In this competition, Nikwax is offering you the chance to win the whole Nikwax classic product range worth over £130 PLUS a Páramo garment of your choice to the value of £300!

Nikwax and sister company Páramo, announced that in February 2022, they became an employee-owned business, run through an employee ownership trust (EOT). Both brands were founded by Nick Brown and have been successfully run as independents for many years. As he approached retirement, Nick wanted to maintain his ethical approach to business, protect employee jobs and his legacy from being absorbed into a larger company, and so decided to hand the running of the company over to the people who know it best, the employees.

As part of the transition to Employee ownership, the companies have committed to donating 1% of sales to social and environmental causes.

Maïté Angleys, Director of Sustainability for Nikwax, said, "1% for people and planet is about giving back. Nikwax has been here for 45 years and it will still be here in another 45 years' time, which is why we want to do our best to protect the great outdoors for generations to come. To ensure continuity, Nick and his family will be involved in choosing the projects and organisations we support, giving us the chance to preserve our founding values into the future."

From humble beginnings, when Nick invented the first Nikwax product in his flat in 1977, Nikwax has grown to be an international company and has branches in Mainland Europe, North America and South America. Nikwax created a range of water-based products for waterproofing aftercare that are both free of solvents and persistent chemicals of concern. Nikwax is the only established waterproofing aftercare brand never to have used PFCs in its formulations (PFCs are associated with cancer and immune system damage, and are now known as the "forever chemicals" because they build up in living tissue). Nikwax's innovation led to its achievement of winning a prestigious 4 Queen's Awards since it began, including The Queen's Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development in 2014 – the first outdoor brand to do so.

Páramo waterproofs are designed to last a lifetime. The fabrics and components are high quality; designs are classic and timeless, translating function into style. People who choose Páramo get superior garments, with a lifetime guarantee, renowned for long-term performance, durability and renewability. Páramo's partnership with the Miquelina Foundation in Bogotá, Colombia began in 1992 giving valuable opportunities to vulnerable women at risk of prostitution and drugs by providing them with training and employment.  All garments manufactured at Miquelina have carried the World Fair Trade Organization label since 2017.

Two fantastic brands on a new pathway to continue to innovate and create quality, ethical and eco-friendly products and you can be in with the chance of winning their products! All you need to do is answer the question below.