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List of UK Exhibitors Company Name
Hall/Stand No
ABC Design
10.2 C041
aden + Anais 11.2 H041
Company Name
Bibetta Ltd
11.1 A060
Bizzi Growin
10.1 B029
Body Clock Health Care Ltd.
11.1 A071
BreathableBaby/RHSM Group Britax
Tel: 0203 735 7569 Web: www.adenandanais.co.uk
Apramo UK LTD
Hall/Stand No
11.1 A088 B089
11.1 C060B
10.2 D010-E019
Brother Max Trading Ltd
11.1 C083
BundleBean Ltd.
11.1 B088
Central Medical Supplies Ltd.
11.1 A078 11.1 C081
BabaBing! Limited
11.3 H011
Cheeky Chompers Ltd.
Baby Products Association -
11.1 A040z
Chicco/Arsana
10.2 B019-A010
Babycup LTD
11.1 B081
Clippasafe Ltd
10.2 D051
BabyHub UK Ltd.
11.1 D053
Close Parent Ltd.
11.2 G048
Baby-Merc Ltd Babystyle UK Ltd.
East Coast Nursery LTD 11.1 D059 Tel: 01692 403461 Web: www.eastcoastnursery.co.uk
Funky Medical Accesories Ltd
11.1 A074
G. H. Hurt & Son Ltd
11.1 A076
gro-group
11.1 B007
Gummee Ltd.
11.1 C071
Halilit
11.1 F071
Hanababy ltd
11.1 A093
Harrison Spinks Ltd
11.1 D093
Hatley UK Ltd.
11.3 G039
11.1 A040 B059 11.1 A075
Bambini and Me Ltd.
11.1 C082
Bambino Mio Ltd.
11.1 D051
Bambizi Limited
10.1 C048
Bambooty Real Nappies Ltd
11.1 A070
Banz Ltd.
11.3 C029
Be-Baby Ltd
11.1 A062
Bebecar 10.2 E008/F008
Cosatto Ltd. 11.1 B040 C059
iCandy World Ltd 10.2 C008
Tel: 01204 861007 Web: www.cosatto.com Web: www.koochi.co.uk
Tel: 01767 604400 Web: www.icandyworld.com
Cuddle Co. Ltd
11.1 B069
Daisy Roots
11.3 B020
DIONO
10.2 F019
DoddleCreation Ltd
11.1 B073
Innovative Baby Products Ltd
11.1 A079
Jackson Reece Ltd
11.2 G051
Jellycat Ltd.
11.1 H020
Joie Dorel
Tel: 01692 403461 Web: www.bebecar.com
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CC-Ost CCO-0
11.3 A010-B039
Elvie
11.1 A051
Feed Me Bottles Ltd. t/a Yoomi
11.1 D091
Fill n Squeeze Ltd
11.1 B079
First Hand Learning LTD
11.1 B093
10.2 A020-B029
JTC LTD
11.3 D058
KeriKit limited
11.1 B095
Kiddimoto Ltd
11.1 I017
Kit for Kids Ltd.
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Hall/Stand No
10.2 C061
Babythrone
BeSafe
Company Name
11.1 D081
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Hall/Stand No
Company Name
Hall/Stand No
Konfidence Limited
11.1 D071
Natures Purest Ltd.
11.1 C058
Koochi
11.1 C061
Omnio
11.1 A059
Koo-di Baby
11.3 B040
Oxford Space Structures Ltd.
11.1C091
Snüz 10.1 B031
Lanqier (UK) Co., Ltd
11.2 H061
Oxo
11.2 F021
Tel: 0800 028 1433 Web: www.thelittlegreensheep.co.uk
Pabobo
11.2 C049
Lazy Baby
11.1 D079a
Company Name
Hall/Stand No
Le Toy Van Ltd.
11.1 H065
PacaPod Ltd.
11.1 D061
SSR Fashions Ltd
11.3 B034
Litecup and Design Ltd
11.1 C069
Pogu Limited
11.1 A080
Storksak Ltd
11.2 F041
LittleLife
11.1 C068
PurFlo Ltd
11.3 B048
Summer Infant Europe Ltd.
11.2 B050
Longwell Retail Services
11.2 B061
Sweet Dreamers Ltd
11.1 D079
Luminex Products Inc.
10.2 C069
The Snuggle Sac Company Limited 11.1 C095
Magmatic Ltd,
11.1 C050
TotsBots Ltd.
11.1 D070
Travis Designs Ltd
11.1 G031
Prince Lionheart (UK) LTD 11.2 G018 Tel: 0208 9977054 Web: www.princelionheart.com
Maguari 11.1 D028
Rainbow Designs
Tel: 01293 592170 Web: www.maguari.com
Ramili Group
11.2 D061
Ramp Global Technology Ltd.
10.2 D091
11.1B090
Sheldon International LTD
11.3 F010
Mamas & Papas Limited
10.2 C040
Shnuggle Ltd.
11.1 D089
Manmar Limited
11.1 C093
Silver Cross Ltd
Marrum Distribution Ltd.
11.3 B020
Skip Hop
Matchstick Monkey Limited
11.1 D063
Tum Tum
11.1 B080
Tutti Bambini
10.1 E020
Vital Innovations LTD 11.2 G040 Tel: 0707 262200
11.3 H050 I059 10.2 F049
11.2 B020 C027
Silvercloud 11.1 D059
Medi - Redi 11.1 D078
P6 P009
11.1 I028
Mama Designs Ltd.
Mayborn Group
TrendyKid Ltd.
We made me Ltd.
11.1 B060
Widdop & Co
10.1 G041
Wombat & Co. London Ltd
11.3 C079
Worlds Apart Ltd.
11.1 H039
Zip Us In Limited
11.1 A073
Tel: 01692 403461 Web: www.silvercloudnurserybedding. co.uk
Tel: 07891 919157 Web: www.medi-redi.com
www.nursery-today.co.uk Melobaby Ltd
11.1 B077
Snugglebundl Ltd
11.1 A081
Pick up your copy of Nursery Today Stand: passage 10/11 P013
Mini Moo & Co Ltd
11.1 A077
Sock Ons Ltd.
11.1 B071
www.babycaremagazines.com
Spark Brands Ltd
11.1 A053
Spilly Spoon
11.1 C077
Munchkin Inc. My Carry Potty Ltd.
11.2 E050 F059 11.1 A091
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The fantastic new My First Thomas & Friends Nursery Collection includes an exciting variety of nursery toys, featuring baby soft materials, multiple textures, sounds and engaging activities.
See us at Kind & Jugend 15–18 Sept 2016 Hall 11.1 Aisle 1 Stand 28 • Adjustable leg room • SIP+ • 5-belt harness • Double cushion inserts
All Aboard for Spring/Summer’17 New & exciting products will be joining the range for a fun filled journey in the nursery. To join in contact BeSafe UK/Ireland on: sales@hts.no
Call 01329 227300 or visit our website www.rainbowdesigns.co.uk © 2016 Gullane (Thomas) Limited © 2016 HIT Entertainment Limited
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itself. Rather than a wardrobe with two doors and one drawer, or a four drawer dresser, consumers will be demanding the ability to specify and orchestrate the format of their furniture based on their own personal needs for space, shape, storage and room size. It seems obvious and makes sense, a bit like built-in wardrobes, but this need has never crossed the threshold from paper into our new nurseries. The reason has been a combination of several factors. Firstly cost, since stock holding and management of such an offer is quite complex. Secondly it is hard to communicate and, thirdly, hard to deliver. But the rules are changing and between the creation of apps and the smart devices in our hands and pockets, the tools to provide consumers with confidence has shifted dramatically. The ability, and often the necessity, for factories to gear up and make to order in short timeframes has meant that costs have fallen, and the ability to deliver to
our door in timely fashion has become a mainstay of our retailing expectations. These three trends are all intrinsically different. One is about look & feel, one about the change in our cultural expectations of how and in turn what we buy, and the final one reflects the changing opportunity to offer tailored services to reflect individual consumers needs and buying requirements. Trends are no longer dictated by interiors, styles and finishes but trends are now shaped and filtered by how, where and what. So, after a period of one size fits all and a sense of less choice and ever more competitive pricing, the changes in our habits, reference points and demands will force the market to be less generalist, more varietal and reflective of our exposure to wider trends, our desire to shape the outcome or a specific needs catered for.
Nigel Plested Nigel Plested is a designer and a creative director. He is the founder of Narrative Studio, a strategic design business, which brings together a specialist and experienced team of designers with a rich expertise in new family culture, parenthood and babyhood; creating award winning products and brands. Prior to setting up the business, Nigel was on the board of directors at Mamas & Papas. Web: www.narrativestudio.com
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and the exponentially growing death knell of our high streets. That is sometimes how I feel. Usually after one of those days when every troll, gremlin and grumbling cyber-nob have all posted and tweeted about something that’s not quite right with things my clients have made or done. It’s often a Monday when this happens. The wheels aren’t round enough, the suspension
isn’t suspensioney enough, the handlebars don’t suit my 7’11” husband, my 48lb baby doesn’t fit in the carrycot and he’s only six weeks old… Yes, dear reader, I am writing this at the end of one of those Mondays. But if I push the little button behind my ear and reboot the brain, then I am reminded that the internet is also the great leveller for the modern brand and