Middletown, R.I., (December 7, 2015) – Wild Things, LLC, (www.wildthingsgear.com), a leading manufacturer of technical outerwear for the U.S. Military and Law Enforcement markets, is pleased to announce they have moved into a new office in Middletown, RI. The new space is much larger than their old office in Newport and is only a few hundred yards from Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island.
“Everyone is psyched for the new office.” said Ed Schmults, CEO of Wild Things. “We have more space for everything – people, product, servers, etc. It is much easier to work and get things done. Plus the Production Department can shut the door when the rest of us get too loud”
The proximity to Naval Station Newport has prompted Wild Things to offer a Beer Event every Friday afternoon. Free Beer and a chance to mess about with product prototypes and get a glimpse of what is coming next year. “We are so close to the Base that we hear the Retreat played every afternoon, said Schmults. “All you have to do is show up and bring some thirst – for beer and product – and we will take care of you”
The Wild Things has had a busy year. The Company received new investment from their Board in January and in October. “These new investments show confidence in the business plan and the Wild Things team”, said Schmults. “We are working on some innovative new product for the Military market in 2016 and have two cool growth initiatives underway in other markets, including a recently signed licensing deal for our consumer brand in Japan with Itochu. Itochu is one of the world’s most prominent licensing partners – their clients include such well known brands as Tommy Hilfiger, O’Neill, Gramicci, Tumi, Converse, Paul Smith, Bulgari and New Balance.”
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Now if only they’d reply to emails or phone calls… I’ve been trying since mid october to get in contact with them.
Hi Dazed – I hate to see this. Our policy is to respond to emails and vm by EOD. If you have any issues please email me – ed@wildthingsgear.com. Customers are why we exist. Sitting down with the team this afternoon to address this issue….
Expand back to Conway?
I know exactly what you mean, Dazedandconfused. For a company that design’s and manufacture’s some of THE very best kit on the entire planet(maybe even, the entire Universe..) and they can’t return an email or phone enquiry? Yes Sir, a bit disappointing…
They definitely need to higher a handful of recent college grads to field their emails. It would help them a lot and would get them a lot more business. With that said, I applaud them for the way they have the beer meet and handle every Friday.
Grady reads this blog, he has always been receptive when spoken to directly. Prior to meeting him I too was a victim of the invisible commo firewall between WT and pretty much anyone wanting to give them money.
Great news, I’ll have to stop up, hey WT the Naragansetts better be freezing cold, that’s the only way to drink it!
Agree with the Conway post, come back to the 603.
Remember when people used to drink moat on the way back from a long day in tucks and stop in your show room on the way south… Now you have what Jerimoth Hill…I hope you enjoy it. Think of what you once had. Have fun with 5,477 less feet if you know what I mean.
– bitter ex
Wtf
I remember those days!
Hit me up on anything to do with Wild Things , grady@wildthingsgear.com Cell 828 421 4349. Working with our customers puts bread on my table. I return every email within an hour if I’m not on the road and always the same day. Leave a message and I will absolutely call you back.
Awesome.
Calling/emailing you soon, Grady. Thank you, Sir!
The responses to this posting speaks worlds to how Wild Things can improve their customer relations experience. As a team member here at WT, this is absolutely unacceptable and we’re working diligently to fix the customer support process. There is no excuse bottom line. Grady, John, Ed, and myself are accessible 24/7 and aim to remedy the situation.
Here are some contacts that will assist if you find yourself looking for answers ASAP:
Grady@Wildthingsgear.com
John@Wildthingsgear.com
Justin@Wildthingsgear.com
Ed@Wildthingsgear.com
CS@wildthingsgear.com
As we strive to move the brand further we strive to enhance the end user experience…we appreciate the patience and again, extend our sincerest apologies.
Very respectfully,
Justin and the WT Team
You being on top of the ball speaks volumes on how good a company you have.
You guys are awesome, my suggestion is fix it in your site, that was where I tried contact before and had issues.
Cheers!
From my experience working with WT for the last 5 years, they not only offer exceptioanlly high quality and high functioning kit, but they have been very attentive and responsive to my small po dunk PD Team.