In a press release on the 6th April 2025 the Cabinet Office announced a ban on spending taxpayer money on unnecessary Government branded merchandise and staff ‘away days’.

With the proliferation of shows around the UK and the success of our guest speakers last year we have decided to mothball the exhibition, in favour of a fascinating guest speaker.

The Merchandise World exhibition to be held in Milton Keynes on Wednesday 10th September 2025, will have a new environmentally friendly product focus, a new unique format, and a new name, Sustainable Merchandise World.

The British Promotional Merchandise Association (BPMA), the national trade body for the branded merchandise industry, is proud to announce its new partnership with Comic Relief, the iconic UK charity behind Red Nose Day.

The Promotional Merchandise Industry Market Report for 2024 has now been published and reveals a surprising overall market growth for the year.

Visitors on Day One of Merchandise World, the UK Promotional Merchandise Industry’s biggest annual event, was the highest number recorded post-Covid, and the total visitors throughout the two-day show were only marginally behind the record setting pre-Covid show in 2020.