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BUSINESSMAN DONATES £11K TO ASHGATE HOSPICECARE AFTER MAKING £1M FROM LOCKDOWN START-UP Blades partner with iconic sports brand Sheffield United have partnered with iconic sports and lifestyle brand New Era to launch a bespoke selection of headwear for Blades fans. Launched in America back in 1920, the brand has become the market leader in sports headwear for teams across the NFL, NBA and is now progressing partnerships across the Premier League. The range will see a selection of caps and knits that feature New Era’s iconic 9FORTY and 9FIFTY fits, and the colourways incorporate traditional Club tones, plus nods to iconic strips. The drop is exclusive to SUFC Direct – The Official Online Shop of Sheffield United Football Club. The Club’s head of commercial Paul Reeves said: “To work with a popular brand such as New Era is another positive step forward for our retail operation. “We have worked hard over the last 18 months to develop our retail offer and bring new ranges and fashion that can be worn with pride both inside and outside of Bramall Lane. “This is the first of an exclusive headwear selection and we look forward to seeing future collaborations in store.”
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Chesterfield man Ash Young, who launched CarMats. co.uk during lockdown, has raised over £11k for Ashgate Hospicecare. Alongside home-schooling his two kids during lockdown and running digital agency Evoluted day-to-day, Ash decided to start a new venture, launching his own ecommerce site with a target of reaching £1 million within the first 12 months. Ash took CarMats.co.uk from strength to strength, and in January, just nine months after launching, hit the £1 million mark. To mark the occasion, he decided to donate the entire revenue (not profit) from the day of reaching £1m, to local charity Ashgate Hospicecare. Ash said: “Ashgate Hospicecare was the natural choice. They are just up the road from where I live and they do amazing work. A large part of their income comes from the various events they run through the year that we love attending, such as the open-air cinema and summer fair which they haven’t been able to run this year. So we wanted to take this opportunity to support them and give back.”
ASH YOUNG WITH HIS £11K DONATION FOR ASHGATE HOSPICECARE
On the day of reaching £1m, CarMats.co.uk received
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Peter Stone, director of income generation at Ashgate Hospicecare, said: “We are absolutely astounded by the generosity of Ash and his new business venture and I would like to thank him on
behalf of everyone at Ashgate Hospicecare. “Right now, the demand for our specialist end-of-life care has never been greater, as we work with our NHS colleagues to ease the burden on the wider health system by freeing up beds in Chesterfield Royal Hospital and caring for patients in our specialist inpatient unit instead.” Read all about Ash’s e-commerce journey in unLTD – https://unltdbusiness.com/ on-the-road-to-e-commerce/ Read Ash’s latest column for unLTD on page 21.
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