I write the profession guides, gift collection pages, and product descriptions on the site myself. They're written from the questions people ask when someone is retiring. Where I cite a source (a professional body, an industry figure, a delivery lead time) I link to it.
What I write about here
- Profession guides: guides for teachers, nurses, police officers, and more, each with profession-specific context and gift ideas for that role
- Gift collections: occasion-, price-, and recipient-based guides with lead times tied to UK leaving-do moments
- Gift guides by recipient: picks for colleagues, managers, teachers, NHS staff, and everyone else marking a career milestone
- The collection: products made to order, all using the same editorial typography across substrates
Where the facts come from
When a page here quotes a rule or a number, it links to whoever publishes it: HMRC's long-service award rules on GOV.UK for what an employer can give, Acas on retirement and age discrimination, NHS Pensions and Teachers' Pensions for the public-sector careers, and legislation.gov.uk for the cancellation rules on personalised goods. Where I've found no published figure, such as what people usually spend on a retirement gift, the guide says so and doesn't invent one.
How to reach me
Email · hello@theretirementgiftco.com. We read every message and reply as soon as we can.
Press, lifestyle publications, HR partnerships, or genuine review requests: same address.
About the studio
For more on how The Retirement Gift Co. works as a business (who makes and posts the orders, how a portrait is made from your photo, delivery included on every order, and the production lead times) see the about page and the delivery and returns policy.