The PROMOTA Board decided to reschedule The Event,  planned to take place on June 8 in Telford. David Webster, PROMOTA chairman, said: "We have canvassed members and their resounding view is that an Event would be better staged in the Autumn and arranged at locations closer to the membership. We are currently in negotiation with key partners to facilitate this. In this way it will minimise the travelling for all our members and enable us to reach out to a wider audience."

David Burgess, Chairman of The Schoolwear Association, says that current supply chain problems mean it’s never been more important for suppliers to commit to their school uniform requirements – the earlier, the better.

The first bpma Design Innovation Award, sponsored by 3M, has been won by Andrea Pisa, a design student at Brunel University. The competition challenges UK undergraduate design students to create a new product idea for the promotional merchandise industry.