Best Years
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+44 (0)1327 262189
sales@bestyears.co.uk
    

 

 

Best Years are the leading UK wholesaler of knitted, crochet and fair trade toys.

 

Set up and managed by Gaynor Humphrey and Liz Cochrane back in 1999 we specialise in high quality and well designed toys at affordable prices.

 

We supply independent retailers, garden centres, internet shops and department stores with high quality toys at fair prices, and we pride ourselves on our original designs and the flexibility of our service. We do not sell direct to consumers as we are trade only

 

We have no minimum order requirement when ordering from our ranges (although product does need to be ordered in pack quantity) and can normally within 48 hours of the order being placed. If you need something urgently please call us on 01327 262189 and we will do everything we can to help. We are always happy to provide the images of products you have bought.

 

Our ranges include our fabulous knitted toys including the iconic T Rex, the wonderful fair trade and organic Pebble crochet toys. New for this year are the organic knitted toys from Peru, fair trade cotton toys from Sri Lanka and the Pebble baby range of blankets and hats

 

Our products are not only extremely innovative in their design and materials, but undergo the most stringent safety checks to ensure they meet all current safety legislations. We are experienced in Toy Safety legislation and you can read about the new toys safety legislation here. We are the only crochet toy wholesaler to be a member of Equitoy which is the UK's leading organisation on toy safety.

 

We work with factories which we have visited and/or where we are satisfied that the conditions in the factory exceed the requirements needed by high level pressure groups.

 

Where ever possible we source from Fair Trade manufacturers

 

We are happy to work with retailers of all shapes and sizes, high street, internet and market stall.However we do not allow the Pebble toys to be sold on Amazon

 

 

See us at www.twitter.com/knittedtoys and Facebook

 

We are exhibiting at the following trade shows

 

 

Top Drawer Spring 15th - 17th Jan 

 Formex Sweden 19th - 22nd Jan  

Bubble London 29th - 30th Jan

 AIS childrenswear 19th - 20th Feb  

 

 

You can also contact us by emailing gaynor@bestyears.co.uk, by using our contact form, calling us on 01327 262189 or you can write to us at Best Years, PO Box 6898, Northants, NN11 3WG

 

 

 

 

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