Impamark Christmas Shutdown 2020

Impamark will be closed from:
Tuesday 22nd December at 5.00 p.m.
until Monday 4th January at 09.00 a.m.

As 2020 draws to a close we reflect on what has been an unprecedented year for us all.

Impamark worked continuously throughout the lockdowns.

Through our existing supply chains in UK, Europe and the Far East, we were able to provide much needed PPE to Hospices, Care Homes, Councils, Schools and Organisations.

We built a new PPE Website back in April and have made several donations of masks, aprons, gloves and sanitiser dispensers to support those who need it.

In addition we have also contributed to the Captain Tom Foundation by donating from hand sanitiser sales.

Who could have possibly anticipated that our top selling promotional product for 2020 would be a reusable face mask? We have sold tens of thousands!

One of our favourite orders was for The British Wildlife Trust and the masks we produced for them were featured in the Daily Mail as worn by Dame Judi Dench!

In March, literally as we went into lockdown, we had the best news ever that Holly had passed her Level 3 NVQ in Business and Administration with distinction!
We are extremely proud of Holly’s achievements in the past 3 years she has been with us.

With Covid the company re-organised itself and Holly now has a new digital marketing role. Not only does she manage all of our social media channels, she has been instrumental in building both the PPE website, and upgrading our new specialist site for the Armed Forces !!

We would like to remind you that Chinese New Year, (CNY) is 12th February 2021 which will mean that orders for delivery pre CNY will need to be placed before 8th January.

Any orders placed after this date will not be delivered until some time in March.

At the time of writing we still do not know the effect that Brexit will have on our Industry.

We are working with all of our suppliers to try and ensure there is minimum possible disruption so that we can still deliver our high standards of service that you expect.

From our discussions, we do not anticipate there being any major changes with our Far Eastern suppliers, with the possible exception of delays in ports due to stockpiling and COVID.

Our UK suppliers will also remain largely unaffected as long as they can obtain the basic stock.

However, our European suppliers may be another story, and we will have to report back on this once we know for definite whether we have a deal or not.

We are not sending any Christmas gifts this year. We have chosen to donate to a local food bank instead. The Dengie Food Pantry are working tirelessly over the Festive period to ensure the local community have the food they need to support their families.

On behalf of the Impamark team I would like to thank you for your continued support throughout 2020 in what has been an extremely difficult year.

We wish you a great festive season and best wishes for 2021. Let’s hope that next year is a little calmer for us all!!

Nicky & the Team