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25/04/2024

https://www.guntradenews.com/news-2/yousaf-pushes-greens-to-one-side/

The leader of the Scottish Parliament, Humza Yousaf, has announced that the coalition between his party, The Scottish Nationalist Party, and the Green Party in Scotland is over. Known as the Bute House agreement, the power-sharing coalition between the two sides has been in place since August 2021,....

17/04/2024

NewsETN SPECIALIST DISTRIBUTOR GOES BUST 17/04/2024 572 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedin Offers invited for assets. Atlantic Equine Limited, importer and UK distributor of equine hoof care products, has gone into liquidation.  The Daventry, Northamptonshire based company also supplies farriers’ tool...

15/04/2024

https://www.guntradenews.com/business-news/bonhams-sporting-guns-department-closed/

Bonhams, one of the oldest and most successful auction houses in the country, has closed its modern sporting guns department, making the staff within it redundant. The move has come as a surprise to many in the gun trade. Bonham’s Global Director of Communications told our auctions correspondent, ...

10/04/2024

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm5rljxy3p5o

A questionnaire developed with the help of domestic abuse survivors is being used by five forces.

04/04/2024

https://www.guntradenews.com/business-news/highland-outdoors-take-on-yildiz/

Highland Outdoors has announced a new distribution partnership with Yildiz Shotgunsthroughout the UK, becoming the third major brand in a row to change distributors after Perazzi and Browning.

04/04/2024

www.guntradenews.com/business-news/nigel-stuart-steps-down-from-holland-holland/

Gun Trade News understands that Chief Operating Officer Nigel Stuart has handed in his resignation at Holland & Holland after three years in post. Stuart, whose background was in luxury yachting, was brought in by owners Beretta Group to revive the flagging fortunes of Holland & Holland. Stuart over...

19/03/2024

https://www.guntradenews.com/news-2/browning-sever-ties-with-isb/

In a letter seen today by Gun Trade News, Browning have confirmed that International Sports Brands Ltd (ISB) will no longer be distributing Browning , Wi******er, Miroku nor Kite Optics in the UK. No reasons have been given for the decision beyond being

04/03/2024

https://www.guntradenews.com/news-2/iwa-attendance-up-15-yoy/

IWA's organisers have announced that the number of visitors at the fair this year was up 15% on last year. Certainly those that attended felt it was a busy year. According to the official figures, around 40,000 visitors from 120 countries ensured that the halls were full while a total of

03/03/2024

https://www.guntradenews.com/news-2/sgc-move-swiftly-to-poach-perazzi/

While at IWA, GTN has learned that Sportsman Gun Centre (SGC) have landed the exclusive UK rights to distribute Perazzi from its new owners.

23/02/2024

https://www.guntradenews.com/news-2/consultation-on-licensing-moderators-announced/

The Gun Trade Association has announced that it has made significant progress towards the opportunity to remove moderators from licensing control, leading to obvious benefits and advantages to the trade, licensing departments and shooters.

16/02/2024

https://www.guntradenews.com/news-2/edgar-brothers-sign-up-zco-in-exclusive-deal/

Edgar Brothers have announced a new exclusive partnership with Zero Compromise Optic (ZCO). ZCO are a well-established name in the shooting world, renowned for manufacturing the highest quality riflescopes that money can buy. Produced in Austria, ZCO are a company who pride themselves on out-and-out...

15/01/2024

https://www.guntradenews.com/news-2/brk-announces-ghost-world-record-limited-edition-to-commemorate-world-champ-wins/

Brocock to release limited edition World Championship Edition Ghost based on the record-breaking gun used by Fady Kiwan to win the Benchrest Rimfire and Air Rifle World Championship 2023

11/01/2024

https://www.shootinguk.co.uk/news/the-great-british-shooting-awards-2024-voting-now-open-146957/

Following a hugely successful 2023, The Great British Shooting Awards are back for 2024 The Great British Shooting Awards give recognition to the products, organisations and people that make our industry tick. Fieldsports Press Ltd, in association with The Great British Shooting Show and headline sp...

10/01/2024

https://www.guntradenews.com/news-2/rigby-is-set-to-unveil-new-big-game-lightweight-rifle-at-dallas-safari-club-convention/

London gunmaker John Rigby & Co. proudly introduces the Big Game Lightweight rifle to its renowned Big Game series. This latest edition will be officially unveiled on the Rigby booth #4125 at the Dallas Safari Club (DSC) Convention 2024, held at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Centre in Dallas,....

10/01/2024

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10/01/2024

https://www.guntradenews.com/news-2/highland-outdoors-to-distribute-kryptek/

Highland Outdoors has announced an exclusive new distribution partnership with the Kryptek Outdoor Group – technical hunting clothing, built on tactical military apparel.Kryptek incorporates combat-proven features and designs in ultra-high-performance technical and tactical outdoor adventure appar...

28/12/2023

https://www.guntradenews.com/news-2/country-food-trust-winter-appeal/

A campaign is underway to help feed 100,000 people in need with a warming, game-based, protein-rich meals, through The Country Food Trust.

14/12/2023

https://www.guntradenews.com/news-2/iwa-50-nearly-full-say-organisers/

In a very bullish statement sent to Gun Trade News, IWA has signalled that the 50th anniversary event, taking place in Nuremberg from 29 February to 2 March, is selling out of exhibitor space fast.

13/12/2023

https://www.guntradenews.com/business-news/stable-events-licence-welsh-game-fair-to-glanusk-estate/

Stable Events Ltd, the organisers of Game Fair Wales have announced the next instalment of this prestigious event, will take place at the historic Glanusk Estate on the weekend of June 8-9, 2024. Situated in the Brecon Beacons, the Glanusk Estate is well known for its events, perhaps the most recogn...

08/12/2023

https://www.guntradenews.com/news-2/quick-quiz-ewen-steel/

Taking our Quick Quiz this month is Ewen Steel, who works for Outfit International UK Ltd, who own the brands Harkila & Seeland

24/11/2023

https://www.guntradenews.com/news-2/more-debanking-scandals-barclays-named/

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) says it has been informed of more than two dozen debanking incidents involving at least 15 financial service companies, as reported by GTN columnist Conor O’Gorman in Shooting Times. Conor reported that a pattern was emerging for Barclay...

23/11/2023

https://basc.org.uk/gl40-42-to-be-renewed-unchanged/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Orlo

Defra has advised BASC that there will be no changes to the general licences (GL40-42) when they renew from 1 January 2024 for two years.

22/11/2023

https://www.guntradenews.com/news-2/brk-launch-silver-ghost/

BRK has announced the limited initial release of a new Ghost. The Silver Ghost will be initially released in December to select gun shops.

22/11/2023

https://www.guntradenews.com/news-2/master-west/?fbclid=IwAR2UqEEQ-CsntRQb-4qVSSVoATTkRFMVFnj_fHGvRn-cZoBS6NywNNE7O7w

The Executive Director of the GTA, Simon West OBE, has taken on an additional role. Effective immediately, Simon is the new Master of the Worshipful Company of Gunmakers.

20/11/2023

https://www.guntradenews.com/business-news/edgar-brothers-and-aimpoint-re-establish-partnership/

Edgar Brothers have said they are very pleased to be able to announce the re-acquaintance with their old friends and partners Aimpoint, by becoming its sole UK distributor.

20/11/2023

https://www.guntradenews.com/business-news/packham-case-succeeds-but-did-he-sue-wrong-company/

Environmental campaigner and naturalist Chris Packham has been paid “substantial” damages by the online shooting and hunting channel Fieldsports Channel after it falsely accused him of writing a fake death threat letter to himself.

18/01/2023

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05/01/2023

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29/11/2022

New post added at Gun Trade News - CSG takes 70% stake in Fiocchi

Czechoslovak Group (CSG )announces the acquisition of a 70% stake in Fiocchi Munizioni, a global leader in premium and super premium small caliber ammunition. CSG Group will partner with the current shareholders, the Fiocchi family and Charme Capital Partners, who will retain a minority stake, to pu...