Acorn offer a rangeof clothing without branding. We can supply t shirts, Polo’s, hoodies and fleeces that are neck label free. The quality is excellent and the colour range covers all the popular colours.

If you have your own brand and prefer not to have a major brand label then these are ideal for your needs. We can supply in small numbers as well as the normal bulk sales. A labeling service is also available so they can be branded as required. Contact Acorn sales for more information.

The carbon neutral brand Earth positive have diversified from their clothing range into organic cotton tote bags. There are two styles of of bags. The first (Code EP70) is a 230gms organic cotton tote bag 42cm x38cm with a 10 litre capacity and is available in the natural cotton colour. The second EP75 bag is again organic cotton but is a little larger at 44cm x 36 cm (12litres). This bag has a choice of seven colours, bright red, leaf green,yellow,moss,denim, bright blue and black

both bags can be supplied and printed by Acorn. Contact sales on the free phone number.

What a world we live in! This one comes from New Zealand, I love this one, apparently When New Zealand   signed up to the Kyoto Protocol it promised to cut it’s emissions of green house gases back to 1990 levels. As New Zealand has very little manufacturing it was never going to be an easy one. One thing NZ does have is thousands of cattle and millions of sheep all producing methane gas.

The politicians are proposing to tax the gas that is produced by the farm animals, This has caused a stink in the farming industry which is a very powerful lobby in NZ. The farming industry produces over 50% of the gases which are considered gases which cause global warming in New Zealand.

The fight against this silly plan has been labeled the Fart tax gang, standing for of course  ”Fight Against Ridiculous Taxes”

There is hope that science can solve the problem but in the mean time the New Zealand wine industry reports there is a serious shortage of cork !!!!

The University of Gloucester is to investigate students involved in bizarre initiation rites. The BBC revealed film secretly taken of one such event in Gloucester. The film shows students with bags over their heads, drinking and vomiting. The NSU has asked for a ban on all such games.

boys will be boys

Last month we lowered the price of Earth Positive  clothing. It’s the one range that is Fair Wear registered as well as been organic cotton and being very dainty on its feet with a very low carbon footprint. Remember it ? yes its the one that ticks all the Eco boxes.

With the world in melt down, the house market, the banks and the spiralling prices for energy EP will be holding their lower prices. Earth Positive apparel does not rely on oil for its energy, it relies on wind power which is clean renewable and free. Overall this makes EP clothing a very sensible way to go.

Check out the Acorn website and see the complete range. Acorn can embroider and print all the garments with your logo or strap line.

Fairtrade clothing has become the new battleground for Britain’s top retailers as demand for ethically certified cotton has doubled in the last 12 months.
The idea of paying farmers a fair deal  in the emerging countries, which pays farmers more, is now struggling to keep pace with the needs from  shops such as Marks & Spencer, Next, J Sainsbury and Debenhams.
The number of cotton producers that have been awarded the Fairtrade mark in the last year has increased by a third  but demand is going to outstrip supply. M&S alone will need a third of the world’s current supply to meet its targeted sales.
Tamara James, business development officer at the Fairtrade Foundation, said: “The amount of interest from the UK market means that we will need to certify more farmers.”
With the big players moving into the Eco friendly markets it may well mean that the small companies that pioneered the the way will now struggle to hold onto their suppliers.

At Acorn we have seen in the promotional market the bigger suppliers are moving forward to supply the rapidly growing demand. Student bodies and councils that we supply have increased their interest several fold.
One of the major clothing suppliers, Continental have moved very quickly, having always been an ethical manufacturer they have introduced a range which has grabbed an instant market share. The Earth Positive range of clothing is not only Faire Wear but organic cotton is used throughout the range and all the garments are low Carbon. They score maximum points in all areas.

Contact Acorn to learn more about personalising Earth Positive clothing.

The Republicans have said they were preparing to vote yes until they heard the  remarks of Speaker Nancy Pelosi who criticised the method of Republican economics, this prompted them to change their minds at the very last minute and so the World was brought to a standstill. The Markets are in melt down over the Republican pride.
In Europe we had started to put the house in order Governments had stepped in. Whilst it is right that the fat cats of the banking world have brought this on themselves it is the rest of us who suffer. First we must fix the leak and then lets hope the powers that be go after the fat cats

next year Acorn are committed to supplying Fruit of the Loom, Gildan, Continental, Jereez, Uneek, Kustom Kit, Bella Mantis as the main leisure clothing range. We will also have some of the more specialist clothing offering a wider range of Fair Trade and Organic clothingm as well as increasing our workwear range.

At this time of year manufacturers have already decided what’s new for next year. It is about this time they start to tell the trade and we can have a look at it towards the end of the year. A lot of new materials and styles will be released in Jan but often they are not available util march or April when the spring and summer starts to get people thinking about the summer. Today the promotional and event clothing is even more aligned to the fashion wear of the high street.
New winter wear was released several months ago and is already selling. The AWD hoodie which can be found on the Acorn web site is already proving to be a popular choice as a value for money hoodie available in 36 colours.
the Fair Trade and Fair wear clothing along with the organic cottons are being introduced in varying styles and colour ways as the momentum of the sector starts to grow rapidly.

Tencel is a unique natural material that is cooler than cotton 100% biodgradable and produced from Sustainable forests. The fibre is derived from wood pulp farmed on a 10 cycle. The material has a soft feel and acts as a natural whicking type material taking moisture away for the body. New garments will be introduced.