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The Pen Warehouse locates stolen commemorative soldier
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he Pen Warehouse and Snap Products chose to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI by placing a commemorative soldier outside their offices in Aldershot, however the soldier was stolen less than two weeks later on July 25. Staff members named the cut-out silhouette of the WWI serviceman George. It was created by the Royal British Legion to remember the brave men and women of our armed forces and what they sacrificed for our freedom. When the theft was discovered HR manager Grace Mitchell contacted the police and local media. The story of the missing soldier was covered on Eagle Radio, a local newspaper, a local TV channel and even BBC News.
Members of staff from both
Jo Cheesman from The Pen Warehouse and Mick Mills from Aldershot British Legion
The Pen Warehouse and Snap Products also took to social media in a campaign to track down the Silent Soldier. The activity attracted the attention of Keith Bean from
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Grahame Gardner celebrates important accreditations
Historic Aldershot who set up a Just Giving page to raise funds for a replacement. Generous members of the public donated, many in memory of family members
who had fought in the war, and over £2,100 was raised. This was enough to buy Silent Soldiers for several sites, including a nearby park and local schools. The Pen Warehouse and Snap Products were delighted to receive a replacement soldier. Mick Mills from Aldershot British Legion met with Ms Mitchell and Jo Cheesman to present the new recruit. A final twist in the tale saw a local taxi driver find George dumped in a cemetery on July 27. He was sporting a few war wounds and was returned home to be placed back on display. The Pen Warehouse and Snap Products would like to thank everyone who was involved in bringing George home and to those who helped raise money for the British Legion to fund more commemorative soldiers.
Sales of reusable drinkware is on the increase reports BPMA
rahame Gardner has achieved an important NHS accreditation which ensures the company is delivering the highest possible ethical standards in its factories both in the UK and abroad. The Leicester-based firm, which has provided workwear to the NHS since the service was founded in 1948, has gained level three of the Labour Standards Assurance System (LSAS), the NHSʼs own benchmark, to ensure that the businesses it works with are ethically sound and protect its labour market.
In other good news, for the third year running, the company has also been confirmed as a rated supplier on the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Sustainability Index (CIPS). This covers Grahame Gardner, as well as its sister company Gymphlex and the GFORCE sportswear brand. CIPS offers a comprehensive assessment of environmental, economic and social sustainability. It is the only independent, verified measurement tool allowing suppliers to share their sustainability credentials with buyers.
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oth British Promotional Merchandise Association members and ITV are reporting that this year they have seen a marked increase in number of reusable water bottles sold. An ITV spokesman confirmed that during the eight weeks that ITV2 show Love Island dominated the channel 270,000 branded water bottles were sold. The spokesman
added: “Reusable water bottles are a great way of being more
environmentally friendly and this was considered across the show, where no single use plastic bottles were used by cast or crew.”
As a result of this news the British Promotional
Merchandise Association canvassed its members to get their views on reusable drink bottles. One member said: “Weʼre seeing a
spike on drinkware because of the Blue Planet effect. Iʼve seen a lot of prints with a message about saving the ocean and switching to reusable drinkware.”
Another added: “We have seen this year a dramatic increase in the sales of plastic and metal reusable water bottles. For the year to date we have processed over 50% more orders with an even higher percentage turnover increase in drinkware items. In the last five to six weeks the growth has been even higher.”
Statistics taken from Sourcing City suggest that suppliers are reporting that they have sold as much as four times more than they sold this time last year.
It appears that consumers are becoming more environmentally aware when it comes to their drinkware choices.
www.printwearandpromotion.co.uk
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