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Uneek donates over 150 garments to South African charity


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neek Clothing has donated over 150 garments from its 2017 photo shoot to a South African care facility. Following the five day photo shoot in Cape Town, Wandi Lamprecht, stylist on the shoot, co-ordinated the garments and distributed them to the residents of Els Medsorg, a care facility supporting adults and young people with disabilities in Vereeniging, near Cape Town, South Africa.


Adults and children welcomed tees, hoodies, workwear, sportswear and reflective clothing.


Some of the residents of Els Medsorg with the donated garments


Ms Lamprecht said: “An elderly gentleman who delivers


the local newspaper is now the proud owner of the UC802


Long Sleeve Safety Waistcoat. Hes absolutely thrilled with his new outerwear, especially as he can now be seen at 4am on his rounds.”


Raza Khan, managing director of Uneek, said: “Supporting the local community in the countries we work in is really important to us. Its great that so many people can benefit from our clothing samples and we hope this is something we can continue going forward.” This is the second


consecutive year that Uneek has donated all its photo shoot samples to a charity in South Africa.


BLEs Retail Mentoring Programme receives CPD status B


rand Licensing Europe's 2017 Retail Mentoring Programme has received official Continual Professional (CPD) accreditation.


CPD is the term used to describe the learning activities professionals engage in to develop and enhance their abilities. It enables learning to become conscious and proactive, rather than passive and reactive.


Delegate numbers for the eight-month programme doubled in 2016 with 61 retailers participating, including delegates from Argos, Asda, Halfords and Claires Accessories, and is the only scheme of its kind in the UK. Run as part of Brand Licensing Europe, which is organised by UBM and sponsored by the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers


Association (LIMA), the programme is designed to give buying and merchandising professionals a deeper understanding of the licensing industry. Anna Knight, brand director, BLE, said: "Supporting young licensing professionals is key to the development of BLE. “The additional formal CPD accreditation that our delegates will receive this year will enhance their CVs and give them the confidence to engage even more successfully within the licensing industry. Were delighted to be able to provide such a course and thank all of the brand owners who support the programme, without whom it simply wouldnt be the learning opportunity that it is.” This years programme looks to welcome retailers from a broad range of categories


including apparel, gift, gaming, health and beauty, food, homeware, stationery and toys.


Retail Mentoring Programme delegates will get a place at the Licensing Essentials Course, organised by LIMA; a chance to judge the product categories at the Licensing Awards, organised by Max Publishing; a place at the programmes closing conference and access to the Retail Lounge at BLE.


Mentees will also benefit from a full day with a licensor to help them to understand licensing from the brand owner side, as well as receiving tips on how to work effectively with some of the worlds best known properties and agents. BLE takes place from October 10 to 12 at Olympia London.


Incorporatewear welcomes new-look management team C


hanges to Incorporatewears management team means the corporate clothing supplier looks set to deliver further growth.


Ed Grigg, formerly head of key accounts, takes over as general manager of Incorporatewear.


He succeeds Steve Ciuffini, who has been promoted to general manager direct sales at Incorporatewears Australian parent company, Wesfarmers in Melbourne. A number of further promotions have been made to strengthen the management team at Incorporatewear. Sharon Archer has been promoted to the head of key accounts and new business and Joe Barton to head of supply chain management. Tom Quinn is new to the team and joins as the head of IT.


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They are joined by Dawn Fox Banks, the companys head of finance. The management team has been strengthened by the addition of John Tombs as senior warehouse and logistics manager, with further key appointments to follow in marketing and procurement.


Mr Grigg said: “This is an exciting new chapter in the story of Incorporatewear. We have experienced strong growth in recent years and cemented our position as the UK leader. It was important for me to build a new senior team that not only recognised and rewarded exceptional talent from within the company but also pulled in experts from the wider field, all of whom are absolutely committed to building on our success to date.”


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