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Hampshire
Flag Company, UK, News 2005
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Antarctica success for British swimmer 
A Hampshire Flag manufactured flag was flying once again during a daredevil
attempt by a record-breaking British swimmer to successfully complete
two swims in
Antarctica.
The first took place near Petermann
Island and the second near Deception Island in December. HFC supplied the three
large flags used during the British Antarctic Swimming Expedition in waters
close to freezing. NovemberHFC supports Afghanistan’s rebuild HFC played its
part in the regeneration of Afghanistan by
supplying more than 20 flagpoles for security forces based in the war-torn
country. The order for 24 top-of-the-range aluminium flagpoles follows
the two dozen poles HFC sent to the capital Kabul
last year, and will be used on military bases.
Scottish heights for Hampshire
Flag
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HFC
spread its wings with the opening of a new sales office north of the
border. The new Dundee-based office, headed up by Caroline McMahon,
will strengthen the firm’s position as one of the UK’s leading flag
manufacturers. In addition to the full product range currently on
offer, the Scottish base specialises in digitally printed banners. |
Record-breaking swimmer
takes Arctic plunge

Adventure seeking
swimmer Lewis Pugh broke the world record when he completed the first
long distance swim in the
Arctic Ocean. Hampshire Flag has provided on-going support
for Pugh and supplied three large flags for the 1000-metre swim in the icy
3° centigrade Arctic waters which took
just over 20 minutes to complete.
Amazing PR set to raise
flag firm’s profile Hampshire
Flag has enlisted the expertise of Amaze marketing, a south coast marketing
communications firm to carry out strategic marketing, advertising and
PR work. The integrated marketing
communications strategy devised for HFC by Amaze includes media relations,
corporate advertising and a range of marketing material including brochures,
flyers and direct mail.
Stars
in Fast Cars
A tyre-screeching
success during last year’s Sport Relief, Top Gear’s Stars in Fast Cars
is back for 2005. Hampshire Flag was selected to produce 24 flags in maroon,
orange, red and yellow, and 100 metres of bunting for the BBC television
show. The flags will feature in a series of fast paced challenges designed
to test the pedal power celebrities to the max.
Smooth
sailing for Microsoft
Software giant Microsoft
has selected Hampshire Flag’s services to produce flags for its yachting
event. The 12 digitally printed flags feature the corporation’s distinctive
logo.
New
sales manager joins team
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Hampshire
Flag has appointed Neil Lockton as national sales manager, a newly created role to
enhance existing client relationships and to identify and generate
new revenue opportunities nationwide. Neil joins the close-knit team
to become the eighth company employee. |
Jolly
flag for ‘Friends’ show

Do-good reality
tv show ‘With a little help from my friends’
called on Hampshire Flag’s expertise to produce a jolly roger flag for
the ITV1 show featuring former England striker Ian Wright which will be
screened in June.
Ain’t
no mountain high enough

Adventurous duo
Jo and Rob Gambi have already conquered the world’s ‘Seven Summits’ and
reached the South Pole but instead of putting their feet up, the married
couple are heading to the North Pole…on skis! Hampshire Flag had the honour
of creating a bespoke flag which Jo and Rob will proudly display once
they reach their chilly destination.
Flying
the flag for education
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Staff and
students at a local languages college are now greeted by the colourful
sight of six new international flags, pictured. Hampshire Flag installed
the new flags and flagpoles at Brookfield Languages
College, in Fareham,
Hampshire, to highlight the college’s role in an International Schools
Award. |
O’Grady’s
teatime treat
Chat show host Paul
O’Grady’s early evening show on ITV1 featured a flag produced by the HFC.
Sporting
chance

Hampshire Flag supplied
the ‘North West Backing the Bid’ flag for Sports England. Kriss
Akabusi, pictured, was just one of the many sport stars to
add his signature to the London 2012 Olympics flag.
The
fear factor

Hampshire Flag’s
handiwork features on the small screen once again in ‘I’m famous and frightened’
- Living TV’s spine tingling reality TV show.
MacArthur’s
ocean success
The most talked
about yachting event of the year saw Ellen MacAurthur
‘go it alone’ around the world in a yacht decked out in B&Q Offshore
Challenge flags, all manufactured by Hampshire Flag.
Star
challenge
While the nation
obsessed over who’s in and who’s out, the team at Hampshire Flag were
eagerly watching Celebrity Big Brother for another reason. Channel 4’s
smash hit series featured a HFC flag emblazoned with the Big Brother logo
… and a toilet seat!
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