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Six of Premier’s staff took to the mountains recently to complete the first in a series of outdoor challenges. Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), is the highest mountain in Wales, standing an incredible 1,085 metres tall (3,560 feet). Aged from 30 to 57 Dean Tustin, Lee Woodford, Kirk Stevens, Cedric Picardo, Andy Whiteside and John Vickers set off from Premier’s head office in Minworth, on Saturday 30th April at 5am; to climb to the summit of Snowdon, whilst in the process raising awareness for the Young Explorers campaign.

Dean Tustin comments, “It all started on our lunch break. We’d been going out for a walk every lunchtime and decided that we wanted to challenge ourselves a bit more. For many of us, climbing Snowdon had always been an ambition.”

Starting at Pen y Pass, the intrepid team made their ascent via the infamous Pyg Track, considered the most rugged and challenging route to the summit. The group made their way along the track, winding up to Bwlch y Moch, treating them all to a glimpse of Llyn Llydaw and its iconic causeway. They eventually joined the Miners’ Track and up towards Llanberis Path, before pushing on to the summit.

Tustin continues, “We’re a group of mixed ages and fitness levels but we helped each other to battle on and reach the top of Snowdon together. The views were stunning, as was the drink afterwards! Naturally, we’ve started planning our next challenge.”

The group took the opportunity to raise awareness of Premier’s Young Explorer promotion. The campaign is aimed at helping The Outdoor Guide Foundation’s Waterproof and Wellies Project for Primary School children; coinciding with Premier’s launch of the Explorer range of papers, by the Navigator Company. The objective of this project is to see children from all backgrounds getting outside and enjoying the natural wonders that are all around them and enabling them to learn about and enjoy the outdoors; the project is supported by CBeebies television presenter Gemma Hunt. For more information about Premier visit www. paper.co.uk, if you would like to discover more about the Waterproofs and Wellies Project visit www.theoutdoorguide.co.uk/foundation www.paper.co.uk

PCL LABELS NOW AVAILABLE CARBON CAPTURED FROM PREMIER

The PCL range of self-adhesive products by Avery is now available from media supplier Premier, readily Carbon Captured. For over 25 years PCL has been manufacturing innovative labels and self-adhesive materials for digital and litho print technologies. PCL manufacture one of the widest ranges of self-adhesive material and die cut labels on the market, from the patented PCL3 format labels, to the PCL labels designed specifically for commercial printers, to the Digital Office A4 and A4+ options; the PCL range of labels and self-adhesive products is a versatile and reliable product for labelling applications.

Premier, exclusive UK stockists of the PCL range, has announced that the carbon emissions from the production and supply of PCL labels are readily mitigated through Premier’s Carbon Capture programme.

John Vic, Premier’s Sales Director – Digital Media comments “As the UK’s only stockist of the PCL by Avery range, we are proud to Carbon Capture® every packet that is sold to our customers, helping them and us to make a difference; each time they order from Premier.”

The Carbon Capture® programme provides a method of mitigating CO2 emissions and a reduced carbon solution for organisations; whilst helping them to demonstrate their values and a responsible approach to the environment. 100% of the money raised through the Carbon Capture® programme, goes directly to the Woodland Trust to plant native woodland, here in the UK; providing habitats for wildlife and green spaces for all to enjoy. To date, the Carbon Capture® programme has raised over £1.37m for The Woodland Trust, planted more than 354,000 trees, and captured over 82,000 tonnes of CO2. New dedicated swatches are now available from Premier, to claim your free copy contact your local branch or visit www.paper.co.uk