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Even though we have been working remotely because of corona virus, that was never going to stop Wild Thang from making improvements, even in incredibly challenging circumstances. We are incredibly proud as a team to announce the award of ISO 27001, which now creates a trio of ISO standard certifications at Wild Thang.

Andrew Dwerryhouse, Managing Director, commented: “We are absolutely delighted to announce our ISO27001 certification, especially given the challenges that Covid-19 is creating for companies and organisations across the UK, it shows we are still 100% open for business.

Many thanks to Carrie Dwerryhouse who has worked incredibly hard along with the rest of the team over the past months to get this certification in place. It’s another important piece of our certification jigsaw and now makes a trio of ISO standard successes for Wild Thang, which also include ISO9001 and ISO14001.

Add those to the highest possible industry certification of BPMA charter standard, Sedex and Promota, we are certain that we are one of the most qualified and certified companies in our industry across the whole of the UK and likely to be the only company in the Liverpool City Region that can offer such world class standards.

Wild Thang may be well known for branded clothing and print but there is so much more to us than meets the eye. All of those products require us to create amazing innovative packaging and distribute them to locations all over the world.

We have always had the strictest governance and policy in place when it came to handling confidential data but now having the ISO27001 certification offers our clients complete peace of mind. This proves we have the ability to protect all corporate information and data, manage threats and demonstrates that we have the systems in place to protect corporate information and data of any size, whether this is online or offline. We can manage data at any level and for any size of distribution or mailing projects, our clients will have complete confidence that their data is 100% safe, secure and confidential.

We will never stop taking the next steps to making improvement in every area of the business because..........’It’s the Wild Thang way’.

Picture of Carrie Dwerryhouse holding the certificate while working remotely at home & of course wearing her I Love NHS T-shirt produced by Wild Thang.

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What a fantastic week one!

Big thank you to everyone who has made sure those NHS Heroes Know They Will Never Walk Alone by purchasing a t-shirt this past week.

The first orders for our t-shirts have been delivered over the past week and we have been overwhelmed by the positive feedback.

Lots of people have been posting photo’s which has got us all a bit emotional at Wild Thang & really makes us feel our efforts are worthwhile & are making a difference. More amazing images to follow and thank you so much to everyone who is supporting and letting those NHS Heroes know they Will Never Walk Alone #NHSwillneverwalkalone

Our first order to be dispatched as a very special delivery was of course heading to 99-year-old Captain Tom Moore, who has captured the nation’s hearts with his fundraising for the NHS.

We have had orders from around the UK but also got our first international order which is heading over to Sweden. Happy to report that positive momentum seems to be building, having sold just under over 200 t-shirt’s in the first 7 days which is a great start.

Hopefully this is just the start so it’s critical for everyone to continue spreading the word that our NHS Heroes will never walk alone.

Remember Wild Thang wanted to make a difference to help let them heroes know they will never walk alone whilst also promoting social distancing.

For every t-shirt purchased we will donate 50% to NHS Charities Charity No 1186569 OR a t-shirt to an NHS hero in their fight against the virus.

Like many businesses in the UK it’s a worrying time, our sales have understandably slowed down considerably since lockdown so initiatives like this even in a small way will also help Wild Thang to reintroduce staff when the UK starts to return to normality, we cannot wait to be back up to full strength and doing what we do best, which as a company is to try and make a difference to those around us, it’s part of our ethos, and as we say -

‘It’s the Wild Thang Way!’

Together we can all make a difference T-shirts available over on the Wild Thang Shop 

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Wild Thang wanted to make a difference, so for each t-shirt purchased we have committed to donate 50% of the purchase price to NHS charities Charity No 1186569 , or send a t-shirt to NHS staff on the front line of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The initial idea for the NHS themed t-shirts came about after we created social distancing t-shirts as our last job before lockdown for our amazing team before some started working remotely.

The feedback from our friends and family was awesome and they loved the design, but still we wanted to do more, so we donated 28 sacks of garments for NHS workers over at Clatterbridge Hospital on the Wirral, we then also printed some cotton shopper bags for amazing Liverpool Women’s Hospital staff, all linked to helping in the fight against corona virus.

This got the team thinking, how else can we make a difference? We came up with the idea to produce a range of t-shirts so those NHS heroes really know they will never walk alone, and we can continue to raise awareness/make a difference in the fight against Covid-19, one t-shirt at a time!

Our creative team developed some awesome designs, we asked the public to vote for their favorites and they are now available in all their glory on the Wild Thang shop!

Please remember, if you do make a purchase you will not only be helping the NHS, you will also be helping Wild Thang in a small way to reintroduce staff as the UK starts to return to normality.

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 #NHSwillneverwalkalone #teamsocialdistancing #I💙NHS #thewildthangway

As a company we have followed all the government guidelines to promote best practice for anything related to covid-19 and the corona virus so we can help protect the most vulnerable, it’s been one of the toughest times in our 24 year history.

We wanted to do more and make a difference which started by creating social distancing t-shirts as our last job for our amazing team, this was to raise awareness of social distancing before some of the team started to work remotely from home. The feedback from our friends and family was awesome and they loved the design, but still we wanted to do more.

Recently we have delivered a large consignment of clothing - 28 large bags of t-shirts, hoodies and bottoms to be precise, over to Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, this was after hearing they were in desperate need of clothing for frontline staff working tirelessly for the patients with covid-19, this was an attempt to reduce infection when they to travel to and from work in their own clothes before changing into their uniforms/scrubs once inside the building, after this we donated branded tote bags to the guys at Liverpool Women’s Hospital.

Currently taking pride of place at WT HQ is a banner with our support message to all the key workers during this difficult time.

We have a saying here - ‘It’s the Wild Thang Way’, so we wanted to do more. 

The staff social distancing t-shirts and garments we donated got us all thinking how else can we make a difference and that’s when we came up with another idea, so all those NHS heroes really know they will never walk alone, and we can continue to raise awareness/make a difference in the fight against Covid-19, one t-shirt at a time!

Our creative team designed a range of limited edition t-shirts with a simple concept, if someone purchases a t-shirt to show their appreciation to those NHS heroes Wild Thang will either donate 50% of the purchase price to NHS charities Charity No 1186569 or send a t-shirt to the NHS frontline staff, because we knew first-hand they urgently need extra clothing.

We then shared our idea on social media and the feedback was amazing, lots of people thought it was an awesome idea and loved the designs. So the next step was to shortlist the most popular designs and create a web shop, they will be available to purchase soon, we will share the news via our social media channels when they go live!

Like many businesses in the UK it’s a worrying time our, sales have understandably slowed down considerably since lockdown so initiatives like this even in a small way will also help Wild Thang to reintroduce staff as the UK starts to return to normality, we cannot wait to be back up to full strength and doing what we do best, which as a company is to try and make a difference to those around us, it’s part of our ethos, and as we say ‘It’s the Wild Thang Way!’

For now, stay home, protect the NHS and save lives.

#stayhome #protecttheNHS #savelives

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We can all make a difference to Stay Alert, Stay Safe, Stay Clean

Never has it been more important to follow the government guidelines to promote best practice for anything related to Corona Virus so we can all protect the most vulnerable.

Wild Thang have created a branded product range to highlight which products may help your organisation raise awareness and protect your customers and colleagues over the coming months.

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UK businesses we have seen a huge fall in orders it is a genuinely worrying time but we are continuing to do what we do best by promoting relevant branded products linking to Hygiene and Wellness that could potentially help promote the best possible practice as per government & NHS guidelines.

• SNOOD/BANDANA FACE PROTECTION PRINTED FULL COLOUR/COVERAGE: High quality OEX-Tex certified material: 100% polyester, Durable sublimation print all around. Protects against virus' and bacteria. Can be sterilised by washing at 60 degrees or ironed on high temperature. Unit Cost: £1.34 based on 1000 units – Branded full colour

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• DYE SUB FACE MASK WITH ELASTIC BAND EAR ATTACHMENT: Material: EN 14697-2007, OEKO-TEX Standard 100. Durable sublimation print all around. Suitable for 60 degree wash. Unit Cost: £1.74 based on 1000 units – Branded full colour

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• CE CERTIFIED 3PLY DISPOSABLE FACE PROTECTION MASK: Shipped within 3-5 days. Individually polybagged and packed into boxes of 50, carrying the CE marking. Test standards EN14683: 2019. Supplied unbranded.

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• Protection Envelope Description: Supplied in printed card envelope with all-over printed Including 1 mask 2 cleansing wipes CE marked in according with EU Directive. Unit Cost: £2.70 based on 1000 units – printed full colour

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• Protection kit Description: Contains, x1 Mask, x4 cleaning wipes, x 1 pair of disposable gloves. CE marked in according with EU Directive. Unit Cost: £5.55 based on x1000 units – printed full colour label

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• Hand Sanitiser Gel Bottle Description: kills 99.99% of Germs, certified product. Unit Cost 50ml: £2.10 based on 1000 units – Branded full colour

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• Anti-Bacterial Ballpen Description: Effective against 99.9% of all harmful bacteria. Kills MRSA, E-Coli C-diff. Unit Cost: £0.29 based on 1000 units – 1 colour to 1 position

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• AntiBug® Mug Description: Treated with our patent protected, fully certified AntiBug® treatment to keep germs at bay. Unit Cost: £2.32 – based on 1000 units with a 1 colour print

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• Digital Thermometer Description: Get temperature readings quickly and accurately. Unit Cost: £3.40 each based on 1000 units – 1 colour 1 position

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• Pocket Tissues Description: pack of 10 tissues. 55 x 80 x 22mm. Unit cost: £0.80 each based on 1000 units – Printed full colour to 1 position

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• COVID-19 AWARENESS PULL UP BANNERS Description: Printed with full colour graphic supplied with carry bag. Size: 850mm x 2000mm Unit cost: £65 each based on 5+ units

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•  COVID-19 AWARENESS VINYL FLOOR STICKERS Description:

 Description: Non slip, non-scuff floor vinyl graphic printed full colour 5cm x 60cm but we can quote on any size or quantity requirement. Unit cost: 95p each based on 500 units

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• HI VISIBILITY SAFETY VEST Description: EN ISO 20471:2013 Class 2 Approved. Conforming to 89/686/EEC Directive, 100% Polyester. Unit cost: £3.75 based on 50 printed 1 colour 1 position

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• HI VISIBILIY SAFETY POLO-SHIRT Description: 100% Polyester Pique Knit Fabric Knitted Collar. 2 Reflective Strips (50mm wide) stitched on around body & 1 over each shoulder. Unit cost: £11.25 based on 50 printed 1 colour 1 position

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You may not have been aware that Wild Thang has the ability to pretty much print, package, fulfill and distribute any Creative Branded Clothing Merchandise & Print. We have been involved in lots of different campaigns so it’s safe to call ourselves direct mailing specialists so here is just a little more info.

Our service is centred around your requirements and we can support you with everything you will require to achieve a successful direct mail campaign including; branded merchandise, print, fulfilment, packaging. At Wild Thang, we understand that mailing campaigns come in all different shapes and sizes to suit individual customer aims and objectives. All information and data files disclosed to Wild Thang are kept strictly confidential following GDPR regulations and will not be disclosed, sold or traded in any form to a third party.

Any data files submitted to Wild Thang for the purposes of fulfilment and posting will be removed from all company computer systems and destroyed upon completion of work. Only authorised company personnel are allowed access to client records. At Wild Thang, we are committed to the environment and always ensure that any leftover envelopes or other paper materials are destroyed by secure confidential shredding and then used for recycling. Where possible we re-use or recycle our packaging materials. It could not be simpler to enquire about this service

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To all our loyal customers, suppliers, family and friends.

Our sales and creative teams are currently working from home! …however our UK production facility is temporarily closed until Tuesday 14th April

Following Mondays announcement from the Prime Minister, Wild Thang have made the decision to temporarily close our UK Production and Warehouse facility until Tuesday 14th April, as per government guidelines, even though we plan to reopen thereafter please be aware that may change with any new advice that is forthcoming.

Following recent developments and the continuing risks presented by Covid-19 we would like to address some points for you, our loyal clients and suppliers. We are following all government/NHS advice and following the updates very carefully.

At this moment in time we have not had any staff directly affected or showing symptoms, however we suspect this may change over the coming days and weeks, if so any staff member will self-isolate immediately.

We have given clear guidelines to all our staff and suppliers which include posters throughout our premises giving the best current advice.

We are running additional cleaning and sanitising rotas of our office space and production facility to keep our hygiene levels to the maximum, all staff are briefed and onside with making this happen, alongside our external cleaning contractors who, as usual, are on site cleaning daily.

As a company we are doing all we can to limit the impact on our office and production operations, and at this moment in time we are still operating at full capacity, however this may change in the near future so we will be sure to update if and when it does. Our sales and admin teams have the capability of home working when the need arrives to keep ‘business as usual’ as much as practically possible with IT resources already in place for this to happen.

We are in a fortunate position as a business that a lot of our production team are cross trained in all processes from embroidery to screen print and everything in between, so should we have staff who need to self-isolate we are confident we will still have capacity.

Finally, we have a strong balance sheet and have started to model the financial impacts, we have a clear business continuity plan so that we can successfully navigate this period of uncertainty.

Lets work together as a community to limit the impact its having on our businesses and daily lives and follow the government/NHS advice very carefully.

If you have any questions or queries regarding this statement please don’t hesitate to get in touch by emails sales@wildthang.co.uk

We hope you, your business and your families stay safe and sound.

Best regards

Team Wild Thang

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It was a happy Valentine’s Day for Wild Thang.

As the completion of its major development plan and a new era with the handover of its upgraded headquarters, that dream started to become a reality on Valentine’s Day when Frank Rogers Building Contractors officially handed over the new build offices of the development.

Andrew Dwerryhouse said: “This represents a major step forward for the business and it is amazing to see this investment start to come to fruition. When you embark on a development on this scale, you take a deep breath. It’s a huge commitment in time, planning and of course monetary terms - but when you see it start to become reality, you know it is the correct decision.

We wanted to make sure we brought the right people in on this project. Myself, the Directors and our senior team care a great deal about this business so it had to be right for everyone, it’s fantastic to be able to report that all staff are already benefitting from the amazing new spaces. Central to the whole development was always to create a wonderful high quality working environment for our amazing colleagues and the really big news is that I actually had my first lunch break away from my desk in 24 years, which is quite a revelation!

Both Frank Rogers and the architects at K2 have not let us down.

They have delivered a genuinely high quality job so far, especially with the added complexity of it being undertaken while we continue to manufacture. Our eye can’t be taken off the ball just yet because we still need to complete the demolition of our old building to create the new cladding and windows around the rest of the outside and also create a completely new production configuration which is a big task in itself. The full completion of the entire development is looking like it will be towards the end of April 2020.

It has been an intense and challenging few months for the whole team working alongside the development while it progresses and something like this only happens through that real team ethos in every area of the business. Overseeing this project and continuing to make sure the day-to-day work of Wild Thang isn’t compromised has been a huge logistical challenge. Our team has worked brilliantly to ensure it has been business as usual.

Although Friday 14^th February was the official handover for the project there are still some jobs that need to be completed. Another firm, Box Clever, has also been integral to the process, taking Wild Thang through the tender process and acting as the development project manager.

As a company we have enjoyed growth of around 18-20% for the past three years and are aiming for further 20-25% growth following completion of the project. The transformation of the headquarters will allow the business to significantly increase manufacturing capacity and will require a rise in headcount to meet our aspiration to be one of the leading branded clothing, merchandise and print companies inthe UK.

We are now the biggest company in this sector in the Liverpool city region and we see huge opportunities for growth in the coming months and years. This project has been three years in the planning and seeing it finally come to fruition is incredibly exciting for us all. In fact I can safely say there may have never been a more exciting time, because this is one of the biggest moments in Wild Thang’s history.” 

Main photo image is the handover image on reception stairs includes directors of Wild Thang, Box Clever & Frank Rogers

Other photo images of new offices and Wild Thang staff enjoying the new spaces

Wild Thang’s old reception entrance will close as of 4.30pm Friday 14^th February and new development reception office will open at 8.30am on Monday the 17^th of February.

Above photograph shows old WIld Thang reception to the right and new reception to the left with access now off Bedford Place as highlighted in below diagram below.

This is an important moment for the project but we are still under development and have some quite substantial works before completing our exciting new build in full, which includes the demolition of our old office building and internal reconfiguration. This combined with the current road works taking place along Derby Road, the A565, are creating some real access problems to Wild Thang with no customer parking on site and minimal access currently for picking up larger orders, we are delivering all orders where possible to minimize the disruption to our wonderful clients. We are therefore advising that if you are visiting Wild Thang or picking up a small order then you will be better finding parking on the surrounding roads of our premises, they include Dacre Street, Ensor Street and Lodwick St, you will also have to follow diversions that are currently in place because of the road works.

We apologise in advance for any short term inconvenience that the development may create for our clients but in the long term we will be much improved to deliver the World Class product services that you have come to expect from us.

We want you to know that we genuinely appreciate all of the business that you have sent Wild Thang's way over the years and you are all an incredibly important part of Wild Thang’s story, past, present and future!

We will do our upmost to keep you informed as the project progresses but if you have any questions, queries or concerns over any of the points raised in this correspondence please do not hesitate to get in touch with any of the senior team.

See link to Google Maps so you can understand the roads mentioned and the surrounding area.

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 Thanks for your ongoing help, support and co-operation.

We can’t wait to showcase Wild Thangs fantastic new facilities and you should expect an invite to the official launch which is schedule for some point in June, so watch this space!

Team Wild Thang

It’s been one of the most exciting and challenging years in Wild Thang’s 23 years in business and we are more excited than ever to get our exciting redevelopment completed so we can really do our Thang and shoot for the stars!

You may know us for just printing t-shirts, or just supplying branded pens, but hopefully you will be pleasantly surprised about what we have been up to over the past 12 months and get a much better understanding of the truly extensive range of world class products and services we provide.

It’s been a Wild 2019

January was an incredibly exciting moment, after 4 years of hard work and preparation we were finally granted planning permission to redevelop the premises.

February and our development was competitively tendered and we were chuffed that local Liverpool company Frank Rogers were successful to create a trio of local companies involved in our exciting new development.

March gave us the opportunity to produce the official merchandise for the Liver Building 360 tour, Liverpool’s newest and most innovative attraction!

April was immense, whilst we attended the World Famous Grand National at Aintree Racecourse we spotted the playing cards we had produced for the Jockey Club in the hospitality lounges.

May was the month that we finally broke ground on the development, a momentous moment for sure, it was fantastic, and with much relief to finally get the build underway.

June allowed us to put the final touches to Liverpool Football Clubs 1st team player’s jerseys and training kit with the embroidery to commemorate the Champions League Final in Madrid, we are proud to be an official branding partner for one of the greatest football clubs in the world.

July and the development is making exciting progress with the steel frame and cladding being completed, so really starting to become a reality that all the effort and planning made with the very talented K2 Architects, to create a development that had integrity to add something dynamic to the city scape was finally paying off.

August, wow we are very proud to be voted as one of the top merchandise and corporate gift distributors in the UK, and the only representative based in the Liverpool City Region for 2018.

September seen the launch of the medal muddle initiative with our friends at BTR. CSR is at the heart of Wild Thang as a company, so we were proud to make an effort to not only help raise much needed money for local charities, but in turn upcycling products to minimise waste. 

October and Salford Red Devils reach the Rugby League Grand Final at Old Trafford, against all the odds, we were incredibly proud and privileged to be part of their journey this year as their Official Branding, Merchandise and Retail Partner following the commencement of a 3 year deal with our friends at Kappa UK.

November - I’m a celebrity, get me out of here! In every jungle there has to be a Wild Thang and that just happened to be us! Producing the Official Merchandise for one of the biggest programs on TV.

December and its time to have yourself a merry eco Christmas. This year we wanted to highlight a number of innovative products that are all about sustainability, reusability and recyclability, which included a straw for life, collapsible reusable coffee cup and a draw string tote bag, made in part of recycled cotton blend and plastic bottles! If you has been a good boy or girl this year you may even receive one of our Wild Thang branded, eco orientated, corporate merchandise gifts!

Topping off an incredible 2019, and something huge for us to celebrate is our new building officially becoming water tight, so we can starting planning the interior design, new office layouts and the official launch in March, so watch this space...

We have come a long way since that £1500 Princes Trust loan 23 years ago, so we are more excited about the future than ever before and what we can achieve as a team in 2020. When the team works the dream works, so we would like to wholeheartedly thank and wish all of our amazing team, clients and friends a very merry and Wild Christmas, this New Year don’t worry about a Thang, so we can make it a very prosperous 2020 together.

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