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The Baby Products Association at Harrogate – Stand H2 
08/10/2021
As the industry comes together once again for the first time in over two years, the Baby Products Association looks forward to welcoming members to its stand at Harrogate International Nursery Fair from 17th to 19th October 2021 at the Harrogate Convention Centre.
The team will be on hand to discuss any technical or standards queries you may have and will also be presenting the following:
Concept & Innovation Awards Finalists
Stands H44, H45 and H46
Three finalists have all been invited to Harrogate to present their entries to the industry so visitors to the show are encouraged to pop by and visit. The winner of the Concept & Innovation Award will be announced at 10.30am on Monday 18th October and presented with a prize of free legal advice from the awards sponsor 3volution.
Baby and Nursery Trade Awards (BANTAs) – sponsored by Nursery Today
Once again, the Association is hosting its much-coveted industry awards at Harrogate which is open only to exhibitors. The short-listed products will be viewed first-hand by the judges on the first day of the show and winners will be announced at 16.00hrs on Sunday. These will also be presented with certificates to display on their stands for the duration of the show.
Car Seat Brochure
The guide Child Car Seats – Ending the Confusion, has now been published and hard copies will be available to pick up from the Association’s stand at Harrogate and show entry points. Retailers attending the show will also be able to arrange for copies to be sent to their stores for distribution to consumers when purchasing child car seats. This brochure can also be downloaded from the website HERE.
Drop by for free advice
3volution – sponsor of the Concept & Innovation Awards are specialist solicitors in trademark, design right, patent, copyright, confidential information (known collectively as intellectual property rights or ‘IP’) dispute and contract law will be available to answer your questions at Harrogate.
Sara Ludlam will be on the Association’s stand for the duration of the show, so pop by to ask for advice or email: saraludlam@3volution.co.uk
In addition, visitors and exhibitors at Harrogate International Nursery Fair are invited to come and speak to representatives of Nottinghamshire Trading Standards which has partnered up with the Baby Products Association.
This partnership provides an Assured Advice Scheme, which means that companies can receive advice about their products’ safety, for example; whether it meets the requirements of the relevant safety standard with an interpretation of these if required provided by the Nottingham division and which will be upheld by Trading Standards departments in England and Wales, and also in court.
Trading Standards Officers will be available on the Baby Products Association’s Stand on Monday 18th October. For more information or to book a specific appointment contact Julie Milne – julie@b-p-a.org or call 0845 456 9570.
