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Last week @MrVikas joined the @BizGrowthHub & @InvestRochdale for 'Unlocking Success:Discover the Power of The King's Awards for Enterprise'. He joined the panel as Deputy Lieutenant to discuss applications, support available for businesses, & impacts of winning @thekingsawards

June 5th is #WorldEnvironmentDay so we are bringing back our tree planting initiative! For every order placed today we will be planting a tree! Sustainability + environmental responsibility are key to our work - so much so that we'll be MATCHING all trees to double our impact!

Last month our Head of Design, Meg, & Head of Retail, Al, stopped by @CheshireCollSW to view final designs from Level 3 Graphic Design and Level 5 BA (Hons) Art & Design learners as they created a 6 piece bedding collection. The work was really impressive and to a high standard!

Last month Justyna and Diane attended the @promanchester event 'What makes compassionate leadership important?' The event highlighted that key behaviours to be a compassionate leader included attending, understanding, empathy, and helping.

May 13th-19th is #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and Team Swiscot has been busy! Carol, Al, and Karen have just completed their Mental Health First Aider Certifications and Diane and Justyna attended the @Promanchester event 'Enhancing Wellbeing Through Environment'.

Today is #NationalChildrensDay and to celebrate we have released FREE downloadable colouring-in sheets to match our Charlotte Thomas Kid's Corner Collection. Grab all 'Farm Friends' and all of our designs for your little one on our website ow.ly/20S750RvsFJ

Last month our Head of Digital & Sustainability, Rachael Shah was inducted into the #WorshipfulCompanyofLaunderers, a fellowship that brings together different professional disciplines and interests, to promote industry knowledge, generate debate, and encourage innovation.

It's #LeavaReviewDay and we want YOUR feedback! Have you made a purchase from Linen Connect? We want to hear from you about it so we can keep improving our products and our service to better serve our customers.

In honor of #EarthDay 's theme, Planet vs. Plastic, we spoke to our Head of Digital & Sustainability Rachael Shah about the challenges of plastics in the textiles industry, the first steps to sustainability and how individuals can make a difference! youtu.be/zwnxmJ5hSm0?si…

The Swiscot team are sending all of our best wishes to our Sales Executive, Kat, as she heads off on mat leave. Kat will be missed in the office but we are so pleased for her and can’t wait to meet the newest twin members of the Linen Connect Team!

The team have been busy filling shoeboxes with gifts and essentials for children in need worldwide. Here’s to spreading Christmas joy. One of the many ways our team goes above and beyond to make a difference.

From the 6-12 November is #LivingWageWeek We are proud to be a Living Wage certified employer. The Living Wage is independently calculated each year based on the real cost of living. Only 1% of UK employers are certified. Check out @LivingWageUK for more details.

Extremely proud to share that #LinenConnect was awarded the Corporate Social Responsibility award for 2023 at the prestigious #LADAs2023

Happy Halloween 👻 Last week, we ran a pumpkin Carving competition to raise money for Cancer Research. Congratulations to our winner Leah Cullen. It was a spooky, on-brand pumpkin. In total, our pledges will have raised £176 for CRUK.

We are running a Halloween-themed Pumpkin Carving fundraiser for Breast Cancer Awareness Month this week. There are around 55,900 new breast cancer cases in the UK every year. The team have created some amazing designs. The winner will be announced next week.

Some of Team Swiscot attended @CR_UK Shine event in Manchester on Friday night to help raise funds to beat cancer. The team helped to raise over £900. Proud to have done our bit to help bring forward the day when all cancers are cured.

Proud to support the next generation of designers @CheshireCollSW Our textile designer Megan visited last week. Sharing her career tips & giving them a brief a design brief The level of creativity from these young minds is inspiring! 🌟 We looking forward to revisiting again!

Today is #BuyBritishDay A time to celebrate Swiscot’s commitment to design and manufacture in the UK. Our Charlotte Thomas brand is designed out of our Manchester HQ. Our textile designer handcrafts every print. It’s important to back British design and manufacturing.

Congratulations to our Sales Director, Richard Yates on his great win at the SHLSLM (Society of Hospital Linen Services and Laundry Managers) annual conference and golf society. Richard brought home the trophy level par!

It's beginning to look a lot like a #WinterWonderland ❄️ What is cuter than dogs on Christmas bedding? Our Charlotte Thomas team have designed and launched five new festive bedding designs. Look out for the new Christmas prints wherever you buy Charlotte Thomas from.