Ashes 2005 London Victory Parade
Work stopped for 15 minutes today as the whole office stepped outside to wave at the victorious England cricket team on their London open-top bus victory parade. Lisa took some great parade photos. Well done England!
Alex’s Thoughts
Calm before the storm
It has been a pleasant weekend, crammed full of exciting sport and it has been a pleasure to watch England play great cricket in the Ashes, Paula winning the Marathon at the World Championships in Helsinki and the All Blacks beating Australia in the Tri-Nations rugby. Come Monday morning though it will be all hands … Read more
Clear desk policies
When friends in large corporate offices tell me they have a ‘clear desk policy’ I often shudder at the thought of my own desk; a slab of laminated MDF hidden under swatch cards, t-shirt samples, price-lists, job files, post-it-notes and the usual desk detritus. Don’t get me wrong, I can see why big companies try … Read more
Blitz Mentality
The London terrorist attack of July 7th has resulted in a nervous anxiety cloacking the City and our business is now conducted to the soundtrack of sirens and the backdrop of hi-visibility jackets. Quite a swing in mood from the euphoria of London being awarded the Olympics the day before to the shock that Dickie … Read more
London win Olympics 2012
London win the Olympics 2012. This is just great news – a proud day to be a Londoner, and a even better one for UK sport. Just watched the Red Arrows fly over the office – fantastic! Dickie just spoke to Steve Backley, the British Olympian and one of our latest clients, who was apparently celebrating … Read more
French T-shirts
Just been to France at the weekend to see Joo (Julia), our original client services co-ordinator. She is working at a Le Chateau d’Ebblinghem looking after English school children. Two cars, nine people, long lunches, wine, volleyball and laughter – a great weekend was had by all. Will have some photos soon I hope. On … Read more
The fascinating people who buy t-shirts
I have just had a meeting with a the tatooist of one of the world’s most famous footballers. It made me stop and think about the broad mix of people I end up meeting as part of this job. I have a client who was part of the SAS team that stormed the Iranian embassy … Read more
The fascinating people who buy t-shirts
I have just had a meeting with an amazingly interesting client whom sadly I can’t name drop. It made me stop and think about the broad mix of people I end up meeting as part of this job. I have a client who was part of the SAS team that stormed the Iranian embassy and … Read more