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Welcome to our news and blog hub, your go-to place for everything happening at Steel City. Discover company updates, behind-the-scenes stories, and helpful articles designed to keep you in the know.

First impressions count, and a thoughtful welcome pack can help new starters feel comfortable, included, and part of the team from day one. Welcome packs help...

Green Washing in Branded Merchandise Hero Image featuring a bottle painted green.

Sustainability is a major priority for businesses – and naturally, branded merchandise has followed the trend. But with so many “eco”, “green” and...

James Biggin MD at Steel City Marketing title image 6 Branded Office Product Ideas

When it comes to branded office product ideas, the workplace is full of opportunities to keep your logo in sight. The best branded office products aren’t just...

Virtual Conferences, Events and Exhibitions If you are an event organiser, event co-ordinator or an exhibitor, it is more than likely that you have had to...

✅ Keys ✅ Wallet ✅ AND Mask ✅ Face coverings are an essential item to have on hand and look set to be part of our lives for the foreseeable future to help to...

Update 24th September 2020: Face coverings are now mandatory for bar staff and non-seated customers, shop workers and waiters. Those who do not comply will...

Promotional products, promo giveaways, event swag – there are many labels for branded merchandise but what exactly is it and what are the benefits in...

To mark our 40th anniversary, we have decided to host a virtual fitness charity event: the #40X4CHALLENGE! MD James Biggin plans to host a Zoom exercise...

We are proud to announce that our family business Steel City Marketing turns 40 years old this August. Back in 1980, little did we know what was ahead...

Case Study: Resolve We recently worked with Sheffield IT firm Resolve to supply some personalised branded flasks. Organised on behalf of MD Andrew Seaton, each...

Hearing others experiences of the lockdown can be quite reassuring. So we thought it would be useful to share with you how our MD, James Biggin is coping...

Message from Managing Director James Biggin: The Team and I at Steel City would like to inform and reassure you all about our plans for “work continuation”...

Our MD James Biggin reveals all in this new podcast – The Steel City Business Podcast hosted by Rebel Base Media’s James Marriott and Mark Asquith. Both of...

Can you believe we are at the start of a new decade?! Have any of you taken part in the #10YearChallenge that has become viral on social media? A lot has...

Why not cause a stir…MAKE A coffee ex-CHANGE today and sign up to our 30 Day Disposable Cup Free Pledge! Do you need a flat white to give you a lift? Or maybe...

Branded merchandise specialists Steel City have woken up and smelt the coffee, or should that be waste? “An astonishing 2.5 billion paper coffee cups are being...

To ensure the information you share with us is safe, we have updated our privacy policy so that it meets the requirements set out by the new General Data...

We are absolutely thrilled by our inaugural Steel City Cup charity event starring former World Champion Nick Matthew, Laura Massaro and some famous friends....

A squash-playing city businessman is making a racket about his favourite sport. In a bid to raise the profile of the game he loves, he’s serving up a celebrity...

A city centre office found a sweet way of raising money for Sheffield Children’s Hospital. Staff went door to door selling Thornton’s chocolates to...

The former printing works on New Street, a narrow cobbled street close to the professional quarter, had stood empty for years and had little character. The...

Managing Director James Biggin recently attended the Sheffield Business Awards, where he was shortlisted for Business Person of the Year. The black tie event...

One of the first things that our sales representatives are likely to ask you is: “Do you have a vector version of your logo or design?” A common misconception...

Key findings: · Promotional merchandise can deliver a higher or equal ROI than most forms of advertising · 66% of respondents said they could remember the...

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Welcome Pack Ideas For New Starters

How to Avoid Greenwashing in Branded Merchandise

6 Branded Office Product Ideas (UK) That Get Used Every Day

Best Conference Swag for Virtual Events!

Face Coverings Are An Essential

Face Coverings To Become Mandatory

Benefits of Promotional Products and Branded Merchandise

The Steel City #40X4CHALLENGE

Steel City Marketing Turns 40!

Personalised Branded Flasks Brighten Up Colleagues Day During Lockdown

An Honest Interview: Our MD James Biggin Shares His Lockdown Experience

Steel City – COVID – 19 Update

When Steel City Met Steel City in the new Sheffield Business Podcast

New Year, New Look For The Steel City Website

#CoffeeCupPledge

Sheffield firm plans to create a stir with their Coffee Cup Pledge

Steel City’s Updated Privacy Policy

Charity Evening of World Class and Celebrity Squash

Get a taste for squash with city’s star player Nick

Sweet fundraiser for The Children’s Hospital Charity

Vision that drove transformation of workaday site into sleek new office

Sheffield Business Person of the Year 2013 Shortlist

What Is Vector Art?

Promotional Merchandise Delivers a Higher or Equal ROI Than Most Forms of Advertising

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