When talking about the environment, “carbon footprint” is mentioned a lot. We’re currently in the process of ongoing research into the carbon footprint of our products, so that you know what the CO2 emissions are from what you buy. What is Carbon Footprint? A carbon footprint is a way of measuring impact on global warming Read more about Go Green #3: Carbon Footprint[…]

Silk Group are proud patrons of the Bolton Lads & Girls Club and are always trying to help the charity in any way we can. During our recent warehouse move we have compiled some items that are no longer in our current catalogue and have decided to donate them to the club. These items, such Read more about Donation of goods to Bolton Lads & Girls Club[…]

Printed marketing is a great way to get your brand seen. However, with climate change being at the forefront of our minds, it’s important to think about how eco-friendly your printed marketing is. We have put together our top tips to make your marketing eco-friendly. 1 – Give away items that will last A lot Read more about Go Green #2: Top Tips to Make Your Marketing More Eco-Friendly[…]

Here at Silk Group, we are keen to be as environmentally friendly as possible. We stock a large range of eco-friendly promotional items on our Silk Promotions site, and we even have a dedicated promotions site to all things green – Go Green Promotions. Keeping up with all of the environmental jargon is quite a Read more about Go Green #1: Eco-Friendly Merchandise Explained[…]

As members of the Greater Manchester Chamber, Pete and Clare attended the first GM Chamber expo today in central Manchester. They had a fantastic morning meeting people from a range of great businesses in the Greater Manchester area. If you came along, thank you for taking the time to have a chat with us, we Read more about Greater Manchester Chamber Expo[…]

We were proud to sponsor the Bolton Beer Festival again this year, and to support Bolton Lads & Girls club. We ran a competition throughout the festival, and the winners have been announced…

Gemma Shipley from Jones Melling receiving her prize from Pete Slater Well done to our prize winner Gemma Shipley from Jones Melling who won our special laptop bag with their logo embroidered onto the front panel.  The bag is being presented to Gemma from Pete Slater, Silk Group Director, who hosted a seminar on ‘best Read more about Laptop Bag Prize Winner![…]

As contract supplier for the university framework, Pete and Ian from Silk Group visited London last week to exhibit at the LUPC & SUPC Conference 2019, held at the prestigious County Hall.  The day was well attended – over 300 delegates from universities in London and the South visited the event. Thank you if you Read more about LUPC & SUPC Conference 2019[…]

A Bolton-based creative branding company has been successful in winning a tender as framework approved supplier for the majority of universities and higher educational colleges in the UK. The move for Silk Group Ltd to supply promotional merchandise and branded clothing is thought to be worth hundreds of thousands of pounds for the company in Read more about First-Class Degree of Success for Silk Group[…]

Plastic bag charge set to double to 10p in all shops across England Shoppers will soon have to pay at least 10p for plastic bags in all shops across England under new plans set out by the environment secretary. The existing 5p charge is to be doubled and will no longer be restricted to large retailers. It Read more about Beat the 5p increase![…]