06/08/2010
It’s not easy being green! |
| Nikwax is thrilled that for the second year running we have been named as one of the UK’s greenest companies, according to The Sunday Times Green List. This prestigious award recognises that we deliver on environmental performance while instilling a culture within the business that ensures employees are doing their part as well. In fact, we are rated as having the 5th greenest workforce in the country! |
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06/08/2010
We won, now you can… |
| Our good friends at Tilley have kindly donated this month’s newsletter prize – one of their superb hats of your choice. Established in Canada in 1980, Tilley-made hats are acknowledged as the best in the world and come with a lifetime guarantee as well as many performance enhancing features. And they recommend Nikwax ... |
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18/05/2010
Nikwax for Cycle Sports |
| What Nikwax do you need?
Your entire bike kit will last longer and perform better if you look after it with Nikwax. Use Tech Wash and TX Direct for cleaning and proofing waterproofs, ... |
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18/05/2010
Win! Top Top Bike Tool Kit! |
| Our friends at Bikegoo are very kindly offering a well-stocked bike tool kit for one lucky newsletter winner this month. The tool kit contains everything you could ever need to keep your bike in perfect running order including wrenches, hex keys and a cassette tool. Bikegoo is an online bike shop, passionate about and specializing in bike care and maintenance. They also supply all sorts of bike tools, bicycle pumps, bike inner tubes, brake pads, work s... |
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18/05/2010
Sponsorship: Team HellyHansen Prunesco & Heather Wilson |
| Team HellyHansen Prunesco As you will have seen from previous newsletters and our website, we are proud to sponsor Team Helly Hansen Prunesco, winners of the 2010 Wegner Patagonian Expedition Race. March saw the end of the Helly Hansen race series, 5 team adventure races involving off-road running, mountain biking and kayak canoeing (plus a few cheeky extras). Up against fierce competition from other adventure racing teams as well as ‘normal’ competitor... |
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18/05/2010
Environmental Projects in Local Schools |
| Two of our dedicated Nikwax staff, Jon Nash (Environmental Specialist) and David Ellis (Product Development Chemist) have been running projects in local schools over the last year. Some pupils from our local Wadhurst school, Uplands School, came to see us and Jon talked to them about Nikwax the company, Health & Safety and Enviromental Management. David spoke about the make-up of our products and the science behind it. The intrepid two also gave talks at Haysbrook School and in Tic... |
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17/05/2010
Staff who cycle |
| Matt Callaghan favours road cycling, Jeremy Brown is a dedicated off-roader and Richard Withers does a bit of both though prefers the road. Nikwax also run a Bike to Work scheme so there are a good many more who commute to work by bike too. What kit do Matt, Jeremy and Richard rate?
Matt: runs a BMC RoadRacer with Easton Carbon/Alu finishing kit and Ultegra groupset and a BMC Fourstroke MTB with SRAM/Avid group sets. He likes Assos but dislikes the price. Zipvit are g... |
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06/05/2010
outdoor Magazine's Kauf Tipp award |
| Everyone loves Nikwax! Top German magazine, outdoor, read by 57,000 people every month, have recommended Softshell Proof as one of their top 30 outdoor products. They recognise that Nikwax is a pioneer in environmentally responsible aftercare products and that Softshell Proof spray-on repels water even after several washes, while other waterproofing brands are only achieving average results. |
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01/04/2010
TX.Direct voted Best Wash-in in What Mountain Bike |
| Our favourite wash-in proofer TX.Direct has also been awarded the same recognition by What Mountain Bike magazine. They say, 'Nikwax is the most popular choice for waterproofing material: its easy to use and very effective, so we can see why. All Nikwax products are fluorocarbon free and if you don't want to use organofluorines - which have a negative impact on health and the environment - it's your first choice.... |
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30/03/2010
Spotlight on Chas |
| Chas Fisher is the President of Nikwax North America and our global marketing leader. Based in Seattle, he travels a lot both for work and with his family. Chas is an expert at travelling light and for many years now has travelled with just cabin baggage, even when flying over to the UK and on trips with his children. His secret? Travel-weight, quick drying clothing and 100ml tubes of BaseWash... |
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16/03/2010
Washing Winner! |
| At the end of 2009 we ran competitions in the UK, Switzerland, Poland and Germany to win 4 top of the range Siemens washing machines with a specific outdoor programme to wash and waterproof outdoor clothes. Almost 6500 people entered - thank you to the 5412 of you who entered in the UK alone! The lucky winners were Morris Don from Louth in Lincolnshire; Tomasz Brodewicz from Gdynia in Poland; Mara Diederich from Berlin in Germany and Karen Boucher from Blonay in Switzerland. There were also ... |
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11/02/2010
Team HellyHansen in Patagonia |
| Team HellyHansen Prunesco have returned to Patagonia to defend their World Adventure Race Champions title in the 10th annual Wenger Patagonia Expedition Race. The British team, who are also sponsored by Nikwax, have finished day one in second place, behind the Swiss team and ahead of the other twelve. The race will see them kayaking, trekking and biking across plains, mountains, glaciers, native forests, swampland, rivers, lakes and channels of Patagonia for over 600km within eight days. ... |
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24/12/2009
Eco Guide 2010 |
| Eco Guide 2010 from Country Walking and Trail
Nikwax has been recognised as one of the most environmentally sound companies in a survey of almost 1300 walkers. The Eco Guide 2010 (published with Country Walking and Trail magazines) lists Nikwax 3rd, as voted by 30% of those surveyed. All the other companies in the top 10 are clothing manufacturers. The survey als... |
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23/12/2009
Mountain Rescue SARDA |
| Mountain Rescue SARDA
Lake District Search and Rescue Dog Association (SARDA) is an organisation for air scenting search and rescue dogs for Mountain Rescue in the UK. (There are other SARDA groups in England, Wales, the Isle of Man, Scotland and Ireland). Karen Frith volunteers in the Lake District and has given us a bit of an insight into her am... |
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23/12/2009
How to be Dry |
| How to be Dry
Whether you’re planning to go out on the hill, up a rock face or preparing to battle to the January sales, be sure to get your outdoor kit ready to face the extremities. Nikwax, of course, have the solution… Tech Wash will get rid of chalk marks in addition to its ability to clean outdoor clothes and ... |
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23/12/2009
January Newsletter - Spotlight on Helen |
| Spotlight on Helen
Helen Thornton is Innovations and Research Coordinator for Páramo. Don’t ask why but the folks at Páramo call her Sparkles… Anyway, Helen is a true outdoor lover – any weather any activity with mountains in or around! When occasionally the sun doth shine long, multi-pitch mountains climbs are her favourite, from the walk ... |
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19/10/2009
Atlantic Rising |
| Atlantic Rising is a charity embarking on a 32,000km journey to circumnavigate the Atlantic overland. Along the way they are creating an educational network between 15,000 students in low-lying coastal communities. Through photography, films and writing, they are also documenting what will be lost if predictions come true. Here's part of an email we recently recieved from the team:
Atlantic Rising has now been on the road for more than a month and we thought it was ab... |
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29/09/2009
Coast Awards 2009 |
| Coast Magazine has compilied a nationwide survey for traditional British holiday favourites to up-and-coming destinations. The results were to find top spots for Best British Beach and All-Round Seaside Holiday Destination.
Find out more! |
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14/07/2009
Nikwax achieves the ISO 14001 certificate for environmental awareness |
| ISO 14001 – the industry standard for excellence in environmental management – has been awarded to Nikwax following 18 months of hard work and focus. It applies to environmental aspects over which an organisation has control and can influence, and to achieve the accreditation some of the steps Nikwax took are: increased recycling lines; decreased waste to landfill; increased its use of renewable energy to a massive 95% and reduced gas consumption by 21%. After a really concerted effo... |
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08/07/2009
Can a boat in a coat really float? |
| Take one boat. Knit it a coat. Add some Nikwax. See if it floats. It’s as simple as that! The idea was the formulated by Esen Kaya with The Customs House Arts Centre and was implemented by them with local artist, Ingrid Wagner, and the North East Maritime Trust. A 21ft Coble was built, a replica of fishing boats used in the area, and Ingrid organized a team of over 400 to knit a coat f... |
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26/05/2009
Nikwax in The Sunday Times Green List 2009 |
| The Sunday Times names Nikwax as one of Britain’s 60 Best Green Companies in its second annual Green List. Nikwax is the only outdoor company to appear in this year's list. The list is a definitive guide to businesses with the most radically improved environmental performances. While there are many e... |
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18/02/2009
Team Helly Hansen Prunesco win the Wenger Patagonia Expedition Race! |
| Endorsed by Nikwax, Team Helly Hansen have had an outsanding success already this year…
The British team were a very late addition to the roster having secured sponsorship from Prunesco, Chile's leading prune exporter, just 2 weeks before the race start.
Amongst their key rivals were previous winners EasyImplant (France) and Buff (Spain), as well as QuasarLontra (Br... |
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17/02/2009
NIKWAX revamps the original: Waterproofing wax for leather |
| Thirty years ago, Nick Brown produced what many regarded as the best waterproofing wax in the world for leather boots. This brand-launching product set the standard world-wide for performance waterproofing, established Nikwax as a category leader, and has... |
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14/03/2008
Nikwax Launches Skitostop™ and Donates 2% Of Every Sale To The World Land Trust |
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TAKE THE STING OUT OF MOSQUITOES AND HELP TO SAVE THE RAINFORESTS! As holiday-makers, travellers and adventurers prepare to explore the globe this summer and experience different cultures, landscapes and climates, mosquitoes and other biting insects are one hazard you can well do without! Aside from the discomfort you feel when bitten, mosquitoes can also present a serious threat to your health and well-b... |
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11/10/2007
Swedish Society for Nature Conservation confirms Nikwax contains Zero fluorochemicals |
| In recent tests commissioned by The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, Nikwax is the ONLY company manufacturing aftercare products found to contain ZERO levels of fluorochemicals.
The fluorinated chemicals were found at significant concentrations throughout a range of well know competitor brands tested and were shown to be persistent in human tissue. This ... |
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09/10/2007
Nikwax Becomes Carbon Balanced through Conservation and Offsetting with the World Land Trust |
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At Nikwax, we passionately believe in producing safe, effective products and we take care to avoid using components that have health or environmental concerns.
We continue to reduce our carbon footprint by improving our working practices, but, like all manufactur... |
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01/06/2007
Enjoy Fresh Smelling Sandals This Summer, Thanks to NEW Nikwax® Sandal Wash |
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Say goodbye to stinky sandals this summer and hello to the fresh smell of NEW Nikwax® Sandal Wash. Nikwax® Sandal Wash is a sponge-on cleaner for san... |
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25/01/2007
Nikwax® Launches New Category of Aftercare Cleaner |
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Nikwax® launches new category of aftercare cleaner at ISPO 2007, Stand B5 - 226A
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31/07/2006
Nick Brown Presents 'Climate Change in the Mountains - its significance for your business' |
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Following Nick Brown’s presentation on Climate Change at this July’s Outdoor show in
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03/05/2006
Don't Get Caught Up The Creek Without Nikwax! |
| Riding down those adrenalin crazed creeks and getting splashed all over is great fun, but as soon as the water starts to soak into paddle clothing, a cold and damp feeling sets in.
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05/01/2006
Nikwax helps the Plas y Brenin Mountain Instructor Team prepare for the high mountains of Scotland |
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The high mountains of Scotland
offer a unique experience to mountaineers. Facing the fiercest of weather conditions including snow, ice, extreme temperatures and high altitudes, 40 highly experienced Mountain Instructors of Plas y Brenin prepare to se... |
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01/08/2004
Nikwax® launches UV Proof |
| UV Proof™ is the only aftercare product in the Outdoor trade that combines water-repellency with increased fabric strength, increased resistance to UV degradation, and reduced colour fade, in one very easy to use product. Just one application of UV Proof will double the useful life of a fabric. UV light has several effects on fabric. Most obvious is colour fade. More important is the unseen damage done to the actual strength of the fabric fibres. A lightweight ... |
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14/04/2004
Outdoor company wins prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise 2004 |
| Nikwax ® Waterproofing gains the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise, International Trade 2004 Nikwax ® Waterproofing, based in Wadhurst, East Sussex (UK) has been awarded the prestigious accolade of The Queen's Award for Enterprise, International Trade 2004 . With nearly 63 % of its turnover, supplying some of the world's leading outdoor manufacturing companies, the company is fast expanding with a network of 36 export ... |
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03/12/2003
Winner of the National Languages for Export Award |
| Local company wins prestigious national award Nikwax ® Waterproofing wins the National Languages for Export Awards, 2003 hosted by The Rt Hon. David Mellor PC, QC Nikwax ® Waterproofing, based in Wadhurst, East Sussex, has been awarded the prestigious accolade of the National Languages for Export Awards 2003. Just four weeks earlier the company had celebrated its win in the London and South East Languages for Export Awards; t... |
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03/08/2003
Winner of the London and South East Regional Languages for Export |
| Local company wins the London and South East Regional languages for Export Awards, 2003Nikwax ® Waterproofing, based in Wadhurst, East Sussex, has been awarded the prestigious accolade of London and the South East Regional Company Languages for Export Awards. The company, which produces a range of aftercare cleaning and waterproofing solutions for clothing, footwear and equipment is delighted to have won the South East regional a... |
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