Cryo – Genics, Been in and around the Punk scene for a bloody long time but only got our arses in gear to play recently. After a few false starts with various other people and their instruments Sid finally met Ruby at an English Dogs gig and the new and improved Cryo-Genics was born. Along with Col, our ace drummer boy and Ernie our bass player we’ve been playing together since January 2010 and have played with some mint bands including Disharge, Broken Bones, The Fiend and Sick on the Bus. We’re always on the lookout for gigs and already have some ace ones lined up for 2010. We’ll pretty much play anywhere. We’re completely DIY and fucking love it that way. We’ve just recorded a new live demo which is now up on our page. It’s full of mistakes, feedback and attitude but doesn’t have a bass. For us, it’s all about the music we love and being part of it. Make sure you come and have a drink with us, we’ll be at the fucking bar 🙂 Cheers, Ruby x ..
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Doc Marten Boot company up for sale
British boot and shoemaker Dr Martens put up for sale by R Griggs Group
British boot and shoemaker Dr Martens has been put up for sale by R Griggs Group, which has owned it for more than 50 years. It could fetch as much as £120m.
The firm, which makes fashionable footwear in the style of the one pictured on the front of a shop in Camden, North London, is run by Max Griggs.
Best foot forward: Pre-tax profits at Dr Martens more than tripled last year
His father bought the design rights – originally standard boots for the German army – after the Second World War.
It was struggling to survive ten years ago, but revenue jumped 33 per cent to £110m last year. Pre-tax profits more than tripled to £15.3m.
Dr Martens has become an inconic brand, favoured variously over the years by punks, skinhead and goths and more recently once again in mainstream fashion.
The last year has seen Dr Marten open more stores in the U.S., which accounts for 42 per cent of sales, and also grew sales in Asia.
Current owner Max Griggs’ father, Reginald, bought the rights to Dr Martens boots from its German owners after the Second World War. The boots were originally designed by Dr Klaus Maertens. The signature air-cushioned sole was originally made with abandoned rubber from Luftwaffe airfields.
The first eight-eyelet boot – with its distinctive yellow stitching and black and yellow heel loop – entered production in the UK in 1960.
In 2000 Dr Martens moved production to China and Thailand. But R Griggs reopened the brand’s original factory at Wollaston, in Northamptonshire, in 2007 to produce vintage styles.
Read more: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2096859/British-boot-shoemaker-Dr-Martens-sale-R-Griggs-Group.html#ixzz1lj0QwOnb
