NAME AND POST
Ian Taylor, Information & Research Manager
Darren Whatford, IT
Sarah Morgan, PR & Social Media (pic)
HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED HERE
9½ years
Just a little over 2 years
Several months (plus years of prior experience)
WHAT IS YOUR MAIN FUNCTION AT WORK
Product development / Researching new ingredients / Ensuring product compliance with legislation.
Everything IT related
Media liaison, Marketing across most brands, managing various Blog, Facebook and Twitter channels
DO YOU HAVE A NICKNAME
not that I’m aware of
Yes - Giggsy (although I don’t support Man Utd!)
Er, I'd rather not know!
DO YOU EVER READ BLOGS OR USE SOCIAL MEDIA
Perish the thought – not enough hours in the day to spend time on chit chat.
No, I’m in IT so never have anything exciting to say,
well nothing that people would want to read anyway.
Yes, daily for both work and pleasure (Say Hi or disagree with me sometime?)
WHAT HOBBIES / SKILLS DO YOU ENJOY
OUTSIDE THE OFFICE
Solving Cryptic Crosswords / Photography / Sailing
I’m a Ski Instructor and skiing is a passion
– well it was until my last child was born.
Vintage and bootsale shopping, attending live gigs (mostly music, some literature) – Radio 4 addict!
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVE PRODUCT/S
Itch Away Shampoo, Aloe vera Styling Gel, Sun SPF15 tan accelerator
Shave Now Wash & Shave
Rejuv Facial oil, Intensive Repair or Moisture lines for shiny hair, can't live without enriching Shea body butter
ANYONE ELSE IN YOUR FAMILY AN ORGANIC CONVERT?
Pretty well all of us – I was already selling
and eating organic foods at least thirty years ago.
Yes, my wife and children
Mum is, and my reading group, after i shared some sachets around! friends with children love the sun care (I do too).
WHY DO YOU LIKE GP PRODUCTS?
Knowing that what I put on my skin and hair is safe
for me and the environment.
I like the organic ingredients
The powerful natural actives which soothe me with their aromas – clawfoot tub time is extra relaxing and now it is pure aswell!
TELL US A FUNNY HIGHLIGHT OF WORKING HERE
Fun? Sorry, but I come to work, not have fun. There have been the odd humorous incidents but I can’t recall anything specific at the moment.
Funny? I’m in IT nothing funny ever happens. Although the other day I did manage to install a PCMCIA SRAM PC Card which I found highly entertaining
A swallow flew through the warehouse into our office last week, we shooed her into the rural fields at the back!
A team of eco experts at Green Parent magazine have been working hard with the Editor, Melissa over the last few weeks. They were testing a wide range of fantastic natural products. They've now gathered all the results together, and we are delighted to say that 6 of our Green People products have made the grade.
Our outright winners at The Green Parent Natural Beauty Awards 2011 are;
BEST SHOWER GEL WINNER: GREEN PEOPLE
BEST CONDITIONER WINNER: GREEN PEOPLE
BEST MEN'S HAIR PRODUCT WINNER: GREEN PEOPLE
'Itch Away Shampoo' is fast becoming a new hero for everyone looking to get sleek after the hassles of wearing a speckled mane and scalp. Ananas Sativus, better known as Pineapple extract is a revolutionary ingredient with unique levels of Bromelain, which removes dead skin cells and prevents further build up – so the scalp stays flake-free.
This is great, natural news for those fighting hair loss. Any build up of dead skin cells on the scalp causes congestion, so blood flow restricts to the hair follicles (if starved of oxygen and nutrients, they die and hair falls out). As the pineapple extract removes dead skins cells and encourages clear healthy follicles, it reduces potential hair loss as it works.
BEST BODY SCRUB HIGHLY COMMENDED: GREEN PEOPLE
BEST SHAMPOO HIGHLY COMMENDED: GREEN PEOPLE
BEST BABY LOTION HIGHLY COMMENDED: GREEN PEOPLE
Best of all, we know that the products chosen are some of the most loved too! (testers raved in the pages of The Anti Ageing Beauty Bible this Spring 2011). More details and links will follow via our social media pages on Facebook and Twitter.
All of the other winners will be formally announced in a beautiful guide which will be available with the Aug/Sept edition of Green Parent magazine, published on 15th July and available from WH Smiths, Sainsburys, Waitrose, M&S, newsagents and health food stores.
