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.
Another year is coming to a close, and Wild Thang is shutting down for the Christmas break. We want to thank everyone, including partners, clients and staff for all the hard work this year.
Wild Thang are incredibly proud to announce that we have been nominated for not only one category but two categories as finalists for the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce Innovation in Business Awards 2022.
As for many businesses, it has been an exciting time as we slowly have returned to an almost ‘normal’ business setting, post-pandemic, restrictions and the impact of Brexit. Our team have worked so hard to return bigger and better this year, and we truly feel we have.
WILD THANG ARE FINALISTS! VOTE FOR US!
Having Wild Thang as finalists for two categories this year, is truly something incredibly special for us.
- Business of the Year (Over 30 employees)
- International Business
It is fantastic to have our determination and hard work recognised as our team has grown alongside our World Class HQ developments.
We feel we have overcome the obstacles COVID and Brexit have thrown at us, and we feel we have only come out even stronger than ever.
WILD THANG, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AWARD WINNERS 2021
If you have followed our journey, you may remember that last year we won this category. The fact we have been nominated again this year, truly is another fantastic moment in our journey.
WILD THANG TAKES ANOTHER STEP TOWARDS INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS
This year we announced our long term Irish and European expansion plans, as we formed our Irish Wild Thang assisting with the ease of trading and distribution between Ireland and the rest of Europe.
WILD THANG HQ DEVELOPEMENT
Our Wild Thang HQ development has experienced some of its final touches over the last few months, and we are so excited to celebrate our long-awaited building launch with you all.
Voting closes on the 1st September 2022 and the awards take place on the 17th November 2022.
We would really appreciate your vote, as every single vote counts. If you need any further information, simply get in touch with the team.
As Pride Month ends, we are changing our logo from rainbow back to our original Wild Thang colours. We thought it was incredibly important to reflect on some of the fantastic campaigns, support we have offered and engagement we have been involved in over the entire pride month. So we have made it our official finale and to show are true commitment to the LGBTQ+ community by announcing that we are incredibly proud to officially announce that we will be category award sponsors at the North West LGBTQ+ Business Awards 2022 which will take place on Friday 21st October 2022 at The Titanic Hotel, Liverpool.
WILD THANG ARE A PROUD CATEGORY AWARD SPONSOR AT THE NORTH WEST LGBTQ+ BUSINESS AWARDS 2022
The North West LGBTQ+ Business Awards this year will be a chance to recognise the incredible accomplishments of LGBTQ+ people working in business and commerce in our area after a year that has been extraordinarily challenging due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Wild Thang will be one of the proud category award sponsors, which will be revealed closer to the time. As a company, we promote equality and celebrate diversity and tolerance amongst colleagues. We know The LGBTQ+ community contributes enormously to the economy of the North West of England thanks to the creativity, ingenuity and resilience of its members.
The LGBTQ+ Business Awards will take place on Friday 21st October 2022 at The Titanic Hotel, Liverpool.
You can find out more about the event by visiting the link below.
WILD THANG PRIDE 2022 LOGO
Here is an overall insight of what Wild Thang are proud to have been involved in over the Pride Month.
At the start of June we kick started our pride month by adapting our logo to the bright pride colours to celebrate diversity, tolerance, awareness and celebration of the positive impact the LGBTQ+ community has on our society!
We have clear internal policies and as part of our Wild Thang Way company mission that promotes and celebrates every area of society, placing equality central to everything we do as a company. This is something signed and agreed on when joining the company.
WILD THANG PROVIDES PRIDE INSPIRATION
We then went on to create a campaign range of created a range branded, clothing, merchandise and print product options that could really bring the Pride awareness and support to life to inspire companies and organisation’s to get involved for all the right reasons.
WILD THANG PRIDE 2022 BRANDING IN ACTION
We took the opportunity to make our first Tik Tok video with the fantastic pride merchandise we brought together.
We are proud to support the work NYCHYL are doing with Rainbow Toffees on their new limited edition best seller t-shirt.
The limited edition t-shirt comes with a signed post card by Neville Southall, a proud patron of the Rainbow Toffees in a presentation box.
Wild Thang have donated the 20 t-shirts for the fantastic launch, enabling all profits to go towards the wonderful work carried out by the Rainbow Toffees.
BRANDING IN ACTION: LUCID GAMES LTD.
LUCID GAMES INCORPORATING THE NEW PRIDE COLOURS WITHIN THEIR BRANDED MERCHANDISE
Wild Thang produced the lanyards and t-shirts to form part of a colourful care package that Lucid used to share with their teams.
Lucid shared these fantastic images on their social platforms to show support towards the LGBTQ+ community and to reinforce their commitment to providing a welcome environment for all.
PRIDE IN LIVERPOOL 2022
Although Pride Month is over, the support and celebrations take place throughout the year. This is just a reminder that this year’s Pride in the Liverpool City Region is taking place on Saturday 30th July.
What an exciting time for this year’s Pride celebrations this June! We are post-covid and can finally celebrate restriction-free across the UK and around the world! This year marks a special date, as it is the 50th anniversary of the first Pride march in the UK in 1972.
We use the month of June to honour the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, that changed gay rights for many people not only just in America but also worldwide! It is a moment to reflect on the progress made towards equality but also to remember those who fought for LGBTQ+ communities rights and acknowledge the progress to continue.
This year we will see, the famous Pride parades and celebrations back throughout June but also throughout the year. It is an opportunity to bring people together by celebrating diversity, freedom and inclusivity.
PREVIOUS PRIDE EVENTS WE HAVE SUPPLIED MERCHANDISE FOR
It truly does fill us all with pride at Wild Thang being involved in so many of the events over the last couple of years, and as mentioned before we are excited to see everyone back in action again this year.
PREMIER LEAGUE'S PARTNERSHIP WITH STONEWALL - 'RAINBOW LACES'
As you will spot in our selection of products, we have offered a fantastic pair of rainbow laces. These laces can be altered and personalised however you like, including patterns and logos. We were inspired by the fantastic campaign The Premier League have continued throught the last several years. You can find out more by clicking the link at the bottom of the blog piece.
JAKE DANIELS, THE FIRST ENGLISH PRO FOOTBALLER TO COME OUT AS GAY SINCE 1990
On the topic of football and the fantastic work The Premier League are doing in the support of the LGBTQ+ community, this year Jake Daniels the 17 year old Blackpool forward has ended the decades of silence within the male football community in consideration to the LGBTQ+ community. In an interview he had explained that he is ready to act as a role model for others in the game after deciding this is the right time to be himself, free and confident within his identity. You can find out more about his story by clicking the link at the bottom of the blog piece.
WILD THANG'S LOGO FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE
We have adapted our logo to the bright pride colours for the month of June to celebrate diversity, tolerance, awareness and celebration of the positive impact the LGBTQ+community has on our society!
We have clear internal policies and as part of our Wild Thang Way company mission that promotes and celebrates every area of society, placing equality central to everything we do as a company. This is something signed and agreed on when joining the company.
OUR EXPERTS CAN HELP YOU GET PRIDE READY
Here at Wild Thang our experts can help you get Pride ready when considering all your merchandising needs. So why not take a look at a range of products our team have brought together.
SLIMLINE POWERBANK
Ultra slim power bank designed for convenience and large branding possibilities. The Slimline Power Bank has a capacity of 1800 mAh, capable of providing a full single charge to various phone modelsand comes complete with an integrated Mico SD-USB cable.
Based on 500 with full colour print £4.50 each.
RAINBOW TIE-DYE HOODIE
Add this classic tie-dye hoodie to your wardrobe and stand out where ever you go. It is available in 3 exciting colourways and made in a regular fit.
Based on 100 with 1 colour print £27.50 each OR based on 500 with 1 colour print £26.50 each.
ONE COLOUR COMFORT CUT HOODIE
Based on 100 with 1 colour print £11.00 each.
*FREE SET UP IF ORDERED BEFORE 30TH JUNE 2022*
TIE-DYE T-SHIRT
Stand out from the crowd wearing our rainbow tie-dye shirt. It features a double-needle stitched neckline and comes in a range of vibrant colours that make this T unique.
Based on 100 with 1 colour print £9.95 each OR based on 500 with 1 colour print £9.25 each.
PROMOTIONAL ONE COLOUR T-SHIRT
White T-Shirt: Based on 100 with 1 colour print £3.50 each.
Black T-Shirt: Based on 100 with 1 colour print £4.00 each.
*FREE SET UP IF ORDERED BEFORE 30TH JUNE 2022*
RAINBOW MOLE NOTEBOOK
A5 PU notebook with vibrant rainbow design! Includes 80 lined pages, pen loop and elastic closure.
Based on 500 with debossing or foil blocking £3.75 each.
RAINBOW SWIRLY POP
A fruity flavoured Rainbow 50g lolly pop, branded with a full colour domed label.
Based on 500 with full colour label £1.45 each.
ECO BAMBOO SOCKS
Eco socks made from knitted bamboo fibres (80%), polyamide (15%) and lycra (5%). Including knitted, customised design. The socks are attached to each other with a cardboard label. This can also be given your own full-colour design. This allows you to design your own socks, fitting your house style and requirements perfectly.
Based on 500 with full colour custom design all over socks and printed header £5.85 each.
SKY 650ML TRITAN WATER BOTTLE
The clear Sky water bottle is made of Eastman Tritan™ making this bottle BPA-free, light, durable and impact-resistant. The bottle is single-walled and holds 650 ml of liquid, and it fits in the side pocket of most backpacks, as well as in most car cup holders. The twist-on lid ensures easy opening and closing, and has a built-in carrying handle. Eastman Tritan™
Based on 500 with full colour 360 wrap print £4.25 each OR based on 500 with 1 colour screen round print £3.25 each.
*Alternative print specs available at a lower cost, which would include a smaller branding area and spot colour print*
RAINBOW SHOE LACES
A pair of polyester shoe laces printed full colour all over. Custom Made - therefore allowing you to create any design including adding any logos to these laces.
Based on 500 with full colour print £1.25 each set of laces.
BOWCAST SHOPPER
Natural coloured 6oz cotton shopper with bright rainbow striped handles.
Based on 500 with full colour print £3.35 each OR based on 500 with 1 colour print £1.85 each.
WILD THANG'S PRIDE PACK OF 2022
Click on the link below to view our range of products, which can be personalised and branded however you like! If you still have not found what you are looking for, then simply get in touch for expert branded clothing, merchandise and print advice.
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.
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 proud to be an official sponsor of the Liverpool bsuiness fair and with restrictions eased it will be amazing to get back to showcasing Wild Thang at the home of Liverpool Football Club on Tuesday 22nd March.
WILD THANG WILL BE THERE TO HELP WITH EXPERT ADVICE
The best part about this expo is its completely free to attend including free workshops, seminars, one to one business clinics, networking sessions & a good few freebies!
WILDTHANG WILL BE SHOWCASING SOME WORLD CLASS BRANDING
As much as Zoom has played an important role nothing beats meeting people in person so it will be fantastic to meet lots of fantastic businesses, organisations and connections both old & new. We will as ever be on hand to offer expert advice and showcase some world class branded clothing merchandise and print samples.
PROUD TO BE AN OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF LIVERPOOL BUSINESS FAIR 2022
To get registered to attend or get in touch with Wild Thang simply click on the below links
Wild Thang are incredibly proud to have been 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 2021. This is the companies second award in quick succession having won the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce International Award in November.
WILD THANGS SENIOR SALES TEAM
Andrew Dwerryhouse, Wild Thang Managing Director commented: "We are absolutely ecstatic, having received the news in December we could not have had a better finish to 2021 and perfect start to 2022 to create that momentum for the year ahead. Having already won the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce International Award this really is the icing on the cake to now be voted as one of the UK’s distributors of the year.
EXAMPLE OF SOME WORLCLASS WILD THANG MERCHANDISE
Being voted by our supply chain who are the true industry peer experts is the ultimate accolade as a company. Whenever you get an industry accolade and acknowledgement like this, you really know you have the right world class team, products and service in place to deliver our mission to produce world class creative branded clothing, merchandise and print solutions, day in day out, for our amazing clients.
WILD THANGS TEAM WITH THE LIVERPOOL CHAMBER INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Big thanks to our amazing suppliers, clients and team without all of you these special moments would certainly not be possible. We have never been in a better position as a team and company so are very excited about making it our best year ever in terms of growth of our team, turnover and profits, having already grown our team since the beginning of 2021 by 30% we now plan to grow that even further and increase turnover by 25-30% in 2022.
EXAMPLE OF SOME WORLCLASS WILD THANG MERCHANDISE
We certainly must be doing something right and our hard work is paying off to have overcome the many challenges that have been thrown at us over the last few years due to our development, the pandemic and Brexit. Obviously we always celebrate our success as a team and company but sometimes our audience may only see the successes so we thought that this image is a great way of highlighting that it’s just the tip of the iceberg & there is always a whole host of challenges below the surface. Whilst we are still navigating through challenges related to Covid we couldn’t be more excited about what the year ahead holds for us!
WILD THANGS TEAMS SUCCESS IS ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG
Please remember as always we are here to help you create a world class physical image for your company, organisation or campaign with our one world class solution for creative branded clothing, merchandise and print.”
WILD THANG EXHIBITING SOME WORLD CLASS CREATIVE BRANDED CLOTHING MERCHANDISE AND PRINT
If you want to get in touch or read more on our awards please see below links.
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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