Never mind go west, The place to travel to is Australia according to the results of a new cenus the figures show that Australia is suffering from the lack of men. The man drought is revealed with the statistics showing there are almost 100,000 more females than males in Australia.

The place to go to is the coastal cities as the imbalance is worse as women have moved to the cities seeking better jobs and life styles so you don’t even have to travel to the outback !

The good news is, don’t matter how many you rate you can never get the names mixed up as there all called Shelia. The bad news is the beers crap.

But on balance you can get used to the beer.

A sample of the terms are listed 
Shelia = female 
A dog = a women who is not called Shelia  
Cook = the wife   
Cobber = a friend
Before you travel you would need to learn the lingo  A handy translation, must visit site is http://www.australianexplorer.com/slang/people.htm

In 2009 the Danish work wear brand plan to expand into the UK market. They are already huge in Europe and are known in this country as a top quality work wear brand currently being sold through traditional industrial supply companies.
Mascot is planning to enlarge their market share in the UK by being available for the imprint industry, that is being available to Companies such as Acorn who specialize in supplying work wear clothing that has been personalized for corporate use. Acorn will add several major work wear brands to the website next year which will be supported by the trade counter now operating form their headquarters in Coventry.

Winter hit early yesterday as heavy snow hit many parts of the country. We left the office in the dark with heavy snow fall, all rather nice if it had been 24th of December.
Today a winter chill hit both Ross and Brand as the BBC suspended them both. Time does heel I remember when Kenny Everett was fired from the Beeb and just a few years later was back as large as ever.

In the short term they will have to take the flack which they no doubt deserve. It will be interesting to see what happens further up the tree at the BBC and I wait to hear about the people who gave the broadcast their blessing. Will their heads roll ?

The beeb may have told Jonathan Ross to wrap up but the rest of us need to buy fleeces to keep warm. Yep you’ve got it Acorn can supply personalised warm winter clothing. Give us a call for a quote.

Ross and Brand phoned the 78 year old actor claiming that Brand had slept with Mr Sachs’ 23-year-old granddaughter, Georgina Bailli and joked that the actor might kill himself upon hearing the news. Mr Sachs was left “upset” by the calls  after the October 18 broadcast.

Can you really believe that Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand are really so stupid to phone a 78 year old man with such a prank. The hoax has sparked a call for BBC to open an inquiry. The call could cost Ross his £18 million contract. Lets hope the BBC do open an inquiry.

They have behaved like a pair of Bankers !

Both major jacket suppliers announce great new ranges for next year. Not only are new styles are being introduced they bring with them a host of new technical materials to ensure you get the best technical jackets available for all conditions. Keep an eye out on the web site for the new seasons additions from Regatta and Result. Acorn can print and embroider all the range with your own designs.

Organic cotton sales shot up during the last 12 months. A growth of 152 % has been reported with a new level of 145,872 metric tons being sold on the world markets. $40 % of the sales came from new organic cotton projects.
The news today that Wal-Mart has set out ambitious plans despite the turn down in trade is to continue to expand the sourcing of products as organic cotton to strengthen their product range which is considered socially responsible. With the UK’s own M&S leading the high street Fair Trade and Organic sales expansion there is going to be a shortage and the smaller companies who started the revolution will have to fight to retain their contracts with the growers. The market place waits to see if the new interest by the international companies forces up the prices even in this world trading downturn.

Earth Positive ClothingIs amongst first of the leading manufacturers to introduce the 30 dec wash for their fabrics. Many of the major producers now have material that should be washed at 30 deg, however the humble tumble (dryer) is a major user of power. More and more manufacturers are pushing the good old fashioned drying line.

Over the years there’s been some pretty insane things printed on t shirts but in today’s security conscious world it would appear if your flying or just walking along the street your t shirt can offend and get you into some serious trouble.

There have now been several instances where passengers boarding aircraft have been required to change their t shirt before boarding. In the UK a passenger wearing a Transformer tshirt had to do a quick change. In the States t shirts have offended fellow passengers so a change has been enforced. Here in London a man has been shot whilst walking down the street for wearing an Obama T shirt. So when you next put on a T shirt just double check what it has printed across the front.

Remember be careful out there !  be safe, wear an Acorn T shirt.

I can’t thank BTC enough for a great day out in Sept. I have just read an article in one of the trade mags which brought it all back. I was invited to a Corporate day in Derbyshire during September by one of our major suppliers. BTC supply some of our top brands and work very hard to ensure we get our garments on time so we can supply your printed or embroidered garments quickly to you our customer.

We had a morning of Clay  shooting, which I must confess I let the side down somewhat, however in the afternoon the team excelled. The original props from the BBC’s It’s A Knockout were used and what a game we had. It’s funny how when the body is giving up the old fighting spirit never dies. In between the laughter a battle was fought. I do have a winners medal hanging in my office.

If anyone whats a great Corporate day out then the Doveridge Clay sports ground in Derbyshire can be recommended.

BTC have many new exciting garments coming next year. Acorn will be stocking all of their new ranges.

Today’s trend is for lower temps when washing. The new generation of materials  are being designed for a lower temperature in the washing machine. 30 degrees for Cotton is now quite common and we even see washing powders being developed for cool or cold wash. This will all go to help the planet on the Eco front as well as prolong the life of the garments that are sometimes washed to hot.

In the working environment there are times that a high wash temperature is required to remove stains and that is where the Kustom Kit KK400 and KK403 come in. They are both designed for a wash of 60 degrees so are ideal for a working area that is likely to stain ones clothing.

Acorn supply and embroidery the Kustom Kit range. Contact Acorn Printing today for a quotation for the high wash Kustom Kit Polo.