Kayes of Cardiff is pleased to announce that Erica Haythornthwaite has joined its Sales team for the South West on a part time basis.

Erica Haythornthwaite, formerly of Orchard Toys and James Galt, brings many years experience to the Kayes team, which announced a distribution partnership with Orchard in May 2022.

Erica, who announced her retirement from full time work in January, has decided after four months away from the Toy Trade that the new part time challenge offered by Kayes will re-kindle her enthusiasm. She looks forward to revisiting the many customers and friends she has made over the years.

Owner Philip Kaye said: “I am delighted that Erica has decided put on her boots and start playing again. She will be a great asset to our team.”

Erica added: “Five days a week doing nothing was far too many for me so I needed to get back to the coalface. The fact that I can continue to have a link to Orchard Toy Products now via Kayes, after so many enjoyable years, was just the icing on the cake”