Wild Thang are proud to support BTR Road Runners who organise and stage the Medal Muddle 5K events. The event returned in April after an enforced break, which took place on the Wirral in Hoylake.
This year round, the profits from the event on the 23rd of April went towards the Ukrainian Emergency Appeal.
If you did not already know, BTR Road Runners found that there were always surplus t-shirts and medals at the end of races. These would then accumulate and either be thrown out or donated to good causes. Now these surplus items are repurposed, rebranded and then presented to all those that take part in the race.
Not only are the events raising funds for great causes, but also the idea behind the Medal Muddle 5K is truly a great tackle on sustainability and resource management within the race category.
How could Team Wild Thang not want to get involved?
We take you behind the scenes with our Screen Print experts, displaying the free rebranding we provided for the t-shirts used on the day also see below link that highlights all are fascinating branding capabilities we provide at world class Wild Thang.
As an organisation, we are committed to supporting and encouraging others to create a sustainable future, so we will be continuing to support this great and innovative initiative now and in the future.
BTR are a fantastic company the support the running community by organising and delivering world class race events & BTR Road Runners are holding their second Medal Muddle event on Wednesday 13 July, which you can find out more by clicking the link below.
Please remember if you do have any requirement for branded t-shirts or merchandise, simply get in touch as our team are here ready to help with expert advice.
We are in the business of providing world class branded clothing and print, we also place our CSR responsibilities central to our company and teams culture that’s why this year the gifts we will be sending to our own clients will be very much focused on sustainability with a message wishing everyone a merry sustainable Christmas. We want you to know a big part of our company vision for the next 10 years will be focused on sustainability and as one of the key components we will be aiming to be carbon neutral by 2030.
This year the products we will be sending to our own amazing clients will be focused on sustainability and reusability encouraging everyone who receives a gift to Use IT, Reuse IT, and then Recycle IT. See below a small description and link to each of the products we are producing in a variety of thank you gift packs so they can be assured all the products come from a sustainable source or have some sort of eco credentials:
Bamboo Wireless Phone Charger & Stand
No plastic packaging used for this item, all recyclable packaging, made from eco-friendly sustainable natural bamboo great product reusability and longevity.
Packed in a biodegradable pouch containing organic soil seed coins, we know the more seeds we plant, the more carbon dioxide will be absorbed. Made in the UK to minimise carbon footprint.
We then want our clients to recycle every product they receive from Wild Thang, even better if you deconstruct and separate the different materials into recyclable, biodegradable and non-recyclable waste. Wild Thang are still an SME and know this will be a step by step process, but if we can inspire others to do the same as we know many small changes by many people can make a world changing difference!
One Of The Wild Thang Eco Gift Packs.
Here is an image one of the eco orientated gift boxes we will be sending to our fantastic clients, a reminder to have yourself a Merry Sustainable Christmas but also our one world class service solution meaning we can handle the whole process from design, manufacture, packaging, fulfilment and distribution direct to your clients or employees. If you have a requirement for any kind of gift or promotional pack simply get in touch. Get In Touch
Just so you know we will be avoiding all single plastic use and throwaway products so we have created a sustainability message and made sure it’s located on each product we have gifted to our clients as a reminder so when it says on the product Use Me Reuse Me Recycle Me we want you to make sure you keep this product as long as possible or even a lifetime so even when it starts to look a little worn out or scruffy, please keep a little while longer or re-purpose until completely kaput.
In the future as we continue to grow as a company we plan to make sure all the amazing branded clothing merchandise and print we produce are coming from sustainable sources, this will be formally announced in January 2022 along with some more great initiatives all related to future sustainability.
Tis The Season To Be Jolly Sustainable, Best wishes, Team Wild Thang.
Please see a few helpful links to our CSR area, previous blog piece on World Earth Day & extensive eco range of products. As always if you have a question, query or requirement please don’t hesitate to get in touch as we are here to help with expert advice.
Wild Thang are proud to support BTR Road Runners who organized their first Medal Muddle 5K, which is a community running event, raising £800 for the RNLI whilst welcoming new runners of all abilities and having a positive environmental impact.
Wild Thang Managing Director Andrew Dwerryhouse commented: “When we were first told about the Medal Muddle concept we were so impressed and said straight away that Wild Thang definitely wanted to be involved somehow to support this unique community led 5K series of race events. We have been a supplier to BTR for many years so know the collaboration and partnership can make a real difference so we are genuinely proud to have got involved from the very beginning. As a company it ticked a number of areas from a CSR point of view, supporting a community volunteer led running club and raising much needed money for local charities. But in turn upcycling products to minimise waste. With sustainability being central to our ISO 14001 environmental certification it was a perfect fit to give those t-shirts and medals a new lease of life, making sure they did not get muddled up into having a negative environmental impact”
BTR Race Director Alan Rothwell commented: “We’re delighted to donate past race event medals and T-shirts as part of our commitment to going green and doing our bit for the environment. BTR Road Runners are delighted to have the support of our long running supplier, Wild Thang, it’s fantastic they are involved in this new and innovative initiative which also meets their sustainability standards.”
The next race is taking place on the 28th September 2019 with funds raised this time going to Pawprints Wildlife Rescue Charity.
To find out more about this unique 5K series or to enter a Medal Muddle 5K simply pop into the BTR office at 82 Market Street in Hoylake, or online registration is available by visiting https://www.btrliverpool.com/medalmuddle
Photograph Left Wild Thang Managing Director Andrew Dwerryhouse Right BTR Race Director Alan Rothwell Other T-shirts & Medals at Wild Thang product facility
At Wild Thang you know we absolutely love all things big, huge, massive related to products we sell, reusable bags for life are very much a key element in long term environmental sustainability. Jute is a very hardwearing material so a perfect material for creating a bag for life but maybe just as importantly Jute fiber is 100% bio-degradable and recyclable and thus environmentally friendly.
Check out the world largest biggest Jute carrier bag measuring 10.99 m (36 ft 0.6 in) long and 8.5 m (27.8 ft 10 in) wide, and was achieved by Mayar Foods (Saudi Arabia) in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, on 11 November 2018.
Please remember we are here to help with expert branded clothing, merchandise and print advice .Why not take a little look at our extensive range of Jute bags as well as many other environmentally friendly bag options to browse simply click on the link
