Tag Archives: BHETA

BHETA sets date for next Credit Forum

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) will hold its next Credit Forum on March 15. These thrice-yearly events are growing in popularity, with the most recent – held last November – the best attended ever. Feedback included comments such as “great to share best practices; very informative” from Amefa …

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BHETA plans trade mission to Bucharest

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) is planning a three-day trade mission to the Romanian capital of Bucharest. Organised by the British Romanian Chamber of Commerce, the event takes place from April 16 to April 18 and follows the success of BHETA’s export mission to Slovenia last October. BHETA …

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Spontex joins BHETA

Spontex is the latest housewares brand to join The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA). Created in France in 1932, the name Spontex is an amalgamation of the words ‘sponge’ and ‘textile’. The brand began when it designed the world’s very first cellulose sponge. Now based in Worcester, Spontex bills …

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BHETA launches a ‘Surgery’ for members

BHETA (British Home Enhancement Trade Association) is launching a peer-to-peer service for its supplier members to share trading queries. Called BHETA Surgery, the first session is aimed at housewares suppliers and will take place after lunch at the next BHETA Housewares Forum, held on February 21 at the association’s headquarters …

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Ocado and Root7 to speak at next BHETA Housewares Forum

BHETA (British Home Enhancement Trade Association) has announced that Martin de la Fuente of Ocado will be the headline speaker at its next Housewares Forum. During the event, which takes place on February 21 at BHETA’s headquarters in Birmingham, the senior buying manager of the online supermarket will present his views …

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BHETA seminar advises on GDPR legislation

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) held a forum on November 21 to advise members on the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which replaces the Data Protection Act (DPA) in May 2018. The new regulation stipulates that any data held by any organisation must be for a …

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BHETA membership passes 300 milestone

Total membership of the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) has risen to over 300 members this year. This figure takes into account membership renewals, which are well up on last year, plus the addition of 23 new home improvement members and 11 housewares members. BHETA executive director for housewares …

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BHETA Forum highlights housewares opportunities

A Housewares Forum run by BHETA (British Home Enhancement Trade Association) earlier this month attracted a packed house. At the event, which was held on November 9 in central Birmingham, more than 80 BHETA members heard presentations from a line-up of speakers invited to highlight opportunities in the housewares industry. …

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Chilly’s joins BHETA

Drinks container company Chilly’s has joined the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA). Founded in 2010 and run by James Butterfield and Tim Bouscarle, the company’s mission is to ‘accelerate the adoption and everyday use of reusable products’. The London business supplies Chilly’s Bottles. Made of high grade 302 stainless …

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BHETA visit to Slovenia sets precedent

An export mission to Slovenia last month organised by the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) proved such a success that it will form the model for similar future events. The initiative, which took place from October 8 to October 10 in Slovenia’s capital of Ljubljana included a networking conference, …

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