LIMS (London International Music Show) at Excel once again presented a great opportunity for musicians from all over the country to get a hands on experience with the latest products to be released onto the market.

With three public days preceded by a trade day the show drew in the crowds, with visitors seemingly prepared to brave the Tube strike and problems on the Docklands Light Railway. read more…

“We were briefed by the client to increase the awareness of Mitsubishi Canter within the Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicle Dealer network. The device also needed to inform the customer about the versatility of the Mitsubishi Canter due to the absence of on-site salesperson in some of the Dealerships.

The solution was a bespoke stand which became the information hub for the Mitsubishi Canter. read more…

Some of you already know that we helped with The Stony Stratford Classic Car Festival which took place on the Market Square Sunday June 7th 2009. The very wet start didn’t dampen the enthusiasm, with a much larger than expected turn out of both classic and interesting vehicles not to mention hordes of interested onlookers. a great day was had by everyone! A special thank you to the fellow sponsors and event helpers. click here to view the web site: www.ssccf.co.uk

A captivating diary report from our friend Andrew Bullock who treked across Brazil on behalf of UNICEF. Across the Bocaina National Park, from Sao Jose do Barreiro to Mambucaba – Angra dos Reis. This is a central route made in stones by the slaves at the end of the 18th Century, originally used by the Guaianazes Indians and later by troops leading donkeys filled with gold from the Minas Gerais, and coffee from the vale paraibano………….thats why its called “Trilha Do Ouro” or “The Gold Route”. read more…

The Stony Stratford Pump House was built in 1884. At the same time a water tower was built on higher ground at the corner of Augustus Road and Calverton Road. Their joint use ensured the supply of water to the town of Stony Stratford.

The pump house was operational between 1884 and 1950 but due to the development of larger reservoirs the pump house and water tower fell into disuse.
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Can you imagine our premises as a teashop, a family home, a gym or a boathouse? Well other people clearly could - and did. In fact by the time we purchased it, The Old Pump House had changed hands on many occasions since being vacated by the water company many years before. Each new owner had brought a new idea to the table. But, it has to be said, none of those ideas ever amounted to more than yet another set of architectural drawings - all of which are still lying about somewhere today.
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Towards the end of 2008 we found ourselves, not unusually, sitting in a pub - bemoaning the fact that very few of us would get the chance to go skiing in the upcoming months. Something clearly had to be done about this sad state of affairs. And done quickly. In fact, to coin a phrase, if we couldn’t get to the mountains, then the mountains would have to come to us - virtually of course!

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They say that Christmas is a time for giving, and this year at freestone we’ve taken that phrase to heart. What’s more, we’ve decided to do our giving to those who clearly need it most.

So this year instead of forking out on the usual celebratory Christmas meal, we’ve purchased a selection of gifts that Oxfam will distribute to some of the most unfortunate people on our shared planet. By using our ‘Christmas party money’ in this way not only are we providing useful, practical and essential gifts designed to last a lifetime and longer, we’re also avoiding some nasty hangovers - and that can’t be a bad thing!

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freestone wins creative pitch to promote the world’s most expensive car.

Conceived at Aston Martin’s stunning new Design Studio facility by Sheffield born Marek Reichman; the man also responsible for the elegant Aston Martin Rapide, project One-77 is an ultra-exclusive £1.2 million super car/work-of-art. A maximum 77 of these bespoke, seven litre, V12 powered creations will be produced – hence the name. 

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For those of you feeling in a generous mood, a worthy recipient comes in the form of our good friend and general adrenaline junkie, Andrew Bullock. For 6 days during March 2009 he will embark on a hair-raising trek around Brazil, covering 125km on very little flat ground! Much of the terrain is mountainous with rivers, waterfalls, jungle paths and caves to contend with.
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