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20 November 2017
This years' Black Friday and Cyber Monday is fast approaching and consumers need to be on their guard to ensure they don't get caught out by fake goods. The value of counterfeit products coming into the UK was worth nearly £9.3 billion, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)*.
19 November 2017
Police believe many of the immigrants working in the warren of shops and warehouses across Strangeways have been brought to the UK specifically to work in the counterfeit trade. And without the proper papers entitling them to their rights, it is feared they are being exploited.
17 November 2017
Nationally, counterfeit goods cost the UK economy more than £17bn a year and last year destroyed an estimated 72,000 jobs in this country.
16 November 2017
Felixstowe is Britain's biggest and busiest container port, and one of the largest in Europe. What better place for the ACG to provide training to Border Force Officers on counterfeit products.
16 November 2017
Border staff might be diverted from "crucial security functions" after Brexit to cope with a sudden increase in customs activity, MPs have warned.
16 November 2017
Firefighters are warning consumers to shop carefully on Black Friday (November 24) and avoid fake electrical products as they present a serious fire risk. Research carried out by the charity Electrical Safety First revealed that an estimated nine million UK consumers have purchased a fake electrical product as a Christmas gift in the past.
15 November 2017
It follows a raid carried out yesterday (Tuesday, November 14) after concerns were raised by a member of the public.
15 November 2017
Christmas shoppers are being warned about entering sensitive details online following a spate of fraudulent Pandora websites selling counterfeit goods.
15 November 2017
FIREFIGHTERS are warning consumers to shop carefully on Black Friday November 24 and avoid fake electrical products which pose a serious fire risk. Black Friday falls during the national Fire Kills Electrical Safety Week from November 20-26 and is a retail bonanza which encourages people to shop for a festive bargain.
15 November 2017
About £1,200 worth of cigarettes and rolling tobacco, all believed to be counterfeit, was seized from the stall.
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ACG represents more than 3,000 brands affected by this influx of fakes into the UK and delivers an international network of information, advice and contacts on all aspects of IP protection. Working with Government and law enforcement agencies since 1980, ACG is focused on providing an effective and sustained response to counterfeiting.
Membership with the ACG is the best way to work with government and enforcement bodies to protect your brand. Our Roadshows and training days help you reach out to police, trading standards and border force officers and tell them about your genuine products.