Don’t Give me the Recipe – Just ‘Bake the Cake’!
When a plastic product is to be made, there are many different types of molding techniques and materials that can utilized to achieve the desired effect for the end product. It can be overwhelming. To make it easier, the starting point is for you to think about what...
Should You Be Attending PAX Unplugged?
Did you know that Nokia was a paper manufacturer, Avon sold books door-to-door, and PAX started as an esoteric webcomic called Penny Arcade? Nokia and Avon have both receded from their height of cultural relevance, but PAX is more influential than ever as the host of...
Toy Fair 1978: A Look Back with Mike
Image attributed to Toy Tales. It was 45 years ago, and yes- I was there. Good Lord, I’m turning into an old-timer. At any rate, I was about 16, still in high school and not quite sure what I wanted to study in college. My father thought it would be a good idea to...
May 2023 Freight Update
It may not be “normal”, but it’s certainly close. The supply chain appears to have recovered from the slew of pandemic-related issues it’s suffered from for the past 3 years. Congestion has cleared, container backups are gone, transit times are down and pricing has...
China Update: Open for Business!
I am just recently back from 10 days on the ground throughout Hong Kong and Mainland China, and it was great to be visiting our factory partners after the years-long Covid travel shutdown. The border into China is wide open, albeit with a few new procedures to follow....
February 2023 State of Freight
Welcome to the post-CNY freight update for 2023. Just when you didn’t think freight could get any more exciting, GPI is ecstatic to announce our partnership with the crowdfunding company, Floship. Check out all the benefits and offerings in this month’s newsletter....
China Update: Covid Recovery Good, Balloons Bad
As I spoke about in last month’s newsletter, in early December China lifted the bulk of its Covid restrictions. Now, with the Chinese New Year holiday over and the migration of workers having returned to factories, the border has officially opened for business and...
Grand Prix International and Floship Collaborate for Efficient Crowdfunding Fulfillment
A Collaboration Between the Two Companies Allows Ease of Fulfillment Leading to Fewer Delays and Cost Savings Grand Prix International (GPI) and Floship have joined their collective expertise to provide toy and game companies a friction-free shipping process to...
TOP TEN THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT MANUFACTURING WITH PLASTICS
Injection molding involves the process of melting a solid material, injecting it into a mold, and then letting it cool down and harden back into a solid. This process allows for a great deal of flexibility with color, clarity, special effects, shape, hardness &...
Covid Update: China Has Opened its Floodgates!
On December 7th, China's Central Government shocked its population (and much of the world for that matter) by completely dropping most of the Covid restrictions that have been in place for the last three years. Speculation runs high as to why this reversal was...