{"id":1748,"date":"2017-08-01T14:43:57","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T14:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1748"},"modified":"2020-07-28T13:47:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T12:47:44","slug":"india-africa-uk-expand-business-contrado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.contrado.co.uk\/blog\/india-africa-uk-expand-business-contrado\/","title":{"rendered":"From India and Africa to the UK: Tuk Tuks Championing in London with Contrado"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>How you can take your business to the streets with Contrado<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuk Tuks are traditionally an Indian and African big thing, but recently they have made a great (and unexpected) journey in the UK. Who could have imagined that they would turn out to be so popular in a country where summer last only 2 weeks? However, Tuk Tuks are spreading quickly; starting as a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/av\/uk-england-cambridgeshire-40460608\/soham-man-s-grand-tour-of-europe-on-a-tuk-tuk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">charity transport<\/a>,&nbsp; they are now one of the first options for special events and marketing activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They can get even more noticed with Contrado designed fabrics. Our <a href=\"http:\/\/tuktukuk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">customer<\/a>, the largest importer of auto rickshaws in the UK, decided to play big and customised their Tuk for a hot summer week in London. A Malibu branded Tuk driving around London in the middle of July for a Pina Colada Day\u2013 what can be more creative?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hood was printed at Contrado with our Scuba Fabric which looked like pineapple skin. As Robert Leggett from TukTuk (UK) Ltd commented:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cThe Scuba fabric we got from you was brilliant. Printed really well and arrived super quick!\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>It looks amazing and wonderfully summery &#8211; exactly what we at Contrado like to see. Drive on, Tuk, and keep championing London!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ekaterina Vankova,<\/strong><br><strong>Press Office<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><small><em>Contrado is an aspirational British fashion and lifestyle brand that collaborates with artists and designers with focus on custom fabric printing. 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