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    Alex
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 28 Sept 2009

    Sadly, we have no control over what happens to packages after they are picked up from us. At the end of the day, everyone can only do their part to make a change, we are trying our best and appreciate you doing yours too, Scott.

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      scooter
      啓蒙家
      Joined: 26 Dec 2015

      @Alex:

      Sadly, we have no control over what happens to packages after they are picked up from us. At the end of the day, everyone can only do their part to make a change, we are trying our best and appreciate you doing yours too, Scott.

      Make no mistake, Alex, I have absolutely zero frustration with anyone on your end. UPS is 100% responsible for that. I was simply venting, and considering how well UPS has been prior, I probably should've let it go, this time. Hopefully it's an outlier. It wound up ping-ponging between Hong Kong and Taiwan, twice, before moving on to Alaska, and then to Kentucky, where it should've gone in the first place. Amazingly, it only wound up one day late, with roughly 20,000 extra miles travelled.  ::) 😃

      Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

      last edited by 10 Mar 2022, 04:49 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        krebsy
        Haraki san Student
        Joined: 12 Nov 2021

        You're not alone scooter. My order did almost the same thing over the weekend minus the double bounce between Taiwan and China. All to get it to Pennsylvania. This shirt has seen more of the world than I have!

        Looks like denim truly is the fabric of our salvation.

        last edited by 10 Mar 2022, 12:28 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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          Alex
          IHUK Crew
          Joined: 28 Sept 2009

          I wonder if it's just scan errors - it seems pretty unlikely the packages actually went that route.

          last edited by 10 Mar 2022, 12:29 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            Alex
            IHUK Crew
            Joined: 28 Sept 2009

            Very happy to announce that we are now officially carbon neutral. Will be posting more detail on the amount of carbon offset and what the credits have been used towards in due course.

            The certificate is in the name of Island to Island Group, to those not familiar this is the company structure involving Iron Heart.

            last edited by 29 Apr 2022, 13:35 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
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              Giles
              IHUK Crew
              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

              Very well done @Alex

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

              last edited by 29 Apr 2022, 13:44 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                neph93
                見習いボス
                Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                @Giles:

                Very well done @Alex

                Congratulations to all concerned. That means a lot to me as a customer, fanboy, and friend to the brand. Must have taken a lot of work. Truly well done.

                “Some of those that work forces
                Are the same that burn crosses”

                • Virginia Woolf
                last edited by 29 Apr 2022, 13:57 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  goosehd
                  Mod Squad
                  Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                  Congratulations Alex. Well done!

                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                  last edited by 29 Apr 2022, 14:16 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    Matt
                    見習いボス
                    Joined: 4 Oct 2011

                    Great work team!

                    last edited by 29 Apr 2022, 14:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      Twistlock
                      啓蒙家
                      Joined: 31 Dec 2015

                      Great achievement. Congrats!

                      Gesendet von meinem SNE-LX1 mit Tapatalk

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                        motojobobo
                        啓蒙家
                        Joined: 22 Aug 2015

                        Truly a worthwhile achievement Stubborn Crew…👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

                        One more fact to add to my list of reasons why IH is my # 1 clothing brand (by a mile)!

                        The journey is the objective.

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                          sabergirl
                          見習いボス
                          Joined: 4 Oct 2013

                          That’s awesome, [mention]Alex [/mention] ! I’m truly grateful for all the efforts y’all have made for a more sustainable world for us all.

                          Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                            jerkules
                            啓蒙家
                            Joined: 26 Aug 2018

                            Fantastic! Well done!

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                              Nik
                              Raw and Unwashed
                              Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                              This is super interesting @Alex can you explain how a business that involves so much in the way of international logistics can be carbon neutral? Always so great to see how realistic and doable it is to go green.

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                                Alex
                                IHUK Crew
                                Joined: 28 Sept 2009

                                The company goes through a fairly stringent 'weighing' process to identify how much carbon is used in each area of the business, then obviously you take steps to minimise what you can. As you say, for us, shipping internationally is something that we cannot cut out of the business so we look to use more carbon-friendly routes/couriers and anything that cannot be prevented you pay to offset the usage. We then reasses on an annual basis and need to show evidence of minimising our usage where possible without offsets, but a portion will continue to be offset on an ongoing basis.

                                last edited by 1 May 2022, 07:53 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  Bill C
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 22 Mar 2016

                                  Pleased to report that my new 888’s from IHUK were just delivered by cargo bike - DPD seem to have a “last mile” partnership with our local pedal powered delivery company.

                                  Profile pic “The Gosport Queen”

                                  last edited by 13 Dec 2023, 13:50 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
                                  • BrianB
                                    Brian
                                    Joined: 24 Nov 2022

                                    Uk to Oz with UPS is a weird route
                                    Will hit Honolulu next then Sydney
                                    Seems a long way round

                                    IMG_7146.png

                                    last edited by 28 Jun 2024, 09:38 todyT 1 Reply Last reply 28 Jun 2024, 10:26 Reply Quote 0
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                                      tody
                                      啓蒙家
                                      @Brian
                                      Joined: 24 Feb 2021

                                      @Brian I don't think that this route is in the hands of IH.
                                      Cologne is the main european hub for UPS, as the airport does not have a ban on night flights. UPS has a couple of main routes going in and out, and I'm sure they have optimized them best they can.
                                      There is a small time window on sunday afternoon when a three UPS 747 arrive, one after another. The kids alsways had fun watching that.

                                      last edited by 28 Jun 2024, 10:26 BrianB 1 Reply Last reply 28 Jun 2024, 10:50 Reply Quote 1
                                      • BrianB
                                        Brian
                                        @tody
                                        Joined: 24 Nov 2022

                                        @tody said in Iron Heart UK Initiatives:

                                        @Brian I don't think that this route is in the hands of IH.
                                        Cologne is the main european hub for UPS, as the airport does not have a ban on night flights. UPS has a couple of main routes going in and out, and I'm sure they have optimized them best they can.
                                        There is a small time window on sunday afternoon when a three UPS 747 arrive, one after another. The kids alsways had fun watching that.

                                        I’m aware they didn’t choose the route it’s just a crazy route to take that’s all
                                        FedEx DHL always go Europe and east not Europe then west again
                                        My parcels see more of the world than I do 😂

                                        last edited by 28 Jun 2024, 10:50 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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