When the Corporate Gifts Company started in business almost 20 years ago, all our promotional items and corporate gifts were either made by us, or other UK manufacturers. As with a lot of industries, we found we couldn’t compete with Far Eastern imports and reluctantly hung up our manufacturing boots, so to speak, and joined the masses importing from the Far East. We ensured we only worked with quality suppliers and the range of our products grew and grew.
With recent “reversals” in currency exchange rates (from an importers’ perspective of course) and soaring costs out of the Far East, suddenly “Made in the UK” is now less of rose tinted view of past times and more of a reality.
We at the Corporate Gift Company are only too happy to grab the opportunity of manufacturing again in the UK, and we are currently working on lots of new ideas to launch in the new year. There are lots of benefits that will directly effect the service and product we can offer.
1. Made in the UK means a vastly reduced carbon footprint – no shipping a promotional product from one side of the world to another.
2. Although we always strive to work only with ethical suppliers (as you can see from our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy, manufacturing ourselves or with well known UK companies means that ethical issues are even more assured.
3. Faster turn around times. Obviously when we have an item in stock our turnaround times for plain or branded promotional items are second to none. But the time for replenishing stock from the Far East is becoming longer and longer. Items made in the UK will be faster.
4. Bespoke Items (awards, trophies, plaques, corporate jewellery) will become even more flexible with more options and faster turnarounds.
So, watch this space. There’ll be loads of new and exciting product launched on the website in January.
Posts Tagged ‘Promotional Awards’
GREEN AWARDS
Monday, November 3rd, 2008There’s so much misinformation and misunderstanding about what makes a product green or eco friendly that when sourcing promotional products that need to be ecologically sound, you need to take a step back and really consider what you’re being told.
At the Corporate Gifts Company we have a range of promotional awards to fit any budget and fulfil any brief. And if it’s a “green” award your looking for, then we’ve got just the thing for you. http://www.corporate-gifts-co.com/acatalog/info%5fcorporate%5fgifts%5fbespoke%5fawards%5f8%2ehtml
This is an example of green slate; a totally natural material, 150 million years old, mined and manufactured using traditional craft techniques in the UK. This traingular shape has been laser engraved directly into the surface.
Also very popular is our black slate. We can also use metal plates and designs to give your promotion maximum effect; http://www.corporate-gifts-co.com/acatalog/info%5fcorporate%5fgifts%5fbespoke%5fawards%5f6%2ehtml
Slate or marble can be cut into any shape and size and has a very high perceived value.
Other award options can be found at; http://www.corporate-gifts-co.com/acatalog/corporate_gifts_engraved_awards.html
Ask our experienced sales team for ideas on how we can help with your promotional award requirements.
Corporate Gifts or Promotional Gifts
Monday, October 20th, 2008Corporate Gifts or Promotional Gifts
Corporate Gifts or Promotional Gifts the decision can be impossible to make with so many possibilities to choose from and how various gifts can work for your company because of special features. Unlike promotional gifts corporate gifts have a smaller market to target and have to be focused on a certain area. This is because corporate gifts have a better rate of return so it can be focussed within a smaller group allowing your company full control of your event and pricing. If your looking for something which will help promote your company at say a trade show or some sort of event then promotional gifts is probably the way to go because they have a lower price and also can be given to 100s of people.
If your looking for something which will get your company noticed and will help you stand out at say a small networking meeting which is full of potential customers then corporate gifts is probably the range of gifts to use because they have a higher quality and will show your new potential clients and customers that you care about there business and will go out of your way to insure you can do business with them. Corporate gifts tend to have a better return of investment because they usually show new clients that you care about there business and will go out of your way to make sure they have complete customer satisfaction.
At the corporate gifts company you and your company can rest assured that we will do our very best to insure you have the very best promotional gift to promote with. We are more than happy to offer advice and tips on what sort of corporate gifts or promotional item will work for your company. We believe that promotional gifts are best suited for wide range promotions with no clear diverse market because they are cheaper to buy and will still generate some income and business for your company.
Promotional gifts have always been suited to wider audiences were as corporate gifts have always been better suited to small and well organised groups because of the quality of them. Some of the top selling promotional gifts include promotional pens and smaller gifts like keyrings and stress toys where as the most popular corporate gifts include promotional awards and special business clocks. You can see the comparison and how your company will get noticed using either gift which you may choose to promote your company with. Rest assured that using corporate gifts are the higher end more noticeable promotional gifts which will insure your company gets the right message across to your clients.
The corporate gifts company are leaders in supplying and designing corporate gifts and promotional items for your company to use and promote with. Simply contact us today and see how we can help your company make that perfect promotional gift to use within any corporate event or campaign.
