Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

The nights are dark, the weather is cold but here at Atom we are warmer than ever. Our festive spirits have been high and why shouldn't they be, we have had a thrilling year with positive developments and exciting new clients. Therefore a well deserved pat on the back was needed in the form of a festive celebration at Bill’s restaurant in Cambridge. After a delightful afternoon of scrummy food, multiple tipples of wine and excessive laughter we decided more wine was needed. This then wonderfully resulted in our MD swigging Champagne and folk dancing in the street with, we must say, an outstanding violinist. Christmas truly is a time for ‘Everyone dancing merrily, in the new old-fashioned way’.

Before we sign off  with our Christmas wishes we must let you know of the Christmas sales from our wonderful clients; The PoshShed Company- who create finely designed bespoke sheds, The French Furniture Company- whose elegant and distinctive pieces truly are a find, and last but not least Shimu- specialists in reproduction and antique oriental furniture and accessories. Further details of the sales can be found on the clients' websites.

To round up our festive blog we would like to say, whatever your festive plans entail, whether it's being at home with loved ones or having a special get away …

So from everyone here at Atom…

Spring in our step

With a noticeable improvement in the weather and the nights getting a little lighter, it’s a great time to reflect on the year gone, but also to be looking forward to all the delights Spring brings with it. We’ve seen many positive news stories recently, which is a real boost for morale. The 101^st International Women’s day was celebrated by many across the globe yesterday with initiatives, events and news creating a real media buzz, and a top ‘trending’ theme on Twitter. Social media was marked as an essential key in spreading awareness, with our own Prime Minister, David Cameron, marking the day with calls to eliminate violence against girls and women using social media initiatives to change and improve lives. Celebrity supporters for the day include singer-songwriter and We are Equals activist Annie Lennox, Avon Foundation advocate Reese Witherspoon and OXFAM supporters Helena Christensen and Kristin Davis.

 

In other positive news, the marketing group, WPP has reported a surge of more than 18% in pre-tax profits for 2011 to break the £1bn mark for the first time. With Martin Sorrell, WPP, stating that: “The group's 26th year was a record year on virtually whatever measure you are to name… This record performance was achieved in difficult circumstances, particularly in the second half of the year." While we are still in the early quarter of 2012, it’s a great boost to hear companies are not only starting to do well, but are smashing records. Read more about the WPP story here.

Here at Atom, as well as having a great selection of products ready for Spring issues, we’re also proud to report that many of our clients are also going from strength to strength. Eurostove have announced that they are branching into the European market. Continuing their expansion becoming exclusive distributors in France, Spain and Portugal of the already well established UK brand of Scandinavian wood burning stoves, ‘Westfire’, with plans to also expand the European coverage of their own brand, ‘Mendip’ stoves. Any of our followers in France can look forward to seeing the range exhibiting under the name Eurostove SAS at the ‘Foire de Paris’ show: 28^th April - 8^th May. And in St Etienne at the ‘Salon Bois Energie’: 22^nd -25^th March.

Busy, busy, busy!

Lots happening this week in the Atom office. We’ve today received some fantastic coverage in the ‘i’ for The Posh Shed Company’s Pukka Log Stores! Plus you can see lots of fantastic new images on the Online Image Library from Lazy Susan, The Odd Chair Company and The Furniture Barn.

Also, The French Furniture Company previously supplied their gorgeous Gigi Plum Sofa and Armoire to furnish The London School of Modelling for the new ITV2 show; 'Model's Misfits and Mayhem'. 

Previous episodes can be viewed online at http://www.itv.com/itvplayer/video/?Filter=283671, the next episode will be aired on Tuesday 25th October 10:00pm. Models, Misfits & Mayhem follows all the drama at Britain’s busiest modelling school – The London School of Modelling. The school, run by no-nonsense principal Debbie King, trains up wannabe models (male and female) and sends the best off to castings for a wide variety of jobs, including TV commercials, magazine shoots, catwalk shows and much more. Don’t miss it!

And we hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Pukka and Proud

With stove and fireplace features currently filling the magazines; Eurostove & Carron have dominated the pages with their gorgeous range of wood burning stoves. To compliment the trend we now have a stunning product from The Posh Shed Company to keep your logs home and dry. ‘Pukka Log Stores’ are the newest addition to their popular selection of outdoor buildings. And of course they are not only practical but also aesthetically pleasing with the choice of two wonderful designs; Gothic and Contemporary.

Where else to keep your fire wood than Proudly displayed in your very own Pukka Log Store? It’s certainly got us excited about a winter by the fire.