You probably already know that if your business is turning over more than £81,000 annually (that’s the current VAT threshold), then you must register for VAT. What you might not know is that different rules apply for VAT depending on the type of food you’re selling. If a mobile caterer with an annual turnover in…
Local dairy traders faced with falling prices and a restricted cheese market have been given more stalls by this award winning local market. Heather Cooper, the first milk producer to be offered a stall in January sold out in the first 2 hours. Their grass fed cattle in Beoley, Worcestershire produce 400ltr amounts of milk…
When customers shop at the UK’s only all-organic weekly farmers’ market, they help to support small-scale, sustainable farms from around London. By buying direct from the producers they can find out exactly how their food was grown or cooked and these small farmers can get the regular income they need to flourish. The market supports…
This time of year is certainly one of my favourites with spring just around the corner. The birds are starting to sing, the nights are getting lighter and everyone seems to be in a better mood literally overnight! To me Spring time is like the true start of the new year and a blank canvas…
The last month has provided the chance to visit some different markets. Roadshows at Cambridge and Stockton enabled us to see two great markets in action. I was unable to visit Cambridge but the feedback from the visit was very positive. Stockton was a real treat. A full market with around one hundred stalls and…
Pop Up Power Supplies® recently supplied six retractable service power units for installation in the Piazza at Covent Garden. The 450kg units are buried out of site beneath the famous cobbled piazza and are raised out of the ground when required by a turning handle. When not in use the units do not impact on…
A market manager has been thanked once again after handing over yet another cash boost to the prospect hospice he has been supporting for over six years. Maurice Mapson, market manager of Blunsdon Indoor Market in Swindon, recently donated a heft £7,250.65 to the fundraising team at the nearby hospice. Mr Mapson has raised the…
Starting out as market traders at Camden Market in 1981, Wayne and his wife Gerardine have gone on to become icons in the fashion and design world, currently running the award winning multi-disciplinary ‘HemingwayDesign’. Their first step on to the ladder of their success took place in the early 1980’s after Wayne had used the…
A GIANT and an enormous, majestic eagle re-launched Stockton Town Centre in spectacular fashion on Saturday 21st March. The eagle swooped across the town as part of a breath taking piece of street theatre to the reveal the stunning new water feature in its garden like setting. Leader of Stockton Council, Councillor Bob Cook and…
Shambles Market, one of the few UK markets open seven days a week, has officially reopened following a £1.6 million refurbishment project. York’s daily market has undergone an extensive redevelopment to deliver improved facilities for traders and a better shopping experience for visitors. New to the market are seven new trading kiosks, four of which…