Initial celebrates 120 years!
In June we celebrated 120 years of our Initial brand. It has been 12 decades since Arthur and Laura Bigelow set up a unique office towels business in London, with customers’ initials embroidered on their hand towels – and hence the name Initial. Our colleagues celebrated globally with cakes and balloons being a common feature in local celebrations, and a special mosaic image of Mr and Mrs Bigelow was created for the event featuring photographs of colleagues and Initial products around the world. Here’s to the next 120 years!
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