Wild Thang Team’s Annual Christmas Jumper Day !
Wild Thang Team’s Annual Christmas Jumper Day !

Last Friday, Wild Thang celebrated our annual Christmas Jumper Day with the team, this is our opportunity to get into the festive spirit and say a big, big thank you to the whole Wild Thang team for their commitment and dedication in helping us achieve so much in 2022, even with the financial challenges we have continued to make fantastic progress as a team and company, our Liverpool Chamber of Commerce Business Of The Year Award really did top it off.

Wild Thang team getting into the festive spirit

Our fun filled day included a raffle, best Christmas Jumper competition, and surprise treats for the whole team including incredibly tasty pies from Home Baked Bakery which is a Community Owned Bakery in Anfield, Liverpool #MoreThanAPie, a festive mince pie from Costa Coffee and as we are merchandise experts, we also provided a high quality personalised mug as our festive gift for every staff member.   

 

Wild Thang team enjoyed the gift of giving back & some festive treats 

Christmas is the time when we can all make a difference which is why this year for our festive themed Christmas Jumper Day, we raised money for the John Haynes Foundation which is very close to Wild Thang’s heart, with our team having known John before his passing both personally and professionally. 

Carrie and Louise holding the oversized £400 cheque  

The Foundation itself is focused on delivering professional coaching and mentoring, helping individuals build resilience so they can realise their own potential and ‘Fly With The Eagles’. Our raffle and best Chrimbo Jumper competition raised a total of £400, we’d like to thank our generous staff for contributing and helping make these donations possible, you’re the best.

Our final little bit of Christmas cheer was to encourage our team to donate food items to help those less fortunate so this year we deliver to the St Vincent De Paul Church Food Bank just before we finish for our festive shutdown.

A very Merry Christmas to everyone who has supported Wild Thang in 2022 

Big thank you to everyone who has supported Wild Thang over the past year, wishing all our Clients, Suppliers, Colleagues, Family and Friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the whole team.

If you want to know a little more about our commitment to CSR, the John Haynes Foundation, Home Baked or have a requirement for any one of our products or services please don’t hesitate to get in touch by simply clicking on one of the links. 

Wild Thang CSR

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Wild Thang supports St. Hilda’s fundraising for Sunflowers Liverpool!
Wild Thang supports St. Hilda’s fundraising for Sunflowers Liverpool!

St. Hilda’s Church of England High School is located in Sefton Park in Liverpool, where approximately 40 members of staff participated in fundraising over £10 000 for a fantastic charity called Sunflowers Liverpool. Wild Thang are proud to have been able to give them a special discounted rate, free setups and provide that free design service to support this great initiative.

 

SUNFLOWERS LIVERPOOL BASED IN DINGLE, LIVERPOOL

1 in 2 of us are affected by cancer in some sort of way, so you can understand why a charity like Sunflowers is so important for our community. The charity is a unique support service to help individuals and families affected by a cancer diagnosis or other life changing illnesses in the Merseyside region. All their services are delivered by a qualified team, specialised and experienced in helping people coping with long-term illness. 

TEAM ST. HILDAS IN ACTION EN-ROUTE TO WALES

The staff of St. Hilda’s started their challenge bright and early at 5:45am, where they followed a planned route in small relay teams from the school all the way to Wales, and then to top it off they finished with a celebratory walk up Moel Famau!

 

ST HILDA’S IN THEIR BRANDED HOODIES

As you can see for yourselves, they are all kitted out in some high quality hoodies branded in house by our print experts that we were told gained lots of attraction during the day. Those around spotted the teams while on their travels and many donated to the cause, collecting up to a whopping £400!

 

GAYLE SHOWING OFF THE EYE-CATCHING DESIGN

Team Wild Thang are very proud to have been the suppliers of these branded hoodies but to top it off our talented design team were praised for their skills as they had designed the eye-catching logo spotted on the front.

ST. HILDA’S TEAM AT THE TOP OF MOEL FAMAU

Hoodies have been found to be a popular choice in branded clothing recently, and as you can see, the team looked great! If you have any printed clothing requirements please do not hesitate to get in touch. Our team of experts are ready to help, with expert advice and knowledge.

 

ST. HILDA'S LIVERPOOL TO WALES RELAY TEAM HOODIES DESIGNED AND BRANDED BY OUR WILD THANG EXPERTS

St. Hilda’s Just Giving Page is still live and you can have a look by visiting one of the links below.

Just Giving Page Sunflowers Liverpool Get In Touch

WISHING YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
WISHING YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The clock is ticking and we will be closing today for our festive break, so this will be our final blog post until 2022!

Wild Thang Raised £400 On There Christmas Jumper Day For The John Haynes Foundation 

So where do we start when it comes to looking back on 2021?

Well we think now more than ever it has to start with a big, huge, massive thank you! Not only to our incredible clients, every order placed has meant so much this year, but also a special nod to our fantastic suppliers, we know having a stable supply chain is central to Wild Thang being able to deliver our world class service.

Wild Thang's Christmas Jumper Day Raising Funds For The John Haynes Foundation

A big, big thank you to the whole Wild Thang team for their commitment and dedication in helping us achieve so much in 2021, even with the challenges we have continued to make fantastic progress as a team and company, our Liverpool Chamber of Commerce International Award really did top off our year.   

 

Some Of Wild Thang's Team With The Liverpool Chamber International Award

We are now back to pre Covid trading and we should all be especially proud for not only retaining every staff member throughout Covid restrictions, but now we are in fact growing our team and believe 2022 will be our biggest and best ever.

 

Wild Thang's Team Getting Into The Christmas Spirit On The Last Day 

Christmas is the time when we can all make a difference which is why this year our festive themed Christmas jumper day  we raised money for the John Haynes Foundation which is very closeto Wild Thangs heart, with our team having known John before his passing both personally and professionally. 

 

Wild Thang's Christmas Jumper Day Raising Funds For The John Haynes Foundation

The foundation itself is focused on delivering professional coaching and mentoring, helping individuals build resilience so they can realise their own potential and ‘Fly With The Eagles’. Our cake sale, raffle and best Chrimbo jumper competition raised a total of £400 so we’d like to thank our generous staff for contributing and helping make these donations possible, you’re the best.

 

Wild Thang's Christmas Jumper Day Raising Funds For The John Haynes Foundation


Wild Thang's Christmas Jumper Day Winners 

Our final little bit of Christmas cheer was to encourage our team to donate food items to help those less fortunate so this year we delivered to the fantastic Fans Supporting Food Banks Initiative just before we finished for our festive shutdown. Hopefully you can see we take our CSR seriously as a company and its our Wild Thang way ethos that means we will always try and make a difference in society and our community.

 

Wild Thang's Donation To Fans Supporting Foodbanks

We will be closing today for our festive break so this will be our final blog post until the new year, but we’ll be back with a bang on the 4th Jan, recharged and ready to deliver more world class branded clothing, merchandise and print!

 

Wild Thangs Festive Opening & Closing Times

Wishing once again all our Clients, Suppliers, Colleagues, Family and Friends a very safe Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Team Wild Thang.

If you want to know a little more about the John Haynes Foundation, Fans Supporting Foodbanks or have a requirement for any one of our services please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

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Wild Thang proud to support John Haynes Foundation helping raise over £30,000!
Wild Thang proud to support John Haynes Foundation helping raise over £30,000!

Wild Thang are incredibly proud to have supported and sponsored this incredible event by providing all design and branded marketing collateral required for the John Haynes foundation and gala dinner. The John Haynes Tribute dinner and legacy foundation launch took place at the Liverpool Hilton Hotel on the 18th of September.

The Gala Dinner dressed to impress at the Liverpool Hilton Hotel. 

Hosted by Roger Jonas with speeches by Everton FC CEO. Denise Barrett Baxendale and Liverpool Metro Mayor Steven Rotheram, with a special menu created by Paul Askew and the Hilton team.The evening raised over £30,000 which will see funds officially establish the foundation for the longer term and develop the programs that will help others to be the best versions of themselves and truly ‘Fly With The Eagles’.

The late great John Haynes who helped so many 'Fly With The Eagles'.

It was a truly spectacular night and very special moment for the Wild Thang team to celebrate the life of a friend and master mentor coach John Haynes but also maybe more importantly his legacy. Before his passing for nearly a decade John had become an integral part of our company family helping Wild Thang and all our employees better themselves on a personal and professional level.

The host with the most Roger Jonas.

Andrew Dwerryhouse Wild Thang MD commented: “John Haynes was a true mentor and friend to both me and the rest of the Wild Thang team for many years and made a huge difference in the team and companies culture. John was a very special individual and wanted to make a difference in the lives of whoever he met. Whatever the subject or session about leadership or resilience you would come out it feeling 100% more positive and wanting to take on the world.

John Haynes partner Linda Adkins who gave her support and blessing for the foundation to be formed.   

This is why it felt so important and right to help and support both the formation of the John Haynes Foundation by becoming a trustee, but in a wider way by making sure Wild Thang as a company supported the foundation from a branding and marketing perspective, our team of directors felt this was only right to give back a little piece of what John has given us. From the outset we offered Wild Thangs support to provide all the collateral for the foundation and gala dinner which we are proud of delivering.

All the event collateral and merchandise was lovingly designed and printed by Wild Thang

At each stage we gained approval throughout the design process from John’s partner Linda, the family and the rest of the trustees, we think we have achieved something genuinely world class from design to production, hopefully the photographs of the evening tell the story of a spectacular and successful night that surpassed everyone’s expectations.

All the event collateral and merchandise was lovingly designed and printed by Wild Thang

A huge thank you from Linda and family, patrons and trustees to everyone who attended, donated and supported the John Haynes Foundation launch, you truly are all eagles. John is gone but never forgotten, his legacy will live on with its aim of inspiring and helping 1 million people to have the resilience and belief to ‘Fly With The Eagles’.

The board of trustees with Johns familiy Linda Adkins, Nicola Adkins & Clayton Adkins. 

To find out more about Wild Thang or the John Haynes foundation see links to below

Get In Touch John Haynes Foundation JH Gala Dinner Video

WILD THANG WENT NEON TO SUPPORT NEONATAL!
WILD THANG WENT NEON TO SUPPORT NEONATAL!

Wild Thang went Neon for Neonatal, in support of the Liverpool Women's Hospital Big Tiny Steps Appeal! Even with the covid challenges over the previous Months, our team still feels it is important to continue to try and make a difference so once again well done to all the staff that got involved and went Neon for Neonatal.

Special mention to Darren Farrell who went that extra mile with neon Hair Dye! The whole team had great fun in a completely covid secure environment enjoying a selection of goodies in our kitchen area for staff to enjoy and make a donation, of course we also printed dual branded Neon coloured T-shirt’s for staff to purchase and wear for the day, with all proceeds going to the Liverpool Women's Hospital Big Tiny Steps Appeal.

Charities have been hit as hard as any business so continue to need our support now more than ever with every little donation making a difference, we feel really proud of the teams fundraising efforts by donating £400 - it really is the Wild Thang Way!

Here is a little about the amazing work Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust do – As our name suggests we specialise in the health of women and their babies - both within the hospital and out in the community. Collectively our team represents some of the most outstanding expertise and experience in this field. And, as the only such specialist trust in the UK - and the largest women’s hospital of its kind - we are dedicated to your care and well-being.

The Big Tiny Steps Appeal aims to help our patients, their families and the charity’s supporters during every step of their journey – be it big or tiny!

Various photos of Wild Thang staff in their going Neon for Neonatal t-shirts & the lovely oversized cheque we also produced.

For more info about this amazing charity work and Big Tiny Steps Appeal click on link

Big Tiny Steps Appeal

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as the Beatles once sang “the love you take should be equal to the love you make“ !
as the Beatles once sang “the love you take should be equal to the love you make“ !

Wild Thang are proud to have produced & sponsored the t-shirts in partnership with one of our amazing clients - Hat Scarf Or A Badge - to support 'An Hour For Others Charity' which raised around £14k in the process.

They are a charity with a big heart  and believe Together We Are Strong and are doing great things in the community & promoting that every single one of us is part of the community and has a responsibility in making it the best it can be.

Many of us also have a particular skill or talent that can help improve somebody else's life. Kindness, compassion, respect and belief costs nothing.  As busy as life is we can all find some time each week or month to help build our community and inspire others to get involved.  The smallest compliment and act of kindness can transform somebody's world. A community should always support it's most vulnerable and work together to help it thrive. 

Talking of big hearts, it was great to see Jamie Carragher and his foundation - The Jamie Carragher 23 Foundation - getting behind and supporting this fantastic event. I know a lot of people gave up their time to participate and support which is what it was all about with a great finale at Anfield venue Taggy's Bar, the venue created a real positive post party atmosphere.

After the difficult year everyone has had due to Covid its fantastic to see there is still real appetite to make a difference, this is an example of some awesome businesses and people making a difference, as the Beatles once sang “the love you take should be equal to the love you make“

To find out more about the charities and organisation's involved see the links

An Hour For Others JC 23 Foundation Hat Scarf Or A Badge

It’s been a WILD 12 months since the first lockdown!
It’s been a WILD 12 months since the first lockdown!

Wild Thang look back on the challenges and successes since the first lockdown, so we have chosen 12 pictures along with a small description that sum up our company journey over the past 12 months and create a snap shot of highs and lows timeline.

It has without doubt been the most challenging year in our company’s history but we were determined from the very start to make sure it was not going to define us as a team or company, and that we at Wild Thang would not only survive, but thrive.

We are incredibly proud as a company and as a team that we continued to try and make a difference in our community both personally and as a business. Our NHS awareness and fundraising campaign was our highlight and really gave us something positive to focus on with the belief as a team that we could all make a difference to not only Wild Thang but also making sure those NHS heroes knew they would never walk alone.

A big thank you also has to go to the clients that have continued to require our services, placing their faith in Wild Thang to continue to deliver, and of course our team who have adapted and thrived with the back drop of the challenges and impact the pandemic has had both at home and in our work place. We appreciate every challenge you have all over come.

With infection rates falling and the vaccine rollout having a real impact hopefully we can look forward to the future with new hope, confidence and ambition that a return to normality is on the horizon.

Now that our world class development is virtually complete we have never been in a better position to deliver World Class branded clothing, merchandise and print to our amazing clients across the UK and beyond, we can’t wait to give you the official tour. Even though we know there will be continued challenges the sky really is the limit, we truly believe we can make 2021 the start of a new positive era at Wild Thang, and make it our best year ever. 

 

1)  Lock Down Begins For Wild Thang.

  

23rd March and our company lockdown begins, no-one could imagine that the pandemic would still be impacting our lives 12 months on. While our sales like everyone else’s fall off a cliff edge we focus on making sure we create a robust continuity plan that will protect our team and the community. We have never worked as hard to put all the new procedures in place to make sure we survived and thrived as a company. 

 

2) Team Wild Thang Social Distancing T-Shirts sent out to our Amazing Team.

While our sales, studio staff and part of our production staff are working from home we still wanted to make sure we kept in touch with our amazing team so what better way than to send them a t-shirt, which we produced in house of course. 

 

3)  NHS T-shirt Initiative launched.

We launch our T-shirt Campaign to let them NHS heroes know they will never walk alone whilst also promoting social distancing. For every t-shirt purchased we will donate 50% to NHS Charities OR a t-shirt to an NHS hero in their fight against the virus. The reaction to the campaign is fantastic and we feel really proud as a team we are making a difference.

 

4)  Further ISO success For Wild Thang.

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 immensely proud as a team to announce the award of ISO 27001, which now creates a trio of ISO standard certifications at Wild Thang.

 

5)  NHS T-shirt Campaign completed and reported.

 

We were incredibly proud of what we achieved as a team at Wild Thang to try and make a difference and received orders from across the UK and Internationally, plus a few celebs purchased and were happy to get involved in our campaign. We were happy to report that we sold over 370 t-shirt’s and dispatched from WT HQ. The feedback, social interaction and encouragement was immense, but the highlight was from Ellie Orton, CEO of NHS Charities Together who commented “Well done for all the support you are giving to NHS charities, this is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing with us, we really appreciate it. Thank you so much for your support to NHSCT and our members. I love the videos and selfies they are great.”

 

6)  Liverpool FC finally lift The Premier League trophy after a 30 year wait.

While we have been a branding partner with LFC for many years this this was an incredibly special moment to say that Wild Thang have branded the first team’s kits and accessories for the Champions of England.

 

7)  Wild Thangs world class development is getting closer.

Even with the impact of the pandemic our building contractors are flying towards the final external phases which includes full cladding to our west wall, and importantly the window knock through which will give natural light into our production space. We are getting excited to show prospect clients, suppliers and partners the finished build! The sky is the limit.

 

8)  Wild Thang creates a little bit of history.

It was a special moment to visit the Museum of Liverpool and see the new exhibition which documents the effect Covid-19 has had on our region with our NHS campaign T-shirts featured, and the positive impact that companies and individuals have had. Curator Kay Jones and the team have done a wonderful job putting it together, it was so nice to see our own NHS awareness t-shirts and other merchandise we have produced form part of this important curation.

 

9)  Salford Red Devils compete in the Challenge Cup Final.

Wild Thang are incredibly proud of the club and honored to be their Official Merchandise and branding partner, along with Kappa, supplying the highest quality kit. Salford Red Devils unfortunately lose out by the narrowest of margins at Wembley.

 

10)  We lost a true friend and mentor coach, John Haynes.

John became an integral part of our company family helping Wild Thang and all our employees to learn to fly with the eagles over many years. We will never forget the positive impact he had on us all as individuals and as a company. John had unwavering commitment over the past four decades to raise aspiration and confidence in each individual that has been mentored by him and The International Coaching Academy. John was rightfully posthumously awarded the Freedom of the City of Liverpool & will always be in our hearts and minds.   

 

11)  Wild Thang invest over £120k in new state of the art DTG branding machinery.

This will dramatically increase our in house DTG print capacity and prepare us for future growth. As a company and country it’s been a tough year, but we have a dynamic mindset that won’t allow us to standstill, but push forward to be the best we can be and this will add to our world class branding offer.

 

12)  Wild Thangs long awaited Practical Completion is agreed for our new World Class development!

Whilst like many companies sales may have been reduced in 2020, it has not reduced our optimism and determination to make 2021 the start of a new era and our most successful ever. It’s due to our teams commitment that our development is now completed which places us in our strongest position ever to deliver one world class solution and as always we are here to help with expert advice to solve any branded clothing, merchandise and print puzzle. Four years in the making and we can’t wait to give you an official tour, when it’s safe to do so in 2021, and get you all involved in the official showcase launch later in the year. 

 

If you need some expert advice on some World Class Branded Clothing, Merchandise or Print to help with your 2021 bounce back please don't hesitate to get in touch. 

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Wild Thang have gone green in support of The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity
Wild Thang have gone green in support of The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity

Even though it’s been an incredibly difficult year for Wild Thang as it has been for many companies due to the impact of Covid pandemic, our team still feels it is important to continue to try and make a difference. Well done to all the staff that got involved and supported our go green for The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity day.

 

The whole team had great fun in a completely covid secure environment enjoying a selection of goodies in our kitchen mess area dressed in green of course for staff to enjoy and make a donation, we also printed dual branded T-shirt’s for staff to purchase and wear for the day, with all proceeds going to the guys at Clatterbridge.

Charities have been hit as hard as any business so continue to need our support now more than ever with every little donation making a difference, we feel really proud of the teams fundraising efforts by donating £300 - it really is the Wild Thang Way!

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of the largest networked cancer centers in the UK.

The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity is the only dedicated charity for patients and research at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. The Centre makes over 220,000 patient contacts to over 30,000 patients a year, offering pioneering chemotherapy, radiotherapy and proton therapy treatments from eighteen operating sites across Merseyside and Cheshire. By choosing to support this charity, you will help to improve patient experience, fund vital research, the latest therapies and innovations in cancer treatment.

We are so often told that The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is unlike any other hospital. We pride ourselves on providing an environment in which patients receive the best possible experience, with the special touches that mean so much.

It is so important to us that we can do this for our patients, at our centers in Liverpool, Wirral and Aintree along with our network of chemotherapy clinics in hospitals across the region, and it is something that we certainly aim to bring to our new hospital in the heart of Liverpool.

 

Various photos of Wild Thang staff in their go green t-shirts and Carrie Dwerryhouse holding the cheque.

For more info about this amazing charity click on link

CLATTERBRIDGE

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Wild Thang makes donation to CHICS - Childrens Cancer Support Group!
Wild Thang makes donation to CHICS - Childrens Cancer Support Group!

Wild Thang makes donation to CHICS - Childrens Cancer Support Group!

Andrew Dwerryhouse MD commented: “Even though it’s been an incredibly difficult year for Wild Thang as it has been for many companies due to the impact of Covid, our team still feels it is important to continue to try and make a difference. This year charities have been hit just as hard as any business so continue to need our support now more than ever with every little donation making a difference, we feel really proud of the Wild Thang teams fundraising efforts by donating £300 to the CHICS Charity. What made this an even more special was that a few staff members have already been touched by the amazing & positive services CHICS provide. Always nice to hear firsthand the difference a charity is making that we have supported, because together we all make a difference.”

CHICS – Childrens Cancer Support Group formed in 1986 and is based in the North West of the UK and provides support and information for parents of children with cancer in the following means: Meetings, Social Functions, Newsletters and Fundraising.

Main photo features Eddie Hincks who accepted the cheque on behalf of CHICS

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CHICS CHARITY

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Liver Bird’s  MERCHANDISE IN ACTION
Liver Bird’s MERCHANDISE IN ACTION

We simply love it when people share their great branded merchandise in action on social media especially when the photograph really pops. Wild Thang think this is a great example of how branded merchandise is creating the best possible exposure and helping them stand out from the crowd by raising brand awareness through a coordinated physical branding approach. This was actually a charity midnight walk aptly named the ‘Liver Bird’s Midnight Walk’ for the Roy Castle Foundation with every participant receiving a t-shirt & can anyone spot the great branded curved frame exhibition backdrop.

Never underestimate the power of the photograph to capture the moment of any campaign, event or product & deliver real impact, think PR exposure, think the endless social media sharing on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Snapchat. We know that its critical for any charity organisation to raise awareness to help drive exposure that will hopefully then in turn create that end donation.

We hope this gives you a little inspiration to create some world class merchandise for yourself and really help your brand, company or organization stand out from the crowd. Please remember we are here to help with expert branded clothing, merchandise and print advice! Why not check out the extensive range of products & services that can help you get the best possible ROI.

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