(words by Nicky Calladine) Fancy dress Skeletons, wizards, witches and Hogwarts characters, Paladone’s Halloween day with a Harry Potter twist was enjoyed by all of its staff and temps on Monday 31st October. The Paladone Team were all invited to come into work dressed for the occasion in either Halloween or Harry Potter fancy dress. They…
Launched in September 1990, Autumn Fair is now celebrated as the season’s number one wholesale gift and home trade show and is a must-attend event for UK and international buyers. Visitors range from small Independents to giant retailers, where they look for the most brilliant new products and innovations ahead of Christmas, and the start…
Football’s coming home – or rather, home-based football is going to Belgium – which in a way is even better! That’s because this year the Subbuteo World Cup is taking place in the beautiful Belgian town of Frameries, and as a well established Subbuteo wholesale gifts supplier, we’re going to be there too! Subbuteo, (literally…
There have been a few of us across Paladone building a work out sub-culture. We’ve scrounged together some old pieces of gym kit, benches, weights, sandbags & medicine balls, and train however to fit our individual goals. Check out some action photos and our promo vid at the bottom of the page (watch till the very end).
In July this year the team organised our annual sports day which was held at the yellow wave beach volleyball centre in Brighton. On a warm Friday afternoon, after a buffet lunch, the whole UK office and distribution centre were transported to the event in a big yellow bus and were divided into 12 teams…
Star Wars Celebration, which took place on 15-17 July at the ExCel London, was the ultimate three-day Star Wars fan experience filled with entertainment, celebrity appearances, stage shows, panels, interactive events, special shopping, screenings and exclusive Star Wars first looks and sneak peeks that could only be presented at these official shows. From seasoned saga…
One year ago a member of our team, Dai Evans, decided to do something about the enormous amount of pallet wrap (heavy duty cling film) that was being scrapped each day. Pallet wrap is a vital part of our
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… In 1977, Star Wars was released to the world and sparked a whole fandom that brought people to new worlds and characters. From R2-D2 to Darth Vader, these characters captured our imaginations and kept the popularity of Star Wars going for nearly 40 years.…
Wow, what a day – where to begin?! I guess we should start by thanking our attendees – your enthusiasm, ideas and smiles made this the most wonderful day to be involved with, I’ve got no doubt we’ll all be talking about it for a very long time. So what’s the story? What did we…
Nintendo Wholesale Gifts by Paladone If you’re someone who has owned every Nintendo console from the NES to the Wii U, you are truly a Nintendo superfan. It’s time to show off your love for Nintendo games with our help, your new favourite Nintendo gift supplier. You can share your love for games like Mario Kart…