Inverawe Smokehouses
0844 8475 490
www.smokedsalmon.co.uk
Food and drink is a good choice for corporate gifts, and Inverawe Smokehouses’ hampers and gifts boxes are always popular with clients. Combining their award-winning smoked salmon with other gourmet products, Inverawe’s bespoke gifts allow you to choose exactly what to include, together with a personalised message. Prices for corporate gifts start from £18.95, though one of our favourites is the Champagne & Smoked Salmon Box (£52). If you spend more than £500, you get a bulk discount.
Harrods
020 7225 5994
www.harrodscorporateservice.com
With over 100 years of heritage and masses of cutting-edge and traditional options, Harrods makes corporate gift giving really easy. From hampers and wine boxes, beauty to high fashion and jewellery to sports and technology, the Harrods Corporate Service team can advise and source any item from 330 departments to say a special thank you to favoured clients or colleagues, all beautifully wrapped and delivered. They can work with any size of budget – and the service is free for all companies. If you still can’t decide, a Harrods Gift Card is the perfect solution. Who wouldn’t want a shopping spree in the top people’s store, as well as the personalised luxury of having an account manager arrange the perfect day out? Choose from treatments at the Urban Retreat spa, a bespoke fragrance created at the Perfumery, lunch or dinner at any of Harrods’ 21 restaurants, and much, much more. Available in amounts from £10 to £10,000.
Hotel Chocolat
08444 931010
www.hotelchocolat.co.uk
Bespoke chocolate makes a tasty gift, and we love the choccies at Hotel Chocolat. Their corporate service offers special rates if you’re buying a number of gifts – if you spend from £250-£999 you get 2.5% discount, while if you spend over £15,000 you get 15% off. With Hotel Chocolat’s Gold Delivery service you can get next-day delivery if you order before 2.30pm.
Jo Malone
0870 950 2650
www.jomalone.com
At Jo Malone, fragrance has a power all of its own, transforming everything – and everyone – it touches. If you’re looking for that elusive, extraordinary gift, the corporate team has lots of thoughtful, stylish ideas, all with that trademark cream and black packagaing. Suitable for both men and women, products include fragrances, shower gels, bath oils and scented candles. And if you’re looking for a special treat for colleagues or clients, what about a Jo Malone corporate event? They can try out the products over a glass of champagne and a few canapés, before taking home a fabulous gift
Fortnum & Mason
020 7973 5602
www.fortnumandmason.com
Fortnum & Mason is famous for its hampers, stocked with wonderful treats and the perfect corporate gift. From The Strand hamper (£40) up to The Buyers’ Selection hamper (£200), there’s one for every budget. Or for smaller gifts, check out the range of wine, champagne, chocolate, stationery, and even tea.
Smythson
020 7318 1501
www.smythson.com
Beautiful leather diaries and books make great gifts and Smythson is definitely the crème de la crème of leather goods. Pieces can be personalised with a name, initials or company logo in gold, silver or blind embossing, while pens can be engraved with names or initials. Everything is gift wrapped in the signature Smythson Nile Blue boxes, tied with luxurious grosgrain ribbon. They’d definitely be on our wish list…
Thorntons
0845 1240012
www.thorntons.co.uk
For anyone with a sweet tooth, Thorntons has a whole range of corporate gift packages. From as little as £2.55 for a bespoke box of two chocolates, to £34.04 for a luxury champagne hamper or £39.79 for a stunning bouquet of white roses and lilies, as well as some Thorntons Continential chocolates – after all, everyone loves chocolate don’t they? To make it really personal, you can have your company logo printed on the gift boxes, as well as bespoke tags and ribbons for a special touch. If you’re ordering lots of chocolates, there’s a 5% discount on orders of £150-£1,000, while companies spending over £10,000 get 12.5% off.
House of Fraser
0844 561010
www.houseoffraser.co.uk/corporategifts
Let clients choose their own present with a gift card from House of Fraser. Cards can be spent online or at one of the 61 stores in the UK and Ireland, on a whole variety of premium and designer brands –you can even use them for Virgin Holidays in selected stores, or for the personal shopping service. You can choose how much to put on the cards – from £1 to £1,000 – delivered free within 24 hours of ordering. Or for an extra-special treat, House of Fraser Pure Indulgence days are a lovely way of rewarding staff. Available for both men and women, the Classic (£300), Premier (£600) and Ultimate (£1,000) packages are a fabulous shopping and pampering experience, including a champagne reception, consultation, style advice, lunch, beauty treatments and a gift card. Bliss!