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Imagine just a common canvas shoes worn by hundreds of millions of Chinese farmers, miners, construction and factory workers can become an iconic and fashionable footwear. Ben Walters the man behind One Small Point Of Pride (OSPOP) introduced this humble Tian Lang canvas trainers into a high-fashion footwears outside China, under the Skywolf Series.

An article in PR Week is warning that the UK PR industry could see headcount reduced by 1,164 people over the coming 12 months. Now, that's just over one per agency surveyed by Plimsoll Analysis. And when put like that it doesn't sound much.

Fred Perry retro-styled canvas plimsoll I like the simplicity and throwback looks of this newly-launched Fred Perry canvas plimsoll. In fact, it's slightly more than a plimsoll, but not quite a trainer with its mixed canvas and leather upper, gum sole and contrasting red Fred Perry Laurel.

With the full effects of the credit crunch yet to be felt, many will be advocating a cautious approach – but not business analyst Plimsoll, which is urging successful hauliers to buy up ailing rivals. One consequence of the crunch is already here: the financial services market for the industry is attracting more players, with HSBC promoting its Equipment Finance and Invoice Finance services.