Previous winners are Forever Friends and On The Ceiling.
Harrogate based greeting card and gift company Peartree Heybridge will attend the card industry’s annual award ceremony, the Henries, in October hoping to bring back a coveted prize. The company’s popular humorous card brand, Spring Chicken has been nominated for the Henry Cole Classic award. Named after the founder of the commercial greeting card industry, it is awarded to greeting card ranges that have stood the test of time.
Peartree Heybridge Directors Mike and John Partridge said
“Regardless of the outcome on the night, we feel honoured that Spring Chicken should be nominated for this award, previous winners of which include some of the most successful cards in the history of our industy.
We would like to thank Spring Chicken artist, Bev Williams, our staff and sales team, our trade customers and especially the many people worldwide who have sent Spring Chicken cards to their friends and family ”
The company is optimistic about the future and confident that in spite of the challenging and very competitive trading environment, sales and profits will continue to grow.
Additional sales staff are being recruited to bolster the sales effort further.