THIS IS HOME University Competition - The Winners

We're stoked to announce the winners of our THIS IS HOME University competition. Thanks to everyone who organised a screening, we're overwhelmed by the amount of clubs that brought THIS IS HOME round UK universities. 

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THIS IS HOME University Competition - The Winners

    THIS IS HOME has been one of the biggest milestones for Faction yet, and we've been overwhelmed by the amount of support we've had from retailers, partners, ski clubs and university clubs across the globe. We offered our sponsored universities the opportunity to win Faction swag for their whole club when organising a THIS IS HOME screening at their university.

    We're stoked to announce the winners of our THIS IS HOME University competition.


    1. EUSSC


    2. Imperial Snowsports


    3. RGU Snowsports

    To all other university clubs who hosted a screening - thank you for bringing THIS IS HOME to your home, Faction wouldn't be where it is now if it wasn't for you.

    Stay tuned for updates on how Faction can help your club and what discounts we can provide you with.

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