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High Profile has launched a collection of new supporter products in preparation for the upcoming major sporting events. All products within the range are available in an extended range of colours and offer generous print areas with plenty of space for logos, branding and taglines to be added.

The extensive promotional merchandise includes the Laminated Fan Horn, flat-packed for assembly and available printed in full colour with additional space for event branding with a minimum quantity of 250 items.

Also available in High Profile’s portfolio are essential Football Rattles. The rattles are available in a wide range of colours including red, orange and yellow and have a minimum quantity of 100.

Other products include Hand Clappers, available in green, white and yellow and have a minimum quantity of 100. The referee-style Whistle is available in solid and frosted colours including black and white with minimum quantities of 100.

Richard Wood, managing director of High Profile, comments: “With several major sports events scheduled to take place, sporting promotional merchandise has never been in such high demand.  Each product has ample space for logos and branding, and can be used long after the European Football Championships and London 2012 have finished.”

Promotional plastic goods supplier High Profile, is lending its support to the Hook Norton 6K run, also known as ‘Hooky 6’. The company prepares, donates and distributes specially made sports bottles for each runner that participates in the event.

The event, which started six years ago, has received continued support and sponsorship from High Profile during the entire time.   

The ‘Hooky 6’ is organised by the Hook Norton Harriers for both competitive and fun runners from across theUK.  The event aims to highlight the health benefits of running six miles as well as demonstrating how easily and quickly it can be achieved.  Almost 300 participants travel from across theUKto participate in the recent event to run solely or within a team to cover the six mile distance.

 Richard Wood, Managing Director of High Profile, commented: “We have offered our continued support to the Hook Norton Harriers since it first organised the ‘Hooky 6’ six years ago.

 “Having been part of the event from the beginning makes it a very special project for us to work on at High Profile. Initially I was approached by the organisers as I knew them both professionally and personally and we thought this was the ideal opportunity for us to work together.  We haven’t looked back since then.  

 “We are always looking to lend our support to healthy activities that encourages people to get fitter and healthier.

 “Personalised sports bottles are a great way to not only help to promote the event but to also keep the dedicated runners refreshed throughout the race.” 

Plastic promotional product manufacturer, High Profile, has announced a 25 per cent increase in sales thanks to its continued work on national campaigns being implemented by the Government.

 The company has taken part in several popular initiatives including the ‘Love Food Hate Waste’ campaign, which was set up to help combat theUK’s food wastage problem.

Orders for the Love Food Hate Waste campaign have been so successful that at the last count the volume of products manufactured by the company had reached over the half a million barrier within 12 months. Furthermore high figure orders are continuing to arrive on a weekly basis including most recently an order for 15,000 pieces.

 High Profile regularly launches gadgets, utensils and appliances in conjunction with the Love Food Hate Waste campaign in its quest to help minimise food wastage in kitchens acrossBritain. Bestsellers include Spaghetti Measures with orders to date of 230,000, Bag Clips – 150,000, Pasta Bowls – 35,000 and 100ml Scoops – 70,000. Other popular additions to the selection include an assortment of Bowl Scrapers, Can Lid Covers and Jugs. 

 Richard Wood, Managing Director of High Profile commented: “Each year 8.3 million tonnes of food is wasted. In monetary value that’s, on average, £680 per family household, which is a shocking waste of money especially in the current economic climate.

 “The success of the range lies in its versatility. It allows households to save money on their weekly food bills by introducing simple but effective measures as well as offering practical solutions to ensure that food wastage is a thing of the past.”  

 The Love Food Hate Waste products are available in a selection of standard colours and in varying sizes to suit all needs. Each has a sizeable print area for a company logo or name to be inserted.

High Profile, manufacturer of standard and bespoke made plastic promotional products, is the official sponsor of the Campaign of the Year award, one of the eight categories at the British Promotional Merchandise Association (BPMA) Annual Awards.

It is now the third time High Profile has sponsored this prestigious award, with the 2010 proud winner announced as BTC Group. The winning campaign was an innovative executive gift which supported its client’s sponsorship of the F1 Grand Prix in Silverstone, and featured a laser engraved racing car USB flash drive, in a branded metal tin. 

Richard Wood, managing director of High Profile (pictured) comments: “Winning a BPMA award gives the company that competitive edge. It helps them to expand while also maintaining the standard already achieved. What makes the BPMA Awards unique is that peers from supplier and distributor companies vote for the winner, so to win is a high accolade.”

High Profile, UK manufacturer of standard and bespoke made plastic promotional products, donated specially designed sports bottles for a local boy’s Dragon 500 charity 4-day cycle ride between 23-26 June, which raised a total of £24,459.82 for the UK’S leading children’s cancer charity, CLIC Sargent. 

The Dragon 500 team was set up by Mark and Donna Boyles, parents to Oliver who was diagnosed with a brain tumour in August 2010 at the age of 6. Oliver has endured various operations and months of intensive chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which ended in April 2011. 

CLIC Sargent has been with the Boyles through every step of Oliver’s treatment from supplying specialist nurses to their home to helping with post-treatment. Now he is recovering, Dragon 500’s aim is to raise the profile of CLIC Sargent and donations for the charity in order to help other families in similar positions. 

Oliver and the 18 riders started the challenge in their small village in Epwell, Oxfordshire and travelled to South Wales, tackling big climbs, busy roads, wind, rain and sunshine, before making their way back and visiting the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. High Profile was one of the many sponsors of this good cause and donated specially designed Dragon 500 sports bottles for the 4-day cycle.

Richard Wood, Managing Director of High Profile, who met Oliver, commented: “At High Profile we always try to get involved with charitable causes and as soon as we heard about Oliver’s story we knew that we wanted to support Dragon 500 in the best way that we could.  Our sports bottles, personalised with the event name, were a perfect solution to keep the cyclists refreshed, as well as an excellent way to promote the charity.”

Manufacturer of standard and bespoke plastic promotional products High Profile has seen sales figures grow by 23% as it continues to generate new business wins, as well as retain and renew existing contracts. Since the company’s start in 2006, sales have grown from £1.2m to £2.7m.

Richard Wood, Managing Director of High Profile, commented: “Throughout 2010 we saw a positive upsurge in the market and this, along with the team’s continued hard work, has ensured that the figures are so positive. We are in a great position to maintain High Profile’s success into 2011.”

The company attributes its attention to industry trends and customer service to its achievement. Fuelled by spending cuts, the promotional merchandise industry has experienced an increasing level of interest in low-cost items and, notably, the sentiment seems to be on UK sourcing where possible. High Profile’s 2011 catalogue reflects this by making price reductions on some products and including 30 new products, which were developed to meet high customer demand.

To meet this demand without sacrificing quality service, High Profile has increased its staff to 32 employees. There was growth in sales and production but particularly in the customer service department where attention to detail, communication and quick turnaround remains paramount.

Wood added: “We have ensured that the key decision-makers remain close to the customers. So where a quick response is required, it happens; and when we receive queries, we take action immediately. We are continuously working hard to ensure that we are offering clients quality, high-end and useful merchandise that can keep up with the speed of their purchases.”