See you in Harrogate
Whether you’ve been having conversations with colleagues, suppliers or customers, how many times this week have you heard the words, ‘see you in Harrogate!’? As the UK’s only nursery trade show, it really is the ‘annual coming together’ for the majority of the nursery industry and the event certainly has a lot in store for everyone attending.
All available stand space is now sold out and if you’ve been reading our regular newsletters and following us on social media (#nurseryfair) you will have seen some of the great new products that exhibitors will be bringing to the show: as well as some incredible show offers up for grabs too. The Seminar Programme has some note-worthy topics, the annual BANTA Awards inject an element of anticipation: and the after-show drinks parties offered by some of our exhibitors certainly add the fun. All in all, if we don’t see you in Harrogate this year, you really are missing a trick. Register online at www.nurseryfair.com
Fantastic value
Voted Gold in the Best Baby & Toddler Gear 2018 Awards for Best Travel System under £500, Roma’s new design Vita comes with everything you need for just £450! Debuting the new range at Harrogate, the Vita² has a host of new features and stunning fabrics.
Visit Roma on Stand Q79
Heat safe
Heating baby’s milk quickly is a priority for parents and the new milkymeter makes it possible and safe to heat baby bottles to the correct temperature in the microwave.
The Danish innovation is the world’s first thermometer for use in your microwave. milkymeter simply measures the milk’s temperature while the bottle is being heated. To let you know when the bottle is ready, milkymeter flashes a green light. The bottle is warmed in seconds at the right, safe temperature.
Visit milkymeter on Stand Q101
Trend spotting
Vegan leather changing bags from Zellie, memory foam feeding pillows and designer swaddle with leather / canvas clips that exude style and quality – Hippychick is a company that has always had an innate ability to spot the latest market trends in the competitive nursery retail sector. New for 2019 are three exciting new product collections which Hippychick founder Julia Minchin is convinced will wow buyers in the sector with their innovation, practicality and unsurpassed quality.
Visit Hippychick on Stand Q114 and Q118
Do you have a regulations /safety query?
The Baby Products Association is in Primary Authority Partnership with Nottinghamshire Trading Standards and visitors to Harrogate can take advantage of free information and advice regarding the safety of their products; together with any problems associated with their own local Trading Standards offices. This can include complaints, RAPEX listings and queries regarding product standards and regulations.
Tim Watson of Nottinghamshire Trading Standards will be available on the Baby Products Associations stand at Harrogate International Nursery Fair from 10.30am to 3.30pm on Monday 25th March 2019.
Visit the Baby Products Association on Stand Q126
Handy weaning
Otto the Octopus – a finalist in the Baby Products Association’s 2019 Concept & Innovation Awards – is taking its first steps to market, having been developed to help parents in the delicate stage of weaning their children. Designed in a unique Octopus shape, the cute character will appeal to babies and toddlers and allows parents to feed their child with one easy-to-use product. Perfect for when time is short or when the child struggles to eat from a spoon. Designed and patented in the UK, the set includes everything for weaning a baby including a main chamber and plunger set, three soft nurture spouts, a masher and cup with lid (which can be conveniently used to store food), leak proof cover for the spouts, no mess spoon and teething nubs on the ‘nipple’ for when baby’s teeth come in.
Visit Otto the Octopus on Stand Q124