With all of Italy now subject to coronavirus lockdown, we’ve decided to issue an update on the impact of the gun trade in Italy. There are many major brands and manufacturers in Italy, such as Benelli, Beretta, Fausti and Perazzi…
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Gun Trade Gear Up for the British Shooting Show 2020
A small taste of what’s to come! For more information on the British Shooting Show, just visit: https://shootingshow.co.uk/ Each year the UK’s largest shooting show simply gets bigger. The 2020 show is set to break all records with a further…
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The GTN Interview: Highland’s John Bright
John Bright joins Ollie Harvey to explore the roots of Highland Outdoors and share plans for 2020. When John Bright joined the gun trade, he was presented with the daunting challenge of representing the Austral Gun Company to clients in…
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SGC Back The Game Fair
The Sportsman Gun Centre has penned a new and improved contract to cement its ongoing relationship with The Game Fair, calling it an “ideal way of introducing the next generation of country and country sports enthusiasts.” Aboo Cattran commented: “TGF…
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Trading places
We look back on a summer of deals, and with business deals signed, sealed and delivered at the Game Fair, Diggory Hadoke shares a refreshing take on the industry The Game Fair The weather was varied, the crowds reasonable and…
Tagged with: bonhams, British Game Alliance, business, deals, diggory hadoke, fieldsports, game fair, Gavin Gardiner, gta, gun trade, guns, Holt's, industry, Purdey, shooting, southams, sporting guns
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Climate change: Stuart Farr looks at the bigger picture
Amid recent general licence frustrations, Brexit uncertainty and controversy at Downing Street, Stuart Farr warns that we should not lose sight of the things that truly matter. Can you imagine yourself for a moment standing on the planet Mars? Assume…
Tagged with: Brexit, british countryside, climate change, defra, downing street, general licence, gun trade, Stuart Farr, wild justice
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Tricks Of The Raytrade
Ollie Harvey goes walkabout with James Nicholson and Steve Kelly, the leading men at Raytrade UK Raytrade UK was founded and incorporated in back in April 2016, and quickly set about recruiting leading brands for wholesale into the UK. Raytrade’s…
Tagged with: brands, factory, gun trade, james nicholson, market, raytrade, steve kelly
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The GTN Interview: Viking’s managing director Sam MacArthur
Viking’s managing director, Sam MacArthur, talks to Ollie Harvey about how the company is transforming and her recent appointment to the GTA Council The 21st century has brought about huge advances in the shooting industry. Sam MacArthur’s parents established Viking…
Tagged with: business, female shooters, general licences, gtn, gun trade, gun trade association, industry, interview, optics, rifles, sam mcarthur, shooting, shotguns, trade, Viking Arms
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Game Fair MD James Gower: The GTN interview
Ahead of the Game Fair’s first day tomorrow, the event’s MD, James Gower, outlines his vision for the festival of the Great British countryside With over 60 years of experience it is no wonder that the Game Fair is described…
Pure and simple
Stuart Farr offers a scoop of advice to help businesses enjoy a ‘fab’ 2020. February! Looking ahead to the month, for many it’s a nondescript month spent preparing for future events to come. Its name is derived from the Latin…
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