Latest News | 21 July 2020
Launch of a letterbox
New Bondholder Colleague Box launched its letterbox gift service at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic and is already inundated with thousands of orders.
Natalie and Adam Bamford developed the business idea for companies wanting to stay connected to their colleagues during the Coronavirus pandemic, offering 13 options for personalised corporate gift boxes and allowing customers to create their own bespoke box.
Adam said: “Although setting up a business during the pandemic was a risky move, we launched at a time when supporting people and employee engagement was, and still is, paramount.
“With so much uncertainty, doubt and lack of contact with your team-mates, we wanted something thoughtful with a personalised message that companies could send out quickly and easily from anywhere. The response to Colleague Box has been amazing.”
The initial idea came from Neil Everatt, CEO of cloud-based software company Selenity, which both Natalie and Adam work for. The couple took Neil’s original concept and reimagined it.
Natalie said: “Adam and I got on board as Managing Director and Creative Director and we expanded on Neil’s initial idea to come up with what you see today. We received hundreds and hundreds of orders within the first few weeks and Colleague Box is going from strength-to-strength.”
Customers can choose from the popular Craft Beer Box – which contains three specially-selected beers alongside three perfectly paired premium snacks – the Retro Sweets Box or the popular Return To Work Treat Box; a beautifully packaged parcel containing chocolate, sweets, popcorn, premium tea bags, filter coffee bags and sachets of Clippers hot chocolate wrapped in luxury paper.
Each box comes complete with company branding and a personalised message and while they have been popular with businesses welcoming colleagues back from furlough, the gift boxes have also been a huge hit for special occasions. The Gin Box, which contains two miniature bottles of Gordon’s Gin, tonic water, plus Green & Black’s chocolate, and nibbles, was used for a Friday night Zoom meeting and online networking events.
Companies have also used the gift boxes to thank customers, suppliers and colleagues who have gone above and beyond.
Colleague Box offer free UK shipping and have even sent packages abroad, with orders received from France, America, Spain and Holland.
To find out more, visit www.colleaguebox.co.uk.
