Charity Review
Impamark Charity Contributions – 2024 Review
Monthly Archives: December 2024
Impamark Supports Local Charities Amid Rising Homelessness and Food Insecurities in Essex
Chess Homeless
This holiday season, Impamark is proud to give back to the local community by supporting two outstanding charities: The Dengie Food Pantry and CHESS Homeless. The Dengie Food Pantry, a volunteer-led organisation, helps families facing food insecurity, and our contribution will provide essential food supplies to those in need. CHESS Homeless works tirelessly to support individuals affected by homelessness, and together we are providing essential items such as bags, water bottles, warm hats, and thermal blankets to offer comfort during the colder months. We hope our contributions bring warmth, comfort, and hope to those who need it most this Christmas. For more information on our charitable work, visit our website: impamark-promotional-merchandise.co.uk/charitable-work.
Celebrating Innovation: The Winners of the 2024 BPMA Product Awards
We are excited to reveal the winners of the 2024 BPMA Product Awards, announced during the highly anticipated BPMA Product Awards LIVE event on December 6th, held at One Moorgate Place in London. This year’s awards celebrated the outstanding innovation, craftsmanship, and commitment to quality that continue to drive the promotional product industry forward.
To enter the awards, participants were asked to submit detailed responses addressing key criteria such as pricing, product performance, and sustainability, backed by solid evidence. The judging process was rigorous, spanning three rounds, and involved senior industry distributors, as well as guest judges from prestigious organisations like APPA, PPPC, Sourcing City, and Sourcing Machine. Additionally, catalogue heads contributed their expertise, ultimately helping to select the final winners in November 2024.
The competition was fierce, and the panel of expert judges was impressed by the calibre of entries this year. The diversity and quality of the submissions demonstrated the impressive level of innovation within the sector.
To showcase these incredible achievements, the BPMA stand will feature the Platinum award-winning products at Merchandise World this January, providing attendees with a closer look at the cutting-edge products that stood out.
We extend our congratulations to all those who entered this year – Here’s to another year of remarkable success and innovation in the promotional products industry!
Impamark Christmas
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Impamark Christmas Shutdown 2024Impamark will be closed from1.00 p.m. on Friday 20th December until January 6th at 09.00 a.m. |
| As we look back on 2024, it’s been an incredible year for Impamark, marking our 55th anniversary as a family-run business. To commemorate this milestone, we’ve hosted several exciting events throughout the year. To thank our loyal customers, we launched the ‘5 Every 55’ campaign, selecting five lucky winners every 55 days to receive five sustainable products. It’s our way of expressing gratitude for your continued support on this amazing journey. We also treated our top suppliers to a special trip to Valencia, Spain—an unforgettable experience that highlights the importance of the strong relationships we’ve built over the years. Additionally, we celebrated with a party at our Dammerwick Farm office, welcoming around 40 guests, including local businesses, the Mayor of Burnham-on-Crouch, Fiona Clegg, friends, family, and former Impamark employees. |
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We’re proud to announce that our Managing Director, Nicky Crisp, has been shortlisted for the prestigious ‘Female Ambassador of the Year’ Award at The Great British Business Woman Awards, recognising her exceptional contributions to the business world. In December, we were honored to be named a winner in the Distributor of the Year category at the Top 25 Sourcing City Awards. |
| Impamark has recently announced that we have once again renewed our commitment to the British Promotional Merchandise Association’s Step Forward Pledge for 2025, reaffirming our dedication to building a sustainable future in the promotional merchandise industry by empowering customers to make more informed and environmentally conscious product choices. 2025 also sees the introduction of our Carbon Conscious strategy which will help to foster a greener and more sustainable future for our industry and planet. |  |
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A highlight of our year included a special raffle for Farleigh Hospice, an organisation close to our hearts, as it supported Nicky’s family during her father’s illness. Thanks to generous contributions, we raised £500 for Breast Cancer Now, funding vital research and care for those affected by breast cancer. We have also continued supporting local and national causes and have backed initiatives like Burnham-on-Crouch Carnival & Circus Star this year.
This Christmas, we’ve contributed to help The Dengie Food Pantry, a local volunteer led food bank local to our offices. We are also collaborating with CHESS Homeless with aiding giveaway items to those effected by homelessness with items such as bags, bottles, warm hats and thermal blankets. |
| Looking ahead, please keep in mind that orders placed before Christmas or during the first week of January will be delivered before Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025). Orders placed after this time will be delivered around early March. 2025 will mark the Year of the Snake, an animal in Chinese culture known for its enigmatic and mysterious qualities among the 12 zodiac signs. |  |
On behalf of the Impamark team, thank you for your support in 2024. We wish you a joyful holiday season and a happy New Year, and look forward to continuing our partnership in 2025!
Nicky & the Team |