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It is very important here at Gandys that the entire flip flop making process from factory to foot is ethical, efficient and as environmentally friendly as possible.

Which is why we spend a lot of time selecting factories that we trust. Rob just returned from a two week trip to China where he was doing just this, checking up on production and making sure that things were all in line!

Whilst over there he spent a lot of time on the road, so naturally, like any good traveler, he hopped out of the car for some great photo opps. Wouldn't you?

Excited that in a few weeks the Accessorize collaboration will be launching into shops around the world.

Random fact but our first ever pair of Gandys were purchased by someone in Germany via a facebook post! We now have Breuninger one of Germany's finest department stores on board with us for this summer! Rob & Paul

As we announced in November Gandys are taking part in the National Enterprise Challenge, alongside Theo Paphitis and one of his retail chains - Rymans. It is a design competition across secondary schools in the UK with over 20,000 students taking part, with the winning flip flop design being featured in Gandys next collection. Here is a selection of some of the designs we have been sent in so far, looks like judging will be a difficult decision in June!

Gandys take on the deck shoe….watch this space!

Happy Valentines' Day! Share the Love…

On Thursday 6th February, Boris Johnson, Mayor of London officially opened Gandys first HQ! We have the 'Necker Red' named after Sir Richard Branson, and now we have renamed the Brighton Blue, the 'Boris Blue' after the famous 'Boris Bikes' seen all over the capital. He even had time to design his own pair of Gandys…a very British design with London buses…and relevant to the current underground strike!

All the guests were welcomed by the lovely Suzie and Jimmy from 'Jimmy's Iced Coffee' a massive favourite for the Gandys team…as well as an array of delicious cupcakes and rainbow cakes. Many thanks for the lovely people that came down to support, and to those who helped us get to this step!

Nice Gandys postcard sent in from a fan in Buenos Aires!

January is the month to escape the UK Winter Blues and plan a holiday…do not forget your travel essential, your Gandys! Send us photos in your Gandys info@gandysflipflops.com, and you could be on our blog or social media!

Check out the vintage drawing we've unearthed at the HQ. Rob's very first sketch of the Gandys signature rope strap. Wicked to see how far things have come since then!