Handband in the News

Kirby Swim is a recent customer and we asked them what they used our rubber bracelets for - and we thought the answer was genius! Each week various kids go up a grade or achieve something in the school and Kirby had various bands printed with the name of the new grade to reward the kids with tangible proof of their achievements that they can wear with pride - and show grandma! They also printed a number of safety messages so they could hand out bands over the summer break to remind their much-loved clients of water safety protocols. Continue reading →

Every small business has the same basic problem - a great service or product and not enough dollars to market it properly. Advertising is expensive and can be hit or miss. How do you make your target audience pay attention to your message? What sort of budget and time should you allocate? Before you start down that road however, go back to basics and make money now. Here's how: Re-connect with old clients. People drop off for a variety of reasons - often because you've simply not kept up the relationship. Go back through your old contact list. Email then, then phone them offering a special offer. If you've a local business, connect with local residents and business with something quirky Continue reading →

THOUSANDS of people are now sporting wristbands in memory of a teenager killed in a motorbike crash. The multi-coloured bands have helped raise thousands of pounds towards a memorial for Joseph Took. Nathan Goligy organised the wristband tribute as a permanent reminder of his close friend, Joe, aged 18, who died after a motorcycle crash in Abbey Road, Barrow, in February. Since receiving an initial order of 400 bands a fortnight ago, Mr Goligy has since ordered and sold a further 1,400. Continue reading →

For those who have grown up in Scotch Plains-Fanwood schools, the color purple is synonymous with one week in early spring when the community comes together to celebrate healthy living and raise awareness about the dangers of drug and alcohol addiction. Think Purple week, an anti-drug movement unique to SPF, was created over 20 years ago by the SPF PTA. The movement, inspired by the 1986 Hands Across America demonstration, has been an integral part of chemical dependency education in the district ever since. Student Assistant Coordinator for the district’s drug and alcohol awareness curriculum, Liz Knodel-Gordon, has worked in the district for 24 years, working with Continue reading →

KIND-HEARTED cops across Basildon are going “above and beyond” the call of duty to show support for an injured colleague. Officers across the borough are wearing blue and grey rubber wristbands, displaying the words “above and beyond”. The wristbands were designed by PC Simon Bailey to raise cash to support their colleague Reece Clarke, who was injured in a road accident last year. But as well as helping to raise money to pay for the 19-year-old’s future treatment and Continue reading →