Tuesday 29 June 2010
Mega Month at NKD
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Posted by
Stephanie Yapp
With the absence of boss lady Gill for the majority of this month, the whole team have embraced a deeper sense of self and collective responsibility, embarking on new business activity and product development - truly living our vision to transform the business and be proud of everything we do.
We were delighted to support the launch of FatBuzz on the 17th of June. The team, previously known as Podcastmatters were introduced to us by Belinda at Winning Entrepreneurs. They’ve been a great help to us as we’ve developed our online presence and an absolute pleasure to work with, so it was great to see them on the night donning our creations and looking fabulous! I was fortunate to attend the glamorous event which offered an opportunity to meet some lovely, like-minded people and have a wee boogie while enjoying a bubbly beverage.
Just days later we were celebrating again, this time at the news NKD model and friend of the team, Nicola Mimnagh was crowned Miss Scotland 2010. We wish Nicola all the very best and look forward to working with her again soon. By Sunday (20th June) NKD was receiving its own coverage in the nationals. After being approached to feature in Michelle Rodger’s Scotland on Sunday business column, I was only too happy to contribute to the article and I’m now looking forward very much to meeting Lorna Hudson of Individual Impact.
Client activity was as high as ever this month and it was all go in the warehouse with two new uniform roll outs for the Coniston Hotel and Royal Terrace Hotel who are thrilled with their new look, as well as our design team working flat out to produce artwork for several new leads. We’re also currently engaged with a collection of luxury Scottish hotels, who we hope to deliver a stunning new corporate wear range to shortly, so you’ll have to forgive my discretion at this stage but watch this space...exciting times ahead!
And to finish an already eventful month, I received a copy of the published article I wrote for director-e magazine today and thanks to the editor, Catherine Christie I look forward to future contributions, again... watch this space.
All in all, a successful and extremely rewarding 30 days here at the home of stylish, bespoke corporate clothing and as well as having a wonderful holiday to look forward to, I feel extremely fortunate to be coming back to a festival frenzied city and what I know will be a fun-filled few months at NKD.
Monday 21 June 2010
Mim's the word as NKD model clinches the crown
She graces the pages of our portfolio and website and today Nicola Mimnagh sparkles on the front pages in her glittering Miss Scotland crown. The stunning model was awarded this year's coveted title by TV's Gok Wan at a star-studded bash in Glasgow while mum, dad and brother cheered her on.
We're fortunate to have known and worked with Nicola for several years and look forward to working with her on future NKD shoots. So from all the team at NKD, well done Nicola - we're delighted for you!
Fatbuzz brings us Buble (well almost)
I enjoyed a night of great company, delicious nibbles, a few tipples.... and LOTS of dancing at the launch of www.fatbuzz.com - for anyone who couldn't make it, this guy is amazing! Enjoy...
Wednesday 16 June 2010
Surfs Up Screen Saver Suggestion?
We think we may have found the perfect remedy for that point in the day when you hit the 'Wednesday Wall'...a sizzling torso shot of the delightful and lets face it cheese-tastic Zac Efron. And while there may be a couple of genuine fans of the child-star in our office, most of us are only too happy to forgive his lack of acting ability in 'movie greats' such as High School Musical, in order to enjoy his hidden talents on our desktops...YUMMY!!
Thursday 10 June 2010
Holiday Prep
It's now 10.30pm at night and I've just realised how badly I run my personal life compared to my NKD work life! In 12 hours time I shall be boarding my flight to the windy city of Chicago and I'm still packing and sorting and organsing things! Today has been a busy day. It began at 06.30 as I awoke and made my way to New Media Breakfast at The Tower, followed immediately after with a meeting with the lovely Gavin McLean of LearnPurple. A quick zip to my bank to collect some dollars and headed into the office around midday. 4 hours of slick, time managed work later, Claire and I made our way down to Malmaison to have a meeting with Sean Wheeler, who is leaving Mal/HDV after 5 years to join The Dorchester Collection. Sean we will miss you loads but loads of luck with the new job.
A quick jaunt into Tesco's to get some food supplies for my beloved bunnies, headed home, started packing, watched Junior Apprentice, social media time and more packing ahead I should get to bed for midnight! Oh I love my life!! Oh just realised Question Time is on, make that 1am bedtime!
It's all a bit hush hush...
...at the home of stylish, bespoke corporate clothing and we're pretty darn good at keeping a secret as our friends at Podcastmatters know. We're proud to support the launch of their re-brand - it's a real privilege to be involved (in small part) with the transformation of their already very successful new media business. The grand unveiling takes place at a glamorous event in Glasgow on Thursday 17th June and as anticipation grows, I'm left pondering a very important question....just what am I going to wear?? It's sure to be a fantastic bash, marking a very exciting time for the team at Podcastmatters who we adore!
Fashion Guru in Hedge Dragging Shocker
Saw this pic from last week's amFAR awards - Ricky Martin, looking relaxed but sophisticated with glamorous-as-ever Kylie and her "date" for the evening - Jean Paul Gaultier, who looks somewhat out of place.
Kylie is about to launch new album, single and tour, Ricky is to be on broadway in Evita, JPG - rifling through bins at back of Sainsbury's?
Wednesday 9 June 2010
The word of the day is PROUD
Paul Adams of Marlborough College has just called to congratulate the NKD team for our exceptional customer service levels. Apparently he hasn't experienced anything like it before...further evidence that working with NKD means staff uniforms with a DIFFERENCE.
Tuesday 8 June 2010
HAPPY NEW UNIFORM DAY...
TO THE CONISTON HOTEL & RESTAURANT!
As one of the newest additions to the NKD client list, the Coniston Hotel is THE place to visit in leafy Sittingbourne. The team has sympathetically transformed a 100 year old landmark into a luxurious boutique hotel. Working with us to create a stylish look for their staff was an obvious pairing and we're proud to service such a sophisticated new brand!
Friday 4 June 2010
Thursday Night...
Last night with my NKD Clothing hat on again I attended another fantastic event run by my favourite friend Belinda Roberts, Founder of Edinburgh based business networking group Winning Entrepreneurs http://winentrepreneurs.com/ Ricks Edinburgh was the venue (it’s rapidly becoming my favourite place in Edinburgh what with their Ambassador Card which I am very privileged to be a holder of). The guest speaker was Shaf Rasul who gave us an insight into his life, his failures and successes in business. Perhaps even more fascinating was the young Tom Mursell, a 20 year old entrepreneur who is now the youngest member of Winning Entrepreneurs. Tom is a very inspiring young man who set up notgoingtouni.com and is now working with Shaf at E-Net Distribution. I sat alongside Tom’s mum and dad for dinner - they had come up to Edinburgh from Southampton for the week and the sun was shining (doesn't it always?). Not being overly maternal myself I did feel myself wiping away a tear from my eye when Tom’s dad spoke so openly and warmly about their son’s achievements. Felt very honoured to be in the company of such a cool guy whom I imagine in years to come will be the Lord Sugar of the 2020’s but oh so much more successful!
Back to my table – who would imagine that you could have so much fun with both your dentist and lawyer at the same time??! Biju Krishnan and Alasdair Peacock. With the cocktails flowing in abundance the boys were in good form. Biju got a sale thanks to my new sparkling white teeth, Alan drank my cocktails I so wanted to drink but couldn't, whilst Alasdair got a bit jealous of my impending trip to Chicago and my Johnny Depp photographs! All in all a fab night – shame I had my sensible hat on and drove home before I turned into a pumpkin!
Wednesday 2 June 2010
a cautionary tale...
here's a good reason to plan ahead for your staff outifts, to allocate time and a budget to a wearer trial - so you don't find out your staff are allergic to it once they are all wearing it!
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