Theo Paphitis leads Ryman Stationery drive for Comic Relief. 

Following his support of Sport Relief last year, the straight talking but warm hearted owner of Ryman Stationery has challenged his team of 2,500 to help raise over £500,000 in aid of Red Nose Day that takes place on Friday March 13.
 
Ryman stores nationwide are selling quirky Red Nose Day pens, fun sticky notes, pencils, handy notebooks and large erasers for £1 each that will raise smiles as well as funds.  Ryman will donate £1 for each pen sold and 50p for each of the other items.

The stationer’s employees are raising cash from friends and family through sponsored walks, runs, hops and even vehicle dragging.
 
Not to be outdone by his colleagues, in order to Do Something Funny for Money, Theo Paphitis has turned his gunmetal grey Maybach 62 – one of the world’s most luxurious saloons – into an eye-popping colourful red and white splattered automobile.  The car will be on the road up until Red Nose Day.
 
The star of BBC Two’s Dragons’ Den programme said, “The car usually turns heads but for the next six weeks it is transformed into one of the most unusual and most expensive mobile billboards.  It has been ‘wrapped’ in new livery and is the most valuable saloon car to receive this special treatment, usually reserved for Formula One cars or commercial vehicles.”
 
The vehicle’s transformation was masterminded by Raccoon, the UK’s leading vehicle wrapping specialist and took place in the high tech workshop at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge, Surrey.  The memorable number plate, RYM4N, remains.
 
Theo Paphitis adds, “The car is so unusual we’ve been invited to have it on show during half term week (Monday February 16 to Friday February 20) so that children and their families can see it close up.”  

“The team at Raccoon did an amazing job in transforming my Maybach into a fantastic rolling advert and will be a great help in raising charity funds and promoting this year’s Red Nose Day. Well done!”

“I hope that people can see the funny side of our fundraising that is for serious reasons.  I visited Comic Relief funded projects in Ethiopia last year and saw street children benefit from Comic Relief cash.  People shouldn’t forget that 40 per cent of the charity’s funds are spent on projects around the UK.“

The winner of this summer’s ‘Vehicle Wrap Makeover’ competition, which run throughout the British Motor Show at London Excel and received over a 1,000 entries, has finally collected his fantastic prize.

Ian Clements of Pleshey Forge, received his fully wrapped Peugeot Partner van, fully wrapped in a freshly designed full colour vehicle wrap. This fantastic mobile advertisement for his business will enable him to reinforce his company’s unique products and services, whilst travelling across Essex, through the power of vehicle wrapping.

As part of the competition winning package, the Raccoon creative team worked closely with Clements to create a fresh new brand style for Pleshey Forge, something that he is now keen to adopt across his other marketing collateral, including brochures and website. Not only do Pleshey Forge have the benefit of a fantastic outdoor marketing tool for their business, but also a fantastic workhorse that will enable them to provide an even better collection and delivery service to their customers throughout Essex. For more information on Pleshey Forge, an established family run business based in Chelmsford, please visit: www.plesheyforgeltd.co.uk   

For an unprecedented fourth time in a row, Raccoon win ‘Vehicle Graphic of the Year’ at the 2008 Sign Industry Awards.

Our entry for the wrapping of a series of Tuk Tuk’s for the launch of Bollywood movie ‘The Darjeeling Limited’ was deemed to hold a unique position amongst the judging panel for both its visual appearance and technical aspects.  

The project was carried out by the Raccoon (Hampshire) team for Southampton Tuk Tuk importer and entrepreneur ‘Mr Steve’, and was unique in many ways. The attention to detail that went into both the graphic production and vinyl application was unsurpassed in both its precision and technique.

The Tuk’s Tuk’s were an integral part of the movie’s premiere in central London, and this project confirmed, once again, that Raccoon is the UK’s No.1 vehicle wrapping company.

For an unprecedented fourth time in a row, Raccoon won ‘Vehicle Graphic of the Year’ at the 2008 Sign Industry Awards.

Our entry for the wrapping of a series of Tuk Tuk’s for the launch of Bollywood movie ‘The Darjeeling Limited’ was deemed to hold a unique position amongst the judging panel for both its visual appearance and technical aspects.  

The project was carried out by the Raccoon (Hampshire) team for Southampton Tuk Tuk importer and entrepreneur ‘Mr Steve’, and was unique in many ways. The attention to detail that went into both the graphic production and vinyl application was unsurpassed in both its precision and technique.

The Tuk’s Tuk’s were an integral part of the movie’s premiere in central London, and this project confirmed, once again, that Raccoon is the UK’s No.1 vehicle wrapping company.

Raccoon (Hampshire) were thrilled to get the call from their Council to say, “you’ve got the deal!”

After paying a visit, and seeing our work first hand the Principal Road Safety Officer at Hampshire County Council couldn’t wait to get started on the re-brand of two of their vehicles.

The quality of our work and dedication to service left him relieved he had found a company capable of wrapping his vehicles to their same incredibly high standards.

The brand new Audi A3’s looked fantastic with their completely individual designs, and with a number of Transit Connects to follow it’s clear our incredible wraps are being recognised throughout Hampshire and beyond.

The official Magazine of the British Army were thrilled when Raccoon (Hampshire) agreed to launch this Vauxhall Vivaro into Military status. 

A standard white van was transformed into this camouflaged war machine, incorporating both the awesome Chinook chopper and fierce Tank. 

Soldier Magazine attends numerous shows across the county and wanted something that would proudly represent them and the British Army. 

Raccoon’s design and application skills more than stood up to the challenge. Expect to see this fantastic wrap on patrol near you!

‘If only I could all drive one of these!’.

That’s what the entire Raccoon team were thinking as this incredible car pulled into our vehicle wrapping centre in Durley, Hampshire. 

Martin & Co, one of the UK’s No1 Letting Agents, asked Raccoon to wrap this beautiful machine in their company’s familiar branding and colours.

Our graphic application team jumped at the chance to once again prove their skills and push the boundaries of vehicle wrapping one step further. A huge amount of focus and poise was needed, especially when you consider that the vehicle was worth over £100,000! 

Martin & Co have been amazed by the amount of attention the wrap is getting throughout the country, whilst we look forward to the next challenge…..

When two Hampshire-based businesses got together on behalf of Harrods, London, they created an unusual showpiece for the world’s most famous retail outlet, a fully wrapped Tuk Tuk. Raccoon Hampshire teamed up with Southampton’s Tukshop to create a visually striking marketing tool for Harrods’ Tailor on a Tuk Tuk campaign. The exclusive promotion sends master tailors to homes and offices around central London to measure up and deliver shirts and suits to customers.

Says Raccoon Sales Director, Sam Williams: “The Harrods job was very high profile and had to be perfect. The Tuk Tuk is the most intricate vehicle we have ever worked on. We’d just wrapped two 40ft articulated lorries in 1 day. They were set to transport the England Rugby team’s excess luggage from the UK to France; we’re talking around 3,200sqft of vehicle, but the tiny tuk tuk took two whole days!”
The tuk tuk, which garnered interest from the national press, and also appeared on ITV3 is currently driving around London.

Steve Webb, founder of the Tukshop, based in Ocean Village, says: “It’s great to see one of London’s premier retailers getting on the tuk tuk vibe. Working with Raccoon has also been great. I used Raccoon when the company was based in Kent, but now there’s a branch in Hampshire all of my business will stay local, saving me time and money.”
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In time for the punishing final between England and South Africa this weekend, Sam Williams completed the ultimate conversion when he got his team of vehicle-wrapping technicians to wrap two 40ft articulated lorries, turning them into shining emblems for the England rugby team, and one of its sponsors.

The lorries, which are 15 feet high, were used to take the England team’s excess baggage from England to France before we battle it out with South Africa in this weekends Word Cup Final.

Gulliver Sports, the sponsors of the England and Ireland rugby teams were delighted at the way the lorries turned out.

Adds Sam: ‘I hope that the hard work my team put in brings a little bit of Hampshire luck to the England team. Who knows, wrap up the final for us and bring home the trophy!’

Developed by engineers that helped deliver the iconic McLaren F1, the Caparo T1 is a new uncompromised and unconstrained sports car that sets new boundaries in performance, driver experience and enjoyment. The Caparo T1 has an unrivalled, extremely high speed dynamic performance envelope.

In conjunction with the much publicized launch of the epic Caparo T1, Raccoon Hampshire wrapped the supercar in a striking orange graphic ready for its starring role on Channel 5’s Fifth Gear. Soon to be seen on Top Gear it was clear the finish had to be perfect and only Raccoons Fitters were up to the challenge.

Car Magazine quoted “a power-to-weight ratio double the Bugatti Veyron’s, and so much downforce you will be able to drive it upside down in a tunnel at 150mph*”

We would love to see that!