Archive for the 'southampton' Category

Friday, October 7th, 2011

The UK children’s charity that aims to change the world for children with genetic disorders.
Individually, genetic disorders are rare but together they affect 1 in 25 children born in the UK – that’s more than 30,000 babies each year. Their associated health problems mean that genetic disorders are the biggest killer of children aged 14 [...]

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

Every September 22, people from around the world get together in the streets, intersections, and neighbourhood blocks to remind the world that we don’t have to accept our car-dominated society.
But we do not want just one day of celebration and then a return to “normal” life. When people get out of their cars, they should [...]

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

The scene is set for the biggest ever celebration of British food on our shores with more promotions in shops, special menus and activities taking place across the country than ever before.
The event’s 10th Anniversary:  this year celebrates 10 years of achievements: since the event started thousands of activities have taken place around the country; [...]

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Designing for accessibility is making products and services so that people with disabilities can use them. One could easily assemble a long list of technology accessibility failures. As a budding librarian, I am dismayed by the accessibility problems of library services. Kelly Ford has written about accessibility issues with ebook services and ebook readers (e.g. [...]

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Climate Week is a supercharged national occasion that offers an annual renewal of our ambition and confidence to combat climate change. It is for everyone wanting to do their bit to protect our planet and create a secure future. To see Total Coverage’s policy, have a look at our ethics page, or [...]

Friday, March 18th, 2011

Red Nose Day is on Friday 18th March. It’s a day like no other when the whole country gets together to do something funny for money and change countless lives in the process.
It all culminates in a night of cracking TV on the BBC with some of the biggest names in comedy and entertainment.
And the [...]

Monday, March 14th, 2011

Southampton-based graphic design company, Total Coverage, has been named ‘Co-operative of the Month’, after completing an initiative to become greener and reduce their carbon footprint. The business, established in 1988, which specialises in delivering engaging communications including marketing literature, corporate publications, display graphics and websites, received the award in recognition for completing the Greener Together [...]

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Worker co-operative, Total Coverage, has been awarded the ISO 9001 accreditation for the provision of graphic design services for communication materials, following a rigorous audit process.
Adrian Andrews, (pictured left with co-directors Linda Bratcher and Kingsley Brown) says: “It’s a fantastic achievement to be able to further demonstrate to all existing and potential [...]

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Over the last twelve months Ainslie Chivers has been involved in Total Coverage’s Greener Together initiative and has become more eco aware because of it. Total Coverage Director, Kingsley Brown (pictured right) presents Ainslie with a hamper full of locally sourced edible goodies for getting involved with the initiative. The hamper from Bay [...]

Friday, March 4th, 2011

Thanks to winning an eco prize in a recent Greener Together competition, Mark Bratcher from Southampton is the proud owner of a wormery.
Mark says: “I’ve had the thing for a couple of months now, but the worms don’t seem to be that active at the moment, probably due to the cold. I am hoping for [...]