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Thank you for visiting the Max Group of Companies’ ticket booking website. From here, you can view and purchase ticket to any of our market-leading trade awards ceremonies, spanning a wide range of markets across licensing and consumer products. For any queries please use the contact us page to get in touch, we will be happy to help. CONFIRMATION of your order is issued via emailed to you immediately, with a full receipt attached.

The Brand & Lifestyle Licensing Awards 2024

Thursday 25th April 2024
Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. 11:45am until 4:30pm, optional further networking.


The Brand & Lifestyle Licensing Awards 2024 will take place during a lunch time ceremony at the luxurious the Royal Lancaster London. The winners will be announced at a spectacular awards lunch that includes a cocktail reception, lunch, the awards ceremony and entertainment.   

For more information before booking – visit the B&LLAs Awards website, here.


Ticket Cost: £248.00
 
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The Gift Awards 2024

Thursday 16 May 2024 
The Royal Lancaster London, London. 645pm until late.

Marking a significant unified step forward for the UK gift industry, the GA’s Gift of the Year (GOTY) awards and The Greats gift retailer awards are now a joint force event, with the winners of both awards programmes to be announced at a shared lavish black tie evening event on Thursday 16 May 2024, held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.

The two award programmes see both gift product excellence and retail prowess recognised and rewarded at an awards event to make the whole industry proud, attended by hundreds of gift suppliers and retailers.

Ticket Cost: £220.00
 
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The Retas Awards 2024

Thursday 4 July 2024
The Grosvenor House Hotel, London. 11:45am until late afternoon.

The Retas were launched by Progressive Greetings magazine in 2005, in recognition of the tremendous contribution that retailers both large and small, make to the success of the greeting card industry.

Recognising and celebrating not only the top independent and multiple greeting card retailers regionally and nationally, The Retas also awards the new generation of retailers. This 'must attend' event for a myriad of crème de la crème greeting card retailers, publishers, reps and agents is a firm favourite in the industry's calender. The afternoon celebration includes a cocktail reception, a sumptuous lunch and The Retas awards ceremony. Spend the afternoon networking and meeting friends.

For more information before booking – visit The Retas Awards website, here.

Ticket Cost: £220.00
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The Licensing Awards 2024

Tuesday 10 September 2024
The Grosvenor House Hotel, London. 645pm until late.

The Licensing Awards have really become accolades to strive for, their integrity is unquestioned as an endorsement of excellence. Attended by circa 1300 guests each year, this event is the industry’s central get-together to network with old and new friends, celebrate and reward excellence, and mix with the top licensors, licensees and retailers.

This glittering black tie event includes a champagne reception, three course meal, awards, entertainment and dancing… this is the best licensing networking event of the year.

For more information before booking - visit The Licensing Awards website, here.

Ticket Cost: £275.00
 
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Excellence in Housewares Awards 2024

Wednesday 2 October 2024
The Royal Lancaster London, London. 645pm until late.

The Excellence in Housewares Awards are owned and organised by Progressive Housewares magazine. The awards shine the spotlight on both retailers for their retailing excellence as well as suppliers for their product innovation and service acumen. 

The Excellence in Housewares Awards is as much a networking event as it is a celebration, giving guests an opportunity to make the most of their time in London. A champagne drinks reception starts at 6:45pm - which is always a lively atmosphere as industry colleagues say hello to each other, followed by an evening that includes a three course meal, entertainment, and the awards presentation. And it doesn't end there, the 'after party' is a firm favourite in the housewares trade calendar!

For more information before booking – visit the EIH Awards website, here.

Ticket Cost: £235.00
 
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The Henries Awards 2024

Thursday 3 October 2024
The Royal Lancaster London, London. 6:45pm until late.

The UK leads the world in greeting cards, both in design and per capita send - The Henries awards celebrate this pre-eminence. The Henries winners are unveiled at THE big night in the greeting card industry calendar attended by 700 people from all walks of the card trade, including a myriad of publishers, retailers, artists, overseas distributors, and suppliers.

This glittering black tie event will include a champagne reception, dinner, awards, entertainment and dancing… this is the best networking opportunity of the year.

For more information before booking – visit The Henries Awards website, here.

Ticket Cost: £230.00
 
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Progressive Preschool Awards 2024

Tuesday 12 November 2024
Royal Lancaster London (Hotel), Lancaster Gate.
11:45 until 16:30

Celebrating its 12th year in 2024, the PPS Awards have become the accolades to strive for, with the Awards event itself one of the most exciting and vibrant in the country, bringing together the entire preschool sector for an afternoon of celebration. The PPS Awards recognise and celebrate excellence across both product and retail, with special awards also covering marketing and individual excellence.

The winners are announced during a sumptious afternoon event in London, in what is an essential date in the calendar for suppliers and retailers across toy, nursery, gift, apparel, publishing, licensing and more.

The PPS Awards is as much a networking event as it is a celebration, giving guests an opportunity to make the most of their time in London. A champagne drinks reception starts at 11:45am - which is always a lively atmosphere as industry colleagues say hello to each other, followed by a fantastic three course meal, entertainment, awards – and the infamous after-party!

For more information before booking – visit the PPS Awards website, here.

Ticket Cost: £235.00
 
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The Ladder Club 2024

2024 date TBC - sign up for news at PGBuzz.net for updates
The Ladder Club Seminar 2023,
Friday 1 December 2023
Business Design Centre, London N1 0QH
 

The Ladder Club is back! Having not taken place since 2019, this is an ‘in a nutshell’ one day seminar about greeting card publishing.
The date has been set for the 2023 Ladder Club seminar for would-be, newbie and emerging publishers as Friday 1 December (from 10.15am-4.45pm). It will be held in London, at the Business Design Centre in Islington. 
 
The packed one day agenda will cover the rudiments of greeting card publishing – avoiding the common pitfalls, how to price your cards to make sure you are making money, production queries and quandaries, how to get your cards to market, agents, preparing for trade shows, licensing and export.
 
2024 cost TBC
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