Traidcraft unveils new autumn 2008 fair trade range

Traidcraft's new fair trade range also boasts the widest selection range of recycled and organic products yet.

This autumn's new collection includes an array of handmade products - produced all over the world - from beautiful handmade jewellery and striking homeware products to colourful children's gifts and stylish clothing. All this plus the usual extensive selection of quality fair trade food products, coffees, teas and wine.

With more than 400 products to choose from there’s something for everyone with highlights including:

• A selection of Christmas themed items including a stylish ceramic range from Thailand featuring a delicate embossed snowflake design, tasty treats from the Christmas food section such as a bumper hamper full of fair trade goodies and beautiful handmade nativity sets from Indonesia and Vietnam.

• New this year, the ‘Red Wine Gift Set’ specially packaged in a handmade rattan basket from Vietnam and filled with South African Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot, two recycled wine glasses from Bolivia and a Raja bottle stopper from SIPA producers in India.

• Great jewellery including recycled pieces such as the eye-catching black foil pendant necklace from India featuring a recycled glass and silver foil pendant.

• New styles of the ever-popular organic T-shirt range which are produced in a fair trade way as well as being made from 100% Fairtrade certified organic cotton.

• Unique handmade pots from Vietnam made from wound recycled magazines. Each one is completely different – a definite talking point and thoughtful eco gift.

This catalogue also sees the introduction of a new layout designed to better display the uniqueness of our fair trade products.

Traidcraft works with farmers and craft workers across Africa, Asia and South America. When buying Traidcraft products you are helping people in some of the poorest parts of the world to build a better future for themselves and their families. Look in our catalogue for features on a number of our producers, and read about what fair trade has meant for them.

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Notes to editors:

• Traidcraft is the UK's leading fair trade organisation and has been fighting poverty through trade for 29 years.

• All products are available online from 6 August 2008 at www.traidcraftshop.co.uk or through the customer order line on 0845 330 8900.

• Traidcraft works to fight poverty through trade by:

  • Trading with people in Africa, Asia and Latin America

  • Supporting people in the developing world to build sustainable businesses

  • Influencing policy making in government and business

• Traidcraft sources its products from community-based businesses in the developing world, paying fair prices to the producers and distributing the products in the UK. The goods are sold via supermarkets, independent retailers, online, mail order, and a network of more than 6,000 Fair Traders.

• For product information, high resolution images and samples contact Cool Blue on 01642 351011 or email liz.fenwick@coolbluebrand.com or rachael.heath@coolbluebrand.com.

• For all other enquiries contact the Traidcraft press office on 0191 497 6462 or email media@traidcraft.co.uk.