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Finalists! Total Merchandise Honoured At The BPMA Awards

The Total Merchandise team are delighted to have been honoured as finalists in the 2023 BPMA Awards - and for not just one award but two!

Last Wednesday (24 January 2023), some of the Total Merchandise team headed to Coventry for the 10th edition of Merchandise World. Hosted by the British Promotional Merchandise Association (BPMA) and Sourcing City, the event offers promotional product suppliers a unique opportunity to discover innovative product ideas and fantastic new suppliers. 


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Jason, Katie, Rebecca and Poppy had a great time catching up with industry friends and also got the opportunity to discover some incredible new products that we just know our customers will love. Watch this space...

Poppy and Rebecca at Merchandise World

Poppy and Rebecca at Merchandise World. Photo courtesy of Merchandise World.

Later that evening was the prestigious BPMA Awards - arguably the Oscars of the promotional merchandise world. The annual event celebrates both distributors and suppliers, providing the perfect opportunity to raise a glass to some of the best merchandise businesses across the UK. 

With our heads still spinning from everything we saw at Merchandise World, we were delighted to discover that we'd been voted as finalists for not one but two awards: the BRIMAN award and the Distributor of the Year £5m+ award.

While Distributor of the Year £5m+ is arguably the biggest category of the evening, we were absolutely delighted to discover that we had been selected as finalists for the BRIMAN award, too.

BRIMAN celebrates British manufacturing in the promotional merchandise industry, which is something we've been working hard to support with our range of UK-made promotional products, so being acknowledged in this way is an honour.

Congratulations to everyone on the shortlist and thanks for having us, BPMA and Sourcing City - we're looking forward to next year's event already.

Need help finding the perfect promotional items for your business? Simply contact a member of our friendly and experienced Sales team on 01376 509092 or email us today for more information. Image of glass with sparkles by Anastasiia Rozumna on Unsplash.

Written by

Katie Clark | Head of Digital Marketing

With over a decade in print and digital journalism, Katie possesses a wide skill-set that incorporates everything from SEO to PR. Joining the team in early 2019, her expertise lies in writing sparkling copy about promotional merchandise and related topics, as well as managing social media activity and developing creative solutions to keep the Total Merchandise brand at the forefront of people’s minds. With a background that includes event-planning and volunteering for charitable organisations, she has a first-hand appreciation for the needs and questions a customer might have when acquiring promotional products for their organisation. In her spare time, she loves reading, going to the cinema and learning to cook.

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