CREATING COMMUNITIES, CONNECTING BUSINESS.
Max Publishing is one of the leading B2B multimedia media firms in the United Kingdom. Our heritage was traditional print media, which evolved over time to include stunning awards events. Then, like many, we joined the digital revolution and now publish the leading digital news titles for many consumer products industries.
We aren’t just media brand owners, though. We are also a contract publisher, event organiser, and digital media partner. With a global client list including multiple billion dollar firms, our expertise has been utilised by companies who seek to utilise our unrivalled experience in worldwide media and events.
Our network of brands sit at the heart of the communities they serve, harvesting and maintaining the most up-to-date, industry rich databases, to create the most advanced span of penetration to each sector. We pride ourselves on a data reach of over 200,000 contacts, whilst being certified and compliant with all regulatory bodies.
Our DIGITAL brands include:
LicensingSource.net, PGBuzz.net, GiftsandHome.net, PreschoolNews.net,
HousewaresNews.net, PartyWorldwide.net, StationeryMatters.net
Our LIVE EVENT brands include:
The Licensing Awards, The Brand & Lifestyle Licensing Awards, Progressive Preschool Awards, Progressive Greetings Live, The Henries, The Greats Gift Retailer Awards, The Retas Awards, The UK Calendar Awards, Excellence in Housewares Awards, London Stationery Show, The Stationery Awards.
Our PRINT brands include:
The Licensing Source Book Europe, Progressive Greetings Worldwide, Progressive Gifts & Home, Progressive Preschool, Progressive Housewares, Progressive Tableware Worldwide, Progressive Party Worldwide, Stationery Matters.
OUR LEADING MEDIA BRANDS
Max Publishing owns a vast portfolio of leading, entrepreneurial, effective media brands. These span print, digital and live events. Click on any brand I.D below to learn more.
The leading title to the global licensing and retail market, The Licensing Source Book Europe is the industry’s ‘bible’ that informs, educates, and helps licensors, licensees and retailers to stay ahead of the game in terms of trends, new IP, and more. It is a staple for the desk of anyone in the licensing sector. Published 4 times per year, including Art & Design special, plus supplements with most issues.
The leading title to the global licensing and retail market, The Licensing Source Book Europe is the industry’s ‘bible’ that informs, educates, and helps licensors, licensees and retailers to stay ahead of the game in terms of trends, new IP, and more. It is a staple for the desk of anyone in the licensing sector.
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The central media to the licensing sector, LicensingSource.net offers a website full of up to date news, information, and analysis for the licensing and retail sector. With daily newsflashes and breaking news as it happens, it is a ‘must subscribe’ website.
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.
The Brand & Lifestyle Licensing Awards reward excellence in product innovation, brand licensing management as well as retail execution within the ever-evolving brand and lifestyle licensing arena.
Progressive Greetings Worldwide (or ‘PG’ as it is affectionately referred to) has been the eyes and ears of the greeting card industry for over 26 years. Every single month Progressive Greetings delivers a heady mix of interesting news, retailer insights, hard-hitting industry issue articles, trendspotting pieces, great columnists, the latest product releases, international commentary and authoritative in-depth sector reports. All of this has meant PG has earned itself a globally renowned reputation as an editorially-led monthly publication that is totally dedicated to the vibrant greeting card market.
Progressive Greetings Worldwide (or ‘PG’ as it is affectionately referred to) has been the eyes and ears of the greeting card industry for over 26 years. Every single month Progressive Greetings delivers a heady mix of interesting news, retailer insights, hard-hitting industry issue articles, trendspotting pieces, great columnists, the latest product releases, international commentary and authoritative in-depth sector reports. All of this has meant PG has earned itself a globally renowned reputation as an editorially-led monthly publication that is totally dedicated to the vibrant greeting card market.
Published monthly with special supplements in some issues.
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PGBuzz.net is the digital resource that joins the dots in the greeting card sector, worldwide. It is always first with the latest news, industry changes, product and retail information – written by experts with a combined 50 years in the sector. Subscribe now and receive a twice weekly update on what’s happening.
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.
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.
Progressive Housewares is the trade bible for everyone who is anyone in housewares. Independent cookshops and housewares retailers, multiples, department stores, supermarkets, multi channel retailers, suppliers, manufacturers, designers, agents - all are avid readers.
The twice per year publication contains features such as tableware trends, global trends, glassware trends, retail focus and Horeca mindset. As publishers of Progressive Housewares, Progressive Gifts & Home, organisers of the Excellence In Housewares Awards and The Greats Gift Retailer Awards, we’ve enjoyed a long history of being at the heart of homewares product retailing, both domestically and internationally.
The Excellence in Housewares Awards are owned and organised by Progressive Housewares magazine. 2021 marked the 22nd Excellence in Housewares Awards, which have been embraced by the industry and recognised as the 'Oscars' for the housewares trade. The awards shine the spotlight on both retailers for their retailing excellence as well as suppliers for their product innovation and service acumen.
Market-leading title Progressive Party Europe is the number-one read for everyone involved in the party industry – from retailers to decorators and suppliers to distributors. Published six times a year and with a significant retail and trade distribution across the 32 countries globally, Progressive Party Europe has its finger on the pulse of the party industry. Each issue covers the latest trends, fashions and news across balloons, partyware, dress-up, face painting and other party essentials.
Progressive Gifts & Home is a cutting edge, industry ‘must read’, the respected, trusted trade title that’s at the very heart of the gift trade. While the team behind the magazine have a combined 50 years of experience in the gift sector, they continue to look at the industry with fresh eyes, fast off the mark to spot trends as well as making connections with today’s new breed of emerging retailers.
At the heart of the gift product sector, GiftsandHome.net is an invaluable resource for those in the supply and retail of product in the busy gift trade. Two newsflashes per week offer a chance to stay totally informed as to what is happening in this ever-changing market.
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 to join forces, with the winners of both awards programmes to be announced at a shared lavish black tie evening event held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.
The only global website to the party sector, incorporating balloons, fancy dress and partyware. With a twice weekly newsflash, sector analysis and jobs board, it is a vital tool that anyone in this sector should be subscribed to for twice-weekly newsflashes.
Progressive Preschool magazine is a totally unique trade press publication. It is the only cross-category trade publication covering the preschool sector, giving suppliers and retailers an opportunity to know what’s happening across the entire kids’ sector – not just a sub sector within. Our team have decades of industry experience across toy, nursery, gift, apparel, licensing – and everything in-between.
Reflecting the unique offering of the print title, PreschoolNews.net is the only trade website offering up to date news and sector information across toy, nursery, apparel, publishing, and everything in-between. Several newsflashes per week land directly in the inboxes of party product and retail contacts around the globe.
Celebrating their 10th year in 2022 with a move to new, larger event space, 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.
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Behind the scenes of the Max Group of Companies is a close-knit team of people with complimentary skills and personalities, but who all share in the vision of ensuring the company’s brands deliver for its clients. We are famed for connecting people and relied upon by all the industries we serve to be the central media – continually joining the dots by creating spaces for executives to meet and do business.
WARREN LOMAX
Chairman & Joint Owner
+44 (0)7983 286009
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JAKKI BROWN
M.D, Editorial Director & Joint Owner
+44 (0)207 700 6740
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ROB WILLIS
Chief Operating Officer & Joint Owner
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IAN HYDER
Chief Executive Officer & Joint Owner
+44 (0)7525 634306
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