Had a visit from the guys at Fruit of the loom today,Their new manufacturing plant in Morocco is the most advanced plant in the world and also very green with ethical manufacturing. Even the water during dying is recycled and this has always been one of the areas of concern when it comes to Eco friendly production. Fruit are now an Ethical manufacturer and as one of the largest manufacturers in the World that is going some!

Fruit of the Loom stock 40 million garments in their European warehouses which will easily keep Acorn supplied for a week or two.

Printed t shirts from Acorn come in all shapes and colours. Our range includes Fruit of the loom, Gildan, Kustom Kit, Henbury, Jerzees, Bella, Hanes and is supported with an Organic and Fairtrade section with such names as Epona, Okarma, Earth Positive, Continental.

With the in house design and manufacturing Acorn can be a one stop shop with assistance right from the design stage through to the packing and shipping. Acorn also print for third parties. Our contract printing and embroidery division can quote for runs of over 20,000. Contact Acorn today and let them help you through your next promotional Event.

Acorn recently supplied the t shirts for the Dance Festival at Disneyland in Paris. Our designers worked with the Disney team and partners on a design for the event We then printed the t shirts to be worn for the event.

Even in this current economic climate, Acorn continues to see a growing trend in Fair Ware and Organic clothing. Government departments and local councils alike are committed to improving Eco and manufacturing working conditions in the developing countries.

Acorn supports this awareness and is constantly looking for new products to add to their range of Eco friendly garments.

Next year Acorn will be stocking major work wear brands that will be available direct from their trade counter and the website. Such Major names as Caterpillar, Helly Hanson, Mascot, Panopy and Snickers will be added to the current brands such as Dickies Dennys and Kustom Kit.

The new Acorn Catalogue due out at the end of January 2009 will be supported with a new mini work wear catalogue that will highlight the new work wear range being added for 2009. Acorn will of course be able to offer personalisation on the products from their inhouse manufacturing facility at Coventry.

One of the largest trade magazines featured Acorn’s modern manufacturing facility at Coventry in the October issue. The Article continued on from an article published a year ago which reported Acorn’s continued investment in the latest printing technolgy available. Following on from Last years purchase of  the newly launched M&R computer controlled automatic t shirt printer (the first in the UK) Acorn  again lead the field by investing in a Direct to Garment printer from Brother. The feature can be seen in full online at   http://www.images-magazine.com/pdf/imagesoct08_acorn.pdf

Acorn  are the intenet’s leading supplier of event and promotional clothing. The fact that Acorn have their own production facility right in the centre of the UK makes them ideally placed to ship throughout the UK.
Acorn  employ the latest technology in garment printing and embroidery.

To ensure the customer gets the best quality and delivery time possible. By having their own art dept Acorn are able to assist clients from the start of a project through  planning development and production of their promotional event supplying bespoke printing and embroidery from modern manufacturing systems.

Having the manufacturing and design capability in house means that Acorn do not have to rely on subcontract companies so the control is with a single source. By keeping the supply chain as sort as possible Acorn have being supplying satisfied customers for over 25 years.

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.

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.