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New Members Discount with Graphite Creative specialists in greeting card printing.

Sep 9, 2022 | Members Benefits

Graphite are delighted to offer new publishers a 15% discount on their first order placed

Meet the Sponsor – Graphite Creative

Sep 8, 2022 | Meet The Member

Graphite Creative, sponsors of the GCA Conference & AGM are excited about their new Liquid Foil innovation. And we can see why!

Cake and Crayons

Aug 25, 2022 | Meet The Member

We spoke to one of our newest members whose business is just one year old…

Okey Dokey Designs

Aug 23, 2022 | Meet The Member

We meet Samantha Marando creator or Okey Dokey Designs to find out more about the business.

GCA Schools Project

Aug 19, 2022 | Diversity and Inclusion, Thinking Of You Week

In conjunction with Thinking of You Week, and in recognition of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year and 70 years service to the commonwealth, the GCA would like to connect through greeting cards, 70 UK groups of children with 70 groups of children from the...

GCA Open Call, and the Secret to Creative Innovation and Succession Planning

Aug 16, 2022 | Design and Production Support

GCA Open Call – an invitation to innovate and add value with design graduates.

Sustainability in the Card Industry – Hallmark

Aug 8, 2022 | Environment

GCA’s Sustainability in the Card Industry blogs share good practice happening in our industry to inform and inspire others. Read about what Hallmark are doing to are doing to reduce their environmental impact.

Meet the member – Lucilla Lavender Ltd

Aug 5, 2022 | Meet The Member

Find out the inside story of GCA member Lucilla Lavender.

Sustainability in the Card Industry – Windles Group

Aug 4, 2022 | Environment

GCA’s Sustainability in the Card Industry blogs share good practice happening in our industry to inform and inspire others. Read about what Windles Group are doing to are doing to reduce their environmental impact.

Meet the Member – Aspin Management Systems

Aug 3, 2022 | Meet The Member

Find out more about Aspin, a popular systems integrator for may publishers.

Sustainability in the Card Industry – Danilo

Aug 1, 2022 | Environment

GCA’s Sustainability in the Card Industry blogs share good practice happening in our industry to inform and inspire others. Read about what Danilo are doing to are doing to reduce their environmental impact.

Sustainability in the Card Industry – UK Greetings

Aug 1, 2022 | Environment

GCA’s Sustainability in the Card Industry blogs share good practice happening in our industry to inform and inspire others. Read about what UK Greetings are doing to are doing to reduce their environmental impact.

Thinking of You Week 2022!

Jul 31, 2022 | News & Insights, GCA Events

Thinking of You Week is the week that sees people across the world send cards to friends, loved ones, work colleagues, neighbours to say hello, thinking of you, share a joke or just to reach out and connect. This year Thinking of You Week takes place 19th-25th...

Making Tax Digital – When is it Happening?

Jul 26, 2022 | News & Insights

Making Tax Digital will soon extend to the self-employed and include the introduction of quarterly tax returns. This GCA blog explains what’s happening and how to prepare.

Greeting Cards and the Environment: Into a Greener Future

Jul 21, 2022 | Environment

Latest industry updates on reducing our environmental footprint

Feature in our Thinking of You Week Gallery

Jul 8, 2022 | Members Benefits, Marketing Support

Showcase your cards in the Thinking Of You Week gallery – Members only!

History of Copyright in the UK

Jul 6, 2022 | Copyright & Licensing, History

Archivist Dr Ruth Frendo, Stationers’ Hall, shares with the GCA the history of copyright in the UK

Cards for HM The Queen, for the Platinum Jubilee

Jun 30, 2022 | News & Insights

The GCA linked up with PGLive to collect and deliver cards from the greeting card industry for HM The Queen on the occasion of her Platinum Jubilee. This is a fantastic opportunity to raise the profile of our world-leading industry and ensure that HM receives a...

Sustainability in the Card Industry

Jun 2, 2022 | Environment

GCA’s Sustainability in the Card Industry blogs share good practice happening in our industry to inform and inspire others. These excerpts from a PG article in 2021 detail the activities of several GCA members.