Already ready with a record year coming into the last quarter Acorn is planning invest in new technology in the first half of next year. Every year Acorn invest in new equipment to ensure we bring you the best possible quality at the best value. In the last three years alone, Acorn were the first in the UK to invest in the Latest model of the Brother multi head embroidery machine, last year we Imported the first M&R Diamond back from the USA. The Diamond back was the latest offering from M&R in automatic screen printing machines. This year again one of the First to invest in the Brother Direct to Garment printers that arrived in the country.
In 2009 we plan more exciting investments to carry the Company forward. Watch this space !

We are updating our blog so it becomes more in line with the website. You will be able to navigate around the site direct form the blog and will also be return direct to the home page. The blog will continue with both industry news and general news from Acorn. We will also continue to pop in the interesting things that we have a humorous view on and makes the world go around.

Regards Clive

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It is not important if you are a one man band or a large corporation marketing is the key to success. It is very easy when times get tough to cut back the budgets and the first is in most cases the marketing budget. Wrong ! Those that are proactive in difficult trading conditions are the ones that come through the storm.  Marketing and advertising can be relatively low cost. Your workforce can be your billboard as well as having the corporate ID.

In addition to Acorn’s a wide range of personalised workwear and corporate clothing, the sign division is very busy suppling banners, pavement signs and exhibition displays.

There are many white van driving around that could be used as valuable advertising space for your company. If you are a builder,plumber or an electrician working at some one’s premises then put a Pavement sign outside and let people know who’s doing the job.

Corporate ID and marketing works.

regards Clive

 During a visit to Acorn’s new facility today at Coventry BTC’s Managing Director Glenn Hyams confirmed that the acquisition of their new premises in the Midlands is on course and  full steam ahead for a Christmas move. The new warehouse will increase their stock holding massively and new ranges will be introduced to widen the choice their customers currently enjoy. BTC is a major garment supply partner to Acorn. The major brands stocked can be supplied the same day when Acorn’s customer’s need that fast response. Neil Pitcher BTC’s Midland manager also announced the arrival of their new web site that will confirm stock availability when Acorn have orders to place in a hurry.

More Corporate and work wear available

The move to the new Admin unit has gone well.We all sit on the one site with the production unit being next door. The new showroom will allow the range of corporate and safety clothing to be on view to customers so they can test before they invest. The range of clothing is being expanded so watch this space. The range will include safety boots & shoes. Our new Tel number is 024 7669 4466 and the Fax line is 024 7646 4059.

Acorn Sponsor Adam Jones in the 2008 BTCC

Acorn are pleased to announce their continued support for Adam Jones in the 2008 British Touring Car Championship. Adam will be driving the Team Air Cool seat Leon which has just been delivered ahead of schedule from Seat’s Barcelona racing dept. The Leon and Adam will compete in all 10 rounds of this years championship.

For 2008 Adam has once again teamed up with Paul Ridgeway of GR-Asia who will be running the car. Paul said “I am very pleased to be involved with Adam and Team Air Cool and Bodywork (Solihull) for the forthcoming season as I feel we showed in 2007 how competitive we can be an an independent team and look forward to building upon this”.

Acorn Are supplying the teams clothing and the sign production dept are producing the graphics for the car. Keep an eye out for the Acorn Logo flying around the top race tracks in the UK.

Adams website can be found on http://www.adam-jones.co.uk

Brother visit Acorn

Last week we had two Visitors from Brother. They were in the UK as part of a European tour visiting key customers for market and product research. As Acorn use both Brother embroidery machines and being one of the first in the UK to have installed the new Brother GT-541 direct Garment printers, Acorn were chosen to get the low down on their machines from an users point of view. Acorn searched and researched the market before deciding on the Brother machine. It’s rather nice to know that such a large corporation do take the time to listen to their customers and incorporate their needs into future development. The future of direct T shirt printing looks exicting. It’s a case of watch this space!!. Found this on Youtube
may be of interest http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vvIk6Rt5E6c

Direct To Garment Printing(DTG)

Acorn continue to invest in new technology.
The small order dept are about to receive their new Direct to garment printer, a Brother GT-541. The new printer will help them produce high quality full colour designs on to white and light coloured clothing in small quantities, even one off t shirts can be produced quickly and efficiently.Direct to garment printers are new to the garment decoration industry. Until now it has never been easy to produce a multi coloured image onto garments in small batches that is cost effective either for the manufacturer or the customer. The new printer will allow a rapid response time and a high resolution image to be produced a reasonable price. The colour fastness is also excellent unlike some of the earlier transfer printing systems.Duncan Horlor, Acorn’s design and Art Director believes the benefits for the customers are many. This will allow us he explains, to service the smaller customers with the same design compexitity that normally only the larger volume work can enjoy due to expensive setup costs. The team are ready and waiting!

Face lift in time for Christmas

We hope you like the new front page, Whilst keeping the site simple and easy to use we have updated the Home page so new products and speacial offers can be seen at a glance. It is also quicker to go direct the the product you are looking for. Our simple on line quote form remains a favourite and now gets quotes back to you quicker than ever.The new front page will represent the seasons best buys. Visit the new front page www.acorn-printing.co.uk