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Wear businesses can now order branded social distancing floor stickers – in the knowledge that every donation will support a local charity. First Choice for Covid safety First Choice Labels can create bespoke social distancing floor stickers for companies keen to keep staff and visitors safe and adhere to Covid-safety guidelines during the ongoing pandemic. And an investment in new machinery means they can take orders for as few as 12 of the highly durable, non-slip stickers that will stick to most surfaces including carpet, concrete, laminate and tiled floors. And for every 12 branded stickers ordered, First Choice Labels will make a £12 donation to local charity County Durham Community Foundation. “Clearly businesses everywhere need social distancing floor stickers,” said the family-owned firm’s managing director Nigel Willis. “But until now it’s only been costeffective for us to produce the stickers in significant numbers. “But an investment in new machinery means we can now produce as few as 12 bespoke floor stickers, each created in the customers’ branded colours and incorporating their company logo or whatever imagery they prefer. “They’re perfect for gyms, shops, restaurants, bars and most small businesses. “And we’re delighted that for every order we receive for the bespoke stickers, we’ll make a donation to County Durham Community Foundation, who are doing such sterling work supporting charities and families struggling as a result of the pandemic.” Based on Kirkleatham Business Park, near Redcar, First Choice Labels is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of self-adhesive labels. Established in 2002, the company manufactured more than 500 million labels in 2019 to the global quality standards of BRC and ISO:9001. Clients include businesses across the Durham and Sunderland regions including numerous suppliers to Nissan and one of the UK’s only manufacturers of televisions. They are a long-established supplier to the NHS and the Ministry of Defence – and they’ve made labels for clients as wideranging as Disney, Goodies funnyman Bill Oddie and Prince Charles. First Choice Labels were praised by the Conservative Party chairman after making free social distancing signs for local businesses and charities. Amanda Milling visited First Choice Labels as part of a two-day tour to meet the region's Conservative MPs. She met Redcar MP Jacob Young at the firm and heard about their work during the coronavirus pandemic. As a critical supplier, the team at First Choice worked tirelessly throughout lockdown producing social distancing stickers to give away to local independent businesses and charities. Speaking after her visit, Ms Milling said: "It was great to visit First Choice Labels to hear about the social distancing labels they have been making and distributing to local charities and businesses. "The work they've done helped the region to spread the message about safety guidelines as we came out of lockdown." BESPOKE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND FACEMASK CIRCULAR FLOOR STICKERS. firstchoicelabels.co.uk [email protected] 0800 021 9977 300mm diameter. Highly durable. Non-slip. Stick to most surfaces. £12 each including design and print. Minimum order of 12. 48