BOLTON washing specialists ACDO have introduced "Bubbles the Angel" - a seven-foot tall giant costume character.

It is modelled on the angel first seen on ACDO washing powder packets in the late 1960s.

Bubbles will be seen in various UK roadshows and exhibitions from this summer onwards.

Group marketing manager Steve Taylor said: "The ACDO Angel logo has become a very strong part of our brand identity over recent years and has been introduced to a range of items including badges, tee-shirts, cuff-links and tie-pins."

He added: "It is a simple but effective logo which conjures up memories of the past for our older customers, who remember it first time around, and it catches the eye of new customers very quickly because it is good fun and unique."

The ACDO Summer Roadshow will include visits to Preston and Blackpool.

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