Harrogate Christmas and Gift Fair
In addition to its extensive UK showrooms, Festive exhibits at the Christmas and Gift Fair in Harrogate each year.
The first UK trade show of the year is an industry specific event where Festive showcases the newest and best selling items in its collection to buyers from across the UK and Europe.
Festive has a 500 square metre stand in Hall C where they welcome both new and existing customers.
International Spring Fair
The Otters Brook Collection will be exhibiting at the Spring Fair in Birmingham from February 2024.
This international trade show is the perfect event to feature our home interiors collection and to meet buyers from across the world.
festive.co.uk/ trade-shows
UK Tinsel Manufacturing
Festive is proud to be one of the largest tinsel manufacturers in Europe, with a fully audited production facility operating 12 months of the year to create tinsel for both major and independent retailers.
Fact Sheet:
• Fully cer tified SMETA approved factory.
• Producing 170,000 metres a week on average, with the ability to produce 500,000 from 34 machines.
• Three stamp presses and one rotary press allowing us to create numerous different shapes.
• Bespoke orders to suit customer trends.
• All of our tinsel is British manufactured giving us a competitive advantage, a quick turn around and the ability to react to sales trends.
festive.co.uk/a-tinsel-tale
Trade Ordering
Re-launched Trade Ordering Site
Festive were pioneers in online trade ordering and continue to push the boundaries of the advances in online ordering technology.
We are proud to announce that we will be launching a brand new online ordering service which will help you manage your account including:
• Place orders and tops ups in real time and with up to the minute stock information
• Manage your trade account
• View order histor y
• Pay outstanding balances
Keep up to date on future developments at festive.co.uk
festive.co.uk/trade-ordering
Sustainability & Community Action
Festive is actively working to create a more sustainable, environmentally aware business. We know that we can do more which is why we are constantly looking for ways to reduce our impact on our environment and to support our local community.
• Electricity supplied by over 2000 solar panels on the roof of our head office producing 340,000kwh per year. Each year we recycle over 25 tons of metal, cardboard and wood.
• Constantly challenging our suppliers to reduce non-recyclable packaging including single use plastics.
• Change to electric and natural gas powered lorries for container deliveries from the port to our warehouse in South Wales for all shipments from 2022.
• Changing our company vehicles to fully electric or hybrid fuel.
• Installation of EV charging points at our of fices.
• Introduction of incentive scheme to encourage staff to change to electric vehicles.
• Introduction of bike to work scheme for local employees.
• Workplace mental health advocates.
• Support for Tomorrows Generation in Cardiff a dedicated Dyslexia school founded by Anders Hedlund (Festive founder).
• Contributions each year to local charities, hospitals and schools.
The Otters Brook Collection
In 2024 we will be launching The Otters Brook Collection, a captivating range of home interior items to inspire your imagination. This new collection includes over 500 items to allow you to build a complete range which is sure to delight and inspire.
Featuring a wide range of decorative ceramics, picture frames, furniture, faux flowers, tabletop decorations and wall art, our new collection allows you to create a sanctuary where you can relax and embrace the serenity of your surroundings.
The Otters Brook Collection will be featured at our head office showroom in South Wales in its own bespoke showroom.
Style Made Simple.
STYLE MADE SIMPLE
Launches 27th November 2023
festive.co.uk/otters brook
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