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Early May Bank Holiday 2012
April 13, 2012
by mark
in Industry News
This year the Early May Bank Holiday falls on Monday 7th May 2012. Our offices will be closed this day and we’ll be back in on the Tuesday. Any issues please contact us.
Acorn Printing
Unit 14, Acorn House
Falkland Close
Charter Avenue Industrial Estate
Canley
Coventry
UK
CV4 8AU
Telephone
Free Phone (UK only) 0800 0190552
Telephone +44 (0) 24 7669 4466
Fax +44 (0) 2476 464059
Email
sales@acorn-printing.co.uk
Easter Holdiays 2012
March 29, 2012
by mark
in Industry News
Don’t forget that Easter Holidays are right around the corner. Acorn Printing will be closed over the Easter weekend but if you have any questions please send us an email on sales@acorn-printing.co.uk and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
Good Friday is on the 6th April and Easter Monday is on the 9th April.
Indian Cotton Exports – Ban Lifted
March 12, 2012
by mark
in Industry News
Yesterday India lifted the ban on cotton exports after a government panel reviewed the ban after a week. The Cotton Association of India are hoping the ban is lifted fully and this isn’t a partial lift.
According to Analysts, cotton prices are now likely to fall below $1 per pound after the ban had initially increased prices. We hope this will mean cheaper garments for you to buy.
The ban had been strongly disapproved by China, the largest purchaser of cotton.
India has stated they have already exported around 9.4m bales of cotton this financial year, much higher than the targets set by the government. We found this graph useful in explain the importance of cotton export in India.
Source: http://graphics.thomsonreuters.com/12/03/IN_CTTNEX_CF0312.gif
Cotten Prices Increase with Ban
March 6, 2012
by mark
in Industry News
Yesterday India banned all exports of cotton with immediate effect which has increased global prices as much as 4.5% and is thought to squeeze global supplies.
“Export of cotton has been prohibited till further orders,” said a statement from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).
India is the second largest producer and exporter of cotton in the world and will make 16.7% of global exports in 2011/12.
The reason for the ban was reported as the trend of domestic consumption and depletion of domestic availability according to the Indian Government. Apparently there are also signs of other countries stockpiling cotton.
The result of the ban could mean that CHina could start buying from the USA which would increase prices further.
At Acorn Printing we hope to keep prices as low as possible for you to have personal garments. Contact us on freephone 0800 0190 552 or sales@acorn-printing.co.uk for a free quote today.
More information of the ban can be found here.
Our Testimonials
March 5, 2012
by mark
in Industry News
We have a great list of of comments about our work that we get sent to us on a daily basis.
They come from a wide range of sources composed of individuals, sports teams, businesses, charities, Universities and organisations.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to our testimonials.
Just a quick note to thank you for the hoodies for our opening night gifts. They look lovely, and the cast and crew are absolutely thrilled with them. I was so grateful for your careful attention and for the quick turnaround. Many thanks and all best wishes.
Sally Hoskins, Royal Shakespeare Company
Thank you again so much for your help RE: the hoodies. They look amazing! I am so pleased with the final; as are our committee. We look forward to doing business with Acorn in the future!
Jess, St Andrews University
Thanks for this order – the t-shirts were very well received and everyone is wearing them and looking great.
Alice
Printwear and Promotion Live 2012
February 3, 2012
by mark
in Industry News
We will be popping over to the Printwear and Promotion Live 2012 show again this year.
The show is taking place at the NEC, Birmingham, from February 26th to 28th 2012. It features all of the top names in the Printwear & Promotion industry, including BTC, Ralawise and All We do Is. The show is free to enter, all you need to do is to sign up on the website and you’ll get a unique badge and number.
As well as all the exhibitors there are numerous seminars going on throughout each day and there will be plenty of industry experts to chat to. Other highlights include fashion shows and Printwear & Promotion Garment Decoration Awards.
Last year, the highlight was the BTC Activewear stand which had a Harry Potter style theme to it and lots of free promotional tote bags with company logos on. There were some very impressive stands from all the main exhibitors.
We will be popping over with our neighbours, The Workwear Shack, to checkout the latest goings on in the print wear and promotion world. See you there!
AWD wicking Contrast t shirt for 2012
December 17, 2011
AWD have launched a new polyester tshirt for 2012. The contrast t shirts is available in12 colours and will be ideal for printing club logo or straplines for charity runs etc. Acorn will introduce this new moisture control t shirt when it is available in January 2012. As soon as we have pictures of it we will make it available to the website
New wicking section for 2012
December 17, 2011
We are to open a new section for all wicking and moisture control clothing. The sports and charity events now demand a better t shirt for running, track and general sports events. Acorn now have a special section devoted to all garments that are a wicking polyester or a layered material which pulls moisture away from the body when working hard at your sport.
All the clothing can be personalised to your requirements by Acorn including race numbers, Company Logo, strap lines etc. Contact our sales team for more information or just visit the site to get an online quote.
Embroidery Machines in Full Swing
November 14, 2011
by mark
in Industry News
Our embroidery machines are in full swing this week as we embroider a wide range of garments, including hoodies, sweatshirts, shirts and sports wear for our clients. Our Embroidery Manager is working hard to get out all the orders this week.
We are delighted to embroider for a variety of businesses and organisations including Universities, Sports Clubs, Student Societies, Charities and Individuals. We have several embroidery machines like the one shown below in the picture, this means if you’d like to order 1 to 1000s we can fulfill your order in a very short space of time.
If you’re interested in embroidery please get in contact with us and we’ll give you a quote. Get in touch on 0800 0190 552 or email us on sales@acorn-printing.co.uk.
Installer Live 2011 Review
October 20, 2011
by mark
in Industry News
We’re back in the office and just finished unpacking from 4 days at Installer Live at the NEC with our friends from The Workwear Shack. It was a great show where we gave out over 1000 leaflets and brochures and over 1500 keyring bottle openers. Our promotional items were very popular with the attendees who came from all over the country, the furthest attendee we met was from Scotland and closely followed by a group of students from Cornwall. We gave away our own printed Workwear Shack T Shirts to anyone who bought workwear or had a quote.
We sold lots of workwear on the stand including boots, jackets and gilets, created stacks of quotes and took orders for personalised workwear and vehicle graphics. Business owners we spoke to were very keen to get personalised polo shirts with their logo embroidered on the shirt and vehicle graphics were very popular.
The other exhibitors were very interesting, lots of interesting solar panel companies promoting the latest technology to tool manufactures and their latest offerings. We even saw some celebrities during the 4 days including darts players James Wade and Tony O’Shea and Tommy Walsh.
The event was extremely well organised and efficient, we had no problems erecting or dismantling our stand in such a short space of time.
Here are a few photos of our stand:
See you next year!
