Today represented an exciting finale in our first ever project with the Creative and Media Diploma students at Brentford School for Girls, and The Business Links Team at the Hounslow Education Business Partnership.
Following our recognition as South West London’s greenest company we were keen to promote this achievment and through visits to the company and sessions at the school the students were given the opportunity to decorate one of our Luton vans as a blank canvas to create their own design.
This has been a steep learning curve for the students, who have only been studying the Diploma in Creative and Media for six months! The Girls have had to think on their feet, on their own, collaborate and reflect on and revise their ideas to produce the final artefact, which itself is a testament to their creative zeal and perseverance. The outcome from the team of students is outstanding!
Kelly Dooley, Assistant Headteacher, Brentford School for Girls.
The design seeks to tell a story of environmental impacts and aspirations as well as a need for corporate responsibility, and the newly decorated van has already prompted members of the public to declare their praise: “I just wanted to say that I was sitting in traffic next to one of your vans when I saw that you had won an local environmental award, so decided to look at your website. Its got more information and a better thought out strategy that some FTSE companies! I’d like to nominate Allsignsgroup for an international environmental award!”
“This project has been a brilliant opportunity for the students to work closely with a local company on a real scenario. For all involved, the school, the company, and the HEBP, supporting the students at Brentford School has inspired us all to explore further initiatives to ensure the relationship continues to expand and develop”.
Garth Buckle MBE, The Business Links Team, Hounslow Education Business Partnership.
Girls and staff from Brentford School for Girls
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We are often asked to do some weird and wonderful things, so the call to donate old pvc banners to help protect what is believed to be the oldest surviving all-steel coach anywhere in the UK was something we simply couldn’t turn down!
Built in 1907 for the City & South London Railway (now the Northern Line), this coach now resides at the Electric Railway Museum and until recently was exposed to both the elements and local grafitti artists. Its steel frame construction makes the coach especially prone to rust, and at 100+ years old, much of it out in the open, it has now seriously deteriorated.
So, enter our banners which were most recently used to promote U2’s new album! We are desparate to recycle as much commercial waste as possible, and as the picture depicts they were a perfect fit, providing the much needed protection the coach requires.
Covering it up is the first stage of a plan to arrest the rust! Thanks to Allsignsgroup (and Bono!) for all your help!
Dave Burbridge, Electric Railway Museum Limited.
Electric Railway Museum using recycled banners to preserve old train
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