Industry NEWS

Posh Paws International, and its parent company Whitehouse Leisure International, have teamed up to launch a new fundraising drive to help brighten the lives of seriously ill children across the UK, with wish granting charity Rays of Sunshine.

The plush specialists are aiming to raise £10,000 from the fundraiser initiative through the sale of their brand new, awardwinning Cute Eco Baby Animal plush toys for the charity.

For every Cute Eco Earth Baby Animal plush toy sold, 50p of the sale is being donated to Rays of Sunshine.

Contact Posh Paws on +44 (0)1268 567317; e: sales@poshpawsinternational.co.uk. (See Spotlight On Plush on pages 56-57).

Above: Posh Paws’ Cute Eco Baby Animal plush toys.

l Ashleigh & Burwood has recently strengthened its senior team with the appointment of Ben Parkhouse, who will provide commercial leadership, and Andy Latham as coo, leading the company’s finance, ops and planning functions. They will join Jed Kenrick, ceo, and Debbie Evans, OEM and NPD director, on the Ashleigh & Burwood Board.

l David Cree, former national sales manager at Joe Davies, has been appointed sales director David, who joined in 2004, will be responsible for all sales operations across the business.

l Nicola Meadows has been appointed as Hyve Group’s new divisional managing director for the Retail, Manufacturing and Engineering Division. She joined Hyve last August as portfolio director for Spring and Autumn Fair, adding other events to her remit, and taking on leadership responsibility for the entire retail portfolio.

l Helen Cottrill, formerly marketing and product director at Enesco, has launched her own independent marketing and brand consultancy, The Cabin at No.1. She will be taking on all projects, large or small, from marketing campaigns and solutions to trade fair planning and execution. E: helencottrill1971@outlook.com; tel: 07852 590115.