• People and family are at the heart of our business.

  • People and family are at
    the heart of our business.

Few toy companies have a heritage as rich as ours!

Founded in 1952, HTI is one of the UK’s largest independently owned designer and manufacturer of children’s toys, with extensive experience supplying the world’s major retailers.

With offices and showrooms in the UK, Hong Kong, Germany and China, we are a truly global business with a vision to be the first choice for innovative quality toys worldwide. Our products are designed to give children across the world the opportunity to have fun and grow, through creative and imaginative play.

Few toy companies have a heritage as rich as ours!

Founded in 1952, HTI is one of the UK’s largest independently owned designer and manufacturer of children’s toys, with extensive experience supplying the world’s major retailers.

With offices and showrooms in the UK, Hong Kong, Germany and China, we are a truly global business with a vision to be the first choice for innovative quality toys worldwide. Our products are designed to give children across the world the opportunity to have fun and grow, through creative and imaginative play.

Our Brands & Categories

Our Brands & Categories

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Prams

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Roleplay

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Pocket Money

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Our Timeline

  • 1952

    David Halsall Ltd

    David Halsall Ltd is established as a supplier of UK manufactured toys and fireworks.

  • 1968

    Graham Halsall

    Graham Halsall joins the company and the import of Far East manufactured items commences. A period of rapid growth begins.

  • 1985

    John Hutt

    John Hutt, HTI Principal, joins the company in the Sample department but quickly makes the leap to become a Sales Representative, then a Buyer and lands the role of commercial Director just a few years later.

  • 1989

    We’ve Moved!

    We moved to a new purpose-built premises located at Cornford Road in Blackpool. The office, warehouse, and showroom facility encompassed 11,000m² to accommodate the company’s successful growth.

  • 1993

    We Expanded!

    As Halsall continued to grow and we expanded the product range and warehousing operation, we relocated again to an expansive 30,000m² new site in Fleetwood.

  • 1996

    Hong Kong Showroom

    We kick-started a move into manufacturing by opening a permanent sales office and showroom in Hong Kong.

  • 2003

    Licensed Products

    Increased focus on licensed product leads to deals with big-name brands including Barbie, Spiderman, JCB and Silver Cross.

  • 2006

    Product Development & International Sales

    John Hutt together with Graham Halsall & Andrew Coplestone lead MBO of the company and set about refocusing the business strategy to cement the shift from importer to manufacturer, re-shaping itself as the leading specialist in specific categories. This includes the closure of the Stationery, Halloween and Christmas Decoration divisions and an increased focus on product development and international sales.

  • 2007

    Hong Kong Showroom

    We moved into our Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui showroom, a key showroom location for buyers from around the world to see all our latest ranges.

  • 2008

    Nuremberg Showroom

    We acquired our showroom in Nuremberg, Germany. This was a key step towards showcasing our products on an international stage.

  • 2010

    Rebrand

    The business is rebranded as HTI.

  • 2013

    Hong Kong Office

    We opened our new Hong Kong office, located in a state of the art development in the heart of Kwun Tong.

  • 2016

    Novelty Showroom HK

    We opened our fist dedicated Novelty Showroom in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong.

  • 2018

    Design Studio UK

    Our in-house design team move into the new, fully equipped design studio.

  • 2019

    New Hong Kong Showroom

    We opened a brand new showroom in TST East, Hong Kong, to house the Pocket Money and Bubbles ranges.

Our Heritage

Initially acting as an importer – sourcing products from China and selling them to wholesalers across the UK, our phenomenal expansion was kick-started by a move into manufacturing during the 1990s and the rest is history.

HTI Today

Our business presence now stretches across 66 countries, driving sales in brands: Teamsterz, Evo, Bubblz and Epic Fun, and in our categories: Roleplay, Prams, and Pocket Money. A product portfolio that includes some of the world’s most recognisable brands, we are renowned for our experience, flexibility and efficiency in bringing new and original products from concept to creation.

Our Future

Emphasis on investing in product, people and processes to ensure we create exciting and innovative toys, to fuel little imaginations worldwide.

Growing our presence in the market with our own branded products to compliment our licensed brands within all our core product categories.

Our Offices

Our head office, design studio, showroom and warehouse facility are based in Fleetwood, in the North West of England. The showroom is one of the largest commercial showrooms in Europe with over 2,000m² floor space dedicated to fully merchandised displays of our toy ranges.

HTI Group
Eastham House
Copse Road
Fleetwood
Lancashire
FY7 7NY

E-mail: info@htigroup.co.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1253 778888
Fax: +44 (0)1253 878711

Our Commitment

DESIGN

Committed to continuously focus on proactive product development and innovation!

A huge team in design and engineering, based across our UK and Hong Kong offices, are furnished with the latest cutting-edge technology. Combined with a continued investment in manufacturing, the team are equipped to produce world class product with lightning speed efficiency.

QUALITY & COMPLIANCE

Whether we are assessing factories, installing quality procedures or simply being involved in the inspection service, quality is built into every aspect, with an in-house Quality Assurance function in the UK and Far East

Our team has extensive experience gained across manufacturing, supply, retail and laboratory backgrounds. Regularly working closely with test houses, trade and retail organisations to ensure awareness and the ability to react quickly to changing legislation and customer requirements.

PRODUCT AND DEVELOPMENT

A supplier base in China ensures that the highest standards of quality are met. Our team are continually researching market trends, new materials and manufacturing techniques ensuring we remain relevant in a fast-moving market place, along with continuously investing in product development. The development process follows a successful critical path process delivering on time innovation to the business.

OPERATIONS

Operates from an extensive UK head office and warehouse facility, across a 14 acre site, with a comprehensive warehousing, storage and distribution operation.

  • The 30,000m² freehold warehouse facility in the UK has a capacity of 10,500 racked pallet locations with additional bulk storage.
  • More than 100 million HTI products are dispatched each year.
  • Over 700 containers are imported into the UK each year.
  • HTI’s warehouse operation is supported by a sophisticated computerised warehouse management system.
  • On-site added value repackaging and fulfilment facility.
  • Customs and Excise approved bonded warehouse.
  • Long standing relationships with excellent transport service providers, accommodating the smallest package to full trailer loads.

Our Customers

No other UK toy company has greater penetration of the market.

Established relationships with many major international customers, utilising an extensive distributor and agent network to maximise global sales coverage across all key geographical territories.

Supplying to all levels of the UK toy industry, from major high street and grocery retailers, mail order and internet accounts to independents, value retailers & wholesalers.

HTI  |  Eastham House  |  Copse Road
Fleetwood  |  Lancashire  |  FY7 7NY  |  UK

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