by Corporate Connection | Jan 16, 2015 | Uniform
UNWANTED school uniforms can be swapped among struggling families in the borough as part of a new scheme. Coun Joe Baker has set up the project to enable less-fortunate Redditch children to have uniforms and PE kits which other children no longer need. He said:...
by Corporate Connection | Dec 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
For the first time on record, more than a fifth of non-food sales took place online this November. How have the UK’s consumer habits changed? For the first time since records began, Britons have bought more than a fifth of all non-food sales via the web. Data...
by Corporate Connection | Dec 10, 2014 | Corporate Workwear
A study commissioned by the European Textile Services Association (ETSA) has found that washing workwear at home could partially or completely reduce the effectiveness of protective properties, thus jeopardising the wearer’s safety. The survey, carried out by...
by Corporate Connection | Nov 17, 2014 | Corporate Workwear, Uniform
The Royal Marines Band Service has gone back to the future by unveiling its new look – a uniform the musicians last wore 50 years ago. For the first time since the mid-1960s the musicians will wear full-length dark blue greatcoats for certain outdoor performances,...
by Corporate Connection | Nov 11, 2014 | Uniform
A new designer uniform has been unveiled for Tube staff working on London’s Underground (LU). It is the first time in ten years the uniform has been updated and includes pieces tailored for female staff. Red or Dead co-founder Wayne Hemingway, designed the...
by Corporate Connection | Oct 21, 2014 | Corporate Clothing, Corporate Workwear
Sometimes guys just want to be comfortable at work, too. Enter the Suitsy, a suit-onesie hybrid that could bring new comfort to men’s corporate clothing. Crafted as a jacket connected to a shirt connected to pants, the Suitsy has a zipper hidden behind the shirt...
by Corporate Connection | Oct 14, 2014 | Uniform
A troubled school has shelled out thousands of pounds on new shoes and uniforms for every pupil using government cash set aside for raising the achievement of disadvantaged youngsters. New Park School in Wolverhampton gave the parents of all 107 pupils money to pay...
by Corporate Connection | Sep 18, 2014 | Uniform
Striking Vivienne Westwood uniforms were launched on September 1 Cabin crew say outfits are too tight and shoes give them blisters Skirts are ‘high-waisted’ and collars so tight they make them bleed Virgin Atlantic said the new outfits were...
by Corporate Connection | Sep 10, 2014 | Uniform
The Local Government Association warns that many schools are forcing parents to shell out hundreds of pounds for new uniforms after gaining academies status. Hundreds of thousands of parents are being forced to pay twice for school uniforms because of the...
by Corporate Connection | Aug 27, 2014 | Uniform
A charity says some families in Northern Ireland are spending so much money on school uniforms they have problems paying for food or fuel. St Vincent De Paul says it plans to set up a uniform recycling scheme across Northern Ireland. The price of one uniform can be...