Tobar has announced a buy now pay later promotion to help its UK credit account customers during peak season.

The promotion is valid for UK credit account customers who place orders direct with the Tobar sales team via telephone between 10th October and 31st October 2014.

For UK credit account customers it is an opportunity to stock Tobar’s new products including Zuru’s My Magical Mermaid, Robo Fish Pirate, Maisto and Bburago models and remote control action toys. There is also a range of new Tobar branded products like the Bump N Go Bubble Train which won Gold at the recent Independent Toy Awards, the Glow Bear, Crafty Books and hundreds of Halloween toys and Christmas stocking fillers.

This offer applies to UK credit account customers based in the UK and Ireland (excludes AIS and Toymaster members) and to new orders raised from the 10th of October 2014 to the 31st of October 2014 (pre-existing orders are excluded). This offer does not work online. With this offer customers won’t have to pay for their order until the 19th December 2014.

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GB Eye offers a range of merchandise featuring The Vamps, Frozen, My Little Pony, Minecraft, Skylanders and more.

There is a new range of rubber key rings due in October featuring 5 Seconds of Summer, DC Comics, Lord of the Rings, Big Bang Theory and more.

Available in fully-branded packaging to fit the company’s display equipment, the key rings are also available loose with a barcode label.

GB Eye offers a range of merchandise including button badges, badge packs, stickers, temporary tattoos, card holders and brand new key rings and mugs. The range features brands including Frozen, My Little Pony, Minecraft, Skylanders, Call of Duty, DC Comics, 5 Seconds of Summer, The Vamps, One Direction and the biggest football clubs in the UK and Europe. GB Eye has permanent and promotional display options available, including a multi-product FSDU which holds posters and merchandise within a compact unit.

GB Eye’s brand new mug range is manufactured in-house, are dishwasher proof and come in an individually-branded presentation box, making them eye-catching and easy to display. With properties such as Smiley, Titan Fall, Call of Duty, The Walking Dead and VW, this is a growing range with more to come.

You can contact GB Eye on 01142 767 454 or visit www.gbeye.com for more information.

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Posh Paws is combining licensed product with own-brand soft toys in its pocket money ranges.

In its licensed offering is a range of Mystery Eggs which include a figurine key chain (with six characters to collect), stickers and a removable tattoo. These are available in some of Disney’s properties; Star Wars, Cars, Princess, Planes, and Minnie Mouse. Additions arriving for Spring/Summer 2015 include Doc McStuffins, Avengers and Sofia the First.

For girls is the Minnie Pocket Lock-it playset range. Each pocket lock contains a plastic shop, a micro figurine, three accessories to build the shop and a sticker sheet. The blister packs include an assortment of four shops: Minnie’s Café, Clarabella’s Boutique, Minnie’s Beauty Salon and Minnie’s Grocery Store.

Staying on the Minnie Mouse brand but moving on to Plush Pocket Money is Posh Paws’ My Minnie Collection, which sees six new miniature Minnie’s in a variety of different outfits.

In Posh Paws’ own-brand plush range is its PP Pals and PP Ponies Collections which come at an affordable price.

For further information contact: 01268 567 317.

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Hit has also partnered with DHX Media for a new series of Little People, while Mattel has announced a new global content distribution team structure.

Bob the Builder’s new image has been produced at Hit’s UK headquarters with animation provided by Mainframe. The new CG-animated series will be delivered in late 2015.

For the new series, Bob’s world has expanded. All of the show’s core characters return for the new series, with new faces including apprentice Leo, Mayor Maria Madison, young sports club members ‘The Spring City Rockets’ and two new machines, Two Tonne and Tiny.

The voice cast has also been renewed. Bob will now by voiced by film and TV actor Lee Ingleby. Blake Harrison will voice the part of Scoop, while Downton Abbey’s Joanne Froggatt is to perform the voice of Wendy. Actor Jacob Scipio voices Bob’s new apprentice Leo.

Bob the Builder has also been rebranded with a refresh of the show’s logo, featuring a new ‘B’ icon which will appear throughout on items including Bob’s workwear, key power tools, mobile office, tech, home and yard.

Hit Entertainment will produce two series of 52 x 11’ episodes plus 1 x 60’ special due for delivery in 2017. Bob the Builder is currently watched in more than 100 territories and is translated into 45 languages.

Meanwhile, DHX Media has been announced as Hit Entertainment’s animation partner on a brand new CG animated series of Little People. Based on the Fisher-Price Little People brand, the new series is being produced out of Hit’s UK content hub and will feature imaginative and energetic characters that are contemporary and relatable to today’s young children.

The animated pre-school series of 52 x 11’ episodes, planned for release in late 2015, showcases a unique format and emphasises the power that imagination and group play can have on discovery and critical thinking skills.

Mattel has also announced a new global content distribution team structure for its brands including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Monster High, Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder, and Fisher-Price brands including Little People. Leading the distribution strategy and direction for the Mattel Global Content Distribution Team will be Edward Catchpole.

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